2019 Middlesbrough Council election

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All 46 seats to Middlesbrough Council
24 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Independent	Labour	Conservative
Last election	9 seats, 23.2%	33 seats, 49.5%	4 seats, 16.9%
Seats won	23	20	3
Seat change	14	13	1
Popular vote	23,447	18,750	6,368
Percentage	43.7%	34.9%	11.9%
Swing	20.5%	14.6%	5.0%

Map of the results

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2019 Middlesbrough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Middlesbrough Council in England.^[1]

Summary

Election result

2019 Middlesbrough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	30	23	15	1	14	50.0	43.7	23,447	+20.5
	Labour	43	20	0	13	13	43.5	34.9	18,750	–14.6
	Conservative	26	3	2	3	1	6.5	11.9	6,368	–5.0
	Liberal Democrats	9	0	0	0		0.0	3.3	1,772	+2.2
	Best for Middlesbrough	7	0	0	0		0.0	3.2	1,706	N/A
	Green	7	0	0	0		0.0	3.1	1,669	+0.6

Ward results

Acklam

Acklam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sheila Dean	527	38.6
	Independent	Eric Polano	518	37.9
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Livingstone	517	37.9
	Labour	Shamal Biswas	487	35.7
	Conservative	Kenneth Hall	325	23.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Stoker	271	19.9
	Green	Becky Tyndall	166	12.2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Ayresome

Ayresome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Antony High	862	63.5
	Labour	Denise Rooney	418	30.8
	Labour	Vic Walkington	323	23.8
	Green	Anya Heywood	138	10.2
	Conservative	Pamela Waterfield	124	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sophie Drumm	66	4.9
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Berwick Hills & Pallister

Berwick Hills & Pallister
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Lee Garvey	782	62.3
	Independent	Donna Jones	652	51.9
	Independent	Raymond Sands	573	45.6
	Labour	Ian Blades	369	29.4
	Labour	Eddie Dryden	294	23.4
	Labour	Julie McGee	282	22.5
	Conservative	Hannah Clarke	67	5.3
	Conservative	Alison Reynolds	48	3.8
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Brambles & Thorntree

Brambles & Thorntree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Graham Wilson	519	49.7
	Labour	Geraldine Purvis	302	28.9
	Labour	Janet Thompson	293	28.0
	Best for Middlesbrough	Terry Lawton	249	23.8
	Labour	Daniel Kerr	246	23.5
	Best for Middlesbrough	Kelly Watson	187	17.9
	Best for Middlesbrough	Charmaine Moloney	172	16.5
	Conservative	Hannah Wilson	83	7.9
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Linda Lewis	759	46.5
	Labour	Zafar Uddin	712	43.6
	Labour	Matthew Storey	611	37.4
	Independent	Haji Jabar	593	36.3
	Best for Middlesbrough	Paul Kemp	290	17.7
	Best for Middlesbrough	Nicola Fricker	273	16.7
	Best for Middlesbrough	Gordon Walker	259	15.9
	Green	Ian Sturrock	155	9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hamilton	115	7.0
	Conservative	Ali Stephen	112	6.9
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Coulby Newham

Coulby Newham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Stefan Walker	857	50.3
	Conservative	David Smith	827	48.5
	Labour	David Branson	696	40.8
	Labour	Alexandra Law	515	30.2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hemlington

Hemlington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Allan Bell	454	40.6
	Labour	Jeanette Walker	427	38.2
	Labour	Nicky Walker	422	37.8
	Independent	Ken Walker	365	32.7
	Conservative	Valerie Beadnall	140	12.5
	Conservative	John Cooper	104	9.3
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kader

Kader
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ron Arundale	1,017	51.0
	Independent	Jim Platt	970	48.6
	Labour	Rahana Islam	428	21.4
	Conservative	Bradley Nicholson	340	17.0
	Labour	Edward Clynch	336	16.8
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Tomlin	131	6.6
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Ladgate

Ladgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	June Goodchild	561	53.2
	Labour	Craig Wright	451	42.8
	Conservative	Alison Huggan	367	34.8
	Conservative	Janet Summers	310	29.4
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Linthorpe

Linthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Naweed Hussain	639	34.8
	Labour	Philippa Storey	590	32.2
	Independent	Peter Allan	588	32.1
	Independent	George Melville	513	28.0
	Green	Hugh Alberti	218	11.9
	Independent	Craig Jacques	161	8.8
	Conservative	Stephen Armstrong	160	8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jones	118	6.4
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Longlands & Beechwood

