Stockton-on-Tees Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · North East · 56 seats in 27 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour run Stockton-on-Tees Council as a minority administration. The council has 56 councillors in 27 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 26, Labour 22, Other 8. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Minority)

56 seats - 29 for a majority

Labour 22Conservative 26Other 8

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (53 seats in 26 wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour35.1%22

Conservative33.9%23

Other23.1%8

Green5.0%0

Reform2.7%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 56 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 26

3 short of the 29 needed for a majority

Closest result

Ingleby Barwick North

Conservative won the last seat by 3 votes over Ingleby Barwick Independent Society, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Eaglescliffe West

Conservative hold, 11 December 2025 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

62%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeOther

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 27 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Billingham Central Barry Woodhouse, Ann McCoy	4 May 2023 Labour 53.2% lead 33.4 pts
Billingham East Mick Stoker, Michelle Bendelow	4 May 2023 Labour 63.5% lead 44.5 pts
Billingham North Marc Besford, Clare Besford	4 May 2023 Labour 54.7% lead 17.1 pts
Billingham South Katie Zagoria, Paul Weston	4 May 2023 Labour 62.1% lead 44.3 pts
Billingham West & Wolviston David Reynard, Marcus Vickers	4 May 2023 Conservative 33.4% lead 8.1 pts
Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree Emily Tate, Hugo Stratton	4 May 2023 Conservative 62.8% lead 25.6 pts
Eaglescliffe East Jim Taylor, Stefan Houghton	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.9% lead 23.8 pts
Eaglescliffe West Diane Clarke, Stephen Dodds	4 May 2023 Conservative 56.5% lead 27.3 pts
Fairfield Jack Miller, Mohammed Mazi, Stephen Richardson	4 May 2023 Conservative 29.4% lead 10.9 pts
Grangefield Carol Clark	4 May 2023 Labour 62.6% lead 25.2 pts
Hardwick & Salters Lane Norma Stephenson, Nigel Cooke	4 May 2023 Labour 56.8% lead 27.4 pts
Hartburn Jason French, Lynn Hall, Niall Innes	22 June 2023 Conservative 56.5% lead 32.1 pts
Ingleby Barwick North Alan Watson, Sally Watson, Ted Strike	4 May 2023 Conservative 24.3% lead 0.7 pts
Ingleby Barwick South Kevin Faulks, Ross Patterson, Stefan Barnes	4 May 2023 Ingleby Barwick Independent Society 33.2% lead 7.4 pts
Mandale & Victoria Richard Eglington, Nathan Gale	4 May 2023 Labour 44.7% lead 13.4 pts
Newtown Marilyn Surtees	4 May 2023 Labour 74.4% lead 48.8 pts
Northern Parishes John Gardner, Vanessa Sewell	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.4% lead 19.9 pts
Norton Central Lisa Evans, Steve Nelson	4 May 2023 Labour 39.7% lead 20.1 pts
Norton North Hilary Vickers, Tony Riordan	4 May 2023 Conservative 55.2% lead 10.4 pts
Norton South Eileen Johnson, Robert Cook	4 May 2023 Labour 75.4% lead 50.8 pts
Ropner Shakeel Hussain, Sufi Mubeen	4 May 2023 Conservative 55.8% lead 11.6 pts
Roseworth Jim Beall, Barbara Inman	4 May 2023 Labour 69.3% lead 47.2 pts
Southern Villages Elsi Hampton	4 May 2023 Conservative 70.5% lead 41.0 pts
Stainsby Hill Ray Godwin, Sylvia Walmsley	4 May 2023 Thornaby Independent Association 58.8% lead 32.6 pts
Stockton Town Centre Pauline Beall, Paul Rowling	4 May 2023 Labour 60.5% lead 34.2 pts
Village Mick Moore, Ian Dalgarno	4 May 2023 Thornaby Independent Association 53.4% lead 28.0 pts
Yarm Dan Fagan, Andrew Sherris, John Coulson	4 May 2023 Conservative 37.9% lead 21.0 pts

Billingham Central

Ann McCoy LabourBarry Woodhouse Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour53.2%

