Stockton-on-Tees (borough)
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| Borough of Stockton-on-Tees | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Region: | North East England |
| Ceremonial County: | Durham and North Riding of Yorkshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 186th 203.89 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Stockton-on-Tees |
| ONS code: | 00EF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 75th 186,283 914 / 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 includes Thornaby-on-Tees, Yarm, Billingham, Ingleby Barwick and Norton. Durham Tees Valley Airport is also partly 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 the North Riding of Yorkshire.
External links
- Statistics (http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/AreaProfileFrames.asp?aid=175805&hid=14&tid=13) about Stockton-on-Tees from the Office of National Statistics Census 2001
| Districts of England - North East England | 
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| 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
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| 1974 counties: Cleveland - County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear |