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2019 Middlesbrough Council election
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2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)
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All 46 seats to Middlesbrough Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Independent Labour Conservative
Last election 9 seats, 23.2% 33 seats, 49.5% 4 seats, 16.9%
Seats won 23 20 3
Seat change Increase 14 Decrease 13 Decrease 1
Popular vote 23,447 18,750 6,368
Percentage 43.7% 34.9% 11.9%
Swing Increase 20.5% Decrease 14.6% Decrease 5.0%
Map of the results
Council control before election


Labour

 Council control after election


No overall control

The 2019 Middlesbrough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Middlesbrough Council in England.[1]

Summary

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Election result

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2019 Middlesbrough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 30 23 15 1 Increase 14 50.0 43.7 23,447 +20.5
  Labour 43 20 0 13 Decrease 13 43.5 34.9 18,750 –14.6
  Conservative 26 3 2 3 Decrease 1 6.5 11.9 6,368 –5.0
  Liberal Democrats 9 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.3 1,772 +2.2
  Best for Middlesbrough 7 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.2 1,706 N/A
  Green 7 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.1 1,669 +0.6

Ward results

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Acklam

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Acklam[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Dean 527 38.6
Independent Eric Polano 518 37.9
Liberal Democrats Tom Livingstone 517 37.9
Labour Shamal Biswas 487 35.7
Conservative Kenneth Hall 325 23.8
Liberal Democrats Jack Stoker 271 19.9
Green Becky Tyndall 166 12.2
Majority 1 0.1
Turnout 1,376 31.0
Registered electors 4,439
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Ayresome

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Ayresome[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Antony High 862 63.5
Labour Denise Rooney 418 30.8
Labour Vic Walkington 323 23.8
Green Anya Heywood 138 10.2
Conservative Pamela Waterfield 124 9.1
Liberal Democrats Sophie Drumm 66 4.9
Majority 95 7.0
Turnout 1,372 33.49
Registered electors 4,097
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Berwick Hills & Pallister

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Berwick Hills & Pallister[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lee Garvey 782 62.3
Independent Donna Jones 652 51.9
Independent Raymond Sands 573 45.6
Labour Ian Blades 369 29.4
Labour Eddie Dryden 294 23.4
Labour Julie McGee 282 22.5
Conservative Hannah Clarke 67 5.3
Conservative Alison Reynolds 48 3.8
Majority 204 16.2
Turnout 1,266 21.58
Registered electors 5,867
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Brambles & Thorntree

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Brambles & Thorntree[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Graham Wilson 519 49.7
Labour Geraldine Purvis 302 28.9
Labour Janet Thompson 293 28.0
Best for Middlesbrough Terry Lawton 249 23.8
Labour Daniel Kerr 246 23.5
Best for Middlesbrough Kelly Watson 187 17.9
Best for Middlesbrough Charmaine Moloney 172 16.5
Conservative Hannah Wilson 83 7.9
Majority 44 4.2
Turnout 1,055 18.3
Registered electors 5,766
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Central

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Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Lewis 759 46.5
Labour Zafar Uddin 712 43.6
Labour Matthew Storey 611 37.4
Independent Haji Jaber 593 36.3
Best for Middlesbrough Paul Kemp 290 17.7
Best for Middlesbrough Nicola Fricker 273 16.7
Best for Middlesbrough Gordon Walker 259 15.9
Green Ian Sturrock 155 9.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Hamilton 115 7.0
Conservative Stephen Ali 112 6.9
Majority 18 1.1
Turnout 1,651 29.57
Registered electors 5,583
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coulby Newham

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Coulby Newham[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stefan Walker 857 50.3
Conservative David Smith 827 48.5
Labour David Branson 696 40.8
Labour Alexandra Law 515 30.2
Majority 181 10.6
Turnout 1,833 28.71
Registered electors 6,385
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hemlington

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Hemlington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Allan Bell 454 40.6
Labour Jeanette Walker 427 38.2
Labour Nicky Walker 422 37.8
Independent Ken Walker 365 32.7
Conservative Valerie Beadnall 140 12.5
Conservative John Cooper 104 9.3
Majority 5 0.4
Turnout 1,121 24.94
Registered electors 4,495
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kader

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Kader[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ron Arundale 1,017 51.0
Independent Jim Platt 970 48.6
Labour Rahana Islam 428 21.4
Conservative Bradley Nicholson 340 17.0
Labour Edward Clynch 336 16.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Tomlin 131 6.6
Majority 542 27.2
Turnout 2,011 45.59
Registered electors 4,411
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Ladgate

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Ladgate[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Goodchild 561 53.2
Labour Craig Wright 451 42.8
Conservative Alison Huggan 367 34.8
Conservative Janet Summers 310 29.4
Majority 84 8.0
Turnout 1,157 29.37
Registered electors 3,939
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Linthorpe

