Your Council

Stockton Council delivers many services in a thriving area of the Tees Valley that includes Billingham, Stockton, Thornaby, Ingleby Barwick, Yarm and surrounding areas

The Council is here to provide the vital services that keep the Borough ticking. It does everything from maintaining the roads and teaching schoolchildren to organising leisure events and removing your refuse bins. Social services are provided to those who rely on them, and the Council lends thousands of books through local libraries.

Over 8,000 people are employed by Stockton Council to provide a vast array of services for over 186,000 people who live and work in the Borough, making us the area's biggest employer.


Decisions on the Council's policies and plans are made by democratically-elected Councillors, each representing an area of the Borough

OUR AIM

Stockton on Tees Borough Council is your Council. We exist to ensure you receive services which benefit and improve your lives. We will respond to your needs, provide opportunities and support you to build on your strengths.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO

  • Putting people first
  • Key phrase: Respect
    We will respect all people, their individual privacy and dignity, offering choice wherever possible so that they can fulfil personal aspirations to the best of their abilities.

Managing resources

  • Key phrase: Efficiency
  • Our service will be delivered efficiently and effectively in a way that is valued by people.

Working with others

  • Key phrase: Partnership
  • We will co-operate openly with partners from the wider community, our citizens and the voluntary and business sectors.

Striving for improvement

  • Key phrase: Challenge
  • We will challenge people to use their creativity to innovate and bring about continual improvement.

Performing well

  • Key phrase: Skills
  • Our services will be provided by capable and appropriately trained people.

Securing the future

  • Key phrase: Protection
  • We will balance differing needs to secure a healthy, safe and attractive environment for current and future generations

    In this section, you can find out how the Council works and who your Councillor is, view many important documents and see how we match up to our key targets for performance.

Your Council