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Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Coordinates: 54°34′N 1°18′W / 54.56°N 1.30°W / 54.56; -1.30
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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.

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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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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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
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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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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Parish councils

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County Durham:

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.
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