Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
Motto: 
Forward as One
The part of the borough in County Durham
The part of the borough in North Yorkshire
Coordinates: 54°34′N 1°18′W / 54.56°N 1.30°W / 54.56; -1.30
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth East
Ceremonial counties
City regionTees Valley
Incorporated1 April 1974
Unitary authority1 April 1996
Named afterStockton-on-Tees
Administrative HQMunicipal buildings, Stockton-on-Tees
Government
  TypeUnitary authority
  BodyStockton-on-Tees Borough Council
  ExecutiveLeader and cabinet
  ControlNo overall control
  LeaderBob Cook (L)
  MayorJohn Gardner
  MPs
Area
  Total
79 sq mi (205 km2)
  Rank143rd
Population
 (2022)
  Total
199,966
  Rank98th
  Density2,530/sq mi (976/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
  Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
  Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes01642
ISO 3166 codeGB-STT
GSS codeE06000004
Websitestockton.gov.uk

The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority area in England with borough status in County Durham and North Yorkshire. In 2021, it had a population of 196,600. Its main settlement and namesake of the borough is Stockton-on-Tees, which lies on the north bank of the River Tees, along with the towns of Billingham and Norton-on-Tees, in County Durham. It also includes the towns of Ingleby Barwick, Thornaby-on-Tees and Yarm, all south of the Tees, in North Yorkshire. The borough locally governed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. The borough forms part of the Tees Valley together with four other nearby boroughs (Darlington, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Hartlepool).

All bridges spanning the River Tees are partially within the borough, including the Yarm Viaduct and the Tees Transporter Bridge, with the Middlesbrough to the south downstream on the other side to the east of the borough.

Teesside International Airport is shared between the borough and the Darlington.