Middlesbrough Council

Middlesbrough Council
Coat of arms
Logo
Leadership
Cllr Jack Banks,
Labour
since 21 May 2025
Chris Cooke,
Labour
since 8 May 2023
Deputy Mayor
Cllr Philippa Storey, Labour
since 9 May 2023
Erik Scollay
since 27 November 2024
Structure
Seats47 (46 councillors plus elected mayor)
Political groups
Administration (25)
  Labour (25)
Other parties (22)
  Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association (12)
  Conservative (4)
  Liberal Democrats (2)
  Marton East Independents (2)
  Independent (2)
Joint committees
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Middlesbrough Town Hall
Website
www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

Middlesbrough Council, formerly Middlesbrough Borough Council, is the unitary authority covering the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Following the 2023 local elections, Labour has held majority control of the council, which meets at the Town Hall. It is led by the directly-elected Mayor of Middlesbrough (Chris Cooke since 2023). The council is a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority.