The Cleveland Fire Authority was established on 1 April 1996, as a Combined Fire Authority and is responsible for the provision of fire and rescue services to the areas covered by the borough councils of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton on Tees.
The 16 Members of the Authority are elected Members nominated by the four constituent Borough Councils – Hartlepool (three Members), Middlesbrough (four Members), Redcar & Cleveland (four Members) and Stockton on Tees (five Members).
The Chair of Cleveland Fire Authority for 2023/24 is Councillor David Coupe who was elected at the Annual Meeting on 9 June 2023.
The Vice-Chair for 2023/24 is Councillor Sufi Mubeen.
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Members
Councillor Ben Clayton – Labour
Councillor Ben Clayton was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2021 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Manor House Ward.
Councillor Clayton is a Member of the Authority’s Executive Committee and an Employer Representative of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Local Pension Board.
c/o Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AY
Tel: 07590458901
Councillor Dennis McCabe – Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association (MICA)
Councillor Dennis McCabe was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents Trimdon Ward.
Councillor McCabe is a Member of the Audit and Governance Committee and an Employer Representative of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Local Pension Board.
Councillor McCabe is also a substitute representative for the LGA Fire Commission.
Councillor David Taylor – Conservative
Councillor David Taylor was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council where he represents Eston Ward.
Councillor Taylor is Vice-Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee.
Email: davetaylor.dlt@hotmail.co.uk
Councillor Henry Ashton – Conservative & Independent Coalition
Councillor Henry Ashton was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Manor House Ward.
Councillor Ashton is a Member of the Audit & Governance Committee.
c/o Hartlepool Borough Council
Civic Centre
Victoria Road
Hartlepool
TS24 8AY
Councillor Jim Beall – Labour
Councillor Jim Beall was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Roseworth Ward.
Councillor Beall is a Member of the Authority’s Audit & Governance Committee.
23 Laurelwood Road
Northshore
Stockton-on Tees
TS18 2SQ
Tel: 01642 871759
Email: jim.beall@stockton.gov.uk
Councillor Peter Chaney – Labour
Councillor Peter Chaney was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council where he represents Teeseville Ward.
Councillor Chaney is a Member of the Executive Committee
34 Lime Crescent
Middlesbrough
TS6 0BU
Councillor David Coupe – Conservative (Chair)
Councillor David Coupe was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents Stainton & Thornton Ward.
Councillor Coupe was appointed Chair of the Fire Authority at the Annual Meeting on 9 June 2023. He also Chairs the Executive Committee and represents the Authority on the LGA Fire Commission.
Councillor John Gardner – Conservative
Councillor John Gardner was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Northern Parishes Ward.
Councillor Gardner is a Member of the Audit & Governance Committee and an Employer Representative of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Local Pension Board.
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c/o Stockton Borough Council, Municipal Buildings
Stockton
TS18 1LD
Email: john.gardner@stockton.gov.uk
Councillor Stefan Houghton – Conservative
Councillor Stefan Houghton was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Eaglescliffe Ward.
Councillor Houghton is a Member of the Audit & Governance Committee and represents the Authority on the Stockton Safer Partnership.
Councillor Naweed Hussain (Labour)
Councillor Hussain was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents Linthorpe Ward.
Councillor Hussain is a Member of the Audit and Governance Committee.
c/o Democratic Services
Town Hall
Middlesbrough
TS1 9FX
Tel: 07766252524
Councillor John Kabuye – Labour
Councillor John Kabuye was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Middlesbrough Council where he represents Newport Ward.
Councillor Kabuye is a Member of the Audit & Governance Committee.
Councillor Steve Kay – Independent Group
Councillor Steve Kay was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council where he represents Lockwood Ward.
Councillor Kay is Chair of the Audit & Governance Committee.
Councillor John Leedham – Conservative & Independent Coalition
Councillor John Leedham was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in February 2024 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Hart Ward.
Councillor Leedham is a Member of the Authority’s Executive Committee.
c/o Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre TS24 8AY
Tel: 07735193451
Councillor Sufi Mubeen – Conservative (Vice-Chair)
Councillor Sufi Mubeen was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Ropner Ward.
Councillor Mubeen is Vice-Chair of the Authority and is a Member of the Executive Committee.
c/o Stockton Borough Council, Municipal Buildings
STOCKTON
TS18 1LD
Tel: 07818 586781
Email: sufi.mubeen@stockton.gov.uk
Councillor Mary Ovens – Liberal Democrat
Councillor Mary Ovens was appointed to the Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2007 by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council where she represents West Dyke Ward.
Councillor Ovens is a Member of the Authority’s Executive Committee.
71 Egton Close,
Redcar, TS10 4PQ
Tel: 01642 507104
Councillor Mick Stoker – Labour
Councillor Mick Stoker was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Billingham East Ward.
Councillor Stoker is a Member of the Executive Committee.
5 Hardwick Road
Billingham
TS23 3JX
Email: mick.stoker@stockton.gov.uk