In May 2008, in the elections held for the Unitary Authority for County Durham that will replace the County and District Councils, Carol won the Sherburn division seat (along with fellow Lib Dem Maureen Wood) from Labour, overturning a 700 majority.
Ms Woods has stood for Parliament twice in the City of Durham Constituency in both the 2001 and 2005 General Elections, she has finished second on both occasions (although increasing Liberal Democrat support both times) most recently to Labour candidate and (now) MP Roberta Blackman-Woods. At the 2005 General Election the vote share for Carol Woods in Durham increased by 16.9%, the fifth largest increase in the whole of the UK. She was reselected in Summer 2006 to contest the seat for a third time.
External links
- Carol Woods Durham City Liberal Democrats
- Carol Woods PPC profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Carol Woods
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