The 2015 Middlesbrough Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Middlesbrough Borough Council in England. It took place on the same day as the election for the Mayor of Middlesbrough, as well as the UK general election, and other local elections across England. Since the 2011 election, there had been boundary reviews, which resulted in two fewer seats on the council, many old wards being discontinued and new wards being formed.
There are two fewer seats on the council as a result of a boundary review.
A total of 89,088 valid votes were cast and there were 645 rejected ballots.<br /> The turnout was 55.62%.
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
After the election the composition of the council was:
<span style="color:dodgerblue;">Con</span><br /> <span style="color:silver;">MI - Marton Independents</span><br /> <span style="color:#FDBB30;">L - Liberal Democrats</span><br /> <span style="color:#6AB023;">G - Green Party</span>
An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Dryden previously served as a councillor for the Pallister ward from 2011-2015.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.<br /> Cllrs G Purvis and T Purvis were both previously councillors for the Thorntree ward.<br /> Len Junier was previously the Labour cllr for North Ormesby & Brambles Farm.
This ward has changed from having 3 seats to 2 seats as a result of recent boundary changes, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Cllrs McTigue and Rooney previously served as councillors from 2011-2015 in the Beachwood and Clairville wards respectively.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Both Cllrs Mawston and Davison were previously councillors for Marton Ward from 2011-2015.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Cllrs Brady and Harvey previously served as councillors for the Gresham ward from 2011-2015.
Sajaad Khan previously served as a Labour councillor in the Gresham ward from 2011-2015.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Cllr Rostron previously served as councillor for Linthorpe from 2011-2015.
Cllrs Hubbard and Cox previously served as councillors in Beckfield, whilst Cllr Saunders served as a councillor for Park End.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
This is a newly created ward, therefore there are no previous figures to compare the 2015 result to.
Cllr J Sharrocks previously served as a councillor for the Brookfield ward from 2011-2015.
Peter Sharrocks previously served as a councillor for the Brookfield ward from 2011-2015.