# Middlesbrough Council elections

Middlesbrough Council 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.

## Council elections
### Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Middlesbrough Borough Council election
* 1976 Middlesbrough Borough Council election
* 1979 Middlesbrough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Middlesbrough Borough Council election
* 1987 Middlesbrough Borough Council election
* 1991 Middlesbrough Borough Council election

### Unitary authority elections

* 1995 Middlesbrough Borough Council election
* 1999 Middlesbrough Borough Council election
* 2003 Middlesbrough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Middlesbrough Borough Council election
* 2011 Middlesbrough Borough Council election
* 2015 Middlesbrough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 Middlesbrough Council election
* 2023 Middlesbrough Council election

## Results maps

* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## Mayoral elections

* Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2002
* Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2007
* Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2011
* Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2015

## By-election results
### 1995–1999

Hemlington By-Election 11 September 1997 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 882 | 25.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
North Ormesby By-Election 6 November 1997 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 351 | 45.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 768 | 21.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Southfield By-Election 20 November 1997 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 237 | 61.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 384 | 10.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1999–2003

Marton By-Election 29 June 2000 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 389 | 29.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,326 | 35.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Middlehaven By-Election 16 March 2006 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 156 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 517 | 17.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Gresham By-Election 13 March 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 207 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,218 | 20.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Marton West By-Election 13 March 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 580 | 36.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,576 | 39.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Ormesby and Brambles Farm By-Election 28 May 2009 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 374 | 41.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 918 | 21.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ayresome By-Election 9 September 2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 42 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 943 | 20.8 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2011–2015

North Ormesby and Brambles Farm By-Election 27 September 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 362 | 52.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 695 | 15.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pallister By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 346 | 37.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 926 | 21.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2015–2019

Coulby Newham By-Election 5 May 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 257 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,607 | 25.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Central By-Election 20 October 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 611 | 59.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,032 | 18.61 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Ansab Shan, a member of the Labour Party, to accept an appointment with the Crown Prosecution Service
Coulby Newham by-election 13 April 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacob Young | 501 | 38.0 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Annalise Higgins | 468 | 35.5 | −8.2 |
| | Independent | Mike Allen | 318 | 24.1 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Emma Alberti | 32 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,319 | 20.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor John Cole, Labour's chair of Middlesbrough Council's planning committee. He did not give a reason. In 2012 his car had been subject to an arson attack, which also involved another councillor's car.
Ayresome By-Election 13 July 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vic Walkington | 414 | 59.7 |
| | Conservative | Jill Coleman | 252 | 36.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhid Nugent | 15 | 2.2 |
| | Green | Carl Martinez | 13 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 694 | 16.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Bernie Taylor.
Park End and Beckfield By-Election 13 July 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jan Mohan | 505 | 56.9 |
| | Labour | Ian Blades | 302 | 34.0 |
| | Conservative | Ron Armstrong | 59 | 6.6 |
| | Green | Jamie Rawlings | 12 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wen Cai Bowman | 10 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 888 | 15.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Peter Cox.
Brambles and Thorntree By-Election 13 December 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Janet Thompson | 321 | 58.4 |
| | Independent | Graham Wilson | 158 | 28.7 |
| | Conservative | David Smith | 44 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Michael Hamilton | 27 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 29.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 550 | 9.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Peter Purvis.

### 2019–2023

Park End and Beckfield By-Election 4 July 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Stephen Hill | 511 | 53.0 |
| | Independent | Steven James | 303 | 31.4 |
| | Labour | Paul McGrath | 115 | 11.9 |
| | Conservative | Val Beadnall | 23 | 2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jones | 13 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 965 | 17.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Jan Mohan, citing health reasons.
Coulby Newham By-Election 20 February 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Luke Mason | 689 | 49.0 |
| | Labour | Alex Law | 279 | 19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Carney | 259 | 18.4 |
| | Independent | Ellie Lowther | 90 | 6.4 |
| | Independent | Ian Morrish | 88 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,405 | 21.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor David Smith.
Ladgate By-Election 16 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tony Grainge | 362 | 34.8 | +34.8 |
| | Conservative | Lee Robert Holmes | 315 | 30.3 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | Mick Thompson | 226 | 21.7 | −38.8 |
| | Independent | Sharon Platt | 121 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hamilton | 14 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Vic Hoban | 3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,041 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor June Goodchild.
North Ormesby By-Election 16 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicky Gascoigne | 172 | 74.5 | +47.7 |
| | Independent | Mark Horkan | 32 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | Val Beadnall | 20 | 8.7 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jones | 7 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 60.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 231 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Ashley Waters.
Berwick Hills and Pallister By-Election 30 June 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Blades | 361 | 56.8 | +26.5 |
| | Independent | Steven James | 204 | 32.1 | +32.1 |
| | Conservative | John Cooper | 53 | 8.3 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Drumm | 11 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Green | Annette Fermin | 7 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 24.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 636 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Lee Garvey.

### 2023–2027

Ayresome By-Election 17 August 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jackie Young | 318 | 36.1 |
| | Labour | Mick Thompson | 294 | 33.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Brent | 201 | 22.8 |
| | Green | Matthew Harris | 32 | 3.6 |
| | Conservative | Sajid Hussain | 30 | 3.4 |
| | Independent | Jon Rathmell | 5 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 880 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Antony High.
Acklam By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Luke Henman | 1,067 | 38.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Brown | 850 | 31.0 |
| | Independent | Jules Nicholson | 466 | 17.0 |
| | Conservative | Eric Phillips | 361 | 13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,744 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Sheila Dean.
Central By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lewis Young | 1,644 | 60.5 |
| | Conservative | Sajid Hussain | 491 | 18.1 |
| | Independent | Keith Young | 366 | 13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Jones | 216 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,153 | 42.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,717 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Matt Storey.