Andy PrestonIndependent No overall control Chris Cooke Labour The 2023 Middlesbrough Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 46 members of Middlesbrough Council and the directly-elected Mayor of Middlesbrough.

This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control and the mayor was Andy Preston, an independent.

The election saw Labour's candidate Chris Cooke win the mayoralty from Andy Preston, and the party also won a majority of the seats on the council.

[2] Following the results, the council moved from no overall control to a Labour majority.