Stockton-on-Tees local elections

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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]

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 – 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[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Hatton 1,620 64.4 -18.0
Liberal Democrat Joan Hodgson 536 21.3 +12.2
Conservative Phyllis Scott 358 14.2 +5.6
Majority 1,084 43.1
Turnout 2,514 60.1
Labour hold Swing
Parkfield By-Election 24 September 1998[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Coombs 583 58.0 -19.4
Independent Alex Bain 196 19.5 +19.5
Conservative Mark Daley 143 14.2 +1.5
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Wylie 61 6.1 -3.8
Socialist Patrick Graham 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[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Apedaile 886 56.6 +4.5
Labour Sidney Thompson 555 35.5 -12.4
Conservative John Thomson 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[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Colin Leckonby 1,169 67.1 +10.5
Labour Royce Sandbach 405 23.3 -12.2
Conservative Graham Moore 96 5.5 -2.4
Socialist Alternative Anne Hollifield 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[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond McCall 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[11]
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[12]
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

2011-2015

Village By-Election 7 February 2013[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thornaby Independent Association Mick MOORE 800 61.2 +8.1
Labour Leslie HODGE 270 20.6 -11.6
UKIP Ted STRIKE 135 10.3 +10.3
Conservative John CHAPMAN 85 6.5 -5.3
Liberal Democrat Isabel WILLIS 18 1.4 -1.5
Majority 530
Turnout
Independent hold Swing 9.9

References

  1. ↑ "An Introduction to Local Councillors". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Retrieved 26 March 2010. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Local election results: Stockton-on-Tees". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 September 2009. 
  3. ↑ "Stockton-On-Tees". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 March 2010. 
  4. ↑ "It's Labour at Blue Hall". Evening Gazette. 3 May 1997. p. 2. 
  5. ↑ "Labour man wins ward by-election". Evening Gazette. 25 September 1998. p. 5. 
  6. ↑ "Jennifer takes council seat". Evening Gazette. 20 July 2001. p. 3. 
  7. ↑ "Labour election blow". The Northern Echo. 19 May 2002. Retrieved 4 September 2009. 
  8. ↑ "Lib Dems hail win in by-election". Evening Gazette. 21 May 2002. p. 5. 
  9. ↑ "Boost for Labour in byelection". guardian.co.uk. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 4 September 2009. 
  10. ↑ "Stockton News Autumn 2002: Election results". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. 18 November 2002. Archived from the original on 25 April 2003. 
  11. ↑ "Elections 2006". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Retrieved 4 September 2009. 
  12. ↑ "Elections 2009". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Retrieved 4 September 2009. 
  13. ↑ "Election of a District Councillor". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Retrieved 14 February 2013. 

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