Middlesbrough (borough)
Middlesbrough is a
Borough and
local government district in
North East England in the
United Kingdom named after the town of
Middlesbrough, with a resident population in 2001 of 134,855. 2005 mid-year estimates suggest the Borough to have a population of 147,823 and rising. However the population for the urban area of what is locally regarded as Middlesbrough (with the inclusion of the greater
Eston area, termed as
Greater Middlesbrough) has over 200,000.
It is historically part of the
North Riding of Yorkshire, but in 1974 became part of the new
non-metropolitan county of
Cleveland. Cleveland was formed after the County Borough of Teesside which was created from the merger of the Boroughs of Middlesbrough, Stockton, Billingham, Eston, Langbaurgh, parts of Stokesly rural district and most of Middlesbrough rural district (Thornaby). In 1996 Cleveland was abolished, and Middlesbrough became a
unitary authority, though it remained part of the
North Yorkshire ceremonial county. The borough borders
Stockton-on-Tees to the west,
Redcar and Cleveland to the east and the
Hambleton district of North Yorkshire to the south.
Unlike most English districts, its council is led by a
directly-elected mayor, currently
Ray Mallon. Mr. Mallon was previously a senior officer in
Cleveland Police, and was noted for a
zero-tolerance approach to crime, adopted from the
New York system, during his time as head of Middlesbrough's
CID.
Unlike older towns and boroughs in the area, Middlesbrough does not contain many surrounding villages, with most other settlements acting as suburbs or areas of the town itself. The borough is made up of 23 council wards.
Other settlements within the borough as well as the town of
Middlesbrough itself include:
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Coulby Newham*
Hemlington*
Marton*
Nunthorpe*
Ormesby*
Stainton &
ThorntonThis is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of South Teesside at current basic prices
published (pp.240-253) by
Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Agriculture | Industry | Services |
|---|
| 1995 | 2,428 | 9 | 926 | 1,493 |
| 2000 | 2,919 | 11 | 940 | 1,967 |
| 2003 | 3,167 | 10 | 970 | 2,187 |
includes hunting and forestry
includes energy and construction
includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
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Middlesbrough Borough Council Website
