Stockton-on-Tees
Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Consultation on proposals
We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Consultation on revised proposals
We may consult on revisions to our original proposals.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
Effective date
New arrangements apply to elections after this date.
We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change.
We are carrying out an electoral review of Stockton-on-Tees because it has been a long time since the last review.
Latest Information
Effective date
The Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was made on 7 December 2023.
Previous stages
Making our recommendation into law
Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations
A Draft Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2023 was laid in Parliament on 17 October 2023.
If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 29 March 2022.
Consultation on revised proposals
Consultation on revised proposals
From 23 November 2021 to 10 January 2022, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on changed draft recommendations for Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
The consultation focuses on new proposals for Borough ward boundaries, in the following areas:
- Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree
- Newtown
- Fairfield
- Grangefield
- Ingleby Barwick West
- Ingleby Barwick East
- Ingleby Barwick South
- Yarm
- Southern Parishes
Consultation on proposals
Consultation on proposals
We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.
Initial consultation
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Councillor numbers
We have decided that Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council should have 56 councillors.
Previous Reviews
Previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive