Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Unitary authority area in County Durham, England

Unitary authority area and borough in England

Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Unitary authority area and borough

* From left to right
* Top: Stockton Town Hall
* Middle: Yarm Viaduct and John Whitehead Park, Billingham
* Bottom: Norton and Thornaby Town Hall

Coat of arms

Motto:

Forward as One

The part of the borough in County Durham

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 state| United Kingdom
Country| England
Region| North East
Ceremonial counties|

* County Durham
* North Yorkshire

City region| Tees Valley
Incorporated| 1 April 1974
Unitary authority| 1 April 1996
Named for| Stockton-on-Tees
Administrative HQ| Municipal buildings, Stockton-on-Tees
Government

[1]

• Type| Unitary authority
• Body| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
• Executive| Leader and cabinet
• Control| No overall control
• Leader| Bob Cook (L)
• Mayor| John Gardner
• MP|

* Alex Cunningham (L)
* Matt Vickers (C)

Area

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• Total| 79 sq mi (205 km2)
• Rank| 143rd
Population

(2022)[3]

• Total| 199,966
• Rank| 98th
• Density| 2,530/sq mi (976/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)

[4]

• Ethnic groups|

List

* 92.0% White
* 4.6% Asian
* 1.4% Mixed
* 1.1% Black
* 0.8% other

Religion (2021)

[4]

• Religion|

List

* 51.1% Christianity
* 39.1% no religion
* 3.4% Islam
* 0.4% Hinduism
* 0.4% Sikhism
* 0.3% Buddhism
* 0.0% Judaism
* 0.3% other
* 5.0% not stated

Time zone| UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas|

Dialling codes| 01642
ISO 3166 code| GB-STT
GSS code| E06000004
Website| stockton.gov.uk

The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a local government district with borough status which straddles the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. Since 1996 its council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The borough 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.

## History

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### Municipal authority

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Stockton previously held borough status as the Municipal Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in historic County Durham.

### Loss of status

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See also: County Borough of Teesside

In 1968, the borough was merged into Teesside County Borough; this civil parish was a part of the ceremonial (not administrative) North Riding county until its abolition.

### District authority

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Further information: Cleveland (county)

The town regained borough status on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972. It became a non-metropolitan district of the County of Cleveland, itself established at the same time. Multiple parishes and boroughs merged into Stockton's newly formed district borough:

* Teesside County Borough's area covering the former Stockton, Billingham and Thornaby municipal boroughs,
* Hilton, Ingleby Barwick, Kirklevington, Maltby, and Yarm parishes of the previous North Riding County-administered Stokesley Rural District, and
* Part of the County Durham-administered Stockton Rural District parishes.

### Unitary authority

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The borough with the ceremonial county boundary (the River Tees) shown

The borough became a unitary authority on 1 April 1996. It is ceremonially split between County Durham and North Yorkshire, to the north and south of the Tees respectively. It is the only council in England to be split between two ceremonial counties. The former districts and boroughs of Durham now form the unitary authority of County Durham, so ceremonial County Durham now has four unitary authorities.

## Economy

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The Office for National Statistics has published a chart (pp. 240–253) of the trend of regional gross value of Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees (figures in Sterling [millions]).

Year | Regional Gross Value Added4 | Agriculture1 | Industry2 | Services3

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1995 | 2,804 | 9 | 1,443 | 1,352
2000 | 3,252 | 6 | 1,359 | 1,887
2003 | 3,364 | 6 | 1,037 | 2,320

^1 includes hunting and forestry.

^2 includes energy and construction.

^3 includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured.

^4 Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.

## Demographics

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Main article: Demographics of Tees Valley

In the 2021 census, the borough was recorded as having a population of 196,595 with 50.9% being female.

For sexuality, those who identified as Straight or Heterosexual were 91.6%, Gay or Lesbian were 1.4%, Bisexual was 0.9%, Pansexual was 0.2%, Asexual was 0.0%, Queer was 0.0, 'All other sexual orientations' were 0.0% and those who did not answer were 5.9%.[6]

[Note, for percentages with 0.0%, this may due to a number too low to represent using the number of digits supplied rather than a lack of those who identified as that specific idea]

Sex

2021 Census[6] | Count  | %
All usual residents  | 196,595  | 100.0
Female | 100,072  | 50.9
Male | 96,523  | 49.1

## Local Nature Reserves

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The council maintains a number of local nature reserves including Barwick Pond, Charlton's Pond, Greenvale, Hardwick Dene and Elm Tree Woods, Norton Grange Marsh, Quarry Wood (Eaglescliffe), and Stillington Forest Park.

## Town and parish councils

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### Town councils

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* County Durham: Billingham
* North Yorkshire: Ingleby Barwick • Thornaby-on-Tees • Yarm-on-Tees

### Parish councils

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* North Yorkshire: Hilton • Kirklevington and Castle Levington • Maltby

County Durham:

* Aislaby and Newsham
* Carlton
* Elton
* Egglescliffe and Eaglescliffe
* Grindon
* Long Newton
* Norton-on-Tees
* Preston-on-Tees
* Redmarshall
* Stillington and Whitton
* Wolviston
* Wynyard

## References

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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.
6. ^ a b "Stockton-on-Tees Local Authority – 2021 Census Area Profile". NOMIS – official census and labour market statistics – National Statistics. 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

## External links

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* Statistics about Stockton-on-Tees from the Office for National Statistics 2001 census

