# 2019 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election

The 2019 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2019 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 24 | 8 | 42.9 | 32.6 | 29,355 |
| Conservative | 14 | 1 | 25.0 | 33.2 | 29,864 |
| Thornaby Independent Association | 7 | 4 | 12.5 | 7.6 | 6,856 |
| Independent | 6 | 4 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8,224 |
| Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | 3 | 2 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 6,376 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3,422 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4,278 |
| North East | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 749 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 557 |
| VPP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 254 |

## Ward results
### Billingham Central

Billingham Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann McCoy | 588 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour | Barry Woodhouse | 560 | 42.6 | |
| | UKIP | Avril Richards | 488 | 37.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Pollard | 185 | 14.1 | |
| | Conservative | Maureen Merifield | 180 | 13.7 | |
| | Conservative | Judith Wellington | 168 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | 25.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Billingham East

Billingham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Stoker | 680 | 61.3 | |
| | Labour | Evaline Cunningham | 635 | 57.3 | |
| | Green | David Stringer | 289 | 26.1 | |
| | Conservative | Paula Gardner | 143 | 12.9 | |
| | Conservative | John Sharp | 137 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,141 | 23.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
No UKIP candidate as previous (-22.0).

### Billingham North

Billingham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Barlow | 1,135 | 50.8 | |
| | Labour | Lauriane Povey | 1,049 | 47.0 | |
| | Labour | Clare Gamble | 970 | 43.4 | |
| | North East | Mark Burdon | 542 | 24.3 | New |
| | Conservative | Sam Linley | 504 | 22.6 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Christie | 475 | 21.3 | |
| | Conservative | Angela French | 340 | 15.2 | |
| | Conservative | Marcus Vickers | 339 | 15.2 | |
| | Green | Julie Harrison | 268 | 12.0 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,245 | 32.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Billingham South

Billingham South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean O'Donnell | 704 | 54.8 | |
| | Labour | Mike Smith | 646 | 50.3 | |
| | UKIP | Ian Reeves | 411 | 32.0 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Carney | 234 | 18.2 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Jupp | 179 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,299 | 28.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
No BIA candidate as previous (-9.5).

### Billingham West

Billingham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Helen Atkinson | 925 | 50.6 | |
| | Independent | Chris Clough | 895 | 49.0 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Maxwell | 515 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jack Miller | 414 | 22.7 | |
| | Labour | Paul Jenkins | 380 | 20.8 | |
| | Labour | Katie Weston | 315 | 17.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,830 | 41.1 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree

Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Cherrett | 955 | 49.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Minchella | 807 | 41.7 | |
| | Labour | Sharon Bailey | 420 | 21.7 | |
| | UKIP | Sandra Gibson | 363 | 18.8 | New |
| | Labour | Owen Riddle | 360 | 18.6 | |
| | Conservative | David Smith | 350 | 18.1 | |
| | Conservative | Miranda Jupp | 306 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,938 | 39.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Eaglescliffe

Eaglescliffe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stafan Houghton | 1,934 | 65.3 | |
| | Conservative | Laura Tunney | 1,844 | 62.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Bright | 1,643 | 55.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Cherrett | 822 | 27.7 | |
| | Labour | James Clarke | 814 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,018 | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
No UKIP candidate as previous (-13.3).

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bill Woodhead | 1,012 | 53.3 | New |
| | Independent | Maurice Perry | 923 | 48.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Sophie Craig | 433 | 22.8 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Matthews | 395 | 20.8 | |
| | Labour | Anne Hollifield | 316 | 16.7 | |
| | Labour | Jim Gardner | 310 | 16.3 | |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Leishman | 138 | 7.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Seow | 56 | 3.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Wade | 51 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,898 | 41.9 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Grangefield

Grangefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Clark | 902 | 43.7 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Richardson | 832 | 40.3 | |
| | Labour | Jo Booth | 826 | 40.1 | |
| | Conservative | Joan Holdaway | 751 | 36.4 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Berriman | 281 | 13.6 | |
| | UKIP | Adrian Clarkson | 222 | 10.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Webb | 110 | 5.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Eves | 86 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,071 | 40.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Hardwick & Salters Lane

Hardwick & Salters Lane :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norma Stephenson | 636 | 58.7 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Cooke | 612 | 56.5 | |
| | UKIP | Gordon Parkin | 298 | 27.5 | |
| | Conservative | Helen Feldon | 149 | 13.7 | |
| | Conservative | William Feldon | 138 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,087 | 21.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Hartburn

Hartburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matt Vickers | 1,545 | 66.5 | |
| | Conservative | Lynn Hall | 1,516 | 65.3 | |
| | Labour | Shakeel Hussain | 407 | 17.5 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Coombs | 390 | 16.8 | |
| | UKIP | John Leishman | 300 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | 45.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ingleby Barwick East

Ingleby Barwick East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sally Watson | 897 | 36.4 |
| | Independent | Ted Strike | 816 | 33.1 |
| | Conservative | Alan Watson | 765 | 31.0 |
| | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | Gillian Corr | 738 | 29.9 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Rutland | 737 | 29.9 |
| | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | Stefan Barnes | 696 | 28.2 |
| | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | David Harrington | 695 | 28.2 |
| | Independent | John Butler | 472 | 19.1 |
| | Independent | Rick Turnbull | 369 | 15.0 |
| | Labour | Charlotte Hall | 356 | 14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,484 | 32.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | Independent gain from Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | Conservative gain from Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | Swing | |

