County Durham

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Region: North East
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

County Durham is a historic and diverse ceremonial county stretching from the North Pennines in the west to the North Sea coast in the east. Its centrepiece is the city of Durham, renowned for its UNESCO-listed cathedral and castle, while the wider county includes former coal-mining towns such as Bishop Auckland and Consett, as well as coastal communities like Seaham and Hartlepool. The area was central to England’s industrial and railway heritage, particularly during the 19th century. Today, the ceremonial county includes three unitary authorities: Durham County Council, which covers the majority of the area; the Borough of Darlington; and Hartlepool Borough Council—both of which are administratively independent but fall within County Durham for ceremonial purposes.

The local government for this district is: Durham County Council (Unitary Authority).

This district page, County Durham, is a sub-page of this region page: North East. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in County Durham

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in County Durham

County Durham is divided into 63 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Annfield Plain
  • Aycliffe East
  • Aycliffe North and Middridge
  • Aycliffe West
  • Barnard Castle East
  • Barnard Castle West
  • Belmont
  • Benfieldside
  • Bishop Auckland Town
  • Bishop Middleham and Cornforth
  • Blackhalls
  • Brandon
  • Burnopfield and Dipton
  • Chester-le-Street East
  • Chester-le-Street North
  • Chester-le-Street South
  • Chester-le-Street West Central
  • Chilton
  • Consett North
  • Consett South
  • Coundon
  • Coxhoe
  • Craghead and South Moor
  • Crook
  • Dawdon
  • Deerness
  • Delves Lane
  • Deneside
  • Durham South
  • Easington
  • Elvet and Gilesgate
  • Esh and Witton Gilbert
  • Evenwood
  • Ferryhill
  • Framwellgate and Newton Hall
  • Horden
  • Lanchester
  • Leadgate and Medomsley
  • Lumley
  • Murton
  • Neville's Cross
  • North Lodge
  • Passfield
  • Pelton
  • Peterlee East
  • Peterlee West
  • Sacriston
  • Seaham
  • Sedgefield
  • Sherburn
  • Shildon and Dene Valley
  • Shotton and South Hetton
  • Spennymoor
  • Stanley
  • Tanfield
  • Tow Law
  • Trimdon and Thornley
  • Tudhoe
  • Weardale
  • West Auckland
  • Willington and Hunwick
  • Wingate
  • Woodhouse Close

Districts in North East