# 2019 Middlesbrough Council election

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

## Summary
### Election result

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

## Ward results
### Acklam

Acklam :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Ayresome

Ayresome :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Berwick Hills & Pallister

Berwick Hills & Pallister :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Brambles & Thorntree

Brambles & Thorntree :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Lewis | 759 | 46.5 |
| | Labour | Zafar Uddin | 712 | 43.6 |
| | Labour | Matthew Storey | 611 | 37.4 |
| | Independent | Haji Jabar | 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 | Ali Stephen | 112 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Coulby Newham

Coulby Newham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hemlington

Hemlington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kader

Kader :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Ladgate

Ladgate :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Linthorpe

Linthorpe :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Longlands & Beechwood

Longlands & Beechwood :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Marton East

Marton East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Marton West

Marton West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Newport

Newport :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### North Ormesby

North Ormesby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ashley Waters | 371 | 70.0 |
| | Labour | Lewis Young | 142 | 26.8 |
| | Conservative | Kerry Latham | 17 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Nunthorpe

Nunthorpe :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Park End & Beckfield

Park End & Beckfield :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Stainton & Thornton

Stainton & Thornton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Coupe | 618 | 80.4 |
| | Labour | James Sheldon | 151 | 19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Trimdon

Trimdon :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### Ladgate

Ladgate: 16 September 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,041 | 25.8 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 22.1 | |

### North Ormesby

North Ormesby: 16 December 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 140 | 60.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 231 | 13.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 16.9 | |

### Berwick Hills and Pallister

Berwick Hill and Pallister: 30 June 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 157 | 24.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 636 | 11.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 29.3 | |