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The borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Major Settlements|

Billingham
Eaglescliffe
Ingleby Barwick
Stockton
Thornaby
Yarm
Norton

Villages|

Aislaby
Carlton
Cowpen Bewley
Egglescliffe
Elton
Grindon
Hartburn
High Leven
Hilton
Longnewton
Maltby
Redmarshall
Stillington
Thorpe Thewles
Urlay Nook
Whinney Hill
Whitton
Wolviston
Wynyard

Governance|

Constituencies
Stockton North
Stockton South

Culture, leisure
and tourism|

Events
Stockton International Riverside Festival
Stockton Weekender

Parks

Preston Park
Ropner Park
Trinity Green

Countryside

Bassleton Wood and The Holmes
Portrack Marsh Nature Reserve
Portrack Meadows Wildlife Reserve
Quarry Wood

Misc

Tees Barrage International White Water Course
Tees Valley Giants
Teesside Park

Services|

Education
Schools
Queen's Campus

Prison
Holme House
Kirklevington Grange

Organisations|

Business
Teesdale Business Park
Industry
Billingham Manufacturing Plant
Teesside EfW plant
Mass Media
Radio Tees

Sport|

Tees Barrage International White Water Course

Waterways|

Rivers
Tees
Leven
Crossings
Yarm Viaduct
Preston Pipe Bridge
Jubilee Bridge
Surtees Bridge
Surtees Rail Bridge
Victoria Bridge
Teesquay Millennium Footbridge
Princess of Wales Bridge
Infinity Bridge
Tees Barrage
Tees Viaduct
Tees Newport Bridge
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge

Transport|

| Air|

Teesside International Airport

|

Rail|

Lines
Durham Coast
Tees Valley
Tees Valley Metro (proposed)
Stations
Allens West
Billingham
Eaglescliffe
Stockton
Thornaby
Yarm

Road|

A19
A66
A174

Historic|

Development
Teesside Development Corporation
Tees Valley Regeneration
Industry
Bowesfield Works
Head Wrightson
Portrack Lane
Stockton & Darlington Railway
Tees Marshalling Yard
Sport
Stockton Racecourse

Other|

Military
People
Postcodes

Category

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Ceremonial county of Durham

Unitary authorities|

* Borough of Darlington
* Borough of Hartlepool
* Borough of Stockton-on-Tees (part)
* County Durham

Major settlements
(cities in italics)|

* Barnard Castle
* Billingham
* Bishop Auckland
* Chester-le-Street
* Chilton
* Consett
* Crook
* Darlington
* Durham
* Eaglescliffe
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* Peterlee
* Seaham
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* Shildon
* Spennymoor
* Stanhope
* Stanley
* Stockton-on-Tees
* Tow Law
* Wolsingham
See also: Durham

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Ceremonial county of North Yorkshire

Yorkshire Portal

Unitary authorities|

* Middlesbrough
* North Yorkshire
* Redcar and Cleveland
* Stockton-on-Tees (part)
* York

Major settlements
(cities in italics)|

* Bedale
* Bentham
* Boroughbridge
* Catterick Garrison
* Colburn
* Easingwold
* Eastfield
* Eston
* Filey
* Grassington
* Guisborough
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* Norton-on-Derwent
* Pateley Bridge
* Pickering
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* Richmond
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* Saltburn-by-the-Sea
* Scarborough
* Selby
* Settle
* Skelton-in-Cleveland
* Skipton
* Stokesley
* Tadcaster
* Thirsk
* Thornaby-on-Tees
* Whitby
* Yarm
* York
See also: List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire

Rivers|

* Aire
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* Esk
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* Leven
* Ouse
* Ribble
* Swale
* Tees
* Ure
* Wharfe

Topics|

* Parliamentary constituencies
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* Monastic houses
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Districts of North East England

County Durham|

* County Durham
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Northumberland|

* Northumberland

Tyne and Wear|

* Gateshead
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Teesside, North Yorkshire|

* Middlesbrough
* Redcar and Cleveland
* Stockton-on-Tees

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* Rutland
* Shropshire
* Slough
* Somerset
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* West Northamptonshire
* Wiltshire
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* Wokingham
* York

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* Bath and North East Somerset
* Bedford
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* Blackpool
* Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
* Bracknell Forest
* Brighton and Hove
* Bristol
* Buckinghamshire
* Central Bedfordshire
* Cheshire East
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* Cornwall
* County Durham
* Cumberland
* Darlington
* Derby
* Dorset
* East Riding of Yorkshire
* Halton
* Hartlepool
* Herefordshire
* Isle of Wight
* Isles of Scilly
* Kingston upon Hull
* Leicester
* Luton
* Medway
* Middlesbrough
* Milton Keynes
* North East Lincolnshire
* North Lincolnshire
* North Northamptonshire
* North Somerset
* North Yorkshire
* Northumberland
* Nottingham
* Peterborough
* Plymouth
* Portsmouth
* Reading
* Redcar and Cleveland
* Rutland
* Shropshire
* Slough
* Somerset
* Southampton
* Southend-on-Sea
* South Gloucestershire
* Stockton-on-Tees
* Stoke-on-Trent
* Swindon
* Telford and Wrekin
* Thurrock
* Torbay
* Warrington
* West Berkshire
* Westmorland and Furness
* West Northamptonshire
* Wiltshire
* Windsor and Maidenhead
* Wokingham
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