Middlesbrough Council elections

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Middlesbrough Council is a unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland. Since 2002 it has also had a directly elected mayor.

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By-election results

1995–1999

Hemlington By-Election 11 September 1997 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Seysell41046.5−37.9
Liberal Democrats Victor Mayo40545.9+45.9
Conservative Janice Hooton677.6−8.1
Majority 50.6
Turnout 88225.0
Labour hold Swing
North Ormesby By-Election 6 November 1997 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eleanor Lancaster52868.8+16.5
Conservative Gareth Dadd17723.0+17.7
Liberal Democrats Alison Dadd638.2+8.2
Majority 35145.8
Turnout 76821.0
Labour hold Swing
Southfield By-Election 20 November 1997 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Snowdon29075.5−8.3
Conservative Betty Cook5313.8−2.4
Liberal Democrats Tony Scurrah4110.6+10.6
Majority 23761.7
Turnout 38410.6
Labour hold Swing

1999–2003

Marton By-Election 29 June 2000 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Davison74356.0+9.4
Conservative Peter Sanderson35426.7+7.2
Labour Janice Brunton22917.3−16.6
Majority 38929.3
Turnout 1,32635.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003–2007

Middlehaven By-Election 16 March 2006 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Khan28354.7+7.7
Independent Catherine Rozevskis12724.6+24.6
Conservative Sajaad Khan5811.2−4.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher McIntyre499.5−8.1
Majority 15630.1
Turnout 51717.9
Labour hold Swing

2007–2011

Gresham By-Election 13 March 2008 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Carter58447.9−1.4
Independent Peter Birt37731.0+31.0
BNP Barry Towers13511.1+11.1
Liberal Democrats Donald Theakston786.4+6.4
Conservative Andrew Gilbey443.6+3.6
Majority 20716.9
Turnout 1,21820.6
Labour hold Swing
Marton West By-Election 13 March 2008 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hobson99363.0+13.5
Labour David Branson41326.2−4.5
BNP Kevin Broughton17010.8+10.8
Majority 58036.8
Turnout 1,57639.2
Conservative hold Swing
North Ormesby and Brambles Farm By-Election 28 May 2009 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Len Junier54960.0−7.0
BNP Michael Trainor17519.0+19.0
Conservative David Crosby13114.0−7.0
Liberal Democrats John Heath637.0+7.0
Majority 37441.0
Turnout 91821.1
Labour hold Swing
Ayresome By-Election 9 September 2010 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bill Hawthorne45648.4+6.1
Labour Steve Cass41443.9+1.3
Conservative James Ruddock737.7−7.4
Majority 424.5
Turnout 94320.8
Independent gain from Labour Swing

2011–2015

North Ormesby and Brambles Farm By-Election 27 September 2012 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derek Loughborough47167.8−14.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Brown10915.7+15.7
Independent Stephen Riley7110.2+10.2
Conservative Valerie Beadnall385.5−11.9
Independent Daud Bashir60.9+0.9
Majority 36252.1
Turnout 69515.5
Labour hold Swing
Pallister By-Election 2 May 2013 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Thompson60865.7+11.9
UKIP David Cottrell26228.3+28.3
Conservative Zoe Greaves293.1−4.4
Liberal Democrats Gary McArthur272.9+2.9
Majority 34637.4
Turnout 92621.3
Labour hold Swing

2015–2019

Coulby Newham By-Election 5 May 2016 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Branson73245.6+7.8
Independent Alison Huggan47529.6+6.5
Conservative Lewis Melvin35221.9−3.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Jones483.0−10.5
Majority 25716.0
Turnout 1,60725.1
Labour hold Swing
Central By-Election 20 October 2016 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Storey76073.6+37.7
Independent Dale Clark14914.4N/A
Conservative Ron Armstrong706.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Elliott Sabin-Motson535.1N/A
Majority 61159.2
Turnout 1,03218.61
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Ansab Shan, a member of the Labour Party, to accept an appointment with the Crown Prosecution Service [16]

Coulby Newham by-election 13 April 2017 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacob Young 50138.0+8.3
Labour Annalise Higgins46835.5−8.2
Independent Mike Allen31824.1−2.5
Green Emma Alberti322.4N/A
Majority 332.5
Turnout 1,31920.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor John Cole, Labour's chair of Middlesbrough Council's planning committee. He did not give a reason. In 2012 his car had been subject to an arson attack, which also involved another councillor's car. [18]

Ayresome By-Election 13 July 2017 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vic Walkington41459.7
Conservative Jill Coleman25236.3
Liberal Democrats Rhid Nugent152.2
Green Carl Martinez131.9
Majority 16223.3
Turnout 69416.6
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Bernie Taylor. [20]

Park End and Beckfield By-Election 13 July 2017 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jan Mohan50556.9
Labour Ian Blades30234.0
Conservative Ron Armstrong596.6
Green Jamie Rawlings121.4
Liberal Democrats Wen Cai Bowman101.1
Majority 20322.9
Turnout 88815.0
Independent hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Peter Cox. [21]

Brambles and Thorntree By-Election 13 December 2018 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Thompson32158.4
Independent Graham Wilson15828.7
Conservative David Smith448.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Michael Hamilton274.9
Majority 16329.6
Turnout 5509.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Peter Purvis. [23]

2019–2023

Park End and Beckfield By-Election 4 July 2019 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Hill51153.0
Independent Steven James30331.4
Labour Paul McGrath11511.9
Conservative Val Beadnall232.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Jones131.3
Majority 20821.6
Turnout 96517.0
Independent hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Jan Mohan, citing health reasons. [25]

