2023 Middlesbrough Council election
The 2023 Middlesbrough Borough Council election took place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 46 members of Middlesbrough Borough Council. Mayor of Middlesbrough Andy Preston was defeated by Chris Cooke.[1]
Results
Council
Following the results, the council moved from no overall control to a Labour majority.[2]
| Results[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Change |
| Labour Party | 25 |  5 |
| Independents and Others | 15 |  8 |
| Conservative Party | 4 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 |
Mayor
| Results[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour Party | Chris Cooke | 10,956 | 40.2% |
| Independent | Andy Preston | 10,196 | 37.4% |
| Independent | Jon Rathmell | 3,102 | 11.4% |
| Conservative Party | John Cooper | 2,997 | 11.0% |
| Turnout | 28% | ||
References
- "Local elections 2023: Labour's Chris Cooke ousts Andy Preston as Middlesbrough mayor". BBC News. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- Lightfoot, Gareth; Arnold, Stuart; Craigie, Emily (2023-05-06). "RECAP: Labour gain control of Middlesbrough Council". TeessideLive. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "Middlesbrough result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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