2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election

The 2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 56 members of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, a unitary authority which straddles the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.[1]

2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
4 May 2023
All 56 seats on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Tony Riordan Bob Cook Sylvia Walmsley
Party Conservative Labour Thornaby Independent Association
Last election 14 24 7
Seats before 16 24 6
Seats after 23 22 4
Seat change Increase9 Decrease2 Decrease3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Kevin Faulks n/a n/a
Party Ingleby Barwick Independent Society Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 3 6 2
Seats before 3 6[lower-alpha 1] 1
Seats after 3 1 0
Seat change Steady Decrease5 Decrease1
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
Leader before election

Bob Cook
Labour
No overall control

 Leader after election

Bob Cook
Labour
No overall control

The council remained under no overall control after the election, being led by a Labour minority administration.

Overview

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control with Labour the largest party.[2]

New ward boundaries were drawn up for the election by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The overall number of councillors stayed the same at 56.[3]

The election for the three seats in Hartburn ward was postponed to 22 June 2023 following the death of a candidate.[4]

The council remained under no overall control after the but the Conservatives overtook Labour to become the largest party, in a result which went against the national trend for the 2023 elections.[5][6]

At the annual council meeting on 24 May 2023 following the election, the two small parties of the Thornaby Independent Association and the Ingleby Barwick Independent Society voted with Labour to allow the minority Labour administration led by Bob Cook to continue to run the council.[7]

New councillor Shakeel Hussain was elected as a Conservative but was then prevented from sitting with the Conservative group pending an investigation into alleged social media posts.[8]

Summary

Election result
2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 56 26 Increase 12 46.4 43.0 42,338 +9.8
  Labour 47 22 Decrease 2 39.3 33.6 33,058 +1.0
  Thornaby Independent Association 6 4 Decrease 3 7.1 4.5 4,418 –3.1
  Ingleby Barwick Independent Society 6 3 Steady 5.4 5.7 5,573 –1.4
  Independent 22 1 Decrease 5 1.8 7.8 7,647 –1.3
  Green 13 0 Steady 0.0 3.4 3,382 +2.8
  Reform UK 10 0 Steady 0.0 2.1 2,115 N/A

The Liberal Democrats also lost two seats, but is not shown in the above table as they did not stand any candidates at this election.

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with asterisks(*) indicating sitting councillors standing for re-election. Some are not standing in their previous wards:[9][10]

Billingham Central
Billingham Central ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann May McCoy* 826
Labour Barry Woodhouse* 733
Reform UK John Gerard McDermottroe 308
Conservative John Sharp 259
Conservative Lynn Tunney 242
Green Christine Stringer 159
Turnout 25.30
Registered electors 5,421
Labour hold
Labour hold

Billingham East
Billingham East ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michelle Diane Bendelow 781
Labour Michael Nicholas Stoker*
(Mick Stoker) 		732
Conservative Margaret Carney 233
Green Colin George Jeffrey 215
Conservative Ian Geer 207
Green David Pryce Stringer 178
Turnout 24.28
Registered electors 5,095
Labour hold
Labour hold

Billingham North
Billingham North ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clare Michelle Gamble* 1,045
Labour Marc Graham Besford 1,011
Conservative Kevin Barry 718
Conservative Luke Stott 593
Green Jessica Ruth Hobson
(Jess Hobson)		 148
Turnout 35.58
Registered electors 5,216
Labour hold
Labour hold

Billingham North had been a three seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Billingham South
Billingham South ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Weston* 1,037
Labour Katie Doreen Weston 1,005
Conservative David Scott 298
Conservative Joan Holdaway 291
Reform UK David Roger Spence 150
Green Kenneth Stringer 129
Independent Splendita Maria Lacey 56
Turnout 27.70
Registered electors 5,661
Labour hold
Labour hold

