Middlesbrough Council elections

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Middlesbrough 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:[1]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control Years
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 1973-1996

Unitary authority

Party in control Years
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 1995–present

Directly elected mayor

Party in control Years
style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color" | Independent 2002-2015
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 2015–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

Mayoral elections

By-election results

1995–1999

Hemlington By-Election 11 September 1997[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Seysell 410 46.5 -37.9
Liberal Democrats Victor Mayo 405 45.9 +45.9
Conservative Janice Hooton 67 7.6 -8.1
Majority 5 0.6
Turnout 882 25.0
Labour hold Swing
North Ormesby By-Election 6 November 1997[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor Lancaster 528 68.8 +16.5
Conservative Gareth Dadd 177 23.0 +17.7
Liberal Democrats Alison Dadd 63 8.2 +8.2
Majority 351 45.8
Turnout 768 21.0
Labour hold Swing
Southfield By-Election 20 November 1997[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Snowdon 290 75.5 -8.3
Conservative Betty Cook 53 13.8 -2.4
Liberal Democrats Tony Scurrah 41 10.6 +10.6
Majority 237 61.7
Turnout 384 10.6
Labour hold Swing

1999–2003

Marton By-Election 29 June 2000[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Davison 743 56.0 +9.4
Conservative Peter Sanderson 354 26.7 +7.2
Labour Janice Brunton 229 17.3 -16.6
Majority 389 29.3
Turnout 1,326 35.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003–2007

Middlehaven By-Election 16 March 2006[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Khan 283 54.7 +7.7
Independent Catherine Rozevskis 127 24.6 +24.6
Conservative Sajaad Khan 58 11.2 -4.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher McIntyre 49 9.5 -8.1
Majority 156 30.1
Turnout 517 17.9
Labour hold Swing

2007–2011

Gresham By-Election 13 March 2008[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Carter 584 47.9 -1.4
Independent Peter Birt 377 31.0 +31.0
BNP Barry Towers 135 11.1 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Donald Theakston 78 6.4 +6.4
Conservative Andrew Gilbey 44 3.6 +3.6
Majority 207 16.9
Turnout 1,218 20.6
Labour hold Swing
Marton West By-Election 13 March 2008[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hobson 993 63.0 +13.5
Labour David Branson 413 26.2 -4.5
BNP Kevin Broughton 170 10.8 +10.8
Majority 580 36.8
Turnout 1,576 39.2
Conservative hold Swing
North Ormesby and Brambles Farm By-Election 28 May 2009[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Len Junier 549 60.0 -7.0
BNP Michael Trainor 175 19.0 +19.0
Conservative David Crosby 131 14.0 -7.0
Liberal Democrats John Heath 63 7.0 +7.0
Majority 374 41.0
Turnout 918 21.1
Labour hold Swing
Ayresome By-Election 9 September 2010[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bill Hawthorne 456 48.4 +6.1
Labour Steve Cass 414 43.9 +1.3
Conservative James Ruddock 73 7.7 -7.4
Majority 42 4.5
Turnout 943 20.8
Independent gain from Labour Swing

2011–2015

North Ormesby and Brambles Farm By-Election 27 September 2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Loughborough 471 67.8 -14.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Brown 109 15.7 +15.7
Independent Stephen Riley 71 10.2 +10.2
Conservative Valerie Beadnall 38 5.5 -11.9
Independent Daud Bashir 6 0.9 +0.9
Majority 362 52.1
Turnout 695 15.5
Labour hold Swing
Pallister By-Election 2 May 2013[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mick Thompson 608 65.7 +11.9
UKIP David Cottrell 262 28.3 +28.3
Conservative Zoe Greaves 29 3.1 -4.4
Liberal Democrats Gary McArthur 27 2.9 +2.9
Majority 346 37.4
Turnout 926 21.3
Labour hold Swing

2015–2019

Coulby Newham By-Election 5 May 2016[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Branson 732 45.6 +7.8
Independent Alison Huggan 475 29.6 +6.5
Conservative Lewis Melvin 352 21.9 -3.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Jones 48 3.0 -10.5
Majority 257 16.0
Turnout 1,607 25.1
Labour hold Swing
Central By-Election 20 October 2016[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Storey 760 73.6 +37.7
Independent Dale Clark 149 14.4 N/A
Conservative Ron Armstrong 70 6.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elliott Sabin-Motson 53 5.1 N/A
Majority 611 59.2
Turnout 1,032 18.61
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Ansab Shan, a member of the Labour Party, to accept an appointment with the Crown Prosecution Service[17]

References

  1. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ The Borough of Middlesbrough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Middlesbrough (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Middlesbrough (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  5. ^ "In brief: Labour clinch close victory". Evening Gazette. 12 September 1997. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Labour by a mile". Evening Gazette. 7 November 1997. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Labour victory in by-election". Evening Gazette. 21 November 1997. p. 3.
  8. ^ "In brief: Election victory". Evening Gazette. 1 July 2000. p. 5.
  9. ^ "By-election victory seen as blow to demolition protest". The Northern Echo. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Parties hold on to Middlesbrough seats". Evening Gazette. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Labour by-election victory". The Northern Echo. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Indie is victor in council battle". Evening Gazette. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Declaration of results North Ormesby Bramble Farm 27 Sep 2012". Middlesbrough Borough Council. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Labour's Mick Thompson elected Pallister ward councillor". Evening Gazette. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Coulby Newham Ward By-Election Result". Middlesbrough Borough Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "Central Ward By-Election Results". Middlesbrough Borough Council. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/labour-retain-seat-central-middlesbrough-12057721

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