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2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election

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All 56 seats on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Tony Riordan Bob Cook Sylvia Walmsley Party Conservative Labour Thornaby Independent Association Last election 14 24 7 Seats before 16 24 6 Seats after 23 22 4 Seat change 9 2 3   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Kevin Faulks n/a n/a Party Ingleby Barwick Independent Society Independent Liberal Democrats Last election 3 6 2 Seats before 3 6 1 Seats after 3 1 0 Seat change 0 5 1
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
Leader before election Bob Cook Labour No overall control Leader after election Bob Cook Labour 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.

The council remained under no overall control after the election, being led by a Labour minority administration.

Overview

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control with Labour the largest party.

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.

The election for the three seats in Hartburn ward was postponed to 22 June 2023 following the death of a candidate.

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.

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.

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.

Summary

Election result

2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	56	26			12	46.4	43.0	42,338	+9.8
	Labour	47	22			2	39.3	33.6	33,058	+1.0
	Thornaby Independent Association	6	4			3	7.1	4.5	4,418	–3.1
	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	6	3			0	5.4	5.7	5,573	–1.4
	Independent	22	1			5	1.8	7.8	7,647	–1.3
	Green	13	0			0	0.0	3.4	3,382	+2.8
	Reform UK	10	0			0	0.0	2.1	2,115	New

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.

Ward results

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:

Billingham Central

Billingham East

Billingham North

Billingham North had been a three seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Billingham South

Billingham West & Wolviston

Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree

Eaglescliffe East

Eaglescliffe West

Fairfield

Fairfield had been a two seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Grangefield

Grangefield had been a two seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Hardwick & Salters Lane

Hartburn

The election for Hartburn ward was postponed to 22 June 2023 following the death of one of the Reform UK candidates, Mike Elliott.

Ingleby Barwick North

Ingleby Barwick South

Mandale & Victoria

Mandale & Victoria had been a three seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Newtown

Newtown had been a two seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Northern Parishes

Northern Parishes had been a one seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Norton Central

Norton North

Norton South

Ropner

Roseworth

Southern Villages

Stainsby Hill

Stockton Town Centre

Village

Yarm

References

1. Of the six independent councillors prior to the election, two sat as the "Fairfield and Yarm Independents" group, two sat as the "Billingham West and Ingleby Barwick East Independents" group and the other two were not aligned to any group.

1. "Stockton-on-Tees council's local election results 2023 as political control hangs in the balance". Yorkshire Post. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
2. "Find my Councillor". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
3. "The Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/966, retrieved 30 May 2023
4. "Election delayed in Stockton's Hartburn ward after death of Reform UK candidate". ITV News. 26 April 2023.
5. "North East council remains with no overall control despite big wins for Conservatives". The Northern Echo. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. Lightfoot, Gareth (5 May 2023). "Conservatives hail Stockton gains but no one has overall control". TeessideLive. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
7. Lightfoot, Gareth (25 May 2023). ""We're not in Labour's pocket": Independents respond to criticism after backing council leader". Teesside Live. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
8. "New councillor will not yet sit as Conservative amid inquiry into old Facebook posts". Darlington and Stockton Times. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
9. Hordon, Daniel (3 May 2023). "Stockton Local Elections 2023: Full list of candidates ward by ward". Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
10. "Local Council (District) elections". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
11. Lightfoot, Gareth (25 April 2023). "Election in Stockton Council ward delayed after death of candidate". Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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