Ray Mallon is a British politician who served as the independent Mayor of Middlesbrough from 2002 to 2015. Prior to his political career he served in the police until he resigned after pleading guilty to charges of misconduct.
Sir Robert Andrew "Robin" Wales is a British Labour Party politician who served as the directly elected mayor of the London Borough of Newham from 2002 to 2018. Prior to taking up that newly created role,he was leader of Newham council since 1995,having been a councillor from 1982 to 1986 and 1992 to 2002.
Middlesbrough is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom,recreated in 1974,and represented since 2012 in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Andy McDonald from the Labour Party. An earlier version of the seat existed between 1868 and 1918.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is a political party in the United Kingdom established in 1990. Ideologically,the SDP combines social conservatism with centre-left economic policy and support for a social market economy. It has been led by William Clouston since 2018.
Directly elected mayors in England and Wales,informally known as Metro Mayors,are local government executive leaders who are directly elected by the residents of a local authority area. Examples of metro mayors include the mayor of London,the mayor of Greater Manchester,and the mayor of the Liverpool City Region.
The Borough of Hartlepool is a unitary authority area in ceremonial County Durham,England. The borough's largest town is Hartlepool.
Stephen Gibson is a British entrepreneur and the chairman and owner of Middlesbrough Football Club. In May 2020,he was listed 481st on the Sunday Times Rich List,with a net worth of £270 million.
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.
Mohammad Lutfur Rahman,known as Lutfur Rahman,is a Bangladesh-born British politician and former solicitor serving as the directly elected mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the Aspire party since 2022,having previously held the post from 2010 to 2015.
The For Darwen Party was a local political party in Darwen,south of Blackburn,England,with a platform that Darweners were not properly represented on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
Worthing Borough Council is a district council in the county of West Sussex,based in the borough of Worthing. The borough council was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 out of the existing Worthing Municipal Council,which also had borough status. It forms the lower tier of local government in Worthing,responsible for local services such as housing,planning,leisure and tourism. Since 2014 it has been a constituent council of the Greater Brighton City Region.
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is a socialist electoral alliance launched in Britain for the 2010 general election.
The Mayor of Bedford is a directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function,and ceremonial duty of Bedford Borough Council in Bedfordshire. The incumbent is Dave Hodgson of the Liberal Democrats who succeeded Frank Branston in 2009.
The Middlesbrough by-election was a by-election for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of Commons constituency of Middlesbrough. The by-election was caused by the death of its Member of Parliament,Sir Stuart Bell. It was held on 29 November 2012,the same day as by-elections in Croydon North and Rotherham.
The 2014 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Andy Preston is an English politician,charity chairman,and businessman. He was elected Mayor of Middlesbrough in May 2019. He previously stood for the role of elected mayor of Middlesbrough in 2015. He was previously well known on Teesside as a high-profile philanthropist,having enjoyed a successful career in the town.
The 2022 London local elections took place on 5 May 2022,as part of the 2022 United Kingdom local elections. All London borough councillor seats were up for election. Mayoral elections took place in Hackney,Lewisham,Newham and Tower Hamlets,with Croydon electing a mayor for the first time following a local referendum in October 2021.
The Borough of Middlesbrough is a borough in North Yorkshire,England,based around the town of Middlesbrough in the north of the county. It has unitary authority status,so does not form part of the non-metropolitan county.
The 2022 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 45 members of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
The 2022 Wandsworth London Borough Council elections took place on 5 May 2022.
