| Borough of Stockton-on-Tees | |
| Settlement Type: | Unitary authority area and borough |
| Motto: | Forward as One |
| Image Map1: | Stockton-on-Tees UK locator map (2023).svg |
| Map Caption1: | The part of the borough in North Yorkshire |
| Coordinates: | 54.56°N -1.3°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | North East |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ceremonial counties |
| Subdivision Type4: | City region |
| Subdivision Name4: | Tees Valley |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1 April 1974 |
| Established Title1: | Unitary authority |
| Established Date1: | 1 April 1996 |
| Named For: | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Seat Type: | Administrative HQ |
| Seat: | Municipal buildings, Stockton-on-Tees |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Unitary authority |
| Governing Body: | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Executive |
| Leader Name: | Leader and cabinet |
| Leader Title1: | Control |
| Leader Title2: | Leader |
| Leader Name2: | Bob Cook (L) |
| Leader Title3: | Mayor |
| Leader Name3: | John Gardner |
| Leader Title4: | MP |
| Area Rank: | |
| Population Rank: | |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity (2021) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics Type2: | Religion (2021) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Religion |
| Timezone1: | GMT |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | BST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode areas |
| Postal Code: | TS |
| Area Code Type: | Dialling codes |
| Area Code: | 01642 |
| Iso Code: | GB-STT |
| Blank1 Name: | GSS code |
| Blank1 Info: | E06000004 |
The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a local government district with borough status which straddles the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. Since 1996 its council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The borough had a population of 196,600 in 2021.[2]
The main settlement and namesake of the borough is Stockton-on-Tees, which lies on the north bank of the River Tees with the towns of Billingham and Norton-on-Tees. All three towns are in County Durham. The towns of Ingleby Barwick, Thornaby-on-Tees and Yarm are south of the river in North Yorkshire.
The borough governed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. The borough is part of Tees Valley with nearby boroughs of Darlington, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Hartlepool.
All River Tees bridges from Yarm Viaduct to Transporter Bridge are in the borough at least on one side, with the Borough of Middlesbrough to the south downstream on the other side to the east of the borough. Teesside International Airport is shared between the borough and the Borough of Darlington.
Stockton previously held borough status as the Municipal Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in historic County Durham.
See also: County Borough of Teesside. In 1968, the borough was merged into Teesside County Borough; this civil parish was a part of the ceremonial (not administrative) North Riding county until its abolition.
The town regained borough status on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. It became a non-metropolitan district of the County of Cleveland, itself established at the same time. Multiple parishes and boroughs merged into Stockton's newly formed district borough:
The borough became a unitary authority on 1 April 1996. It is ceremonially split between County Durham and North Yorkshire, to the north and south of the Tees respectively. It is the only council in England to be split between two ceremonial counties. The former districts and boroughs of Durham now form the unitary authority of County Durham, so ceremonial County Durham now has four unitary authorities.
The Office for National Statistics has published a chart (pp. 240–253) of the trend of regional gross value of Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees (figures in Sterling [millions]).
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added | Agriculture | Industry | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,804 | 9 | 1,443 | 1,352 | |
| 2000 | 3,252 | 6 | 1,359 | 1,887 | |
| 2003 | 3,364 | 6 | 1,037 | 2,320 |
includes hunting and forestry.
includes energy and construction.
includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured.
Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.
See main article: Demographics of Tees Valley. In the 2021 census, the borough was recorded as having a population of 196,595 with 50.9% being female.
For sexuality, those who identified as Straight or Heterosexual were 91.6%, Gay or Lesbian were 1.4%, Bisexual was 0.9%, Pansexual was 0.2%, Asexual was 0.0%, Queer was 0.0, 'All other sexual orientations' were 0.0% and those who did not answer were 5.9%.[3]
[Note, for percentages with 0.0%, this may due to a number too low to represent using the number of digits supplied rather than a lack of those who identified as that specific idea]
| Sex | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Census | Count | % | |
| All usual residents | 196,595 | 100.0 | |
| Female | 100,072 | 50.9 | |
| Male | 96,523 | 49.1 | |
The council maintains a number of local nature reserves including Barwick Pond, Charlton's Pond, Greenvale, Hardwick Dene and Elm Tree Woods, Norton Grange Marsh, Quarry Wood (Eaglescliffe), and Stillington Forest Park.
County Durham: