Photo: Original uploader was MRacer at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland was decided by 214 votes in 2024
Stainton is run by Middlesbrough Borough Council, with Stainton and Thornton parish council for local matters. Labour has a majority on Middlesbrough Borough Council. Its MP is Luke Myer (Labour), member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland.
£2,557
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Stainton’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Middlesbrough Borough Council
Labour holds a majority on Middlesbrough Borough Council: 24 of its 46 seats as elected. Independents hold 16, the Conservatives 3, the Liberal Democrats 2 and Reform UK 1. Who’s in charge ↓
A close seat
Luke Myer (Labour) won Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland by 214 votes in July 2024, 0.56% of votes cast: the 13th-narrowest result of 543 in England. Parliament ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Stainton is £2,557 for 2026–27; Middlesbrough Borough Council keeps 83% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 48% 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.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 24 of Middlesbrough’s 46 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour24
- Independent16
- Conservative3
- Liberal Democrat2
- Reform UK1
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 Stainton
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 Stainton’s residents · Band D precept £9
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Led by an elected mayor: Chris Cooke (Labour and Co-operative), elected May 2023
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 Stainton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierStainton and Thornton parish council
- 2Middlesbrough Borough Council1 ward · 1 councillorDavid Philip Coupe
- 3Mayor of MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough Borough Council · elected May 2023Chris Cooke
- 4Mayor of Tees Valley Combined AuthorityTees Valley Combined Authority · elected May 2024Ben Houchen
- 5Police and crime commissionerCleveland Police · elected May 2024Matt Storey
- 6House of CommonsMiddlesbrough South and East Cleveland
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.
1 councillor 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.
- David Philip CoupeConservative · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stainton & Thornton50% in Stainton · 1,817 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | David Philip Coupe | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Middlesbrough 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).
Middlesbrough Borough Council council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Stainton, 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 Stainton’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,158 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Stainton is in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Stainton).
38,035 votes for candidates · majority 214
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 38,035 votes from 70,331 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 214 of 38,035 votes (0.56%): the 13th-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.
Stainton’s Band D council tax is £2,557 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Middlesbrough Borough Council keeps £2,115.86 of a Band D bill (83%); the rest goes to the Stainton and Thornton parish council, the Cleveland police and crime commissioner and the Cleveland Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Middlesbrough’s Band D bill has risen 48% in ten years, from £1,717.58 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £637.88 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Stainton and Thornton, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
North Yorkshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with North Yorkshire
| Middlesbrough | Stainton’s councils | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £525 | £511 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £529 | £255 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £39 | £47 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £48 | £43 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £144 | £146 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £36 | £48 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £11 | £23 | £26 |
| Public health | £182 | £74 | £78 |
| Running the council | £57 | £67 | £59 |
| Other | £71 | £10 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,640 | £1,224 | £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. North Yorkshire 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 Stainton 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.
middlesbrough.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
middlesbrough.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Stainton is run
Which council runs Stainton?
Stainton is run by Middlesbrough Borough Council.
Does Stainton have a town council?
Yes: Stainton has its own parish-tier council (Stainton and Thornton parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £9 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Stainton?
Luke Myer (Labour) is the MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, which covers Stainton.
How many councillors does Stainton have?
1 ward councillors represent Stainton’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Stainton?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Stainton’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Stainton?
Band D council tax in Stainton is £2,557 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Middlesbrough Borough Council?
Labour has a majority: 24 of 46 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2023 council election in Stainton?
In Stainton’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 1 of the 1 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 54%.
Is Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland a marginal seat?
Luke Myer (Labour) won it by 214 votes in July 2024, 0.56% of votes cast: the 13th-narrowest result of 543 in England.
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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