The 2015 Middlesbrough Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Middlesbrough Borough Council in England.[1] It took place on the same day as the election for the Mayor of Middlesbrough, as well as the UK general election, and other local elections across England.[2] Since the 2011 election, there had been boundary reviews, which resulted in two fewer seats on the council, many old wards being discontinued and new wards being formed.[3]
There are two fewer seats on the council as a result of a boundary review.
A total of 89,088 valid votes were cast and there were 645 rejected ballots.
The turnout was 55.62%.
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Labour | Independent | Con | MI | L | G |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 33 | 9 | 4 | |
| Labour | Independent | Con |
An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Dryden previously served as a councillor for the Pallister ward from 2011-2015.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Cllrs G Purvis and T Purvis were both previously councillors for the Thorntree ward.
Len Junier was previously the Labour cllr for North Ormesby & Brambles Farm.
This ward has changed from having 3 seats to 2 seats as a result of recent boundary changes, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Cllrs McTigue and Rooney previously served as councillors from 2011-2015 in the Beachwood and Clairville wards respectively.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Both Cllrs Mawston and Davison were previously councillors for Marton Ward from 2011-2015.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Cllrs Brady and Harvey previously served as councillors for the Gresham ward from 2011-2015.
Sajaad Khan previously served as a Labour councillor in the Gresham ward from 2011-2015.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Cllr Rostron previously served as councillor for Linthorpe from 2011-2015.
Cllrs Hubbard and Cox previously served as councillors in Beckfield, whilst Cllr Saunders served as a councillor for Park End.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Cllr J Sharrocks previously served as a councillor for the Brookfield ward from 2011-2015.
Peter Sharrocks previously served as a councillor for the Brookfield ward from 2011-2015.