Brandon and Byshottles

Brandon and Byshottles

Brandon and Byshottles is a civil parish in the City of Durham district of County Durham, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 17,774. The parish includes Brandon, New Brancepeth, Langley Moor, Ushaw Moor, Meadowfield, Waterhouses and Esh Winning.

Unusually, the parish shares jurisdiction over a quarry south of Esh Winning with the neighbouring parish of Brancepeth.

For electoral purposes the parish is divided into wards

* Central Ward (includes Brandon) - elects four parish councillors
* East Ward (includes Langley Moor) - elects three parish councillors
* North Ward (includes New Brancepeth) - elects three parish councillors
* South Ward (includes Meadowfield and Browney) - elects three parish councillors
* Ushaw Moor Ward (includes Ushaw Moor and Broompark) - elects four parish councillors
* West Ward (includes Esh Winning and Waterhouses) - elects four parish councillors

Currently a majority of the Councillors were elected as Labour Party Candidates.

Brandon & Byshottles was established as a local government unit when it was established as a Local Board District in 1882. Brandon & Byshottles was reconstituted as an Urban District through the Local Government Act 1894. The Brandon & Byshottles Urban District Council was abolished in 1974 when the area became part of the City of Durham. The Brandon & Byshottles Parish is co-terminous with the pre-1974 UDC area.

External links

* [http://www.brandonandbyshottles.co.uk/ Parish Website]
* [http://members.fortunecity.com/brandon_archive/ Parish Archive]


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