Editing Middlesbrough (section)

===Political control===
The council has been under [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] majority control since the [[2023 Middlesbrough Council election|2023 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lightfoot |first1=Gareth |last2=Arnold |first2=Stuart |last3=Craigie |first3=Emily |date=2023-05-06 |title=RECAP: Labour gain control of Middlesbrough Council |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/live-teesside-elections-middlesbrough-mayor-26834784 |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=TeessideLive |language=en}}</ref>

Political control of the council since it was re-established in 1974 has been as follows:<ref name=electionscentre>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre | date=4 March 2016 |access-date=9 September 2022}}</ref>

'''Non-metropolitan district'''
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!colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years
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| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1974–1996
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'''Unitary authority'''
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!colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years
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| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1996–2019
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| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2019–2023
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| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 2023–present 
|}