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Stockton-on-Tees Unitary Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 56 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.[1]
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[edit] Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973 - 1976 |
| Conservative | 1976 - 1979 |
| Labour | 1979 - 1991 |
| No overall control | 1991 - 1995 |
| Labour | 1995 - 2005 |
| No overall control | 2005 - 2011 |
| Labour | 2011- present |
[edit] Council elections
Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 1999
Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 2003
Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 2005 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)[2]
Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 2007
Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 2011
[edit] By-election results
[edit] 1995-1999
| Blue Hall By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,620 | 64.4 | -18.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 536 | 21.3 | +12.2 | ||
| Conservative | 358 | 14.2 | +5.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,084 | 43.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,514 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Parkfield By-Election 24 September 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 583 | 58.0 | -19.4 | ||
| Independent | 196 | 19.5 | +19.5 | ||
| Conservative | 143 | 14.2 | +1.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 61 | 6.1 | -3.8 | ||
| Socialist | 23 | 2.3 | +2.3 | ||
| Majority | 387 | 38.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,006 | 22.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1999-2003
| Fairfield By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,056 | 42.6 | -12.0 | ||
| Labour | 971 | 39.2 | +3.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 340 | 13.7 | +3.7 | ||
| Independent | 91 | 3.7 | +3.7 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | 20 | 0.8 | +0.8 | ||
| Majority | 85 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,478 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Marsh House By-Election 19 July 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 886 | 56.6 | +4.5 | ||
| Labour | 555 | 35.5 | -12.4 | ||
| Conservative | 123 | 7.9 | +7.9 | ||
| Majority | 331 | 21.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,564 | 25.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Marsh House By-Election 16 May 2002[4][5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Colin Leckonby | 1,169 | 67.1 | +10.5 | |
| Labour | Mr Sandbach | 405 | 23.3 | -12.2 | |
| Conservative | 96 | 5.5 | -2.4 | ||
| Socialist Alliance | 71 | 4.1 | +4.1 | ||
| Majority | 764 | 43.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,741 | 28.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Charltons By-Election 18 July 2002[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 420 | 61.9 | -12.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 132 | 19.5 | +3.7 | ||
| Green | 65 | 9.6 | +9.6 | ||
| Conservative | 61 | 9.0 | -0.7 | ||
| Majority | 288 | 42.4 | |||
| Turnout | 678 | 19.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2005-2007
| Hartburn By-Election 9 February 2006[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Terence Laing | 1,396 | 78.1 | +12.3 | |
| Labour | Joseph Rayner | 277 | 15.5 | -6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Hamilton-Milburn | 115 | 6.4 | -6.3 | |
| Majority | 1,119 | 62.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,788 | 32.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2007-2011
| Ingleby Barwick West By-Election 18 June 2009[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Ingleby Barwick Ind Society | Jean Kirby | 1,011 | 62.7 | -16.4 | |
| Conservative | Kelvin Mirfin | 303 | 18.8 | +6.9 | |
| Labour | Peter McCarrick | 163 | 10.1 | +1.1 | |
| UKIP | Stuart Smitheringale | 82 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Irene Machin | 54 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 708 | 43.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,613 | 22.2 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "An Introduction to Local Councillors". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. http://www.stockton.gov.uk/yourcouncil/egenda/your_councillors/. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ a b "Local election results: Stockton-on-Tees". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/locals/html/3942.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Stockton-On-Tees". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/ef.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ "Labour election blow". The Northern Echo. 2002-05-19. http://archive.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/2002/5/19/134856.html. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Byelection woe for Labour". guardian.co.uk. 2002-05-17. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/may/17/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Boost for Labour in byelection". guardian.co.uk. 2002-07-19. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/jul/19/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Elections 2006". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. http://www.stockton.gov.uk/yourcouncil/electionsinfo/hartburnelection/. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Elections 2009". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. http://www.stockton.gov.uk/yourcouncil/electionsinfo/elections09/. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
