Elected Cleveland Fire Authority Members

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 & Governance Committee.

Email: dennis_mccabe@middlesbrough.gov.uk

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 a Member of the Executive Committee and represents the Authority on the Redcar & Cleveland Community Safety Partnership.

 

Email: davetaylor.dlt@hotmail.co.uk

Councillor Gary Allen was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in May 2024 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Victoria Ward.

Councillor Allen is a Member of the Executive Committee.

c/o Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AY

Tel: 07939132801

Email: gary.allen@hartlepool.gov.uk

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 Chair of the Authority’s Audit & Governance Committee.

 

c/o Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings
Church Rd, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1LB

Tel: 01642 871759

Email: jim.beall@stockton.gov.uk

Councillor Bob Buchan was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in May 2024 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Fens & Greatham Ward.

Councillor Buchan is a Member of the Executive Committee.

 

Tel: 01429 294831

Email: bob.buchan@hartlepool.gov.uk

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 was appointed as Vice Chair of the Authority at the Annual Meeting on 6 June 2025 and is also a Member of the Executive Committee.

 

 

34 Lime Crescent
Middlesbrough
TS6 0BU

Email: peter_chaney@middlesbrough.gov.uk

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 6 June 2025. He also Chairs the Executive Committee and is an Employer Representative of the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Local Pension Board.

Councillor Coupe represents the Authority on the Local Government Association (LGA) Fire Commission.

Email: david_coupe@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Councillor John Gardner was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2025 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Northern Parishes Ward.

Councillor Gardner is a Member of the Audit & Governance Committee.

Councillor Stefan Houghton was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2023 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Eaglescliffe East Ward.

Councillor Houghton is Vice Chair of the Audit & Governance Committee.

c/o Municipal Buildings
Church Road
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1LD

Tel: 0776 636 1716

Email: Stefan.Houghton@stockton.gov.uk

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

Email: naweed_hussain@middlesbrough.gov.uk

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.

Tel: 07521761136

Email: john_kabuye@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Councillor Steve Kay was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2024 by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council where he represents Lockwood Ward.

Councillor Kay is a Member of the Audit and Governance Committee.

 

c/o Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Tel: 07771345348

Email: steve.kay@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

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 Chair of the Authority’s Audit and Governance Committee.

71 Egton Close,
Redcar, TS10 4PQ

Tel: 01642 507104

Email: mary.ovens@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

Councillor Andrew Sherris was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in May 2024 by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council where he represents Yarm Ward.

He is a Member of the Audit and Governance Committee and represents the Authority on Stockton Safer Partnership.

c/o Stockton Borough Council, Municipal Buildings
Stockton
TS18 1LD

Tel: 07825 352188

Email: andrew.sherris@stockton.gov.uk

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 and an Employer Representative of the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Local Pension Board.

c/o Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings
Church Rd, Stockton-on-Tees , TS18 1LB

Email: mick.stoker@stockton.gov.uk

Councillor Christopher Wallace was appointed to Cleveland Fire Authority in June 2025 by Hartlepool Borough Council where he represents Victoria Ward.

Councillor Wallace is a Member of the Audit & Governance Committee.

c/o Hartlepool Borough Council

Tel: 01429 523702

Email: christopher.wallace@hartlepool.gov.uk