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Map of the results by borough |
The inaugural Tees Valley mayoral election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect the mayor of the Tees Valley Combined Authority. The mayor was elected by the supplementary vote system. Subsequent elections will be held in May 2020 and every four years after. [1] [2]
The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) is the combined authority for the Tees Valley urban area in England consisting of the following five unitary authorities: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees, covering a population of approximately 700,000 people. It was proposed that a combined authority be established by statutory instrument under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. It will be a strategic authority with powers over transport, economic development and regeneration.
North East England is a Labour stronghold and prior to the election, the Labour candidate Sue Jeffrey was considered the overwhelming favourite. [3] The eventual victory of the Conservative candidate Ben Houchen was reported as a shock and a poor result for Labour following their losses in the local elections that same day. [4]
North East England is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and the area of the former county of Cleveland in North Yorkshire. The region is home to three large conurbations: Teesside, Wearside, and Tyneside, the last of which is the largest of the three and the eighth most populous conurbation in the United Kingdom. There are three cities in the region: Newcastle upon Tyne, the largest, with a population of just under 280,000; Sunderland, also in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear; and Durham. Other large towns include Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, South Shields, Stockton-on-Tees and Washington.
Ben Houchen, Conservative group leader on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. [5] [6]
The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority and borough in the north east of England, with a population of 191,600 shown in the 2011 census. It is split between the ceremonial counties of Durham and North Yorkshire by the River Tees.
Sue Jeffrey, Redcar and Cleveland Council leader. [7] [8]
Chris Foote Wood, author and former Bishop Auckland district councillor, was selected to be the Liberal Democrat candidate after defeating Anne-Marie Curry, Liberal Democrat group leader on Darlington Borough Council, in a ballot of party members. [9] [10]
Chris Foote Wood is an English politician and author. He is the brother of the late comedian and actress Victoria Wood.
Bishop Auckland is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in north east England. It is located about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Darlington, 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Durham and 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Crook at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless. According to the 2001 census, Bishop Auckland has a population of 24,392, recounted at 16,296 for the 2011 Census. The difference in the two censuses is due to a change in the demarkations of the town boundaries over this period, rather than an actual reduction in the population.
The Liberal Democrats are a liberal, centrist political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.
John Tait, former Parliamentary candidate in Stockton North, withdrew from the race after failing to raise the required £5,000 deposit. [11]
John Tennant, UKIP group leader on Hartlepool Borough Council. [12]
Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 [13] [14] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Conservative | Ben Houchen | 40,278 | 39.5% | 8,300 | 48,578 | 51.1% | | |
Labour Co-op | Sue Jeffrey | 39,797 | 39.0% | 6,603 | 46,400 | 48.9% | | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote Wood | 12,550 | 12.3% | | ||||
UKIP | John Tennant | 9,475 | 9.3% | | ||||
Turnout | 103,767 | 21.3% |
Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 (Darlington) [15] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Conservative | Ben Houchen | 7,155 | 41.9% | 1,708 | 8,863 | 56.2% | | |
Labour Co-op | Sue Jeffrey | 5,571 | 32.7% | 1,343 | 6,914 | 43.8% | | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote Wood | 3,395 | 19.9% | | ||||
UKIP | John Tennant | 938 | 5.5% | | ||||
Turnout | 17,059 |
Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 (Hartlepool) [16] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour Co-op | Sue Jeffrey | 4,242 | 35.2% | 1,250 | 5,492 | 53.2% | | |
UKIP | John Tennant | 3,486 | 28.9% | | ||||
Conservative | Ben Houchen | 3,233 | 26.8% | 1,607 | 4,840 | 46.8% | | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote Wood | 1,102 | 9.1% | | ||||
Turnout | 12,063 |
Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 (Middlesbrough) [17] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour Co-op | Sue Jeffrey | 8,470 | 47.5% | 969 | 9,439 | 55.9% | | |
Conservative | Ben Houchen | 6,223 | 34.9% | 1,210 | 7,433 | 44.1% | | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote Wood | 1,887 | 10.6% | | ||||
UKIP | John Tennant | 1,243 | 10.6% | | ||||
Turnout | 17,823 |
Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 (Redcar and Cleveland) [18] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour Co-op | Sue Jeffrey | 9,471 | 44.4% | 1,189 | 10,660 | 53.7% | | |
Conservative | Ben Houchen | 7,555 | 35.4% | 1,628 | 9,183 | 46.3% | | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote Wood | 2,740 | 12.8% | | ||||
UKIP | John Tennant | 1,576 | 7.4% | | ||||
Turnout | 21,342 |
Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 (Stockton-on-Tees) [19] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Conservative | Ben Houchen | 16,112 | 47.7% | 2,147 | 18,259 | 56.8% | | |
Labour Co-op | Sue Jeffrey | 12,043 | 35.6% | 1,852 | 13,895 | 43.2% | | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote Wood | 3,426 | 10.1% | | ||||
UKIP | John Tennant | 2,232 | 6.6% | | ||||
Turnout | 33,813 |
Yarm is a small town in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The town is on the south bank of the River Tees and is historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. The bridge at Yarm marked the furthest reach of tidal flow up the River Tees until the opening, in 1995, of the Tees Barrage, which now regulates river flow above Stockton. As the last bridge on the river before the sea, it was superseded by a new toll bridge opened in Stockton in 1771. The oldest part of the town, around the High Street, is situated in a loop of the river, and the newer parts of the town extend to the point where the River Leven meets the River Tees.
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