Reform19.8%

Conservative16.7%

Green10.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ann McCoy Elected	Labour	826
Barry Woodhouse Elected	Labour	733
John Gerard McDermottroe	Reform	308
John William Graham Sharp	Conservative	259
Lynn Tunney	Conservative	242
Christine Stringer	Green	159

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Billingham East

Michelle Bendelow LabourMick Stoker Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour63.5%

Conservative19.0%

Green17.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michelle Bendelow Elected	Labour	781
Mick Stoker Elected	Labour	732
Margaret Carney	Conservative	233
Colin George Jeffrey	Green	215
Ian Geer	Conservative	207
David Pryce Stringer	Green	178

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Billingham North

Clare Besford LabourMarc Besford Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour54.7%

Conservative37.6%

Green7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Clare Gamble Elected	Labour	1,045
Marc Besford Elected	Labour	1,011
Kevin Barry	Conservative	718
Luke Stott	Conservative	593
Jess Hobson	Green	148

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Billingham South

Katie Zagoria LabourPaul Weston Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour62.1%

Conservative17.8%

Reform9.0%

Green7.7%

Independent3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Weston Elected	Labour	1,037
Katie Weston Elected	Labour	1,005
David Scott	Conservative	298
Joan Holdaway	Conservative	291
David Roger Spence	Reform	150
Kenneth Stringer	Green	129
Splendita Maria Lacey	Independent	56

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Billingham West & Wolviston

David Reynard ConservativeMarcus Vickers Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative33.4%

Independent25.3%

Labour21.9%

Independent19.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Reynard Elected	Conservative	838
Marcus Lennon Vickers Elected	Conservative	766
Helen Atkinson	Independent	634
Michael Smith	Labour	549
Daniel Forrest	Labour	524
Guy David Snead	Independent	485

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree

Emily Tate ConservativeHugo Stratton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative62.8%

Labour37.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hugo Thomas Stratton Elected	Conservative	1,288
Emily Anne Tate Elected	Conservative	1,227
John Cunningham	Labour	764
Stephen James Jennings	Labour	752

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Eaglescliffe East

Jim Taylor ConservativeStefan Houghton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative51.9%

Labour28.1%

Green20.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stefan Richard Houghton Elected	Conservative	1,258
Jim Taylor Elected	Conservative	1,101
Reginald Rowlinson	Labour	682
Kiran Singh	Green	484

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Eaglescliffe West

Diane Clarke ConservativeStephen Dodds Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative56.5%

Labour29.2%

Green7.9%

Reform6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Laura Tunney Elected	Conservative	1,204
Diane Clarke Elected	Conservative	1,140
Francis William Batchelor	Labour	623
James Clarke	Labour	494
Samuel Bradford	Green	168
Andrew Frederick Stephenson	Reform	135

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 11 December 2025

Conservative60.9%

Reform24.0%

Green7.6%

Labour7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen John Dodds Elected	Conservative	1,194	60.9%
Rick MacDonald	Reform	470	24.0%
Danny Reed	Green	150	7.6%
Frank William Saul	Labour	147	7.5%

Fairfield

Jack Miller ConservativeMohammed Mazi ConservativeStephen Richardson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative29.4%

Labour18.5%

Independent16.0%

Independent13.4%

Independent12.0%

Reform5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephen John Richardson Elected	Conservative	1,273
Alex Griffiths Elected	Conservative	1,219
Susan Maria Scott Elected	Conservative	1,183
Andrew Cunningham	Labour	801
Jack Conner James Johnson-Colmer	Labour	723
John George Hetherington Stephenson	Labour	712
Bill Woodhead	Independent	694
Maurice Perry	Independent	582
Laraine Ann Perry	Independent	519
Neil McCabe	Reform	242
Susan Thomas	Independent	108
Michael James Thomas	Independent	86
William Bell-Berry	Independent	30

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 19 September 2024 (2 seats)

