The 2019 Middlesbrough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Middlesbrough Council in England.
Summary
Election result
Ward results
Acklam
Ayresome
Berwick Hills & Pallister
Brambles & Thorntree
Central
Coulby Newham
Hemlington
Kader
Ladgate
Linthorpe
Longlands & Beechwood
Marton East
Marton West
Newport
North Ormesby
Nunthorpe
Park End & Beckfield
Park
Stainton & Thornton
Trimdon
Changes 2019–2023 7 July 2020: Stefan Walker (Labour, Coulby Newham) left the party to sit as an independent, later joining the Middlesbrough Independent Group. 6 August 2020: June Goodchild (Labour, Ladgate) left the party to join the Middlesbrough Independent Group. May 2021: Jon Rathmell (Independent, Nunthorpe) was given a two-year conditional discharge at Teesside Crown Court after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office over the misrepresentation of emails and an invoice relating to a fireworks display; he had already been expelled from the Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association following his guilty plea the previous month. 29 March 2022: Antony High (Independent, Ayresome), leader of the Middlesbrough Independent Group and former deputy mayor, joined the Labour Party.
By-elections
Park End & Beckfield
The by-election was held following the resignation of independent councillor Jan Mohan, who stood down as executive member for children's services and as ward councillor for health reasons, days after being appointed to the mayor's cabinet in May 2019.
Coulby Newham
The by-election was held after Conservative councillor David Smith resigned in January 2020, having not attended a council meeting since July 2019, shortly before he would have faced automatic disqualification under the Local Government Act 1972.
Ladgate
The by-election was held following the death of independent councillor June Goodchild on 6 July 2021. Goodchild had been elected as a Labour councillor in 2019 before joining the Middlesbrough Independent Group.
North Ormesby
The by-election was held following the resignation of independent councillor Ashley Waters in November 2021, after he faced criticism over spending time renovating a château in France and calls to resign from the mayor and the opposition Labour group leader.
Berwick Hills and Pallister
The by-election was held following the resignation of independent councillor Lee Garvey in April 2022, a week after his application to join the Labour Party was rejected amid allegations concerning historical social media posts.
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