Longlands & Beechwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Joan McTigue	956	60.4
	Labour	Teresa Higgins	503	31.8
	Labour	Mary Nugent	482	30.5
	Labour	Charles Rooney	371	23.5
	Best for Middlesbrough	Cath Taylor	276	17.4
	Conservative	Lenore Sizer	171	10.8
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Marton East

Marton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Dorothy Davison	907	56.3
	Independent	Tom Mawston	865	53.7
	Conservative	Edward Davies	318	19.7
	Conservative	Craig Chapman	304	18.9
	Independent	Stephen Hill	254	15.8
	Labour	Mick Bone	207	12.8
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Marton West

Marton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Chris Hobson	1,665	81.5
	Independent	John Hobson	1,588	77.7
	Labour	Stephen Cass	193	9.4
	Conservative	Jill Coleman	190	9.3
	Conservative	Tony Coleman	174	8.5
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Newport

Newport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Chris Cooke	544	44.3
	Labour	Alma Hellaoui	537	43.7
	Independent	Barrie Cooper	520	42.3
	Labour	John Kabuye	477	38.8
	Green	David Whiteway	205	16.7
	Conservative	Jaime Latham	133	10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Anish Patel	132	10.7
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

North Ormesby

North Ormesby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ashley Waters	371	70.0
	Labour	Lewis Young	142	26.8
	Conservative	Kerry Latham	17	3.2
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Nunthorpe

Nunthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jon Rathmell	1,075	59.3
	Conservative	Mieka Smiles	582	32.1
	Independent	Lesley McGloin	573	31.6
	Conservative	Michael King	346	19.1
	Liberal Democrats	Morgan McClintock	284	15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Bailey	138	7.6
	Labour	Bernard Rooney	135	7.5
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Park End & Beckfield

Park End & Beckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Brian Hubbard	1,050	73.9
	Independent	Mick Saunders	979	68.9
	Independent	Jan Mohan	910	64.0
	Labour	Dennis Burns	178	12.5
	Labour	Jenny Dowsett	118	8.3
	Labour	Paul McGrath	117	8.2
	Conservative	Mary Davies	46	3.2
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Park

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Julia Rostron	984	44.7
	Labour	Theo Furness	883	40.2
	Independent	Chris McIntyre	816	37.1
	Labour	Margaret Walters	814	37.0
	Green	Emma Alberti	695	31.6
	Conservative	Deborah Wardle	337	15.3
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Stainton & Thornton

Stainton & Thornton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Coupe	618	80.4
	Labour	James Sheldon	151	19.6
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Trimdon

Trimdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Carolyn Dodds	1,216	74.5
	Independent	Dennis McCabe	1,135	69.5
	Labour	Jean Sharrocks	197	12.1
	Labour	Peter Sharrocks	172	10.5
	Conservative	Dorothy Smith	125	7.7
	Green	Barry Jobson	92	5.6
Majority
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

By-elections

Ladgate

Ladgate: 16 September 2021^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tony Grainge	362	34.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	Lee Holmes	315	30.3	-9.3
	Labour	Michael Thompson	226	21.7	-38.7
	Independent	Sharon Platt	121	11.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Hamilton	14	1.3	N/A
	Independent	Victoria Hoban	3	0.3	N/A
Majority			47	4.5
Turnout			1,041	25.8
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing	22.1

North Ormesby

North Ormesby: 16 December 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicky Gascoigne	172	74.5	+47.7
	Independent	Mark Horkan	32	13.9	N/A
	Conservative	Val Beadnall	20	8.7	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jones	7	3.0	N/A
Majority			140	60.6
Turnout			231	13.3
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	16.9

Berwick Hills and Pallister

Berwick Hill and Pallister: 30 June 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Blades	361	56.8	+26.5
	Independent	Steven James	204	32.1	New
	Conservative	John Cooper	53	8.3	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sophie Drumm	11	1.7	New
	Green	Annette Fermin	7	1.1	New
Majority			157	24.7
Turnout			636	11.1
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	29.3

References

^ "2019 local elections". 13 March 2020.
^ "2021 Ladgate by-election". Middlesbrough Council. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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