Chris Cooke (politician)

Chris Cooke is a British Labour Party politician. Since May 2023, he has been the Mayor of Middlesbrough.[1]

Biography

Cooke was born and brought up in Teesville, North Yorkshire, England.[2]

On 2 May 2019, Cooke was elected as one of three councillors to represent the Newport Ward on Middlesbrough Council.[3] On 4 May 2023, he was elected Mayor of Middlesbrough with 10,956 votes, defeating the incumbent Andy Preston by 760 votes.[4] The mayor is one of a number of directly elected mayors in England. The turnout was only 28% of the 99,034 registered voters in Middlesbrough.[5]

References
  1. "Local elections 2023: Labour's Chris Cooke ousts Andy Preston as Middlesbrough mayor". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. Lewis, Eden (13 December 2022). "Labour Party announce candidate for Middlesbrough mayor elections". TeessideLive. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. "Election results: 2019 local elections". middlesbrough.gov.uk. Middlesbrough Council. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. Craigie, Emily (5 May 2023). "Labour shock win in Middlesbrough as Chris Cooke defeats Andy Preston". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. "Middlesbrough result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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