Middlesbrough Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · North East · 46 seats in 20 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Middlesbrough has a directly elected Labour mayor. Labour hold 24 of the 46 council seats. The council has 46 councillors in 20 wards. Seats by party: Labour 24, Other 15, Conservative 4, Reform 2, Lib Dem 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour mayor

46 seats - 24 for a majority

Reform 2Labour 24Conservative 4Lib Dem 1Other 15

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Reform +2 Labour −1 Lib Dem −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (46 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Other44.0%15

Labour31.3%25

Conservative15.0%4

Lib Dem7.4%2

Green2.3%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 46 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 24

majority of 2; 24 needed

Closest result

Acklam

Labour won the last seat by 7 votes over Lib Dem, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Nunthorpe

Reform gain from Lib Dem, 4 December 2025 (6 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

66%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 20 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Acklam Luke Henman, Tom Livingstone	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 40.4% lead 10.4 pts
Ayresome Jackie Young, Janet Thompson	4 May 2023 Labour 47.1% lead 20.6 pts
Berwick Hills & Pallister Donna Jones, Ian Blades, Julia Cooke	4 May 2023 Labour 28.7% lead 3.8 pts
Brambles & Thorntree Jack Banks, Stella Tranter, Graham Wilson	4 May 2023 Labour 28.0% lead 2.9 pts
Central Lewis Young, Linda Lewis, Zafar Uddin	4 May 2023 Labour 55.3% lead 37.9 pts
Coulby Newham Luke Mason, David Branson, Jo Nicholson	4 May 2023 Labour 31.0% lead 2.0 pts
Hemlington Tom Mohan, Nicky Walker	4 May 2023 Labour 49.2% lead 32.8 pts
Kader Jim Platt, Sharon Platt	4 May 2023 Independent 35.0% lead 7.9 pts
Ladgate Luke Hurst, Tony Grainge	4 May 2023 Independent 41.9% lead 13.8 pts
Linthorpe Naweed Hussain, Philippa Storey	4 May 2023 Labour 55.9% lead 25.2 pts
Longlands & Beechwood Peter Gavigan, Mary Nugent, Joan McTigue	4 May 2023 Labour 32.3% lead 4.2 pts
Marton East Dorothy Davison, Jason McConnell	4 May 2023 Independent 36.0% lead 4.5 pts
Marton West Ian Morrish, David Jackson	4 May 2023 Independent 27.7% lead 0.5 pts
Newport Jill Ewan, John Kabuye, Anne Romaine	4 May 2023 Labour 53.6% lead 34.6 pts
North Ormesby Jan Ryles	4 May 2023 Labour 54.1% lead 15.2 pts
Nunthorpe Mieka Smiles, Joanne Rush	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 31.0% lead 1.1 pts
Park Edward Clynch, Theo Furness, Julia Rostron	4 May 2023 Labour 39.7% lead 25.0 pts
Park End & Beckfield Brian Hubbard, Stephen Hill, Michael Saunders	4 May 2023 Independent 28.7% lead 1.4 pts
Stainton & Thornton David Coupe	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.0% lead 8.0 pts
Trimdon Dennis McCabe, Christine Cooper	4 May 2023 Independent 35.8% lead 8.4 pts

Acklam

Luke Henman LabourTom Livingstone Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem40.4%

Labour30.0%

Independent12.9%

Independent10.4%

Conservative6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tom Livingstone Elected	Lib Dem	867
Sheila Dean Elected	Labour	644
Jon Carey	Lib Dem	637
Luke Henman	Labour	566
Eric Polano	Independent	276
Peter Welsh	Independent	224
Keith Barton	Conservative	134

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 4 July 2024

Labour38.9%

Lib Dem31.0%

Independent17.0%

Conservative13.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Luke Henman Elected	Labour	1,067	38.9%
Mark Brown	Lib Dem	850	31.0%
Jules Nicholson	Independent	466	17.0%
Eric Charles Phillips	Conservative	361	13.2%

Ayresome

Jackie Young IndependentJanet Thompson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour47.1%

Independent26.5%

Conservative18.2%

Lib Dem8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Antony High Elected	Labour	611
Janet Thompson Elected	Labour	457
Andrew Hill	Independent	344
Pam Biswas	Conservative	236
Sophie Drumm	Lib Dem	107

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 17 August 2023

Independent35.7%

Labour33.0%

Lib Dem22.6%

Conservative4.5%

Green3.6%

Independent0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jackie Young Elected	Independent	318	35.7%
Mick Thompson	Labour	294	33.0%
Claire Brent	Lib Dem	201	22.6%
Sajid Hussain	Conservative	40	4.5%
Matthew Harris	Green	32	3.6%
Jon Rathmell	Independent	5	0.6%

Berwick Hills & Pallister

Donna Jones IndependentIan Blades LabourJulia Cooke Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour28.7%

