The Association is run by an Executive Committee comprising councillors from member councils throughout the County and surrounding areas. The structure of the committee is as follows:
- President (elected at AGM)
- Three Vice Presidents (elected at AGM)
- Honorary Treasurer (elected at AGM)
- Honorary Auditor (elected at AGM)
- Thirteen further members selected by the CDALC Sub Committees
- Three members of a kindred spirit
See further details of the members of Executive Committee.
Meetings
Parish and Town Councils have different types of meetings throughout the council year.
See a summary of the different types of meetings and how often they are held.
CDALC Committees
The composition of each CDALC Committee is as follows. (NM) signifies that this council is not a member of the CDALC.
Aycliffe and Middridge
- Great Aycliffe Town Council
- Middridge Parish Council
Bishop Auckland and Shildon
- Bishop Auckland Town Council
- Dene Valley Parish Council
- Eldon Parish Council
- Shildon Town Council
- West Auckland Parish Council
Chester-le-Street and District
- Bournmoor Parish Council
- Edmondsley Parish Council
- Great Lumley Parish Council
- Kimblesworth and Plawsworth Parish Council
- Little Lumley Parish Council
- North Lodge Parish Council
- Ouston Parish Council
- Pelton Parish Council
- Sacriston Parish Council
- Urpeth Parish Council
- Waldridge Parish Council
Durham City
- Bearpark Parish Council
- Belmont Parish Council
- Framwellgate Moor Parish Council
- Pittington Parish Council
- Shadforth Parish Council
- Sherburn Village Parish Council
- Shincliffe Parish Council
- West Rainton Parish Council
- Witton Gilbert Parish Council
East Durham (Easington)
- Castle Eden Parish Council
- Dalton le Dale Parish Council
- Easington Colliery Parish Council
- Easington Village Parish Council
- Haswell Parish Council
- Hawthorn Parish Council
- Horden Parish Council
- Hutton Henry Parish Council
- Monk Hesleden Parish Council
- Murton Parish Council
- Nesbitt Parish Meeting (NM)
- Peterlee Town Council
- Seaham Town Council (NM)
- Seaton with Slingley Parish Council
- Sheraton with Hulam Parish Meeting (NM)
- Shotton Parish Council
- South Hetton Parish Council
- Thornley Parish Council
- Wheatley Hill Parish Council
- Wingate Parish Council
East Durham Rural Corridor
- Bradbury and The Isles Parish Meeting
- Cassop Cum Quarrington Parish Council
- Coxhoe Parish Council
- Fishburn Parish Council
- Kelloe Parish Council
- Mordon Parish Meeting
- Sedgefield Town Council
- Trimdon Foundry Parish Council
- Trimdon Parish Council
Four Together
- Bishop Middleham Parish Council
- Chilton Town Council
- Cornforth Parish Council
- Ferryhill Town Council
- Windlestone Parish Council
Mid Durham Rural West
- Brancepeth Parish Council
- Brandon and Byshottles Parish Council
- Burnhope Parish Council
- Cornsay Parish Council
- Esh Parish Council
- Greencroft Parish Council
- Healeyfield Parish Council
- Hedleyhope Parish Council
- Lanchester Parish Council
- Satley Parish Council
Spennymoor and Croxdale and Hett
- Croxdale and Hett Parish Council
- Spennymoor Town Council
Stanley
- Stanley Town Council
Teesdale
- Barforth Parish Meeting (NM)
- Barnard Castle Town Council
- Barningham Parish Meeting
- Bolam Parish Meeting
- Boldron Parish Meeting
- Bowes Parish Council (NM)
- Cleatlam Parish Meeting (NM)
- Cockfield Parish Council
- Cotherstone Parish Council
- Eggleston Parish Council
- Etherley Parish Council
- Evenwood and Barony Parish Council
- Forest and Frith Parish Council (NM)
- Gainford and Langton Parish Council
- Gilmonby Parish Meeting (NM)
- Hamsterley Parish Council
- Headlam Parish Meeting (NM)
- Hilton Parish Meeting (NM)
- Holwick Parish Meeting (NM)
- Hope Parish Meeting (NM)
- Hunderthwaite Parish Council (NM)
- Hutton Magna Parish Meeting (NM)
- Ingleton Parish Council
- Langleydale and Shotton Parish Meeting (NM)
- Lartington Parish Council
- Lunedale Parish Council
- Lynesack and Softley Parish Council (NM)
- Marwood Parish Council
- Mickleton Parish Council
- Middleton in Teesdale and Newbiggin Parish Council
- Morton Tinmouth Parish Meeting (NM)
- Ovington Parish Council (NM)
- Raby and Keverstone Parish Meeting (NM)
- Rokeby, Brignall and Eggleston Abbey Parish Council
- Romaldkirk Parish Council
- Scargill Parish Meeting (NM)
- South Bedburn Parish Council
- Staindrop Parish Council
- Startforth Parish Council
- Stainton and Streatlam Parish Council
- Wackerfield Parish Meeting (NM)
- Whorlton and Westwick Parish Council
- Winston Parish Council
- Woodland Parish Council
- Wycliffe with Thorpe Parish Meeting (NM)
Three Towns
- Greater Willington Town Council
- Tow Law Town Council
Weardale
- Edmundbyers Parish Meeting (NM)
- Hunstanworth Parish Meeting (NM)
- Muggleswick Parish Council
- Stanhope Parish Council
- Witton Le Wear Parish Council
- Wolsingham Parish Council