Conservative54.0%

Labour22.1%

Reform14.4%

Independent4.6%

Green2.6%

Lib Dem1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jack Lewis Miller Elected	Conservative	1,291
Mohammed Mazi Elected	Conservative	1,181
Stephen James Jennings	Labour	528
Oli Hall	Labour	496
Neil McCabe	Reform	344
Steve Matthews	Reform	304
Charlton James Gibben	Independent	110
Samuel Bradford	Green	62
Mo Waqas	Lib Dem	45
Hadia Malik	Lib Dem	43
William Bell-Berry	Independent	11

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Grangefield

Carol Clark Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour62.6%

Conservative37.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carol Clark Elected	Labour	547	62.6%
Louisa Clarke	Conservative	327	37.4%

Hardwick & Salters Lane

Nigel Cooke LabourNorma Stephenson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour56.8%

Reform29.4%

Conservative13.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Norma Stephenson Elected	Labour	675
Nigel Cooke Elected	Labour	654
Craig Harker	Reform	349
Graham Harker	Reform	267
Maureen Merifield	Conservative	164
Judith Wellington	Conservative	160

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hartburn

Jason French ConservativeLynn Hall ConservativeNiall Innes Conservative

Last scheduled election, 22 June 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative56.5%

Labour24.4%

Green10.8%

Reform8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lynn Elizabeth Hall Elected	Conservative	1,788
Niall Innes Elected	Conservative	1,733
Jason John French Elected	Conservative	1,574
Christopher Coombs	Labour	771
Joanna Louise Tyler	Labour	681
Jess Hobson	Green	342
Andrew Michael Elliott	Reform	264
Andrew Frederick Stephenson	Reform	169
Kiran Singh	Green	134
Jason Walter Jordan	Green	131

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ingleby Barwick North

Alan Watson ConservativeSally Watson ConservativeTed Strike Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative24.3%

Independent23.6%

Ingleby Barwick Independent Society22.9%

Labour18.3%

Green9.3%

Independent1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sally Ann Watson Elected	Conservative	874
Ted Strike Elected	Independent	848
Alan Watson Elected	Conservative	827
Patricia Mary Faulks	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	824
Jason Stephen Keith Foreman	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	681
Elizabeth Anne Wood	Labour	658
Jenny Rutland	Conservative	650
Jean Patricia Kirby	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	583
Stephen James Harland	Green	333
Angela French	Independent	57

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ingleby Barwick South

Kevin Faulks Ingleby Barwick Independent SocietyRoss Patterson Ingleby Barwick Independent SocietyStefan Barnes Ingleby Barwick Independent Society

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Ingleby Barwick Independent Society33.2%

Conservative25.8%

Labour17.9%

Green10.0%

Independent7.2%

Reform3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kevin Charles Faulks Elected	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	1,203
Stefan Barnes Elected	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	1,174
Ross Patterson Elected	Ingleby Barwick Independent Society	1,111
Michelle Elizabeth Fryer	Conservative	935
Stuart John Davies	Conservative	880
Kevin Mark Nicholas	Labour	648
David Peter Hobson	Green	361
James Alexander Irwin	Conservative	317
Zoe Eleanor Mathers	Independent	262
Tony Ellison	Reform	124
Erica Patrica Clough	Independent	54
Michael Williamson	Independent	36

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Mandale & Victoria

Nathan Gale LabourRichard Eglington Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour44.7%

Thornaby Independent Association31.3%

Conservative13.3%

Independent10.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Francis Eglington Elected	Labour	728
Nathan Adam Gale Elected	Labour	621
Steve Walmsley	Thornaby Independent Association	509
Tina Large	Thornaby Independent Association	488
Lewis Martin Donegan	Conservative	216
Luke John Frost	Independent	174
Tony Hampton	Conservative	154

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Newtown

Marilyn Surtees Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour74.4%

Conservative25.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Marilyn Surtees Elected	Labour	348	74.4%
Lesley Anne Riordan	Conservative	120	25.6%

Northern Parishes

John Gardner ConservativeVanessa Sewell Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative47.4%

Independent27.5%

Labour25.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John David Gardner Elected	Conservative	938
Vanessa Jane Sewell Elected	Conservative	934
Steve Matthews	Independent	545
Mark Colin McCarthy	Labour	496

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Norton Central

Lisa Evans LabourSteve Nelson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour39.7%

