The Mayor of Middlesbrough is the executive mayor of the borough of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England. The incumbent since 2023 is Chris Cooke.[1]

Mayor of Middlesbrough
Incumbent
Chris Cooke
since 5 May 2023
StyleNo courtesy title or style
AppointerElectorate of Middlesbrough
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderRay Mallon

Referendums

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2001

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Mayor of Middlesbrough Referendum
18 October 2001
Choice Votes %
  Elected Mayor 29,067 84
Cabinet System 5,537 16
Invalid or blank votes 167 0.48
Total votes 34,656 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 101,930 34
Source: Local Government Chronicle News[2]

2013

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Referendum on how Middlesbrough is governed
26 September 2013
Choice Votes %
  Elected Mayor 8,674 57.25
Cabinet System 6,455 42.75
Invalid or blank votes 27 0.0017
Total votes 15,156 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 100,629 15
Source: Middlesbrough City Council[3]

Election results

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2002

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Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 2 May 2002 [4]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Independent Ray Mallon 26,362 62.8%
Labour Sylvia Connolly 9,653 23.0%
Liberal Democrats Joseph Michna 3,820 9.1%
Conservative Ronald Darby 1,510 3.6%
Socialist Alliance Jeffrey Fowler 352 0.8%
Independent James Jones 297 0.7%
Independent win

2007

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Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 3 May 2007 [5]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Independent Ray Mallon 17,455 58.7%
Liberal Democrats Joseph Michna 7,026 23.6%
Labour Charles Rooney 3,539 11.9%
Conservative Dorothy Smith 1,833 6.2%
Turnout 30,779 30.87
Independent hold

2011

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Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 5 May 2011 [6]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Independent Ray Mallon 17,917 50.4%
Labour Michael John Carr 11,405 32.1%
Liberal Democrats Chris Foote-Wood 3,256 9.2%
Conservative Christopher Nolan-Cole 3,001 8.4%
Turnout 35,579 36.62
Independent hold

2015

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Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 7 May 2015 [7]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Labour Dave Budd 16,680 33.8% 2,858 19,538 50.3%
Independent Andy Preston 14,265 28.9% 5,017 19,282 49.7%
Independent David Roberts 5,803 11.8%
Independent Michael John Carr 5,549 11.2%
Conservative Lloyd Cole-Nolan 3,844 7.8%
Independent Len Junier 3,207 6.5%
Turnout 51,427 53.0
Labour gain from Independent

2019

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Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 2 May 2019 [8]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Independent Andy Preston 17,418 59.2%
Labour Mick Thompson 6,692 22.7%
Independent Gary Badger 2,940 10%
Conservative Ken Hall 2,382 8.1%
Turnout 30,031 31.71
Independent gain from Labour

2023

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Middlesbrough Mayoral Election 4 May 2023 [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Chris Cooke 10,956 40.2  17.5
Independent Andy Preston 10,196 37.4  21.8
Independent Jon Rathmell 3,102 11.4 New
Conservative John Cooper 2,997 11.0  2.9
Turnout 27,479 27.75  3.96
Labour Co-op gain from Independent {{{swing}}}

References

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  1. ^ "Middlesbrough result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Mayoral Referendum Result - Middlesbrough Council". Local Government Chronicle News. 19 October 2001. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Middlesbrough Council Referendum". Middlesbrough Borough Council News. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Middlesbrough Council. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Middlesbrough: Election of a Mayor for Middlesbrough on Thursday 3 May 2007" (PDF). Middlesbrough Council. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Middlesbrough Council. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Middlesbrough Council. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Election Results 2019". Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough Council. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour's Chris Cooke ousts Andy Preston as Middlesbrough mayor". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Election results 2023". www.middlesbrough.gov.uk. Middlesbrough Council. Retrieved 5 May 2023.