Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland, called Langbaurgh (or Langbaurgh-on-Tees after 1988).
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]
Langbaurgh non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1979 | |
Labour | 1979–1987 | |
No overall control | 1987–1991 | |
Labour | 1991–1996 |
Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1996–2003 | |
No overall control | 2003–2011 | |
Labour[3] | 2011–2013 | |
No overall control | 2013–present |
The leaders of the council since 2007 have been:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
George Dunning[4] | Labour | 17 May 2007 | 12 Feb 2015 | |
Mary Lanigan | Independent | 12 Feb 2015 | 28 May 2015 | |
Sue Jeffrey | Labour | 28 May 2015 | 23 May 2019 | |
Mary Lanigan[5] | Independent | 23 May 2019 | 25 May 2023 | |
Alec Brown[6] | Labour | align=right|25 May 2023 |
Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | UKIP | East Cleveland Independents[a] | Eston Independents | Teesville Independents | Independent | Council control after election | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Labour | |
1999 | 32 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Labour | |
2003 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | No overall control | |
2007 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | No overall control | |
2011 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Labour | |
2015 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | No overall control | |
2019 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | No overall control | |
2023 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | No overall control |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joyce Benbow | 771 | 39.4 | ||
Labour | John Taylor | 742 | 37.9 | ||
Conservative | Jean White | 445 | 22.7 | ||
Majority | 29 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,958 | 35.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Simms | 2,168 | 56.2 | −21.5 | |
Independent | Ray Freeman | 1,362 | 35.3 | +35.3 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Bennett | 329 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 806 | 20.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,859 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 488 | 58.2 | −15.1 | ||
Independent | 201 | 24.0 | +24.0 | ||
Conservative | 150 | 17.9 | −8.8 | ||
Majority | 287 | 34.2 | |||
Turnout | 839 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheelagh Clarke | 736 | 40.5 | −22.2 | |
Conservative | David Tabner | 537 | 29.5 | +29.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vera Butler | 509 | 28.0 | −9.3 | |
Socialist Labour | John Taylor | 36 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 199 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,818 | 34.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dave Fitzpatrick | 1,918 | 59.4 | +45.3 | |
Labour | Susan McLeod | 722 | 22.4 | −40.1 | |
Conservative | Marjorie Veal | 333 | 10.3 | −12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Val Miller | 257 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 1,196 | 37.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,230 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Dunlop | 463 | 63.3 | −9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Tuffs | 242 | 33.1 | +22.0 | |
Conservative | Lynda Russell | 27 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 199 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 732 | 16.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bill Goodwell | 599 | 35.8 | −13.4 | |
Independent | Mike Findley | 587 | 35.1 | +35.1 | |
Labour | Sue McLeod | 199 | 11.9 | −23.0 | |
Green | Peter Goodwin | 173 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Neil Bilham | 114 | 6.8 | −9.1 | |
Majority | 12 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,672 | 48.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Socialist Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denise Bunn | 818 | 34.3 | +5.9 | |
East Cleveland Independent | David Williams | 805 | 33.7 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Michael King | 626 | 26.2 | −12.0 | |
Independent | Barry Parvin | 137 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 13 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,386 | 67.4 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bill Clarke | 1,124 | 55.9 | +13.5 | |
Labour | Bill Suthers | 887 | 44.1 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 237 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,011 | 34.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Hannon | 1,031 | 56.4 | +25.5 | |
Labour | Paul Dixon | 486 | 26.6 | −15.9 | |
Conservative | Brian Mundy | 204 | 11.2 | −15.5 | |
BNP | Dawn Castle | 106 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 545 | 29.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,827 | 36.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marilyn Bramley | 652 | 49.9 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Toni Meir | 288 | 22.1 | +12.3 | |
BNP | Bernard Collinson | 206 | 15.8 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Oz Sadiq | 101 | 7.7 | −7.3 | |
Conservative | Joan Bolton | 59 | 4.5 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 364 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,306 | 27.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ken Lucas | 809 | 42.4 | +17.3 | |
Labour | Marian Fairley | 667 | 35.0 | −17.1 | |
BNP | Lynn Payne | 305 | 16.6 | +16.6 | |
Conservative | Brian Hughes-Mundy | 125 | 6.6 | −16.2 | |
Majority | 142 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,906 | 36.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Eric Howden | 805 | 52.3 | +27.2 | |
Labour | Richard Green | 515 | 33.5 | −18.6 | |
BNP | Lynn Payne | 145 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | Joan Bolton | 73 | 4.7 | −18.0 | |
Majority | 290 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,538 | 29.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Jeffrey | 442 | 43.6 | −6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steven Abbott | 354 | 34.9 | +25.1 | |
Independent | Vincent Smith | 102 | 10.1 | −5.0 | |
UKIP | Martin Bulmer | 69 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | Joan Bolton | 47 | 4.6 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 88 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,014 | 21.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Wilson | 1,084 | 73.5 | +12.4 | |
