Bishopsgarth is a part of Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including...

 in County Durham

County Durham

County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

, in England

England

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Bishopsgarth is an estate on the Western outskirts of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree Ward which has a population of 6412. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=5940810&c=TS19+8UF&d=14&e=16&g=386713&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=75 There is a shopping parade and Bishopsgarth Comprehensive School. There are two pubs on the estate: the Five Alls pub which is located by the shopping parade, and The Mitre pub on Harrowgate Lane.

Governance

Bishopsgarth is currently controlled by the Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...

 who won the 2007 local elections. http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/elections/results/