Michael Stead: councillor for Aycliffe North and Middridge, Durham County Council

Michael Stead is a Liberal Democrat councillor for the Aycliffe North and Middridge ward on Durham County Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 10 May 2021.

Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Aycliffe North and Middridge
Party: Liberal Democrat
Term began: 10 May 2021
Official profile: democracy.durham.gov.uk
Source: Durham County Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Michael Stead

These are the details Durham County Council publishes for Michael Stead, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: Michael.Stead@durham.gov.uk
Phone: 03000 269 093
Post: c/o Member Services, Rivergreen Centre, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5TS, Member Services Office: 03000 268 823
Official profile: democracy.durham.gov.uk

Who else represents Aycliffe North and Middridge

Tim McGuinness Reform UK

Liberal Democrat on Durham County Council

Liberal Democrat holds 15 of the 97 seats on Durham County Council. The largest group is Reform UK, with 50. Seats by party: Reform UK 50, Independent 22, Liberal Democrat 15, Labour 5, Green Party 2, Advance UK 1 and others.

All 97 councillors of Durham County Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Aycliffe North and Middridge

Michael Stead sits on Durham County Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above County Durham, each with its own page:

North East Mayoral Combined Authority led by Kim McGuinness
Durham Constabulary led by Joy Allen
Bishop Auckland: Dr Sam Rushworth (Labour) MP
Blaydon and Consett: Liz Twist (Labour) MP
City of Durham: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour) MP
Easington: Grahame Morris (Labour) MP
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor: Alan Strickland (Labour) MP
North Durham: Luke Akehurst (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

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Where this comes from

Durham County Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Durham County Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.