Editing Middlesbrough (section)

==Members of Parliament==
===Parliamentary Constituencies===
Middlesbrough is represented in the British Parliament with a member of parliament from each of the following constituencies: [[Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency]], and
[[Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland]]. 

The [[Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency]] is represented by [[Andy McDonald (politician)|Andy McDonald]] for (Labour) in the House of Commons. He was elected in [[2012 Middlesbrough by-election|a by-election]] held on 29 November 2012 following the death of previous Member of Parliament [[Stuart Bell|Sir Stuart Bell]], who had been the MP since 1983.

The [[Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland]] constituency is represented by [[Luke Myer]]  ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]), who replaced [[Simon Clarke (politician)|Simon Clarke]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]), in 2024.

===Parliamentary elections in the 2020s===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/elections/election-results |title=Election results |publisher=Middlesbrough Council |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001367 |title=Middlesbrough and Thornaby East results |work=BBC News |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Andy McDonald (politician)|Andy McDonald]]
|votes=16,238
|percentage=47.2
|change = −6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Reform UK
|candidate=Patrick Seargeant
|votes=7,046
|percentage=20.5
|change = +14.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Kiran Fothergill
|votes=6,174
|percentage=17.9
|change = −6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Workers Party of Britain
|candidate=Mehmoona Ameen
|votes=2,007
|percentage=5.8
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate=Matthew Harris
|votes=1,522
|percentage=4.4
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate=Mo Waqas
|votes=1,037
|percentage=3.0
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Independent politician
|candidate=Mark Baxtrem
|votes=383
|percentage=1.1
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes=9,192
|percentage=26.7
|change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes=34,407
|percentage=45.8
|change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = 
|swing = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{election box begin |title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
 |party=Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate=[[Luke Myer]]
 |votes=16,468
 |percentage=43.3
|change = +8.3
}}
{{election box candidate with party link
 |party=Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate=[[Simon Clarke (politician)|Simon Clarke]]
 |votes=16,254
 |percentage=42.7
|change = -15.2
}}
{{election box candidate with party link
 |party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |candidate=Jemma Joy
 |votes=2,032
 |percentage=5.3
|change = +1.3
}}
{{election box candidate with party link
 |party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)
 |candidate=[[Rod Liddle]]
 |votes=1,835
 |percentage=4.8
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{election box candidate with party link
 |party=Green Party of England and Wales
 |candidate=Rowan McLaughlin<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/our-candidates.html |title=Our Candidates |access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref>
 |votes=1,446
 |percentage=3.8
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box majority |
  |votes      = 214
  |percentage = 0.6
|change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout |
  |votes      = 38,035
  |percentage = 54.1
|change = 
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
  |winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +11.7
}}



{{election box end}}

===Historical constituencies===

Different constituencies have historically covered the town:
*[[Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Yorkshire]], 1290–1832
*[[North Riding of Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Riding of Yorkshire]], 1832–1885
**[[Middlesbrough (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough]], 1868–1918
**[[Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)|Cleveland]], 1885–1918
*1918–1974:
**[[Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)|Cleveland]]
**[[Middlesbrough East (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough East]]
**[[Middlesbrough West (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough West]]
*From 1974:
**[[Cleveland and Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)|Cleveland and Whitby]], until 1983
**[[Langbaurgh (UK Parliament constituency)|Langbaurgh]], until 1997
***[[Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland]], current
***[[Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough and Thornaby East]], current