Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Arms of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Jim Beall,
Labour
since 24 May 2023[1]
Bob Cook,
Labour
since 25 May 2011[2]
Chief Executive
Mike Greene
since 20 July 2022[3]
Structure
Seats56 councillors[4]
Stockton-on-Tees Council composition
Political groups
Administration (22)[5]
  Labour (22)
Opposition (34)
  Conservative (26)
  Thornaby Independent Association (4)
  Ingleby Barwick Independent Society (3)
  Independent (1)
Elections
Last election
4 May 2023
Meeting place
Town Hall at Middlesbrough
Stockton-on-Tees Town Hall
Website
stockton.gov.uk

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.

Powers and functions

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Stockton-on-Tees is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.[6]

Town and parish councils

County Durham:

North Yorkshire:

Political control

Since 2019 the council has been under no overall control. At the 2019 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election, Labour lost its majority on the council, but remained the largest party and now runs a minority administration. The leader of the council is Bob Cook of Labour, who has been in post since 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "Council minutes, 24 May 2023". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Council minutes, 25 May 2011". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Council minutes, 20 July 2022". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Councillors and Council meetings (egenda) - Stockton Council". www.stockton.gov.uk.
  5. ↑ Lightfoot, Gareth (23 June 2023). "Clean sweep for Conservatives in last local election making them largest party in Labour-led council". TeessideLive.
  6. ↑ "Local Government in England outside London". Clean Highways. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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