Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council elections are held every four years. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is the local authority for the

unitary authority A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...

of Stockton-on-Tees, which straddles the

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of County Durham and

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. Until 1 April 1996 it was a

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Political control

An earlier

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of Stockton-on-Tees had existed from 1836 until 1968. That council was abolished and replaced by the short-lived County Borough of Teesside from 1968 to 1974. Under the Local Government Act 1972 a new

called Stockton-on-Tees was established, with a larger territory than the pre-1968 borough. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. County-level services were provided by

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until its abolition in 1996, when Stockton-on-Tees became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: Non-metropolitan district Unitary authority

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1990 have been:

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) * 1983 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) * 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)

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) * 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 The 2019 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council in Elections in England, England. It was held on the same day as other 2019 United Kingdom local elections, local e ...

*''2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election''

By-election results

1995–1999

1999–2003

2005–2007

2007–2011

2011-2015

2015-2019

2019-2023

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

References

External links

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
{{Unitary authorities of England Council elections in County Durham Council elections in North Yorkshire Unitary authority elections in England Council elections in Cleveland