May 2nd, 2019, Middlesbrough Borough Council and Mayor of Middlesbrough elections

Overview

 *  This article is about the town in the North East. For other uses, see: Middlesbrough (disambiguation). 
 * This article is about the directly elected mayor of the Middlesbrough. For the ceremonial mayor, see: Middlesbrough's Local Government.

Middlesbrough (/ˈmɪdəlzbrə/ MID-əlz-brə) is a traditional Labour supporting, large post-industrial town on the south bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, northeast England, founded in 1830. The local council, a unitary authority, is Middlesbrough Borough Council. The 2011 Census recorded the borough's total resident population as 138,400 and the wider urban settlement with a population of 174,700, technically making Middlesbrough the largest urban subdivision in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. Middlesbrough is part of the larger built-up area of Teesside which had an overall population of 376,333 at the 2011 Census.

Middlesbrough became a county borough within the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1889. In 1968, the borough was merged with a number of others to form the County Borough of Teesside, which was absorbed in 1974 by the county of Cleveland. In 1996, Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough Borough Council became a unitary authority within North Yorkshire. Erimus ("We shall be" in Latin) was chosen as Middlesbrough's motto in 1830. It recalls Fuimus ("We have been") the motto of the Norman/Scottish Bruce family, who were lords of Cleveland in the Middle Ages. The town's coat of arms is an azure lion, from the arms of the Bruce family, a star, from the arms of Captain James Cook, and 2 ships, representing shipbuilding and maritime trade.

Middlesbrough Borough Council was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from part of the former County Borough of Teesside, along with the parish of Nunthorpe from the Stokesley Rural District. It was a district, and the county town of the new county of Cleveland from 1 April 1974, until 1996.

Who can vote in this election

 *  To vote in this election you must: 
 * 1) have registered to vote at your current address by Friday 12 April 2019.
 * 2) be 18 or over on the day of the election.
 * 3) be a British, Irish, Commonwealth or EU citizen.
 * 4) be registered at an address in the area in which you want to vote.
 * 5) not be legally excluded from voting, such as prisoners.
 * 6) Please note, overseas voters are not eligible to vote in this election!

Background
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Campaign
It was a low key event with only a few pamphlets being posted.

There was no intimidation of candidates, electoral officials or voters by pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit thugs in Middlesbrough; unlike in parts of North West England, the rest of Yorkshire, the West Midlands and the East Midlands.

Several candidates were attacked by voters in Yorkshire and the West Midlands due to false news online social media rumors that councilors, not MPs, had ruined the success of Brexit so far.

Stats

 * County-  North Yorkshire, UK.
 * Electorate-
 * Major settlements-
 * Current parliamentary constituency created-
 * Current district council created-
 * Member of parliament-
 * Number of parliamentary members- One.
 * Ethnic majority-
 * Urban\rural split-  Urban.

Mayoral affiliation in 2019
 It's electoral history was:  bar:Mallon from: 2002- 2015 color:ind text:"Mallon

2015 till: 2019 color:lab text:"Budd

2019 till: 2022 color:ind text:"Preston

 It was as of May 1st, 2019: 
 * Independent candidate.

Whilst the city has been traditionally Labour the mayor has oddly been an independent candidate.

Mayor of Middlesbrough

 * Independent candidate victory reckoned at 01.00 am.

Independent Andy Preston won the election in the first round, defeating the incumbent party, Labour.


 * 1) Independent- Andrew Preston 17,418 59.2%.
 * 2) Labour- Mick Thompson 6,693 22.7%.
 * 3) Independent- Peter Longstaff 2,940 10%.
 * 4) Conservative- Ken Hall 2,382 8.1%.
 * Independent gain from Labour.

Middlesbrough Borough Council
Labour 20-13, Conservatives 3-1, Liberal Democrats 0-no change and Independents/Greens 23+14

The borough has 23 council wards. Middlesbrough is mostly unparished, with Nunthorpe and Stainton and Thornton being the only parishes.

Aftermath
Non locally, but the Tories ended up with growing calls for the PM to resign as both PM and party leader, ifavor of a right wing radical like Boris Johnson.

Also see

 * 1) Election activities
 * 2) May 2nd, 2019, Oxfordshire district's council election results
 * 3) What you need to do to stand as a English borough councillor