Labour | Steve Goldswain | 210 | 14.2 | −5.0 | |
UKIP | Martin Bulmer | 103 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Colin Jones | 77 | 5.2 | −14.4 | |
Majority | 874 | 59.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,474 | 29.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Doreen Rudland | 565 | 38.1 | −1.0 | |
Independent | Barry Hunt | 351 | 23.7 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Valerie Miller | 315 | 21.2 | −7.8 | |
Conservative | Don Agar | 220 | 14.8 | −4.4 | |
BNP | Michael George | 33 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 214 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,484 | 27.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ron Harrison | 661 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Josh Mason | 633 | |||
Labour | Norma Hensby | 531 | |||
Labour | Celia Elliott | 512 | |||
Conservative | Michael Bateman | 217 | |||
Conservative | Brian Hughes-Munday | 142 | |||
UKIP | Ian Neil | 50 | |||
Turnout | 2,746 | 36.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John P Hannon | 539 | 49.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Stones | 484 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Bennett | 76 | 6.9 | ||
Majority | 55 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,099 | 33.88 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Walsh | 745 | 46.1 | ||
UKIP | Stuart Todd | 485 | 30.0 | ||
Conservative | Anne Watts | 176 | 10.9 | ||
Independent | James Carrolle | 170 | 10.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rodney Waite | 40 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 260 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,616 | 28.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sabrina Thompson | 753 | 37.3 | ||
Labour | Neil Bendelow | 741 | 36.7 | ||
UKIP | Andrea Turner | 523 | 25.9 | ||
Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,017 | 38.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Caroline Jackson | 879 | 45.0 | −8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Arthur Kidd | 536 | 27.4 | +10.1 | |
Labour | Ian Taylor | 368 | 18.8 | −10.1 | |
UKIP | Kenneth Lilleker | 116 | 5.9 | n/a | |
Independent | George Tinsley | 56 | 2.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 343 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,955 | 33.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Carole Morgan | 980 | 75.4 | +37.3 | |
UKIP | Ian Neil | 138 | 10.6 | −6.8 | |
Labour | Alison Suthers | 126 | 9.7 | −9.4 | |
Conservative | Cameron Brown | 41 | 3.2 | −8.4 | |
North East | Philip Lockey | 15 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 842 | 64.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,300 | 27.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alma Thrower | 860 | 57.4 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graeme Kidd | 326 | 21.8 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Ian Urwin | 183 | 12.2 | −16.7 | |
UKIP | Barry Hudson | 129 | 8.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 534 | 35.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,498 | 25.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Laura Benson | 426 | 44.6 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Charlie Brady | 259 | 27.1 | −6.7 | |
UKIP | Andrea Turner | 153 | 16.0 | −2.4 | |
Independent | Mark Hannon | 52 | 5.4 | n/a | |
Independent | Dave Stones | 36 | 3.8 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | Maret Ward | 29 | 3.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 167 | 17.5 | |||
Turnout | 955 | 29.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Deborah Dowson | 661 | 38.4 | +8.6 | |
Labour | David Jones | 368 | 21.4 | +1.5 | |
Independent | John Lambert | 261 | 15.2 | n/a | |
Independent | Victor Jeffries | 225 | 13.1 | n/a | |
Conservative | Olwyn Twentyman | 174 | 10.1 | −2.6 | |
Green | Nicola Riley | 31 | 1.8 | −9.7 | |
Majority | 293 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,720 | 34.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vera Rider | 494 | 32.7 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Marshall | 397 | 26.3 | +12.3 | |
Labour | Darcie Shepherd | 337 | 22.3 | +4.0 | |
Independent | Vic Jeffries | 282 | 18.7 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 97 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,510 | 27.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Hixon | 879 | 45.1 | +21.9 | |
Labour | Lisa Belshaw | 406 | 20.9 | −2.1 | |
Independent | Sheila Berry | 398 | 20.4 | +20.4 | |
Independent | Fred Page | 195 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Cree | 69 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 473 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,947 | 34.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Waterfield | 1,318 | 53.3 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jemma Joy | 566 | 22.9 | −9.5 | |
Independent | Christopher Baker | 332 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Labour | Alan Hiscox | 256 | 10.4 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 752 | 30.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,472 | 44.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrea Turner | 710 | 45.0 | +12.6 | |
Labour | Luke Myer | 440 | 27.9 | +17.8 | |
Independent | Judith Findley | 399 | 25.3 | +25.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Marshall | 29 | 1.8 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 270 | 17.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,578 | 46.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Salvin | 389 | 37.5 | +15.9 | |
Labour | Leanne Reed | 357 | 34.5 | +2.4 | |
Independent | Paul McInnes | 109 | 10.5 | +10.5 | |
Independent | Rita Richardson | 143 | 13.8 | +13.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tracy Jacobs | 38 | 3.7 | −12.9 | |
Majority | 32 | 3 | |||
Turnout | 1,036 | 19.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Crane | 384 | 37.9 | ||
Labour | Jane Bradley | 206 | 20.4 | ||
Independent | Andrea Turner | 119 | 11.8 | ||
Reform UK | Christopher Gallacher | 108 | 10.7 | ||
Independent | Vic Jeffries | 105 | 10.4 | ||
Independent | Steve Cooper | 50 | 4.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Booth | 40 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 178 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,012 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |