| Election Name: | 2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election |
| Country: | County Durham |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 56 seats on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 29 |
| Leader1: | Tony Riordan |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 14 |
| Seats Before1: | 16 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Seat Change1: | 9 |
| Leader2: | Bob Cook |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 24 |
| Seats Before2: | 24 |
| Seats After2: | 22 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Leader3: | Sylvia Walmsley |
| Party3: | Thornaby Independent Association |
| Last Election3: | 7 |
| Seats Before3: | 6 |
| Seats After3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Leader4: | Kevin Faulks |
| Party4: | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society |
| Last Election4: | 3 |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats After4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Leader5: | n/a |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 6 |
| Seats Before5: | 6 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 5 |
| Leader6: | n/a |
| Party6: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election6: | 2 |
| Seats Before6: | 1 |
| Seats After6: | 0 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Bob Cook Labour |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Bob Cook Labour |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 56 members of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, a unitary authority which straddles the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.[1]
The council remained under no overall control after the election, being led by a Labour minority administration.
Prior to the election the council was under no overall control with Labour the largest party.[2]
New ward boundaries were drawn up for the election by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The overall number of councillors stayed the same at 56.[3]
The election for the three seats in Hartburn ward was postponed to 22 June 2023 following the death of a candidate.[4]
The council remained under no overall control after the but the Conservatives overtook Labour to become the largest party, in a result which went against the national trend for the 2023 elections.[5] [6]
At the annual council meeting on 24 May 2023 following the election, the two small parties of the Thornaby Independent Association and the Ingleby Barwick Independent Society voted with Labour to allow the minority Labour administration led by Bob Cook to continue to run the council.[7]
New councillor Shakeel Hussain was elected as a Conservative but was then prevented from sitting with the Conservative group pending an investigation into alleged social media posts.[8]
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The Liberal Democrats also lost two seats, but is not shown in the above table as they did not stand any candidates at this election.
The results for each ward were as follows, with asterisks(*) indicating sitting councillors standing for re-election. Some are not standing in their previous wards:[9] [10]
Billingham North had been a three seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.
Fairfield had been a two seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.
Grangefield had been a two seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.
The election for Hartburn ward was postponed to 22 June 2023 following the death of one of the Reform UK candidates, Mike Elliott.[11]
Mandale & Victoria had been a three seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.
Newtown had been a two seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.
Northern Parishes had been a one seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.