# 2019 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

The 2019 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Labour minority administration. Following the election the council remained under no overall control, but a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and independent councillors formed to take control, with independent councillor Mary Lanigan being appointed the new leader of the council.

## Result summary

2019 Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 15 | – | – | 15 | 24.1 | 29.9 | 23,425 |
| Independent | 14 | – | – | 8 | 24.1 | 19.1 | 14,986 |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | – | – | 2 | 22.4 | 20.6 | 16,144 |
| Conservative | 11 | – | – | 1 | 19.0 | 21.9 | 17,150 |
| Teesville Independents | 3 | – | – | 3 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 2,131 |
| UKIP | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3,367 |
| East Cleveland Independent | 1 | – | – | | 1.7 | 0.8 | 641 |
| Green | 0 | – | – | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 377 |

## Ward results
### Belmont

Belmont :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Peter Berry | 698 | 50.4 | |
| | Independent | Anne Watts | 537 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hixon | 470 | 33.9 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Waterfield | 443 | 32.0 | |
| | Labour | Carol Pollock | 225 | 16.2 | |
| | Labour | Michaela Rogers | 215 | 15.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,385 | 37.9 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Brotton

Brotton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Barry Hunt | 1,122 | 52.7 |
| | Independent | Graham Cutler | 1,120 | 52.6 |
| | Independent | Martin Fletcher | 800 | 37.6 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Dobson | 693 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | Linda White | 507 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Paula Bednarz-Withers | 441 | 20.7 |
| | Conservative | Lee Holmes | 430 | 20.2 |
| | Labour | Gillian Gilmour | 376 | 17.7 |
| | Conservative | Eugenie Noonan | 205 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Miller | 101 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,128 | 41.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Coatham

Coatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Neil Baldwin | 565 | 52.3 |
| | Labour | Carl Quartermain | 376 | 34.8 |
| | Labour | Rebecca McCabe | 343 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Crawford | 239 | 22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Wilson | 165 | 15.3 |
| | Conservative | Alma Thrower | 160 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,081 | 30.4 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dormanstown

Dormanstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ceri Cawley | 394 | 45.3 |
| | Labour | Alec Brown | 383 | 44.1 |
| | UKIP | Robert Dunn | 316 | 36.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Hall | 189 | 21.7 |
| | Conservative | Chelsea Hixon | 126 | 14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 869 | 25.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Eston

Eston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daniel Rees | 715 | 51.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Massey | 669 | 48.0 |
| | Labour | Geraldine Williams | 633 | 45.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hart | 431 | 30.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Gibson | 375 | 26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 24.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Eston Independent | Labour gain from Eston Independent | Swing | |

### Grangetown

Grangetown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lynn Pallister | 377 | 43.7 |
| | Independent | Adam Brook | 368 | 42.6 |
| | Labour | Leanne Reed | 354 | 41.0 |
| | UKIP | Benjamin Hunter-Grayson | 299 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative | Charles Over | 82 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 863 | 22.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Guisborough

Guisborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William Clarke | 1,066 | 55.3 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Teasdale | 607 | 31.5 |
| | Labour | Shelagh Holyoake | 602 | 31.2 |
| | Labour | Luke Butterfield | 586 | 30.4 |
| | Labour | Ian Taylor | 517 | 26.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthea Over | 474 | 24.6 |
| | Conservative | John Hatcliffe | 468 | 24.3 |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Latchford | 349 | 18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,927 | 34.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hutton

Hutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Jeffery | 1,014 | 46.7 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Jackson | 990 | 45.6 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Griffiths | 848 | 39.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jemma Joy | 730 | 33.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Curd | 660 | 30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Kidd | 621 | 28.6 |
| | Labour | Lisa Belshaw | 301 | 13.9 |
| | Labour | Adrian Robson | 260 | 12.0 |
| | Labour | Alan Hiscox | 249 | 11.5 |
| | UKIP | Ian Hudson | 207 | 9.5 |
| | UKIP | James Hudson | 189 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,171 | 41.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kirkleatham

Kirkleatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Michael Lockwood | 672 | 47.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Leah Quartermain | 588 | 41.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Charles Brady | 550 | 38.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Simon Meech | 503 | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Chisholm | 471 | 33.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | 25.9 |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Lockwood

Lockwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | East Cleveland Independent | Stephen Kay | 641 | 85.4 |
| | Labour | Geraldine Nuttal | 72 | 9.6 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Bright | 38 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 757 | 40.7 |
| | East Cleveland Independent hold | East Cleveland Independent hold | Swing | |

### Loftus

Loftus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Wayne Davies | 1,126 | 63.3 |
| | Independent | Mary Lanigan | 1,054 | 59.2 |
| | Independent | Timothy Gray | 962 | 54.0 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Gatehouse | 467 | 26.2 |
| | Conservative | Iain Graham | 322 | 18.1 |
| | Conservative | Janet Dadd | 310 | 17.4 |
| | Labour | Denise Bunn | 200 | 11.2 |
| | Labour | Kate Mann | 194 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | James Bunn | 192 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,780 | 37.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Longbeck

Longbeck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vera Rider | 507 | 40.4 |
| | Conservative | Norah Cooney | 475 | 37.8 |
| | Independent | Victor Jefferies | 469 | 37.4 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Cooper | 269 | 21.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annette Duff | 163 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Liam Booth | 158 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | Abdul Rauf | 135 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Marshall | 105 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,255 | 36.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Newcomen