Independent19.6%

Conservative17.9%

Independent13.1%

Independent9.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Nelson Elected	Labour	719
Lisa Jane Evans Elected	Labour	625
Tomo Thompson	Independent	355
Tony Maxwell	Conservative	325
Ann Marie Young	Conservative	314
Helen Deehan	Independent	238
Ethan Joshua McGlade	Independent	174

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Norton North

Hilary Vickers ConservativeTony Riordan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative55.2%

Labour44.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hilary Vickers Elected	Conservative	1,408
Tony Riordan Elected	Conservative	1,400
David Wilburn	Labour	1,143
Norma Wilburn	Labour	1,134

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Norton South

Eileen Johnson LabourRobert Cook Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour75.4%

Conservative24.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bob Cook Elected	Labour	931
Eileen Johnson Elected	Labour	904
Geoffrey Nightscales	Conservative	303
David John Smith	Conservative	291

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ropner

Shakeel Hussain ConservativeSufi Mubeen Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative55.8%

Labour44.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Shakeel Hussain Elected	Conservative	934
Sufi Mubeen Elected	Conservative	876
Mohammed Javed	Labour	739
Kerri Prince	Labour	721

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Roseworth

Barbara Inman LabourJim Beall Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour69.3%

Conservative22.1%

Reform8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jim Beall Elected	Labour	863
Barbara Inman Elected	Labour	844
Marie Smailes	Conservative	275
Jacky Bright	Conservative	253
Martin Andrew Walker	Reform	107

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Southern Villages

Elsi Hampton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative70.5%

Labour29.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elsi Hampton Elected	Conservative	548	70.5%
Gail Andrea Chandler	Labour	229	29.5%

Stainsby Hill

Ray Godwin Thornaby Independent AssociationSylvia Walmsley Thornaby Independent Association

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Thornaby Independent Association58.8%

Labour26.2%

Conservative15.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sylvia May Walmsley Elected	Thornaby Independent Association	932
Ray Godwin Elected	Thornaby Independent Association	900
Ben Lamb	Labour	415
Zac Joseph Curtis Higginbotham	Labour	405
John Michael Dent	Conservative	237
Sarah Louise Dent	Conservative	221

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stockton Town Centre

Paul Rowling LabourPauline Beall Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour60.5%

Conservative26.3%

Independent13.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Pauline Beall Elected	Labour	731
Paul Rowling Elected	Labour	629
Allison Kendra Williams	Conservative	318
Mohamed Mazi	Conservative	286
Alan Hardy	Independent	160

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Village

Ian Dalgarno Thornaby Independent AssociationMick Moore Thornaby Independent Association

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Thornaby Independent Association53.4%

Conservative25.4%

Labour21.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mick Moore Elected	Thornaby Independent Association	806
Ian John Dalgarno Elected	Thornaby Independent Association	783
Julie Cooper	Conservative	383
Paul Adrian Jenkins	Labour	321
Tim Cunniffe	Conservative	305
Daniel Michael Smith	Labour	281

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Yarm

Andrew Sherris ConservativeDan Fagan ConservativeJohn Coulson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative37.9%

Labour16.9%

Independent16.9%

Independent15.7%

Green12.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew Bickers Liddell Sherris Elected	Conservative	1,805
Dan Fagan Elected	Conservative	1,612
John Herbert Coulson Elected	Conservative	1,575
John Charles Butler	Labour	803
Pamela Smailes	Independent	802
Barbara Wegg	Independent	748
Jason Walter Jordan	Green	600

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
11 December 2025	Eaglescliffe West	Conservative hold	61.0%
19 September 2024	Fairfield	Conservative hold	54.0%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Stockton North	50%	Labour	Labour 40%
Stockton West	41%	Conservative	Conservative 40%
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East	9%	Labour	Labour 40%

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 Stockton-on-Tees

196,590 residents in 83,755 households

Voted Leave in 2016

62% 10 above GB

Degree or higher

30% 4 below GB

No qualifications

19% 1 above GB

Own their home

66% 5 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

16% 1 below GB

Rent privately

17% 3 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

23% 1 above 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.