Billingham West & Wolviston
Billingham West & Wolviston ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Reynard 838
Conservative Marcus Lennon Vickers 766
Independent Helen Atkinson* 634
Labour Michael Smith*
(Mike Smith)		 549
Labour Daniel Adam Forrest 524
Independent Guy David Snead 485
Turnout 41.52
Registered electors 4,754
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree
Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hugo Thomas Stratton* 1,288
Conservative Emily Anne Tate 1,227
Labour John Cunningham 764
Labour Stephen James Jennings 752
Turnout 42.69
Registered electors 4,870
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Eaglescliffe East
Eaglescliffe East ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stefan Richard Houghton* 1,258
Conservative James Edward Taylor
(Jim Taylor) 		1,101
Labour Reginald Rowlinson 682
Green Kiran Singh 484
Turnout 42.22
Registered electors 4,702
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eaglescliffe West
Eaglescliffe West ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laura Tunney 1,204
Conservative Diane Clarke 1,140
Labour Francis William Batchelor 623
Labour James Clarke 494
Green Samuel Ernest Bradford 168
Reform UK Andrew Frederick Stephenson 135
Turnout 40.70
Registered electors 4,934
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Fairfield
Fairfield ward (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen John Richardson* 1,273
Conservative Alexander Mitchell Rowe Griffiths
(Alex Griffiths) 		1,219
Conservative Susan Maria Scott 1,183
Labour Andrew Cunningham 801
Labour Jack Conner James Johnson-Colmer 723
Labour John George Hetherington Stephenson 712
Independent William Woodhead*
(Bill Woodhead)		 694
Independent Maurice Perry* 582
Independent Laraine Ann Perry 519
Reform UK Neil McCabe 242
Independent Susan Thomas 108
Independent Michael James Thomas 86
Independent William Bell-Berry 30
Turnout 41.40
Registered electors 7,032
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative win (new seat)

Fairfield had been a two seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Grangefield
Grangefield ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol Clark* 547
Conservative Louisa Anne Clarke 327
Turnout 35.4
Registered electors 2,486
Labour hold Swing

Grangefield had been a two seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Hardwick & Salters Lane
Hardwick & Salters Lane ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norma Stephenson* 675
Labour Nigel Anthony Cooke* 654
Reform UK Craig Harker 349
Reform UK Graham Harker 267
Conservative Maureen Merifield 164
Conservative Judith Wellington 160
Turnout 22.6
Registered electors 5,399
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hartburn
Hartburn (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynn Elizabeth Hall 1,788 64.4
Conservative Niall Bell Innes 1,773 63.8
Conservative Jason John French 1,574 56.7
Labour Christopher Coombs 771 27.8
Labour Joanna Louise Tyler 681 24.5
Green Jessica Hobson 342 12.3
Reform UK Andrew Michael Elliott 264 9.5
Reform UK Andrew Frederick Stephenson 169 6.1
Green Kiran Singh 134 4.8
Green Jason Jordan 131 4.7
Turnout 2,777 40.15
Registered electors 6,930
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

The election for Hartburn ward was postponed to 22 June 2023 following the death of one of the Reform UK candidates, Mike Elliott.[11]

Ingleby Barwick North
Ingleby Barwick North ward (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sally Ann Watson* 874
Independent Edward Albert Strike*
(Ted Strike) 		848
Conservative Alan Watson* 827
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society Patricia Mary Faulks 824
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society Jason Stephen Keith Foreman 681
Labour Elizabeth Anne Wood 658
Conservative Jennifer Anne Rutland 650
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society Jean Patricia Kirby 583
Green Stephen James Harland 333
Independent Angela French 57
Turnout 29.01
Registered electors 8,398
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ingleby Barwick South
Ingleby Barwick South ward (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society Kevin Charles Faulks* 1,203
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society Michael Stefan Barnes 1,171
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society Ross Patterson* 1,111
Conservative James Alexander Irwin 1,017
Conservative Michelle Elizabeth Fryer 935
Conservative Stuart John Davies 880
Labour Kevin Mark Nicholas 648
Green David Peter Hobson 361
Independent Zoe Eleanor Mathers 262
Reform UK Anthony William Ellison
(Tony Ellison)		 124
Independent Erica Patricia Clough 54
Independent Michael Williamson 36
Turnout 34.68
Registered electors 8,259
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society win (new seat)
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society win (new seat)
Ingleby Barwick Independent Society win (new seat)

Mandale & Victoria
Mandale & Victoria ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Francis Eglington 728
Labour Nathan Adam Gale 621
Thornaby Independent Association Stephen Francis Walmsley*
(Steve Walmsley)		 509
Thornaby Independent Association Christina Elsie Large*
(Tina Large)		 488
Conservative Lewis Martin Donegan 216
Independent Luke John Frost* 174
Conservative Anthony Hampton
(Tony Hampton)		 154
Turnout 27.60
Registered electors 5,688
Labour gain from Thornaby Independent Association
Labour gain from Thornaby Independent Association

