Home Council and democracy Councillors Meet your new councillors
Following the local elections in May 2023, Labour have taken control of Middlesbrough Council, with newly-elected mayor Chris Cooke leading 25 of his party's councillors.
The full political makeup of the council is now:
Executive members are councillors who have responsibility for one of the council's departments. They are responsible for sharing information, working closely with staff, and looking at how to deal with problems.
Cllr Chris Cooke (Labour)
Cllr Philippa Storey (Labour)
Cllr Zafar Uddin (Labour)
Cllr Janet Thompson (Labour)
Cllr David Branson (Labour)
Cllr Nicky Walker (Labour)
Cllr Theo Furness (Labour)
Councillors work on behalf of the people living in the ward they represent. They represent residents and their views in decision-making, and work with both the council and residents to improve the area and deal with problems.
You can find the councillors for your area below. If you're not sure which ward you live in, you can check on the find my councillor page using your postcode.
Cllr Sheila Dean (Labour)
Cllr Tom Livingstone (Liberal Democrat)
Cllr Antony High (Labour)
Cllr Janet Thompson (Labour)
Cllr Ian Blades (Labour)
Cllr Julia Cooke (Labour)
Cllr Donna Jones (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Jack Banks (Labour)
Cllr Stella Tranter (Labour)
Cllr Graham Wilson (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Linda Lewis (Labour)
Cllr Matthew Storey (Labour)
Cllr Zafar Uddin (Labour)
Cllr David Branson (Labour)
Cllr Luke Mason (Conservative)
Cllr Jo Nicholson (Labour)
Cllr Jeanette Walker (Labour)
Cllr Nicky Walker (Labour)
Cllr Jim Platt (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Sharon Platt (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Tony Grainge (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Luke Hurst (Conservative)
Cllr Philippa Storey (Labour)
Cllr Naweed Hussain (Labour)
Cllr Peter Gavigan (Labour)
Cllr Joan McTigue (Independent)
Cllr Mary Nugent (Labour)
Cllr Dorothy Davison (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Jason McConnell (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr David Jackson (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Ian Morrish (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Anne Romaine (Labour)
Cllr Jill Ewan (Labour)
Cllr John Kabuye (Labour)
Cllr Jan Ryles (Labour)
Cllr Morgan McClintock (Liberal Democrat)
Cllr Mieka Smiles (Conservative)
Cllr Edward Clynch (Labour)
Cllr Theo Furness (Labour)
Cllr Julia Rostron (Labour)
Cllr Stephen Hill (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Brian Hubbard (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Mick Saunders (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr David Coupe (Conservative)
Cllr Christine Cooper (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Cllr Dennis McCabe (Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association)
Positions on committees, including scrutiny, planning, and licensing, were decided at the council meeting on 24 May. You can watch a video of the meeting on the Middlesbrough Council Facebook page.