2021 Tees Valley Mayoral election

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Ben Houchen (The Conservative Party Candidate) was elected as the The Tees valley Mayor for the Tees Valley Combined Authority on Friday 7 May 2021.

Tees Valley Combined Authority Mayoral election results (PDF)

The results for the count are as follows:

Candidate	Party	Votes
Houchen, Ben	The Conservative Party Candidate	121,964 (Elected)
Jacobs, Jessie Joe Asher	Labour and Co-operative Party	45,641

The breakdown of votes from Middlesbrough are as follows:

Police and Crime Commissioner election results for Middlesbrough (PDF)

Candidate	Party	Votes
Houchen, Ben	The Conservative Party Candidate	17,748
Jacobs, Jessie Joe Asher	Labour and Co-operative Party	8,141

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