# Mayor of Middlesbrough

The Mayor of Middlesbrough is the executive mayor of the borough of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England. The incumbent since 2023 is Chris Cooke.

## Referendums
### 2001

Mayor of Middlesbrough Referendum 18 October 2001 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Elected Mayor | 29,067 | 84 |
| Cabinet System | 5,537 | 16 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 167 | 0.48 |
| Total votes | 34,656 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 101,930 | 34 |
| Source: Local Government Chronicle News |||

### 2013

Referendum on how Middlesbrough is governed 26 September 2013 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Elected Mayor | 8,674 | 57.25 |
| Cabinet System | 6,455 | 42.75 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 27 | 0.0017 |
| Total votes | 15,156 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 100,629 | 15 |
| Source: Middlesbrough City Council |||

## Election results
### 2002

Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 2 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Independent | Ray Mallon | 26,362 | 62.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Sylvia Connolly | 9,653 | 23.0% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Michna | 3,820 | 9.1% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Ronald Darby | 1,510 | 3.6% | | | | ​​ |
| | Socialist Alliance | Jeffrey Fowler | 352 | 0.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | James Jones | 297 | 0.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent win | Independent win | Independent win | Independent win | Independent win | Independent win | Independent win | Independent win |

### 2007

Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 3 May 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Independent | Ray Mallon | 17,455 | 58.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Michna | 7,026 | 23.6% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Charles Rooney | 3,539 | 11.9% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Smith | 1,833 | 6.2% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,779 | 30.87 | | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### 2011

Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 5 May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Independent | Ray Mallon | 17,917 | 50.4% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Michael John Carr | 11,405 | 32.1% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Foote-Wood | 3,256 | 9.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Christopher Nolan-Cole | 3,001 | 8.4% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,579 | 36.62 | | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### 2015

Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 7 May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour | Dave Budd | 16,680 | 33.8% | 2,858 | 19,538 | 50.3% | ​​ |
| | Independent | Andy Preston | 14,265 | 28.9% | 5,017 | 19,282 | 49.7% | ​​ |
| | Independent | David Roberts | 5,803 | 11.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Michael John Carr | 5,549 | 11.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Lloyd Cole-Nolan | 3,844 | 7.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Len Junier | 3,207 | 6.5% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,427 | 53.0 | | | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |

### 2019

Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Independent | Andy Preston | 17,418 | 59.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour | Mick Thompson | 6,692 | 22.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Gary Badger | 2,940 | 10% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Ken Hall | 2,382 | 8.1% | | | | ​​ |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,031 | 31.71 | | | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |

### 2023

Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 4 May 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Cooke | 10,956 | 40.2 | 17.5 |
| | Independent | Andy Preston | 10,196 | 37.4 | 21.8 |
| | Independent | Jon Rathmell | 3,102 | 11.4 | New |
| | Conservative | John Cooper | 2,997 | 11.0 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,479 | 27.75 | 3.96 |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | Labour Co-op gain from Independent | | {{{swing}}} | |