# Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council elections

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:
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 | 2011–2013 |
| No overall control | 2013–present |

### Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2007 have been:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| George Dunning | 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 | Independent | 23 May 2019 | 25 May 2023 |
| Alec Brown | Labour | align=right|25 May 2023 | |

## Council elections
### Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Langbaurgh Borough Council election
* 1976 Langbaurgh Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Langbaurgh Borough Council election
* 1983 Langbaurgh Borough Council election
* 1987 Langbaurgh Borough Council election
* 1991 Langbaurgh-on-Tees Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)

### Unitary authority elections

* 1995 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
* 1999 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
* 2003 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
* 2011 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
* 2015 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
* 2019 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2023 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

## Council composition

| Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | UKIP | East Cleveland Independents | 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 |

## Borough result maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995–1999

West Dyke By-Election 25 July 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Benbow | 771 | 39.4 |
| | Labour | John Taylor | 742 | 37.9 |
| | Conservative | Jean White | 445 | 22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,958 | 35.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Eston By-Election 1 May 1997 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 806 | 20.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,859 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brotton By-Election 25 September 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 488 | 58.2 | −15.1 |
| | Independent | | 201 | 24.0 | +24.0 |
| | Conservative | | 150 | 17.9 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 34.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 839 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1999–2003

Teesville By-Election 20 July 2000 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 199 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,818 | 34.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Loftus By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,196 | 37.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,230 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Grangetown By-Election 14 March 2002 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 199 | 30.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 732 | 16.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Germain's By-Election 27 June 2002 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,672 | 48.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Socialist Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Socialist Labour | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Westworth By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,386 | 67.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Guisborough By-Election 11 September 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Clarke | 1,124 | 55.9 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | Bill Suthers | 887 | 44.1 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,011 | 34.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkleatham By-Election 2 October 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 545 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,827 | 36.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
South Bank By-Election 16 October 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 364 | 27.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,306 | 27.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dormanstown By-Election 2 April 2009 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 142 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,906 | 36.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Dormanstown By-Election 23 July 2009 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 290 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | 29.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
South Bank By-Election 17 September 2009 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 88 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,014 | 21.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ormesby By-Election 3 December 2009 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 874 | 59.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,474 | 29.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brotton By-Election 26 August 2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 214 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,484 | 27.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2011–2015

Zetland (2) By-Election 17 November 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,746 | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Newcomen By-Election 19 January 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John P Hannon | 539 | 49.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Stones | 484 | 44.0 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Bennett | 76 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,099 | 33.88 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Skelton By-Election 8 August 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 260 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,616 | 28.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Dormanstown By-Election 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sabrina Thompson | 753 | 37.3 |
| | Labour | Neil Bendelow | 741 | 36.7 |
| | UKIP | Andrea Turner | 523 | 25.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,017 | 38.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 2015–2019

Hutton By-Election 17 March 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 343 | 17.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,955 | 33.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ormesby By-Election 18 August 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 842 | 64.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,300 | 27.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hutton By-Election 2 March 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 534 | 35.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 25.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newcomen By-Election 2 March 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 167 | 17.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 955 | 29.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Germain's By-Election 5 October 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 293 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,720 | 34.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Longbeck By-Election 15 March 2018 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 97 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,510 | 27.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2019–2023

Guisborough By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 473 | 24.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 34.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hutton By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 752 | 30.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,472 | 44.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Longbeck By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 270 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,578 | 46.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Normanby By-Election 22 December 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 32 | 3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,036 | 19.2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2023–2027

Longbeck By-Election 5 September 2024 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 178 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,012 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |