Middlesbrough Council is a unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland. Since 2002 it has also had a directly elected mayor. Political control Borough council Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Non-metropolitan district Unitary authority Leadership Since 2002, political leadership on the council has been provided by the directly elected Mayor of Middlesbrough. The mayors have been: Council elections Non-metropolitan district elections 1973 Middlesbrough Borough Council election 1976 Middlesbrough Borough Council election 1979 Middlesbrough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) 1983 Middlesbrough Borough Council election 1987 Middlesbrough Borough Council election 1991 Middlesbrough Borough Council election Unitary authority elections 1995 Middlesbrough Borough Council election 1999 Middlesbrough Borough Council election 2003 Middlesbrough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) 2007 Middlesbrough Borough Council election 2011 Middlesbrough Borough Council election 2015 Middlesbrough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) 2019 Middlesbrough Council election Mayoral elections Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2002 Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2007 Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2011 Middlesbrough mayoral election, 2015 By-election results 1995–1999 1999–2003 2003–2007 2007–2011 2011–2015 2015–2019 The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Ansab Shan, a member of the Labour Party, to accept an appointment with the Crown Prosecution Service The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor John Cole, Labour's chair of Middlesbrough Council’s planning committee. He did not give a reason. In 2012 his car had been subject to an arson attack, which also involved another councillor's car. The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Bernie Taylor. The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Peter Cox. The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor Peter Purvis. 2019–2023 The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Jan Mohan, citing health reasons. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor David Smith. The by-election was caused by the death of Councillor June Goodchild. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Councillor Ashley Waters. References External links Middlesbrough Borough Council By-election results Council elections in North Yorkshire Unitary authority elections in England Council elections in Cleveland