Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham,England,with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Valley,on the northern bank of the River Tees.
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 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.
Aislaby is a small village and civil parish on the north bank of the River Tees within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham,England. It is located to the west of Eaglescliffe and Yarm.
Kirklevington is a village in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees,North Yorkshire,England. At the 2011 census,the village had a population of 809.
Stockton South was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Matt Vickers of the Conservative Party.
Parmo,or Teesside Parmesan,is a dish originating in Middlesbrough,England,and a popular item of take-away food in the Teesside area. It consists of a breaded cutlet of chicken or pork topped with a white béchamel sauce and cheese,usually cheddar.
Stockton-on-Tees is a former borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election from 1868 to 1983.
The County Borough of Teesside was a county borough in the north-east of England,which existed for just six years. It was created in 1968 to cover the Teesside conurbation which had grown up around the various port and industrial towns near the mouth of the River Tees. The council was based in Middlesbrough,the area's largest town. The county borough was abolished in 1974 on the creation of the new county of Cleveland,which covered a larger area,with the county borough's territory being split between three of the four districts created in the new county.
Martin John Vickers is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brigg and Immingham since the 2024 general election. He previously represented the Cleethorpes constituency from 2010 until its abolition in 2024.
James Stephen Wharton,Baron Wharton of Yarm is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for his home constituency of Stockton South from the 2010 general election,until losing his seat in the 2017 general election. Wharton was appointed Minister for the Northern Powerhouse after his re-election in 2015 and moved to a ministerial position in the Department for International Development by Theresa May in 2016. In September 2020,he took his seat as a member of the House of Lords,taking the title Baron Wharton of Yarm.
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.
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.
David James Mackintosh is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Northampton South from the May 2015 general election to the 2017 general election. Prior to his election to Parliament,he worked as a political consultant in the European Parliament and the Conservatives before being elected to the County and Borough councils,rising to become Leader of Northampton Borough Council in 2011.
The Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner (PCC),an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Cleveland Police in the area of the former county of Cleveland in England. The post was created in November 2012,following an election held on 15 November 2012,and replaced the Cleveland Police Authority. The incumbent PCC is Matt Storey,who was elected in May 2024.
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.
Sir Simon Richard Clarke is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland from 2017 to 2024. He briefly served as Secretary of State for Levelling Up,Housing and Communities from September to October 2022 and Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2021 to 2022.
Stockton West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies,it was first contested at the 2024 general election,when it was won by Matt Vickers of the Conservative Party. It is now the only seat held by the Conservatives in the North East of England.
The 2024 Tees Valley mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of the Tees Valley,part of the 2024 United Kingdom local elections. The Conservative incumbent mayor and member of the House of Lords,Ben Houchen,was re-elected with 53.6% of the vote.
