Stockton-on-Tees (borough)

Borough of Stockton-on-Tees

Geography
Status:	Unitary, Borough
Region:	North East England
Ceremonial County:	Durham and North Yorkshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 186th 203.89 km²
Admin. HQ:	Stockton-on-Tees
ONS code:	00EF
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 81st 179,668 881 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.2% White 1.7% S.Asian
Politics
Stockton-on-Tees Council http://www.stockton.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	Frank Cook, Dari Taylor

Stockton-on-Tees is a local government district and borough in north-east England, with a resident population in 2001 of 178,408.

In addition to Stockton-on-Tees, the borough contains Thornaby-on-Tees, Yarm, Billingham and Norton. Teesside Airport is also within the borough.

The core of the town was traditionally in County Durham, but the borough spilled over the river into Yorkshire. It was made part of Cleveland in 1974, and then became a unitary authority on April 1, 1996. For ceremonial purposes the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire.

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Districts of England - North East England
Alnwick - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Blyth Valley - Castle Morpeth - Chester-le-Street - Darlington - Derwentside - Durham - Easington - Gateshead - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Newcastle upon Tyne - North Tyneside - Redcar and Cleveland - Sedgefield - South Tyneside - Stockton-on-Tees - Sunderland - Teesdale - Tynedale - Wansbeck - Wear Valley
1974 counties: Cleveland - County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear