Middlesbrough,colloquially known as Boro,is a port town in North Yorkshire,England. Lying to the south of the River Tees,Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside built-up area and the Tees Valley. It is located 41 miles (66 km) south of Newcastle upon Tyne,43 miles (69 km) north of York,66 miles (106 km) north-west of Leeds,and 217 miles (349 km) north of London. With a population of 148,215 recorded in 2021,Middlesbrough is one of the largest settlements in North East England.
Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority. It is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire,England,and is located 7 miles (11 km) east of Middlesbrough.
Teesside is a built-up area around the River Tees in North East England,split between County Durham and North Yorkshire. The area contains the towns of Middlesbrough,Stockton-on-Tees,Billingham,Redcar,Thornaby-on-Tees,and Ingleby Barwick. Teesside's economy was once dominated by heavy manufacturing until deindustrialisation in the latter half of the 20th century. Chemical production continues to contribute significantly to Teesside's economy.
Tees Valley is a combined authority area in North East England,around the lower River Tees. The area is not a geographical valley;the local term for the valley is Teesdale. The combined authority covers five council areas:Darlington,Hartlepool,Middlesbrough,Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees.
Teesside Park is a retail and leisure park in Thornaby-on-Tees,built in 1988. Located just off the A66 near the A66/A19 interchange,it is split between the unitary authorities of Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough with the line of the Old River Tees,which runs down the middle of the development,forming the boundary between the two authorities. The development has a central building that was constructed in 2008.
The Teesside Development Corporation was a government-backed development corporation that was established in 1987 to fund and manage regeneration projects in the former county of Cleveland in North East England.
Ian Cameron Swales is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Redcar in England. He is the only person ever to gain a North East Region Commons seat for the Liberal Democrats. Swales took Redcar from Labour incumbent Vera Baird for the Liberal Democrats at the 2010 general election,with a 21.8% swing. Swales added over 10,000 votes to his 2005 general election total. This was the biggest swing against any Labour candidate in the election and was also biggest majority overcome by any Liberal Democrat,until the 2022 Tiverton and Honiton by-election. He stood down at the 2015 general election.
Alexander Cunningham is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton North from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party,he was Shadow Minister for Courts and Sentencing from 2020 to 2024.
The North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) is an economic cluster developed in accordance with Michael Porter's theories and strategies regarding industrial clusters. The chemistry-using sectors in North East England,where more than 1,400 businesses are headquartered in the industry's supply chain,formed this Process Industry Cluster. In the north-east of England,the industry employs approximately 35,000 direct workers and around 190,000 indirect workers,who collectively account for more than one-third of the area's industrial economy. Companies in the cluster produce 35% of the pharmaceuticals and 50% of the petrochemicals used in the UK,making this area the only net exporter of goods from the country. The area has more than £13 billion in exports.
Andrew Joseph McDonald is a British Labour Party politician and solicitor serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East since 2012.
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees,which straddles the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire in England. Since 1996 the council has been a unitary authority,being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. It therefore provides services including Council Tax billing,libraries,social services,town planning,waste collection and disposal,and it is a local education authority. Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority,which has been led by the directly elected Tees Valley Mayor since 2017.
Wynyard is a garden village in County Durham,England.
The Materials Processing Institute is a research centre serving organisations that work in advanced materials,low-carbon energy and the circular economy. The Institute is based in Tees Valley in the northeast of England.
Ben Houchen,Baron Houchen of High Leven,is a British Conservative politician and life peer. He has been Tees Valley Mayor since 2017,winning the inaugural mayoral election in the combined authority. Houchen was re-elected in 2021 and won a third term in 2024.
The 2021 Tees Valley mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the Tees Valley Mayor on the same day as other local elections across the country. The mayor was elected by the supplementary vote. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paul Daniel Williams is a British general practitioner (GP) and former Labour Party politician,who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton South from 2017 to 2019,when he lost his seat to the Conservative candidate Matt Vickers in the 2019 general election. In May 2021,Williams stood as the Labour Party candidate in the 2021 Hartlepool by-election but lost to the Conservative candidate Jill Mortimer.
Jacob Young is a former British Conservative Party politician and served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up from 18 September 2023,until losing his seat in July 2024. He previously served as Assistant Government Whip between September 2022 and September 2023. He was elected as MP for Redcar at the 2019 general election. He was the first Conservative MP to represent the constituency.
Matthew Alexander Vickers is a British politician who serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton West and Shadow Minister for Crime,Policing and Fire. Prior to boundary changes,he had previously been the MP for Stockton South from 12 December 2019 to 30 May 2024.
A by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Hartlepool in the former county of Cleveland,England,was held on 6 May 2021. The by-election was triggered following the resignation of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Mike Hill,who resigned over allegations of sexual harassment. It was held on 6 May 2021 alongside elections to the Borough Council,Tees Valley Mayor,and Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner.
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.
