NEWS STORY : Labour Councillor Chris Cooke has been elected Mayor of Middlesbrough [May 2023]
STORY
Chris Cooke has been elected as the Mayor of Middlesbrough, narrowly beating the incumbent Andy Preston who was first elected to the role in 2019.
The result was:
Chris Cooke (Labour) – 10,956 votes
John Henry Cooper (Conservative) – 2,997 votes
Andy Preston (Independent) – 10.196 votes
Jon Rathmell (Independent) – 3,102 votes
Electorate: 99,034
Turnout: 27.8%
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