Independent24.9%

Independent22.0%

Independent19.3%

Conservative5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ian Blades Elected	Labour	451
Julia Cooke Elected	Labour	416
Donna Jones Elected	Independent	391
Steven James	Independent	346
Mick Thompson	Labour	336
Anna Walker	Independent	303
Alan Blyth	Conservative	82

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brambles & Thorntree

Graham Wilson IndependentJack Banks LabourStella Tranter Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour28.0%

Independent25.1%

Independent19.7%

Independent16.2%

Conservative7.6%

Green3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stella Tranter Elected	Labour	364
Jack Banks Elected	Labour	362
Graham Wilson Elected	Independent	326
Paul Mcgrath	Labour	319
Karl Simon Gallienne	Independent	256
Monty Towers	Independent	211
Peter Longstaff	Conservative	99
Becky Tyndall	Green	43

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Central

Lewis Young LabourLinda Lewis LabourZafar Uddin Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour55.3%

Independent17.4%

Conservative11.5%

Green8.2%

Lib Dem7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Linda Lewis Elected	Labour	1,053
Matt Storey Elected	Labour	925
Zafar Uddin Elected	Labour	876
Jackie Young	Independent	331
Peter Bradburn	Conservative	218
Ian Stewart Sturrock	Green	156
Ian Jones	Lib Dem	145

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 4 July 2024

Labour60.5%

Conservative18.1%

Independent13.5%

Lib Dem7.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lewis Young Elected	Labour	1,644	60.5%
Sajid Hussain	Conservative	491	18.1%
Keith Young	Independent	366	13.5%
Ian Jones	Lib Dem	216	7.9%

Coulby Newham

David Branson LabourJo Nicholson LabourLuke Mason Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour31.0%

Conservative29.0%

Independent18.8%

Independent7.4%

Green7.2%

Independent6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Branson Elected	Labour	899
Luke Mason Elected	Conservative	840
Jo Nicholson Elected	Labour	706
Geoff Nicholson	Labour	673
Shamal Biswas	Conservative	566
Stefan Walker	Independent	544
Raymond Michael Sands	Independent	214
Barry Jobson	Green	209
Anna Katherine Whitmore	Independent	193

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hemlington

Nicky Walker LabourTom Mohan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour49.2%

Independent16.4%

Independent14.4%

Conservative12.1%

Independent7.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jeanette Ann Walker Elected	Labour	620
Nicky Walker Elected	Labour	577
Allan Bell	Independent	207
Chris Lovell	Independent	181
Sajid Hussain	Conservative	153
Val Beadnall	Conservative	145
Howard Thompson	Independent	99

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 24 October 2024

Labour53.1%

Conservative31.6%

Independent6.9%

Workers Party of Britain5.9%

Lib Dem2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Mohan Elected	Labour	422	53.1%
Lewis James Melvin	Conservative	251	31.6%
Barrie Cooper	Independent	55	6.9%
Mehmoona Mirsab Ameen	Workers Party of Britain	47	5.9%
Chris Henderson	Lib Dem	20	2.5%

Kader

Jim Platt IndependentSharon Platt Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent35.0%

Independent27.1%

Labour19.9%

Conservative10.5%

Lib Dem7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jim Platt Elected	Independent	944
Sharon Platt Elected	Independent	732
Vic Walkington	Labour	537
Dominic Curtis	Conservative	284
Catherine Tina Lyon	Conservative	241
Michael Lawrence Livingstone	Lib Dem	200

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ladgate

Luke Hurst ConservativeTony Grainge Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent41.9%

Conservative28.1%

Labour25.4%

Lib Dem4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tony Grainge Elected	Independent	605
Luke Hurst Elected	Conservative	406
Tom Mohan	Labour	367
Gemma Rushton	Labour	352
Sally Ann Middleton	Lib Dem	66

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Linthorpe

Naweed Hussain LabourPhilippa Storey Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour55.9%

Independent30.7%

Lib Dem6.8%

Conservative6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Philippa Storey Elected	Labour	975
Naweed Hussain Elected	Labour	823
John King	Independent	535
Paul Michael Hamilton	Lib Dem	118
George Robert Pugh	Conservative	116
Oliver Connett	Conservative	114

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Longlands & Beechwood

Joan McTigue IndependentMary Nugent LabourPeter Gavigan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour32.3%

Independent28.1%

Independent17.5%

Independent10.0%

Conservative8.1%

Lib Dem3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mary Nugent Elected	Labour	647
Peter Gavigan Elected	Labour	572
Joan McTigue Elected	Independent	563
Sharon Sewell	Labour	491
Jacqueline Fovargue	Independent	350
Amjad Hossain	Independent	200
Nathaniel James Tumilty	Conservative	163
Stephen Smith	Conservative	156
Nana Livingstone	Lib Dem	79