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Linthorpe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Naweed Hussain 639 34.8
Labour Philippa Storey 590 32.2
Independent Peter Allan 588 32.1
Independent George Melville 513 28.0
Green Hugh Alberti 218 11.9
Independent Craig Jacques 161 8.8
Conservative Stephen Armstrong 160 8.7
Liberal Democrats Ian Jones 118 6.4
Majority 2 0.1
Turnout 1,842 41.53
Registered electors 4,435
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longlands & Beechwood

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Longlands & Beechwood[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joan McTigue 956 60.4
Labour Teresa Higgins 503 31.8
Labour Mary Nugent 482 30.5
Labour Charles Rooney 371 23.5
Best for Middlesbrough Cath Taylor 276 17.4
Conservative Lenore Sizer 171 10.8
Majority 111 7.0
Turnout 1,594 24.5
Registered electors 6,507
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Marton East

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Marton East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dorothy Davison 907 56.3
Independent Tom Mawston 865 53.7
Conservative Edward Davies 318 19.7
Conservative Craig Chapman 304 18.9
Independent Stephen Hill 254 15.8
Labour Mick Bone 207 12.8
Majority 547 34.0
Turnout 1,619 36.96
Registered electors 4,381
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Marton West

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Marton West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chris Hobson 1,665 81.5
Independent John Hobson 1,588 77.7
Labour Stephen Cass 193 9.4
Conservative Jill Coleman 190 9.3
Conservative Tony Coleman 174 8.5
Majority 1395 68.3
Turnout 2,057 47.48
Registered electors 4,332
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Newport

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Newport[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Cooke 544 44.3
Labour Alma Hellaoui 537 43.7
Independent Barrie Cooper 520 42.3
Labour John Kabuye 477 38.8
Green David Whiteway 205 16.7
Conservative Jaime Latham 133 10.8
Liberal Democrats Anish Patel 132 10.7
Majority 43 3.5
Turnout 1,248 23.75
Registered electors 5,254
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

North Ormesby

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North Ormesby[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ashley Waters 371 70.0
Labour Lewis Young 142 26.8
Conservative Kerry Latham 17 3.2
Majority 229 43.2
Turnout 537 29.72
Registered electors 1,807
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Nunthorpe

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Nunthorpe[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jon Rathmell 1,075 59.3
Conservative Mieka Smiles 582 32.1
Independent Lesley McGloin 573 31.6
Conservative Michael King 346 19.1
Liberal Democrats Morgan McClintock 284 15.7
Liberal Democrats Tom Bailey 138 7.6
Labour Bernard Rooney 135 7.5
Majority 9 0.5
Turnout 1,823 44.02
Registered electors 4,141
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Park End & Beckfield

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Park End & Beckfield[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brian Hubbard 1,050 73.9
Independent Mick Saunders 979 68.9
Independent Jan Mohan 910 64.0
Labour Dennis Burns 178 12.5
Labour Jenny Dowsett 118 8.3
Labour Paul McGrath 117 8.2
Conservative Mary Davies 46 3.2
Majority 732 51.5
Turnout 1,427 25.03
Registered electors 5,701
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Park

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Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julia Rostron 984 44.7
Labour Theo Furness 883 40.2
Independent Chris McIntyre 816 37.1
Labour Margaret Walters 814 37.0
Green Emma Alberti 695 31.6
Conservative Deborah Wardle 337 15.3
Majority 2 0.1
Turnout 2,234 33.52
Registered electors 6,664
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Stainton & Thornton

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Stainton & Thornton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Coupe 618 80.4
Labour James Sheldon 151 19.6
Majority 467 60.7
Turnout 804 34.94
Registered electors 2,301
Conservative hold Swing

Trimdon

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Trimdon[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Carolyn Dodds 1,216 74.5
Independent Dennis McCabe 1,135 69.5
Labour Jean Sharrocks 197 12.1
Labour Peter Sharrocks 172 10.5
Conservative Dorothy Smith 125 7.7
Green Barry Jobson 92 5.6
Majority 938 57.4
Turnout 1,645 39.12
Registered electors 4,205
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent hold Swing

Changes 2019–2023

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  • 7 July 2020: Stefan Walker (Labour, Coulby Newham) left the party to sit as an independent, later joining the Middlesbrough Independent Group.[3][4]
  • 6 August 2020: June Goodchild (Labour, Ladgate) left the party to join the Middlesbrough Independent Group.[5]
  • May 2021: Jon Rathmell (Independent, Nunthorpe) was given a two-year conditional discharge at Teesside Crown Court after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office over the misrepresentation of emails and an invoice relating to a fireworks display; he had already been expelled from the Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association following his guilty plea the previous month.[6][7]
  • 29 March 2022: Antony High (Independent, Ayresome), leader of the Middlesbrough Independent Group and former deputy mayor, joined the Labour Party.[8]

