Council
The Council is composed of 53 Councillors who meet together as The Council.
Meetings of the Council are normally open to the public and the public can ask questions at Council meetings. Meetings are held a minimum of six times per Municipal Year. Here Councillors decide the council's overall policies and set the budget each year. The Council appoints the Leader, Deputy Leader and the Cabinet.
The Council also appoints Councillors to its Scrutiny Committees, Regulatory and other committees and the Standards Committee. The Scrutiny committees are the primary means of holding the Cabinet to account, and they, in turn report direct to the Council. The Mayor chairs the meetings of Council and acts as a non-political Civic Head. The Mayor is elected annually.
If you have any queries please contact democratic@darlington.gov.uk
Meetings of Full Council
Ordinary meetings of Full Council take place every two months and are generally open to the public to attend, except where an item is of a confidential nature. Below is a list of Committee meeting dates for the Municipal Year 2011/12.
| Date |
Time |
Venue |
Papers |
| 26th May 2011 (Special Meeting of the Council) |
6.00 p.m. |
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington |
View the Agenda and Papers for this meeting (26th May) |
| 21st July 2011 |
6.00 p.m. |
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington |
View the Agenda and Papers for this meeting (21st July). |
| 29th September 2011 |
6.00 p.m. |
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington |
View the Agenda and Papers for this meeting (29th September 2011). |
| 24th November 2011 (Ordinary Meeting of the Council) |
6.00 p.m. |
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington |
View the Agenda and Papers for this meeting (24th November 2011). |
| 24th November 2011 (Special Meeting of the Council) |
7.30 p.m. |
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington |
View the Agenda and Papers for this meeting (24th November 2011). |
| 26th January 2012 |
6.00 p.m. |
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington |
View the Agenda and Papers for this meeting (26th January 2012). |
| 1st March 2012 (Special Meeting of the Council) |
6.00 p.m. |
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington |
View the Agenda and Papers for this meeting (1st March 2012). |
| 22nd March 2012 |
6.00 p.m. |
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington |
View the Agenda and Papers for this meeting (22nd March 2012). |
| 10th May 2012 |
6.00 p.m. |
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington |
View the Agenda and Papers for this meeting (10th May 2012). |
| 17th May 2012 (Annual Council) |
6.00 p.m. |
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Darlington |
View the Agenda and Papers for this meeting (17th May 2012). |
View the Agenda and Papers for Annual Council held on Thursday, 19th May 2011.
View the Agenda and Papers of Ordinary Meetings of the Council between 22nd July 2010 and 21st April 2011.