Tees Valley mayoral election, 2017

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Tees Valley mayoral election, 2017
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4 May 2017 2020  
Turnout 21.3%

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Candidate Ben Houchen Sue Jeffrey
Party Conservative Labour Co-op
1st Round vote40,27839,797
Percentage39.5%39.0%
2nd Round vote48,57846,400
Percentage51.1%48.9%

 
Candidate Chris Foote Wood John Tennant
Party Liberal Democrat UKIP
1st Round vote12,5509,475
Percentage12.3%9.3%
2nd Round voteEliminatedEliminated
PercentageEliminatedEliminated

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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]

Tees Valley Combined Authority

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.

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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 Place in England

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.

Candidates

Conservative Party

Ben Houchen, Conservative group leader on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. [5] [6]

Borough of Stockton-on-Tees Place in England

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.

Labour Party

Sue Jeffrey, Redcar and Cleveland Council leader. [7] [8]

Liberal Democrats

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 Market town and civil parish in County Durham, England

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.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

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.

North East Party

John Tait, former Parliamentary candidate in Stockton North, withdrew from the race after failing to raise the required £5,000 deposit. [11]

UK Independence

John Tennant, UKIP group leader on Hartlepool Borough Council. [12]

Results

Overall

Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 [13] [14]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Ben Houchen40,27839.5%8,30048,57851.1%
Labour Co-op Sue Jeffrey39,79739.0%6,60346,40048.9%
Liberal Democrat Chris Foote Wood 12,55012.3%
UKIP John Tennant9,4759.3%
Turnout 103,76721.3%

By local authority

Darlington

Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 (Darlington) [15]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Ben Houchen7,15541.9%1,7088,86356.2%
Labour Co-op Sue Jeffrey5,57132.7%1,3436,91443.8%
Liberal Democrat Chris Foote Wood 3,39519.9%
UKIP John Tennant9385.5%
Turnout 17,059

Hartlepool

Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 (Hartlepool) [16]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Co-op Sue Jeffrey4,24235.2%1,2505,49253.2%
UKIP John Tennant3,48628.9%
Conservative Ben Houchen3,23326.8%1,6074,84046.8%
Liberal Democrat Chris Foote Wood 1,1029.1%
Turnout 12,063

Middlesbrough

Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 (Middlesbrough) [17]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Co-op Sue Jeffrey8,47047.5%9699,43955.9%
Conservative Ben Houchen6,22334.9%1,2107,43344.1%
Liberal Democrat Chris Foote Wood 1,88710.6%
UKIP John Tennant1,24310.6%
Turnout 17,823

Redcar and Cleveland

Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 (Redcar and Cleveland) [18]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Co-op Sue Jeffrey9,47144.4%1,18910,66053.7%
Conservative Ben Houchen7,55535.4%1,6289,18346.3%
Liberal Democrat Chris Foote Wood 2,74012.8%
UKIP John Tennant1,5767.4%
Turnout 21,342

Stockton-on-Tees

Tees Valley Mayoral Election 2017 (Stockton-on-Tees) [19]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Conservative Ben Houchen16,11247.7%2,14718,25956.8%
Labour Co-op Sue Jeffrey12,04335.6%1,85213,89543.2%
Liberal Democrat Chris Foote Wood 3,42610.1%
UKIP John Tennant2,2326.6%
Turnout 33,813

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  16. https://www.stockton.gov.uk/media/874707/mayoral-election-2017-results-certificates.pdf
  17. https://www.stockton.gov.uk/media/874707/mayoral-election-2017-results-certificates.pdf
  18. https://www.stockton.gov.uk/media/874707/mayoral-election-2017-results-certificates.pdf
  19. https://www.stockton.gov.uk/media/874707/mayoral-election-2017-results-certificates.pdf