Chris Cooke: councillor for Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough Borough Council

Chris Cooke is a Labour and Co-operative Party councillor for the Middlesbrough ward on Middlesbrough Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Chris Cooke is also Elected Mayor/ Group Leader. Their current term began on 2 May 2019.

Council: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Name as published: Chris Cooke - Elected Mayor
Ward: Middlesbrough
Party: Labour and Co-operative Party
Posts: Elected Mayor/ Group Leader
Term began: 2 May 2019
Official profile: middlesbrough.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Middlesbrough Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Chris Cooke

These are the details Middlesbrough Borough Council publishes for Chris Cooke, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: mayor@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Post: c/o Democratic Services, Town Hall, Middlesbrough, TS1 9FX
Official profile: middlesbrough.moderngov.co.uk

Labour and Co-operative Party on Middlesbrough Borough Council

Labour and Co-operative Party holds 1 of the 47 seats on Middlesbrough Borough Council. The largest group is Labour, with 24. Seats by party: Labour 24, Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association 8, Independent 5, Conservative 4, Marton East Independent Group 2, Reform UK 2 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Middlesbrough Borough Council

Philippa Storey Deputy Mayor and Executive Member for Education and Culture
Dorothy Davison Group Leader
Joanne Rush Group Leader
Edward Clynch Deputy Group Leader
Michael Saunders Group Leader
David Coupe Group Leader
Christine Cooper Deputy Group Leader

All 47 councillors of Middlesbrough Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Middlesbrough

Chris Cooke sits on Middlesbrough Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Middlesbrough, each with its own page:

Tees Valley Combined Authority led by Ben Houchen
Cleveland Police led by Matt Storey, Victoria Fuller
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East: Andy McDonald (Labour) MP
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland: Luke Myer (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Middlesbrough, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Middlesbrough Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Middlesbrough Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.