Middlesbrough.
Labour Party-controlled unitary. £198m net revenue. 20 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.
Middlesbrough is a unitary controlled by Labour Party (26 of 49 seats). Net revenue is £198m for 2025-26. It covers 20 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 53% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Dean | Lab | Acklam | 2023 |
| Tom Livingstone | LD | Acklam | 2023 |
| Antony High | Lab | Ayresome | 2023 |
| Janet Thompson | Lab | Ayresome | 2023 |
| Donna Jones | Ind | Berwick Hills Pallister | 2023 |
| Ian Blades | Lab | Berwick Hills Pallister | 2023 |
| Julia Cooke | Lab | Berwick Hills Pallister | 2023 |
| Graham Wilson | Ind | Brambles Thorntree | 2023 |
| Jack Banks | Lab | Brambles Thorntree | 2023 |
| Stella Tranter | Lab | Brambles Thorntree | 2023 |
| Linda Lewis | Lab | Central | 2023 |
| Matt Storey | Lab | Central | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 38% from council tax vs the cohort median of 59%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £2,074 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £318 |
| Fire & rescue | £94 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £1 |
| Total Band-D | £2,488 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Middlesbrough split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMENSURA LTD | £3.19m | 3.6% | 17 |
| REDACT PERSONAL DATA | £2.78m | 3.2% | 1,627 |
| REDACTED PERSONAL DATA | £1.53m | 1.7% | 1,165 |
| LIVECO LTD T/A VEST CONSTRUCTION | £1.44m | 1.6% | 8 |
| NORTHERN POWERGRID | £1.27m | 1.4% | 19 |
| CAMBIAN CHILDCARE LIMITED | £1.20m | 1.4% | 28 |
| NORTHERN LIFE CARE LTD | £1.20m | 1.4% | 81 |
| LANE RENTALS SERVICES LTD | £1.15m | 1.3% | 70 |
| SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD | £1.11m | 1.3% | 14 |
| EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LTD | £1.07m | 1.2% | 72 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate And Central | REDACT PERSONAL DATA | £1.89m |
| Highways And Transport | LANE RENTALS SERVICES LTD | £1.15m |
| Waste And Recycling | SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD | £1.11m |
| Planning And Economic | LIVECO LTD T/A VEST CONSTRUCTION | £1.07m |
| Childrens Services | REDACTED PERSONAL DATA | £0.72m |
| Culture And Leisure | LIVECO LTD T/A VEST CONSTRUCTION | £0.22m |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough and Thornaby East | 12 | 60% | Andy McDonald | Lab |
| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | 8 | 40% | Luke Myer | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
12,802 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level