iffe ▁parts ▁of ▁which ▁went ▁to ▁S edge field ). ▁It ▁remained ▁part ▁of ▁County ▁Dur ham ▁for ▁administrative ▁purposes ▁until ▁reconst it uted ▁as ▁a ▁unit ary ▁authority ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁For ▁cer emon ial ▁purposes ▁it ▁remains ▁part ▁of ▁County ▁Dur ham , ▁with ▁whom ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁share ▁certain ▁local ▁services , ▁such ▁as ▁Fire ▁and ▁Res cue ▁and ▁Police . ▁It ▁is ▁included ▁within ▁the ▁Te es ▁Valley ▁area ▁for ▁both ▁cultural ▁and ▁regional ▁government ▁administration . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁council ▁w ards , ▁six teen ▁within ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Dar ling ton ▁itself , ▁which ▁are ▁also ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁Dar ling ton ▁parliament ary ▁constitu ency ▁and ▁four ▁rural ▁w ards ▁of ▁He igh ington ▁& ▁Con is cl iffe , ▁Hur worth , ▁Middle ton ▁St ▁George ▁and ▁Sad ber ge ▁& ▁Wh esso e ▁( part ▁of ▁the ▁S edge field ▁parliament ary ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁Dar ling ton ▁itself ▁the ▁bor ough ▁includes ▁the ▁surrounding ▁villages ▁of : ▁ ▁Arch de acon ▁Newton ▁ ▁Bar m pton ▁ ▁Be aum ont ▁Hill ▁ ▁B ish opt on ▁ ▁Black well ▁ ▁B raf fer ton ▁ ▁Co ath am ▁M unde ville ▁ ▁D ent on ▁ ▁Great ▁Bur don ▁ ▁Great ▁St ain ton ▁ ▁He igh ington ▁ ▁High ▁Con is cl iffe ▁ ▁H ought on ▁Bank ▁ ▁H ought on - le -