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Marton East

Dorothy Davison IndependentJason McConnell Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent36.0%

Independent31.5%

Labour15.4%

Conservative13.6%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dorothy Davison Elected	Independent	784
Jason Patrick McConnell Elected	Independent	685
Mark O'Donnell	Labour	336
Firas Soudani	Conservative	295
Peter Symon	Conservative	261
Alma Hellaoui	Labour	247
Roger William Paul	Lib Dem	75

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Marton West

David Jackson IndependentIan Morrish Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent27.7%

Independent27.2%

Conservative24.0%

Labour13.8%

Lib Dem7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ian Morrish Elected	Independent	612
David Jackson Elected	Independent	603
Andy Murphy-Brown	Conservative	531
Paul Austin	Conservative	468
Philip Ewan	Labour	306
Joanna Anna Paul	Lib Dem	161

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Newport

Anne Romaine LabourJill Ewan LabourJohn Kabuye Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour53.6%

Independent19.0%

Green10.5%

Conservative10.2%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Kabuye Elected	Labour	919
Jill Ewan Elected	Labour	911
Anne Romaine Elected	Labour	856
Barrie Cooper	Independent	326
David Francis Revett	Green	180
Joyce Pugh	Conservative	174
Dinesh Maddula	Lib Dem	115

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

North Ormesby

Jan Ryles Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour54.1%

Independent38.9%

Conservative7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jan Ryles Elected	Labour	224	54.1%
Steve McCulloch	Independent	161	38.9%
David Morgan	Conservative	29	7.0%

Nunthorpe

Joanne Rush ReformMieka Smiles Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem31.0%

Conservative29.9%

Independent16.0%

Independent14.5%

Labour8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Morgan McClintock Elected	Lib Dem	712
Mieka Smiles Elected	Conservative	687
Tom Bailey	Lib Dem	509
Martin Lyon	Conservative	397
Wade Tovey	Independent	367
Jon Rathmell	Independent	333
David Drumm	Labour	196
Julie McGee	Labour	126

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 4 December 2025

Reform35.8%

Lib Dem35.0%

Conservative20.9%

Green5.0%

Labour3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joanne Rush Elected	Reform	563	35.8%
Adrian Walker	Lib Dem	550	35.0%
Martin Lyon	Conservative	328	20.9%
Sam Boardman	Green	79	5.0%
Richard Lewis	Labour	52	3.3%

Park

Edward Clynch LabourJulia Rostron LabourTheo Furness Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour39.7%

Independent14.7%

Independent13.9%

Independent10.7%

Green8.8%

Conservative8.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Theo Furness Elected	Labour	1,240
Julia Rostron Elected	Labour	1,191
Edward Clynch Elected	Labour	1,126
Chris McIntyre	Independent	460
Frances McIntyre	Independent	435
Eddie Ndhlovu	Independent	335
Matthew Harris	Green	274
Valerie Symon	Conservative	264
Jack Thomas Stoker	Lib Dem	119

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Park End & Beckfield

Brian Hubbard IndependentMichael Saunders IndependentStephen Hill Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent28.7%

Independent27.3%

Independent25.5%

Labour14.7%

Conservative3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Brian Hubbard Elected	Independent	640
Mick Saunders Elected	Independent	609
Stephen Hill Elected	Independent	568
Chris Williamson	Labour	328
Eddie Dryden	Labour	261
Jai Caisley	Labour	249
Margaret Blyth	Conservative	82
Ryan Howes	Conservative	58

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stainton & Thornton

David Coupe Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative54.0%

Labour46.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Philip Coupe Elected	Conservative	625	54.0%
Jack Paul McKenna	Labour	533	46.0%

Trimdon

Christine Cooper ReformDennis McCabe Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent35.8%

Independent27.4%

Labour25.1%

Conservative11.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dennis McCabe Elected	Independent	673
Christine Cooper Elected	Independent	515
Christina Harris	Labour	472
James Robert Watson	Labour	364
Scott Symon	Conservative	220

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Trimdon	Christine Cooper	Independent 2023	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

6 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
4 December 2025	Nunthorpe	Reform gain from Lib Dem	36.0%
24 October 2024	Hemlington	Labour hold	53.1%
19 July 2024	Acklam	Labour hold
19 July 2024	Central	Labour hold
17 August 2023	Ayresome	Independent gain from Labour
1 July 2022	Berwick Hills	Labour gain from Independent

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	64%	Labour	Labour 40%
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	36%	Labour	Labour 37%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Middlesbrough

143,922 residents in 60,268 households

Voted Leave in 2016

66% 14 above GB

Degree or higher

26% 8 below GB

No qualifications

24% 6 above GB

Own their home

55% 6 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

23% 6 above GB

Rent privately

21% 1 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

34% 3 above GB

Aged 65 and over

21% 1 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.