Middlesbrough Borough Council: all 47 councillors
Middlesbrough Borough Council has 47 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Labour, with 24 of the 47 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Middlesbrough Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
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Seats by party
- Labour: 24 councillors
- Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association: 8 councillors
- Independent: 5 councillors
- Conservative: 4 councillors
- Marton East Independent Group: 2 councillors
- Reform UK: 2 councillors
- Liberal Democrats: 1 councillor
- Labour and Co-operative Party: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Luke Henman (Labour): Executive Member for Children's Services
- Ian Blades (Labour): Executive Member for Neighbourhoods
- Linda Lewis (Labour): Armed Forces Champion
- Nicky Walker (Labour): Executive Member for Finance
- Philippa Storey (Labour): Deputy Mayor and Executive Member for Education and Culture
- Peter Gavigan (Labour): Executive Member for Environment and Sustainability
- Dorothy Davison (Marton East Independent Group): Group Leader
- Chris Cooke - Elected Mayor (Labour and Co-operative Party): Elected Mayor/ Group Leader
- Jan Ryles (Labour): Executive Member for Public Health
- Joanne Rush (Reform UK): Group Leader
- Edward Clynch (Labour): Deputy Group Leader
- Theo Furness (Labour): Executive Member for Development
- Julia Rostron (Labour): Executive Member for Adult Social Care
- Michael Saunders (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association): Group Leader
- David Coupe (Conservative): Group Leader
- Christine Cooper (Reform UK): Deputy Group Leader
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acklam | Luke Henman | Labour | Executive Member for Children's Services | 4 July 2024 |
| Acklam | Tom Livingstone | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | |
| Ayresome | Jackie Young | Independent | 17 August 2023 | |
| Ayresome | Janet Thompson | Labour | 13 December 2018 | |
| Berwick Hills and Pallister | Donna Jones | Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association | 2 May 2019 | |
| Berwick Hills and Pallister | Ian Blades | Labour | Executive Member for Neighbourhoods | 30 June 2022 |
| Berwick Hills and Pallister | Julia Cooke | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Brambles and Thorntree | Graham Wilson | Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association | 2 May 2019 | |
| Brambles and Thorntree | Jack Banks | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Brambles and Thorntree | Stella Tranter | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Central | Lewis Young | Labour | 4 July 2024 | |
| Central | Linda Lewis | Labour | Armed Forces Champion | 7 May 2015 |
| Central | Zafar Uddin | Labour | 7 May 2015 | |
| Coulby Newham | David Branson | Labour | 5 May 2016 | |
| Coulby Newham | Jo Nicholson | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Coulby Newham | Luke Mason | Conservative | 21 February 2020 | |
| Hemlington | Nicky Walker | Labour | Executive Member for Finance | 9 May 2023 |
| Hemlington | Tom Mohan | Labour | 24 October 2024 | |
| Kader | Jim Platt | Independent | 2 May 2019 | |
| Kader | Sharon Platt | Independent | 9 May 2023 | |
| Ladgate | Luke Hurst | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Ladgate | Tony Alan Grainge | Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association | 16 September 2021 | |
| Linthorpe | Naweed Hussain | Labour | 7 May 2015 | |
| Linthorpe | Philippa Storey | Labour | Deputy Mayor and Executive Member for Education and Culture | 2 May 2019 |
| Longlands and Beechwood | Joan McTigue | Independent | 7 May 2015 | |
| Longlands and Beechwood | Mary Nugent | Labour | 2 May 2019 | |
| Longlands and Beechwood | Peter Gavigan | Labour | Executive Member for Environment and Sustainability | 9 May 2023 |
| Marton East | Dorothy Davison | Marton East Independent Group | Group Leader | 7 May 2015 |
| Marton East | Jason McConnell | Marton East Independent Group | 9 May 2023 | |
| Marton West | David Jackson | Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association | 9 May 2023 | |
| Marton West | Ian Morrish | Independent | 9 May 2023 | |
| Middlesbrough | Chris Cooke - Elected Mayor | Labour and Co-operative Party | Elected Mayor/ Group Leader | 2 May 2019 |
| Newport | Anne Romaine | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Newport | Jill Ewan | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Newport | John Kabuye | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| North Ormesby | Jan Ryles | Labour | Executive Member for Public Health | 9 May 2023 |
| Nunthorpe | Joanne Rush | Reform UK | Group Leader | 4 December 2025 |
| Nunthorpe | Mieka Smiles | Conservative | 6 May 2019 | |
| Park | Edward Clynch | Labour | Deputy Group Leader | 9 May 2023 |
| Park | Julia Rostron | Labour | Executive Member for Adult Social Care | 7 May 2015 |
| Park | Theo Furness | Labour | Executive Member for Development | 2 May 2019 |
| Park End and Beckfield | Brian Hubbard | Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association | 7 May 2015 | |
| Park End and Beckfield | Michael Saunders | Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association | Group Leader | 7 May 2015 |
| Park End and Beckfield | Stephen Hill | Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association | 5 July 2019 | |
| Stainton and Thornton | David Coupe | Conservative | Group Leader | 7 May 2015 |
| Trimdon | Christine Cooper | Reform UK | Deputy Group Leader | 9 May 2023 |
| Trimdon | Dennis McCabe | Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association | 7 May 2015 |
Source
Middlesbrough Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Middlesbrough Borough Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.