Borough of Middlesbrough

Borough of Middlesbrough
Unitary authority area and borough
Middlesbrough Town Hall
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Latin: Erimus, lit. 'we shall be'
Middlesbrough shown within North Yorkshire
Coordinates: 54°34′33″N 1°14′02″W / 54.5757°N 1.2340°W / 54.5757; -1.2340
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North East
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
City region	Tees Valley
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Unitary authority	1 April 1996
Named for	Middlesbrough
Administrative HQ	Fountain Court, Middlesbrough
Government [1]
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	Middlesbrough Council
• Executive	Mayor and cabinet
• Control	Labour
• Elected Mayor	Chris Cooke (L)
• Chair	Julia Rostron
• MPs	2 MPs Andy McDonald (L) Luke Myer (L)
Area [2]
• Total	21 sq mi (54 km2)
• Rank	241st
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	148,285
• Rank	150th
• Density	7,130/sq mi (2,752/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [4]
• Ethnic groups	List 82.4% White 10.5% Asian 2.7% Black 2.4% other 2.1% Mixed
Religion (2021) [4]
• Religion	List 46.0% Christianity 36.4% no religion 10.2% Islam 1.0% Hinduism 0.4% Sikhism 0.3% Buddhism 0.0% Judaism 0.3% other 5.3% not stated
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	TS1–5, TS7–8
Dialling codes	01642
ISO 3166 code	GB-MDB
GSS code	E06000002
Website	middlesbrough.gov.uk

The Borough of Middlesbrough is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, based around the town of Middlesbrough in the north of the county. Middlesbrough Council became a unitary authority in 1996. The borough is part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, along with the boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar and Cleveland, Hartlepool and Darlington. There are two parish councils in the area of the borough of Middlesbrough, Nunthorpe and Stainton and Thornton respectively.