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).
Political control
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 |
Leadership
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 | |
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
Unitary authority elections
Council composition
Borough result maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
1995–1999
West Dyke By-Election 25 July 1996[13] 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 | | |
Eston By-Election 1 May 1997[14] 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 | | |
Brotton By-Election 25 September 1997 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 | | |
1999–2003
Teesville By-Election 20 July 2000[15] 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 | | |
Loftus By-Election 7 June 2001 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 | | |
Grangetown By-Election 14 March 2002[16] 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 | | |
St Germain's By-Election 27 June 2002[17] 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 | | |
2003–2007
Westworth By-Election 5 May 2005[18] 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 | | |
2007–2011
Guisborough By-Election 11 September 2008[19] 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 | | |
Kirkleatham By-Election 2 October 2008[20] 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 | | |
South Bank By-Election 16 October 2008[21] 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 | | |
Dormanstown By-Election 2 April 2009[22] 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 | | |
Dormanstown By-Election 23 July 2009[23] 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 | | |
South Bank By-Election 17 September 2009[24] 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 | | |
Ormesby By-Election 3 December 2009[25] 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 | | |
Brotton By-Election 26 August 2010[26] 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 | | |
2011–2015
Zetland (2) By-Election 17 November 2011[27] 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 | | |
Newcomen By-Election 19 January 2012[28] 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 | | |
Skelton By-Election 8 August 2013[29] 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 | | |
Dormanstown By-Election 22 May 2014[30] 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 | | |
2015–2019
Hutton By-Election 17 March 2016[31] 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 | | |
Ormesby By-Election 18 August 2016[32] 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 | | |
Hutton By-Election 2 March 2017[33] 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 | | |
Newcomen By-Election 2 March 2017[34] 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 | | |
St Germain's By-Election 5 October 2017[35] 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 | | |
Longbeck By-Election 15 March 2018[36] 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 | | |
2019-2023
Guisborough By-Election 6 May 2021[37] 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 | | |
Hutton By-Election 6 May 2021[38] 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 | | |
Longbeck By-Election 6 May 2021[39] 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 | | |
Normanby By-Election 22 December 2022[40] 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 | | |
Notes
- ^ For 2007, this figure includes Loftus Ward Independents and East Cleveland and Guisborough Independents.
References
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External links
- Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
- By-election results