By-elections

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Park End & Beckfield

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Park End & Beckfield: 4 July 2019[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Hill 511 52.9
Independent Steven James 303 31.4
Labour Paul McGrath 115 11.9
Conservative Valerie Beadnall 23 2.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Jones 13 1.3
Majority 208 21.6
Turnout 970 17.0
Registered electors 5,696
Independent hold

The by-election was held following the resignation of independent councillor Jan Mohan, who stood down as executive member for children's services and as ward councillor for health reasons, days after being appointed to the mayor's cabinet in May 2019.[10]

Coulby Newham

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Coulby Newham: 20 February 2020[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Mason 689 49.0
Labour Alexandra Law 279 19.9
Liberal Democrats Thomas Carney 259 18.4
Independent Elisha Lowther 90 6.4
Independent Ian Morrish 88 6.3
Majority 410 29.2
Turnout 1,407 21.6
Registered electors 6,515
Conservative hold

The by-election was held after Conservative councillor David Smith resigned in January 2020, having not attended a council meeting since July 2019, shortly before he would have faced automatic disqualification under the Local Government Act 1972.[12]

Ladgate

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Ladgate: 16 September 2021[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Grainge 362 34.8 N/A
Conservative Lee Holmes 315 30.3 −9.3
Labour Michael Thompson 226 21.7 −38.7
Independent Sharon Platt 121 11.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Hamilton 14 1.3 N/A
Independent Victoria Hoban 3 0.3 N/A
Majority 47 4.5
Turnout 1,041 25.8
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase22.1

The by-election was held following the death of independent councillor June Goodchild on 6 July 2021. Goodchild had been elected as a Labour councillor in 2019 before joining the Middlesbrough Independent Group.[14]

North Ormesby

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North Ormesby: 16 December 2021[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicky Gascoigne 172 74.5 +47.7
Independent Mark Horkan 32 13.9 N/A
Conservative Val Beadnall 20 8.7 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Jones 7 3.0 N/A
Majority 140 60.6
Turnout 231 13.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase16.9

The by-election was held following the resignation of independent councillor Ashley Waters in November 2021, after he faced criticism over spending time renovating a château in France and calls to resign from the mayor and the opposition Labour group leader.[16]

Berwick Hills and Pallister

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Berwick Hills and Pallister: 30 June 2022[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Blades 361 56.8 +26.5
Independent Steven James 204 32.1 New
Conservative John Cooper 53 8.3 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Sophie Drumm 11 1.7 New
Green Annette Fermin 7 1.1 New
Majority 157 24.7
Turnout 636 11.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase 29.3

The by-election was held following the resignation of independent councillor Lee Garvey in April 2022, a week after his application to join the Labour Party was rejected amid allegations concerning historical social media posts.[18]

References

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  1. ↑ "2019 local elections". 13 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "2019 local elections". Middlesbrough Council. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Metcalfe, Alex (7 July 2020). "Middlesbrough councillor resigns from Labour Party and will become an independent". Teesside Live. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Metcalfe, Alex (6 August 2020). "Another Labour councillor leaves the party to join Middlesbrough independent group". Teesside Live. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Metcalfe, Alex (6 August 2020). "Another Labour councillor leaves the party to join Middlesbrough independent group". Teesside Live. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Metcalfe, Alex (1 April 2021). "Disgraced councillor Jon Rathmell urged to resign by MP after admitting misconduct in public office". Teesside Live. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Middlesbrough controlled by Tory and Independent 'coalition'". North East Bylines. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Craigie, Emily (29 March 2022). "'My natural political home': Former deputy mayor of Middlesbrough defects to Labour". Teesside Live. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "2019 Park End and Beckfield by-election". Middlesbrough Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Cain, James (20 May 2019). "New mayor Andy Preston reveals his top team - but one has already quit". Teesside Live. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "2020 Coulby Newham by-election". Middlesbrough Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Cain, James (7 January 2020). "Councillor accused of child sex offences resigns from local authority". Teesside Live. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "2021 Ladgate by-election". Middlesbrough Council. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  14. ↑ Craigie, Emily (11 August 2021). "Date confirmed for Ladgate by-election after councillor's death". Teesside Live. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "2021 North Ormesby by-election". Middlesbrough Council. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  16. ↑ Craigie, Emily (1 November 2021). "Councillor criticised for renovating chateau in France quits Middlesbrough Council". Teesside Live. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "2022 Berwick Hills and Pallister by-election". Middlesbrough Council. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  18. ↑ Craigie, Emily (28 April 2022). "Independent councillor resigns from Middlesbrough Council a week after Labour rejection". Teesside Live. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
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