Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
Coat of arms of Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
Motto: 
Forward as One
The part of the borough in County Durham
The part of the borough in County Durham
The part of the borough in North Yorkshire
The part of the borough in North Yorkshire
Coordinates: 54°34′N 1°18′W / 54.56°N 1.30°W / 54.56; -1.30
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth East
Ceremonial counties
City regionTees Valley
Incorporated1 April 1974
Unitary authority1 April 1996
Named forStockton-on-Tees
Administrative HQMunicipal buildings, Stockton-on-Tees
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • BodyStockton-on-Tees Borough Council
 • ExecutiveLeader and cabinet
 • ControlNo overall control
 • LeaderBob Cook (L)
 • MayorJohn Gardner
 • MPs
Area
 • Total79 sq mi (205 km2)
 • Rank143rd
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total199,966
 • Rank98th
 • Density2,530/sq mi (976/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes01642
ISO 3166 codeGB-STT
GSS codeE06000004
Websitestockton.gov.uk

The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority area in England with borough status. It straddles the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire and had a population of 196,600 in 2021.[5]

The main settlement and namesake of the borough is Stockton-on-Tees, which lies on the north bank of the River Tees with the towns of Billingham and Norton-on-Tees. All three towns are in County Durham. The towns of Ingleby Barwick, Thornaby-on-Tees and Yarm are south of the river in North Yorkshire.

The borough governed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. The borough is part of Tees Valley with nearby boroughs of Darlington, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Hartlepool.

All River Tees bridges from Yarm Viaduct to Transporter Bridge are in the borough at least on one side, with the Borough of Middlesbrough to the south downstream on the other side to the east of the borough. Teesside International Airport is shared between the borough and the Borough of Darlington.

  1. ^ "Councillors and council meetings". Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Stockton-on-Tees Local Authority (E06000004)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ "How the population changed in Stockton-on-Tees, Census 2021 – ONS". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2023.