Stockton-on-Tees local elections

Stockton-on-Tees Unitary Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 56 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.[1]

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Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Party in control Years
Labour 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1979
Labour 1979 - 1991
No overall control 1991 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 2005
No overall control 2005 - 2011
Labour 2011- present

Council elections

Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 1999

Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 2003

Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 2005 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)[2]

Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 2007

Stockton-on-Tees Council election, 2011

By-election results

1995-1999

Blue Hall By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,620 64.4 -18.0
Liberal Democrat 536 21.3 +12.2
Conservative 358 14.2 +5.6
Majority 1,084 43.1
Turnout 2,514
Labour hold Swing
Parkfield By-Election 24 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 583 58.0 -19.4
Independent 196 19.5 +19.5
Conservative 143 14.2 +1.5
Liberal Democrat 61 6.1 -3.8
Socialist 23 2.3 +2.3
Majority 387 38.5
Turnout 1,006 22.2
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Fairfield By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,056 42.6 -12.0
Labour 971 39.2 +3.8
Liberal Democrat 340 13.7 +3.7
Independent 91 3.7 +3.7
Socialist Alliance 20 0.8 +0.8
Majority 85 3.4
Turnout 2,478
Conservative hold Swing
Marsh House By-Election 19 July 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 886 56.6 +4.5
Labour 555 35.5 -12.4
Conservative 123 7.9 +7.9
Majority 331 21.1
Turnout 1,564 25.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Marsh House By-Election 16 May 2002[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Colin Leckonby 1,169 67.1 +10.5
Labour Mr Sandbach 405 23.3 -12.2
Conservative 96 5.5 -2.4
Socialist Alliance 71 4.1 +4.1
Majority 764 43.8
Turnout 1,741 28.3
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Charltons By-Election 18 July 2002[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 420 61.9 -12.6
Liberal Democrat 132 19.5 +3.7
Green 65 9.6 +9.6
Conservative 61 9.0 -0.7
Majority 288 42.4
Turnout 678 19.4
Labour hold Swing

2005-2007

Hartburn By-Election 9 February 2006[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Laing 1,396 78.1 +12.3
Labour Joseph Rayner 277 15.5 -6.1
Liberal Democrat David Hamilton-Milburn 115 6.4 -6.3
Majority 1,119 62.6
Turnout 1,788 32.6
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Ingleby Barwick West By-Election 18 June 2009[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ingleby Barwick Ind Society Jean Kirby 1,011 62.7 -16.4
Conservative Kelvin Mirfin 303 18.8 +6.9
Labour Peter McCarrick 163 10.1 +1.1
UKIP Stuart Smitheringale 82 5.1 +5.1
Liberal Democrat Irene Machin 54 3.3 +3.3
Majority 708 43.9
Turnout 1,613 22.2
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "An Introduction to Local Councillors". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. http://www.stockton.gov.uk/yourcouncil/egenda/your_councillors/. Retrieved 2010-03-26. 
  2. ^ a b "Local election results: Stockton-on-Tees". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/locals/html/3942.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-04. 
  3. ^ "Stockton-On-Tees". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/ef.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-26. 
  4. ^ "Labour election blow". The Northern Echo. 2002-05-19. http://archive.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/2002/5/19/134856.html. Retrieved 2009-09-04. 
  5. ^ "Byelection woe for Labour". guardian.co.uk. 2002-05-17. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/may/17/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-04. 
  6. ^ "Boost for Labour in byelection". guardian.co.uk. 2002-07-19. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/jul/19/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-04. 
  7. ^ "Elections 2006". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. http://www.stockton.gov.uk/yourcouncil/electionsinfo/hartburnelection/. Retrieved 2009-09-04. 
  8. ^ "Elections 2009". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. http://www.stockton.gov.uk/yourcouncil/electionsinfo/elections09/. Retrieved 2009-09-04. 

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