Middlesbrough (borough)
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| Borough of Middlesbrough | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Ceremonial County: | North Yorkshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 296th 53.87 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Middlesbrough |
| ONS code: | 00EC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total () - Density | Ranked {{EnglishDistrictRank / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 93.7% White 4.6% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Middlesbrough Council http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Mayor & Cabinet |
| Mayor: | Ray Mallon (Independent) |
| MPs: | Stuart Bell, Ashok Kumar |
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.
Economy
This 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.| Year | ||||
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| 1995 | 2,428 | 9 | 926 | 1,493 |
| 2000 | 2,919 | 11 | 940 | 1,967 |
| 2003 | 3,167 | 10 | 970 | 2,187 |
Note 1: includes hunting and forestry
Note 2: includes energy and construction
Note 3: includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Note 4: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
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