Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Stillington is run by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, with Stillington and Whitton parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Its MP is Matt Vickers (Conservative), member for Stockton West.
£2,598
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Stillington’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 26 of its 56 seats as elected, 3 short of the 29 needed. Labour holds 22, Thornaby Independent Association 4, Ingleby Barwick Independent Society 3 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Stillington is £2,598 for 2026–27; Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council keeps 82% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 54% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 29 of Stockton-on-Tees’s 56 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative26
- Labour22
- Thornaby Independent Association4
- Ingleby Barwick Independent Society3
- Independent1
Latest election: May 2023.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Stillington
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Stillington’s residents · Band D precept £26
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Ben Houchen (Conservative), elected May 2024
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Stillington, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierStillington and Whitton parish council
- 2Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council1 ward · 2 councillorsJohn David GardnerVanessa Jane Sewell
- 3Mayor of Tees Valley Combined AuthorityTees Valley Combined Authority · elected May 2024Ben Houchen
- 4Police and crime commissionerCleveland Police · elected May 2024Matt Storey
- 5House of CommonsStockton West
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
2 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- John David GardnerConservative · May 2023
- Vanessa Jane SewellConservative · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Parishes22% in Stillington · 1,407 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | John David GardnerVanessa Jane Sewell | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Stockton-on-Tees council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Stillington, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Stillington’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,913 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Stillington is in Stockton West constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Stillington).
48,638 votes for candidates · majority 2,139
Conservative, MP since 12 December 2019.
turnout in July 2024: 48,638 votes from 71,868 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 2,139 of 48,638 votes (4.4%): the 83rd-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Stillington’s Band D council tax is £2,598 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council keeps £2,139.91 of a Band D bill (82%); the rest goes to the Stillington and Whitton parish council, the Cleveland police and crime commissioner and the Cleveland Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Stockton-on-Tees’s Band D bill has risen 54% in ten years, from £1,684.92 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £630.00 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Stillington and Whitton, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
County Durham’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with County Durham
| Stockton-on-Tees | Stillington’s councils | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £451 | £443 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £379 | £394 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £62 | £48 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £48 | £36 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £113 | £125 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £43 | £65 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £17 | £23 | £26 |
| Public health | £98 | £116 | £78 |
| Running the council | £38 | £57 | £59 |
| Other | £6 | £33 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,253 | £1,340 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. County Durham and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Stillington is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
stockton.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
stockton.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Stillington is run
Which council runs Stillington?
Stillington is run by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
Does Stillington have a town council?
Yes: Stillington has its own parish-tier council (Stillington and Whitton parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £26 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Stillington?
Matt Vickers (Conservative) is the MP for Stockton West, which covers Stillington.
How many councillors does Stillington have?
2 ward councillors represent Stillington’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Stillington?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Stillington’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Stillington?
Band D council tax in Stillington is £2,598 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 26 · Labour 22 · Thornaby Independent Association 4 · Ingleby Barwick Independent Society 3 · Independent 1 of 56 seats; a majority needs 29. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2023 council election in Stillington?
In Stillington’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 2 of the 2 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 64.3%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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