### Ingleby Barwick West

Ingleby Barwick West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | Ken Dixon | 1,450 | 53.9 | |
| | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | Kevin Faulks | 1,416 | 52.7 | |
| | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society | Ross Patterson | 1,381 | 51.4 | |
| | Conservative | Haden Brown | 765 | 28.5 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Murphy | 586 | 21.8 | |
| | Conservative | Dan Fagan | 572 | 21.3 | |
| | Labour | John Butler | 512 | 19.0 | |
| | Independent | Zoe Mathers | 399 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,716 | 29.6 | |
| | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold |
| | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold |
| | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold | Ingleby Barwick Independent Society hold |

### Mandale & Victoria

Mandale & Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Thornaby Independent Association | Luke Frost | 996 | 54.9 |
| | Thornaby Independent Association | Tina Large | 965 | 53.2 |
| | Thornaby Independent Association | Steve Walmsley | 960 | 53.0 |
| | Labour | Sonia Bailey | 632 | 34.9 |
| | Labour | Ian Bailey | 623 | 34.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Eglington | 590 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative | Neil Morrison | 111 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Sewell | 105 | 5.8 |
| | Conservative | Freda Morrison | 101 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,823 | 25.4 |
| | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Newtown

Newtown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marilyn Surtees | 638 | 59.4 | |
| | Labour | Paul Weston | 505 | 47.0 | |
| | Independent | Paul Baker | 388 | 36.1 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Davison | 152 | 14.2 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Richardson | 115 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,090 | 23.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Northern Parishes

Northern Parishes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Gardner | 575 | 56.8 | |
| | Labour | John Cunningham | 230 | 22.7 | |
| | North East | John Tait | 207 | 20.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Norton North

Norton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steven Nelson | 930 | 69.3 | |
| | Labour | Lisa Grainge | 858 | 63.9 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Dent | 371 | 27.6 | |
| | Conservative | John Dent | 340 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,376 | 28.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Norton South

Norton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Cook | 825 | 61.1 | |
| | Labour | Eileen Johnson | 731 | 54.1 | |
| | UKIP | Trevor Stephens | 345 | 25.5 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Pickles | 223 | 16.5 | |
| | Conservative | Derrick Wild | 194 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,356 | 28.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Norton West

Norton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hilary Vickers | 1,092 | 46.6 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Riordan | 1,027 | 43.8 | |
| | Labour | David Wilburn | 970 | 41.4 | |
| | Labour | Norma Wilburn | 968 | 41.3 | |
| | UKIP | Gary Leighton | 392 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,361 | 47.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Parkfield & Oxbridge

Parkfield & Oxbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Louise Baldock | 1,024 | 64.5 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Mohammed Javed | 854 | 53.8 | |
| | Conservative | Aidan Cockerill | 379 | 23.9 | |
| | Conservative | Alice Entwisle | 289 | 18.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Keelty | 213 | 13.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Rigg | 137 | 8.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,620 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |

### Roseworth

Roseworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Beall | 613 | 52.4 | |
| | Labour | Barbara Inman | 596 | 50.9 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Jenkins | 400 | 34.2 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Wild | 210 | 17.9 | |
| | Conservative | Marie Smailes | 165 | 14.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,178 | 24.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Stainsby Hill

Stainsby Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Thornaby Independent Association | Sylvia May | 868 | 60.7 | |
| | Thornaby Independent Association | Ray Godwin | 787 | 55.1 | |
| | Labour | Derrick Brown | 406 | 28.4 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Milburn | 375 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative | John Chapman | 113 | 7.9 | |
| | Conservative | Leigh Tolley | 73 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,436 | 30.5 | |
| | Thornaby Independent Association hold | Thornaby Independent Association hold | Thornaby Independent Association hold | Thornaby Independent Association hold | Thornaby Independent Association hold |
| | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour | Thornaby Independent Association gain from Labour |

### Stockton Town Centre

Stockton Town Centre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Kirton | 594 | 58.0 | |
| | Labour | Paul Beall | 585 | 57.1 | |
| | VPP | Julie Cooper | 254 | 24.8 | |
| | Independent | Giles Harris | 186 | 18.2 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Verrill | 108 | 10.5 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Verrill | 105 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,027 | 24.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Village

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Thoraby Independent Association | Ian Dalgarno | 1,146 | 67.8 |
| | Thoraby Independent Association | Mick Moore | 1,134 | 67.1 |
| | Labour | Ivor Morgan | 362 | 21.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Geer | 176 | 10.4 |
| | Conservative | Lee Spence | 156 | 9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,698 | 33.3 |
| | Thornaby Independent Association hold | Thornaby Independent Association hold | Swing | |
| | Thornaby Independent Association hold | Thornaby Independent Association hold | Swing | |

### Western Parishes

Western Parishes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Stephenson | 510 | 55.7 | |
| | Labour | David Bates | 240 | 26.2 | |
| | UKIP | Brian Gregory | 165 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Yarm

Yarm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrew Sherris | 1,839 | 60.9 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Whitehall | 1,396 | 46.2 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Hampton | 1,260 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative | Elsi Hampton | 1,207 | 40.0 | |
| | Labour | Helen Deehan | 683 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,040 | 37.8 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |