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Liberal Democrats not in active talks with Labour over Durham County Council coalition Coun Elizabeth Scott, who represents Neville s Cross Ward, said the new headquarters was the death knell for the Labour Group Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The Liberal Democrats are ‘not in active talks’ with Labour to form a coalition at Durham County Council, a councillor has said. ....
Durham County Council leader Simon Henig has retained his seat A HUNG council could be on the cards at Durham County Council. Labour’s century-long hold on the authority looked vulnerable after the first day of counting, as they won 35 of the 80 seats declared yesterday. Counting will conclude today but Labour would have to have a phenomenal set of results to secure the 64 needed to stay in overall control, though no other party is in a position to take a majority. Liberal Democrat Councillor Amanda Hopgood, group leader of the main opposition, who kept her seat in Framwellgate and Newton Hall, said: “We are really grateful that people are giving us their confidence again and there was a strong turnout in many areas, which is a very good thing for democracy. ....