Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough Council, formerly known as Middlesbrough Borough Council, is a unitary authority based in Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England. The authority has combined some duties with its nearby councils to form the Tees Valley Combined ...

is a unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland. Since 2002 it has also had a directly elected mayor.

Political control

Borough council

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Non-metropolitan district Unitary authority

Leadership

Since 2002, political leadership on the council has been provided by the directly elected

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. The mayors have been:

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Middlesbrough Borough Council election * 1976 Middlesbrough Borough Council election * 1979 Middlesbrough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1983 Middlesbrough Borough Council election * 1987 Middlesbrough Borough Council election * 1991 Middlesbrough Borough Council election

Unitary authority elections

* 1995 Middlesbrough Borough Council election * 1999 Middlesbrough Borough Council election * 2003 Middlesbrough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 2007 Middlesbrough Borough Council election * 2011 Middlesbrough Borough Council election * 2015 Middlesbrough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 2019 Middlesbrough Council election

Mayoral elections

* Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2002 * Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2007 * Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2011 * Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2015

By-election results

1995–1999

1999–2003

2003–2007

2007–2011

2011–2015

2015–2019

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Ansab Shan, a member of the Labour Party, to accept an appointment with the Crown Prosecution Service The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor John Cole, Labour's chair of Middlesbrough Council’s

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. He did not give a reason. In 2012 his car had been subject to an arson attack, which also involved another councillor's car. The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Bernie Taylor. The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Peter Cox. The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Peter Purvis.

2019–2023

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Jan Mohan, citing health reasons. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor David Smith. The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor June Goodchild. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Ashley Waters.

References

External links

Middlesbrough Borough Council
{{Unitary authorities of England Council elections in North Yorkshire Unitary authority elections in England Council elections in Cleveland