🗳️ County Durham local election

Chester-le-Street South ward

This election was held on Thursday 1 May 2025.

10 candidates stood in the Chester-le-Street South ward.

Electorate	7,926
Ballot Papers Issued	3,286
Spoilt Ballots	5
Turnout	41%

• Paul Stephen Sexton

  🌟 Elected

  Independent
  1,641 votes

  

• Bill Moist

  🌟 Elected

  Independent
  1,453 votes

  

• Geoff Dovaston

  Reform UK
  908 votes

  

• Adele Taggart

  Reform UK
  709 votes

  

• Harry Clark

  Labour Party
  519 votes

  

• Eileen McKnight-Smith

  Labour Party
  383 votes

  

• Ellie Sargeant

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  217 votes

  

• Sebastian Gradzki

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  160 votes

  

• Alan Ostle

  Green Party
  151 votes

  

• Andrew Peter Haney

  Liberal Democrats
  143 votes