2023 Middlesbrough Council election

2023 Middlesbrough Council election

← 2019 4 May 2023 2027 →
All 46 seats to Middlesbrough Council plus Mayor 24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	27.8%
First party Second party   Leader Matt Storey Party Labour Independent Last election 34.9%, 20 seats 43.7%, 23 seats Seats before 21 22[a] Seats won 25 15 Seat change 5 8 Popular vote 25,504 16,481 Percentage 46.5% 30.1% Swing 11.6% 13.8%   Third party Fourth party   Leader David Coupe Tom Livingstone Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 11.9%, 3 seats 3.3%, 0 seats Seats before 3 0 Seats won 4 2 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 8,044 3,910 Percentage 14.7% 7.1% Swing 2.8% 3.8%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Middlesbrough Council election
Mayor before election Andy Preston Independent No overall control Mayor after election Chris Cooke Labour

The 2023 Middlesbrough Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 46 members of Middlesbrough Council and the directly-elected Mayor of Middlesbrough. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control and the mayor was Andy Preston, an independent. The election saw Labour's candidate Chris Cooke win the mayoralty from Andy Preston, and the party also won a majority of the seats on the council.^[2]

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