Clare Besford: councillor for Billingham North, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Clare Besford is a Labour councillor for the Billingham North ward on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Clare Besford is also Cabinet Member for Children and Young People. Their current term began on 3 May 2019.

Council: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Ward: Billingham North
Party: Labour
Posts: Cabinet Member for Children and Young People
Term began: 3 May 2019
Official profile: moderngov.stockton.gov.uk
Source: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Clare Besford

These are the details Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council publishes for Clare Besford, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: Clare.Besford@stockton.gov.uk
Post: c/o Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, TS17 6BJ
Official profile: moderngov.stockton.gov.uk

Who else represents Billingham North

Marc Besford Labour Adult Social Care and Health Select Committee Chair

Labour on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Labour holds 22 of the 56 seats on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. The largest group is Conservative, with 25. Seats by party: Conservative 25, Labour 22, Thornaby Independent Association 4, Ingleby Barwick Independent Society 3, Independent 2.

Leaders and post holders on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Ann McCoy Communirt Safert Select Committee Chair
Barry Woodhouse Audit and Governance Committee Chair
Michelle Bendelow Employee Appeals Panel Vice-Chair, Planning Committee Vice-Chair
Mick Stoker Planning Committee Chair
Marc Besford Adult Social Care and Health Select Committee Chair
Paul Weston People Select Committee Vice-Chair
Katie Zagoria Community Safety Select Committee Vce-Chair
Stefan Houghton Audit and Governance Committee Vice-Chair

All 56 councillors of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Billingham North

Clare Besford sits on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Stockton-on-Tees, 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
Stockton North: Chris McDonald (Labour) MP
Stockton West: Matt Vickers (Conservative) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Stockton-on-Tees, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Stockton-on-Tees 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.