Mandale & Victoria had been a three seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Newtown
Newtown ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marilyn Margaret Surtees* 348
Conservative Lesley Anne Riordan 120
Turnout 19.3
Registered electors 2,455
Labour hold Swing

Newtown had been a two seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Northern Parishes
Northern Parishes ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John David Gardner* 938
Conservative Vanessa Jane Sewell 934
Independent Stephen David Matthews*
(Steve Matthews)		 545
Labour Mark Colin McCarthy 496
Turnout 34.26
Registered electors 1,766
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Northern Parishes had been a one seat ward prior to the new boundaries which came into effect for this election.

Norton Central
Norton Central ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steven l'Anson Nelson*
(Steve Nelson) 		719
Labour Lisa Jane Evans* 625
Independent Peter Mark Kirton Thompson
(Tomo Thompson)		 355
Conservative George Anthony Maxwell
(Tony Maxwell)		 325
Conservative Ann Marie Young 314
Independent Helen Deehan 238
Independent Ethan Joshua McGlade 174
Turnout 31
Registered electors 4,743
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Norton North
Norton North ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Vickers* 1,408
Conservative Anthony Riordan*
(Tony Riordan) 		1,400
Labour David Matthew Wilburn 1,143
Labour Norma Margaret Wilburn 1,134
Turnout 51.1
Registered electors 5,080
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Norton South
Norton South ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Cook*
(Bob Cook) 		931
Labour Eileen Johnson* 904
Conservative Geoffrey Nightscales 303
Conservative David John Smith 291
Turnout 27.7
Registered electors 4,626
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ropner
Ropner ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shakeel Hussain 934
Conservative Muhammad Mubeen
(Sufi Mubeen) 		876
Labour Mohammed Javed* 739
Labour Kerri-Anne Prince
(Kerri Prince)		 721
Turnout 33.7
Registered electors 5,129
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Roseworth
Roseworth ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Beall*
(Jim Beall) 		863
Labour Barbara Inman* 844
Conservative Marie Smailes 275
Conservative Jacqueline Anne Bright*
(Jacky Bright)		 253
Reform UK Martin Andrew Walker 107
Turnout 22.3
Registered electors 5,716
Labour hold
Labour hold

Southern Villages
Southern Villages ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elsi Hampton 548
Labour Gail Andrea Chandler 229
Turnout 42.0
Registered electors 1,864
Conservative win (new seat)

Stainsby Hill
Stainsby Hill ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thornaby Independent Association Sylvia May Walmsley* 932
Thornaby Independent Association Raymond Godwin*
(Ray Godwin) 		900
Labour Benjamin John Lamb
(Ben Lamb)		 415
Labour Zac Joseph Curtis Higginbotham 405
Conservative John Michael Dent 237
Conservative Sarah Louise Dent 221
Turnout 29.2
Registered electors 5,557
Thornaby Independent Association hold
Thornaby Independent Association hold

Stockton Town Centre
Stockton Town Centre ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Beall* 731
Labour Paul Rowling 629
Conservative Allison Kendra Williams 318
Conservative Mohamed Marouf
(Mohamed Mazi)		 286
Independent Alan Hardy 160
Turnout 23.4
Registered electors 4,953
Labour hold
Labour hold

Village
Village ward (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thornaby Independent Association Michael Moore*
(Mick Moore) 		806
Thornaby Independent Association Ian John Dalgarno* 783
Conservative Julia Dawn Cooper
(Julie Cooper)		 383
Labour Paul Adrian Jenkins 321
Conservative Timothy David Cunniffe
(Tim Cunniffe)		 305
Labour Daniel Michael Smith 281
Turnout 27.7
Registered electors 5,452
Thornaby Independent Association hold
Thornaby Independent Association hold

Yarm
Yarm ward (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Bickers Liddell Sherris* 1,805
Conservative Daniel John Fagan*
(Dan Fagan) 		1,612
Conservative John Herbert Coulson 1,575
Labour John Charles Butler 803
Independent Pamela Smailes 802
Independent Barbara Wegg 748
Green Jason Walter Jordan 600
Turnout 38.8
Registered electors 7,893
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

References
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