Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Mayor of Stockton-on-Tees	Cllr Lynn Hall, Labour ; since 30 May 2019
Leader of the Council	Cllr Bob Cook, Labour ; since May 2011
Deputy Leader	Cllr Jim Beall, Labour
Leader of the Opposition	Cllr Tony Riordan, Conservative
Chief executive	Neil Schneider ; since 17 December 2008
Structure
Seats	56 councillors
Political groups	Administration (24) Labour (24) Opposition (32) Conservative (14) Thornaby Independent Association (7) Fairfield and Yarm Independents (3) Ingleby Barwick Independent Society (3) Liberal Democrat (2) West Words (2) Independent (1)
Meeting place
	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.^[4]

Town and parish councils[]

County Durham:

Long Newton
Norton-on-Tees
Preston-on-Tees
Redmarshall
Wolviston
Wynyard

North Yorkshire:

Hilton
Ingleby Barwick (town)
Maltby
Thornaby-on-Tees (town)
Yarm-on-Tees (town)

Political control[]

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[5]^[6]

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

References[]

^ Metcalfe, Alex (11 July 2020). "Council leaders clash over £6m black hole in Stockton's finances". TeessideLive.
^ Metcalfe, Alex (8 May 2019). "Labour aims to cling on in Stockton despite election losses". TeessideLive.
^ "Councillors and Council meetings (egenda) - Stockton Council". www.stockton.gov.uk.
^ "Local Government in England outside London". Clean Highways. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Local election results: Stockton-on-Tees". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ "Stockton-On-Tees". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 March 2010.

[1] Metcalfe, Alex (11 July 2020). "Council leaders clash over £6m black hole in Stockton's finances". TeessideLive.

[2] Metcalfe, Alex (8 May 2019). "Labour aims to cling on in Stockton despite election losses". TeessideLive.

[3] "Councillors and Council meetings (egenda) - Stockton Council". www.stockton.gov.uk.

[4] "Local Government in England outside London". Clean Highways. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[lose-5] "Local election results: Stockton-on-Tees". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[hold-6] "Stockton-On-Tees". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 March 2010.

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