Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council elections explained

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council elections are held every four years. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Stockton-on-Tees, which straddles the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland.

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

• 1973 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
• 1976 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
• 1979 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
• 1983 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]
• 1987 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
• 1991 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]

Unitary authority elections

• 1995 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
• 1999 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
• 2003 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
• 2005 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}
• 2007 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
• 2011 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
• 2015 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
• 2019 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
• 2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[8]

Council composition

Year	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats	Thornaby Independent Association	Ingleby Barwick Independents Society	Billingham Independents Association	Independent	Council control after election
2003	28	13	6	8	0	0	0
2005	28	12	7	3	6	0	0
2007	22	13	8	7	6	0	0	bgcolor=grey		No overall control
2011	27	12	4	5	6	2	0	bgcolor=grey		No overall control
2015	32	13	1	3	5	0	2
2019	24	14	2	7	3	0	6	bgcolor=grey		No overall control
2023	22	26	0	4	3	0	1	bgcolor=grey		No overall control

By-election results

2019-2023

Andrew Stephenson was the incumbent councillor, having been disqualified due to non-attendance.^[9]

External links

• Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
• By-election results

Notes and References

1. The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
2. The Cleveland and Durham (Areas) Order 1982
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Cleveland and Durham (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. News: Local election results: Stockton-on-Tees . 4 September 2009 . BBC News Online.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2005. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
7. Web site: An Introduction to Local Councillors . 26 March 2010 . Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
8. si . 2022 . 966 . The Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 .
9. News: Metcalfe . Alex . Former councillor to defend seat after being booted off council . 15 June 2022 . TeessideLive . 9 March 2021 . en.