Neil Craggs: councillor for Thornley and Wheatley Hill, Durham County Council

Neil Craggs is a Reform UK councillor for the Thornley and Wheatley Hill ward on Durham County Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 6 May 2025.

Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Thornley and Wheatley Hill
Party: Reform UK
Term began: 6 May 2025
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 Neil Craggs

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

Email: Neil.Craggs@durham.gov.uk
Phone: 03000 260 819
Post: c/o Member Services, Rivergreen Centre, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5TS, Member Services Office: 03000 268 823
Official profile: democracy.durham.gov.uk

Reform UK on Durham County Council

Reform UK holds 50 of the 97 seats on Durham County Council, the largest group. 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 Thornley and Wheatley Hill

Neil Craggs 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

The full ladder of power over County Durham, from residents' groups to the G20.

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 Name or seat out of date?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.