Coulby Newham By-Election 20 February 2020 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luke Mason68949.0
Labour Alex Law27919.9
Liberal Democrats Tom Carney25918.4
Independent Ellie Lowther906.4
Independent Ian Morrish886.3
Majority 41029.2
Turnout 1,40521.6
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor David Smith. [26]

Ladgate By-Election 16 September 2021 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tony Grainge36234.8+34.8
Conservative Lee Robert Holmes31530.3−9.2
Labour Mick Thompson22621.7−38.8
Independent Sharon Platt12111.6+11.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Hamilton141.3+1.3
Independent Vic Hoban30.3+0.3
Majority 474.5
Turnout 1,041
Independent gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor June Goodchild. [28]

North Ormesby By-Election 16 December 2021 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicky Gascoigne17274.5+47.7
Independent Mark Horkan3213.9+13.9
Conservative Val Beadnall208.7+5.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Jones73.0+3.0
Majority 14060.6
Turnout 231
Labour gain from Independent Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Ashley Waters. [30]

Berwick Hills and Pallister By-Election 30 June 2022 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Blades36156.8+26.5
Independent Steven James20432.1+32.1
Conservative John Cooper538.3+2.8
Liberal Democrats Sophie Drumm111.7+1.7
Green Annette Fermin71.1+1.1
Majority 15724.7
Turnout 636
Labour gain from Independent Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Lee Garvey. [32]

2023–2027

Ayresome By-Election 17 August 2023 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jackie Young31836.1
Labour Mick Thompson29433.4
Liberal Democrats Claire Brent20122.8
Green Matthew Harris323.6
Conservative Sajid Hussain303.4
Independent Jon Rathmell50.6
Majority 242.7
Turnout 880
Independent gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Antony High. [34]

Acklam By-Election 4 July 2024 [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Henman1,06738.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Brown85031.0
Independent Jules Nicholson46617.0
Conservative Eric Phillips36113.2
Majority 2177.9
Turnout 2,744
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Sheila Dean. [36]

Central By-Election 4 July 2024 [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lewis Young1,64460.5
Conservative Sajid Hussain49118.1
Independent Keith Young36613.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Jones2167.9
Majority 1,15342.4
Turnout 2,717
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Matt Storey. [36]

References

  1. ↑ The Borough of Middlesbrough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Middlesbrough (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Middlesbrough (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "In brief: Labour clinch close victory". Evening Gazette . 12 September 1997. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Labour by a mile". Evening Gazette . 7 November 1997. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Labour victory in by-election". Evening Gazette . 21 November 1997. p. 3.
  7. ↑ "In brief: Election victory". Evening Gazette . 1 July 2000. p. 5.
  8. ↑ "By-election victory seen as blow to demolition protest". The Northern Echo . 18 March 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Parties hold on to Middlesbrough seats". Evening Gazette . 14 March 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Labour by-election victory". The Northern Echo . 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Indie is victor in council battle". Evening Gazette . 15 September 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Declaration of results North Ormesby Bramble Farm 27 Sep 2012". Middlesbrough Borough Council. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Labour's Mick Thompson elected Pallister ward councillor". Evening Gazette . 3 May 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Coulby Newham Ward By-Election Result". Middlesbrough Borough Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Central Ward By-Election Results". Middlesbrough Borough Council. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  16. ↑ Brown, Mike (21 October 2016). "Labour retain seat in central Middlesbrough after by-election". Teesside Live. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Coulby Newham by-election results". Middlesbrough Borough Council. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  18. ↑ Brown, Mike (28 February 2017). "Chair of Middlesbrough's planning committee steps down as councillor". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  19. 1 2 "By-election results". Middlesbrough Borough Council. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  20. ↑ Johnson, Ian (17 May 2017). "'He made a huge contribution to Middlesbrough': Tributes following death of veteran Labour councillor". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  21. ↑ Guillot, Toni (24 May 2017). "Tributes paid following death of hard-working Middlesbrough councillor Peter Cox". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Brambles and Thorntree ward by-election result". Middlesbrough Borough Council. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  23. ↑ Brown, Mike (29 October 2018). "Tributes paid to popular councillor Peter Purvis, who has died aged 79". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  24. ↑ Cain, James (5 July 2019). "Clear victory in Park End and Beckfield by-election as seat taken by majority of more than 200". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  25. ↑ Cain, James (7 June 2019). "Election date set after shock resignation of councillor hours after being appointed to new role". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  26. 1 2 "Coulby Newham by-election result". Middlesbrough Council. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  27. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – Ladgate Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  28. ↑ Metcalfe, Alex (7 July 2021). "Tributes to campaigner June who transformed lives of young people". TeessideLive. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  29. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – North Ormesby Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  30. ↑ Craigie, Emily (1 November 2021). "Councillor criticised for time spent in France quits Middlesbrough Council". TeessideLive. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  31. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – Berwick Hills and Pallister Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  32. ↑ Craigie, Emily (28 April 2022). "Independent councillor resigns a week after Labour rejection". Teesside Live. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  33. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – Ayresome Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  34. ↑ Craigie, Emily (22 June 2023). "Former deputy mayor who quit in protest resigns as councillor". Teesside Live. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  35. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – Acklam Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  36. 1 2 Arnold, Stuart (30 May 2024). "Local by-elections set to take place after Labour councillors stand down". Teesside Live. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  37. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – Central Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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