Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority with borough status in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. The borough had a population of 196,600 in 2021.

Borough of Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton Borough • Stockton
Borough and unitary authority
  • From left to right
  • Top: Stockton Town Hall
  • Middle: Yarm Viaduct and John Whitehead Park, Billingham
  • Bottom: Norton and Thornaby Town Hall
The part of the borough in County Durham
The part of the borough in North Yorkshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth East England
Combined authorityTees Valley
Ceremonial countyDurham
North Yorkshire
Admin. HQStockton-on-Tees
Government
  TypeStockton-on-Tees Borough Council
  Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
  Executive:Labour
  Tees Valley MayorBen Houchen
  MPs:Alex Cunningham (L)
Matt Vickers (C)
Area
  Total79.1 sq mi (204.9 km2)
  Rank143rd
Population
 (2021)
  Total197,030
  RankRanked 98th
  Density2,500/sq mi (960/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
  Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
  Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code00EF (ONS)
E06000004 (GSS)
Ethnicity90% White
4.6% Asian
Websitestockton.gov.uk

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.

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