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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Local authority area: Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees is an unitary authority, in the North East England region of England. It covers 205.0 km² and had 199,966 residents in 2022 — about 976 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Stockton-on-Tees.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Stockton-on-Tees, 2011–2022.
Residents, 2022199,966+4.3% since 2011
Land area205.0km²79.1 sq mi
Density976/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#132of 382 UK councils · #119 in England
Population estimates5 data points
191.8K192.4K194.8K197.2K200K
20112012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Formed from Cleveland.
Same region, same type
All councils in North EastOther unitary authorities in North East
Elections
27 electoral wards
Census 2021: 196,589 residents in 83,755 households across the wards; 18.9% aged 65+, 66.2% of homes owned, 22.3% of households without a car.
1Ingleby Barwick North4,127 households · 7.8% aged 65+11,8182Ropner4,475 households · 10.1% aged 65+11,2553Ingleby Barwick South4,056 households · 13.8% aged 65+10,4794Fairfield4,485 households · 26.1% aged 65+10,2335Norton South3,582 households · 16.5% aged 65+8,7266Yarm3,970 households · 26.4% aged 65+8,631
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CStockton Families Information ServiceCouncil office · Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1XE · hours listedCStockton-on-Tees Borough Council - Dunedin HouseCouncil office · Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6BJTStockton-on-Tees Town HallTown hall · Stockton-on-Tees TS20 1DR
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q894094 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.