Newcomen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Edward Wells | 439 | 38.4 |
| | Labour | Carrie Cook | 337 | 29.5 |
| | Independent | David Stones | 291 | 25.4 |
| | Labour | Ian Urwin | 271 | 23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hannon | 259 | 22.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sabrina Thompson | 253 | 22.1 |
| | UKIP | Lisa Williams | 193 | 16.9 |
| | Conservative | Linda King | 79 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,144 | 29.9 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Normanby

Normanby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christine Foley-McCormack | 736 | 44.0 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Gallacher | 684 | 40.9 |
| | Labour | Arthur Ayre | 664 | 39.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Dick | 654 | 39.1 |
| | Conservative | June Hatcliffe | 497 | 29.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Saunders | 380 | 22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,673 | 30.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ormesby

Ormesby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glyn Nightingale | 1,124 | 73.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Morgan | 1,123 | 73.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Nightingale | 1,094 | 71.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Hodgson | 235 | 15.4 |
| | Labour | Alexander Brooke | 196 | 12.8 |
| | Labour | Jade Stainthorpe | 177 | 11.6 |
| | Conservative | Margery Teasdale | 163 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,529 | 31.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Saltburn

Saltburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Stuart Smith | 1,796 | 71.2 |
| | Conservative | Philip Thompson | 1,071 | 42.5 |
| | Labour | Craig Hannaway | 780 | 30.9 |
| | Conservative | Jacob Young | 742 | 29.4 |
| | Labour | Katherine Sainsbury | 641 | 25.4 |
| | Labour | Drisc Wardle | 563 | 22.3 |
| | Green | Tabitha McLaughlin | 377 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Steve Noonan | 267 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathon Thompson | 166 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,521 | 51.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Skelton East

Skelton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clifford Foggo | 537 | 44.3 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Craig | 512 | 42.3 | |
| | Independent | Jeffrey Johnson | 372 | 30.7 | |
| | Labour | Darcie Shepherd | 291 | 24.0 | |
| | Labour | David Walsh | 279 | 23.0 | |
| | UKIP | David Barker | 189 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,211 | 35.4 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Skelton West

Skelton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Craig Holmes | 607 | 51.6 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Holmes | 525 | 44.6 | |
| | Labour | Ursula Earl | 423 | 36.0 | |
| | Labour | John Pratt | 356 | 30.3 | |
| | Independent | David Williams | 184 | 15.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Bell | 87 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,176 | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### South Bank

South Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Sandra Smith | 445 | 46.7 |
| | Labour | Susan Jeffrey | 389 | 40.9 |
| | Labour | Ian Jeffrey | 374 | 39.3 |
| | Independent | Janet Jeffrey | 276 | 29.0 |
| | Conservative | Darren Poole | 67 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | Joanne Poole | 65 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 952 | 27.8 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Germain's

St. Germain's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen King | 1,031 | 49.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Dowson | 935 | 44.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Wilson | 878 | 42.1 |
| | Independent | Helena Archer | 741 | 35.5 |
| | Conservative | Olwyn Twentyman | 404 | 19.4 |
| | Labour | Brian Dennis | 337 | 16.1 |
| | Labour | Daniel Johns | 333 | 16.0 |
| | Labour | John Lawrenson | 330 | 15.8 |
| | Conservative | Jordan Turner | 288 | 13.8 |
| | Conservative | Kieran Janicki | 255 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,087 | 37.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Teesville

Teesville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Teesville Independent | David Fisher | 738 | 44.1 |
| | Teesville Independent | Robert Clark | 723 | 43.2 |
| | Teesville Independent | Vincent Smith | 670 | 40.0 |
| | Labour | Neil Bendelow | 627 | 37.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Garland | 570 | 34.1 |
| | Labour | Norma Hensby | 516 | 30.8 |
| | Independent | Rita Richardson | 298 | 17.8 |
| | Independent | Adam Mead | 257 | 15.4 |
| | Conservative | John Rider | 156 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,674 | 33.4 |
| | Teesville Independent gain from Labour | Teesville Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Teesville Independent gain from Labour | Teesville Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Teesville Independent gain from Labour | Teesville Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### West Dyke

West Dyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Ovens | 978 | 55.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Jones | 946 | 53.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Head | 944 | 53.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Dixon | 379 | 21.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Wilkinson | 360 | 20.5 |
| | Labour | Alison Suthers | 350 | 19.9 |
| | Conservative | Claire Cargill | 264 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Cargill | 254 | 14.5 |
| | For Britain | Pamela Preedy | 231 | 13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,756 | 35.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Wheatlands

Wheatlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Lax-Keeler | 404 | 40.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Moody | 390 | 38.9 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Turner | 354 | 35.3 | |
| | Conservative | Andrea Turner | 345 | 34.4 | |
| | Labour | Lee Hunter | 217 | 21.7 | |
| | Labour | David Wimble | 212 | 21.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,002 | 26.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Zetland

Zetland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Westbury | 650 | 53.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Barnes | 627 | 51.9 |
| | Labour | Cornelius O'Brien | 371 | 30.7 |
| | Labour | Brenda Foster | 342 | 28.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Bateman | 194 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,208 | 34.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

## Changes 2019–2023

Local party the Teesville Independents was de-registered with the Electoral Commission in June 2019; its councillors thereafter sat as independents.
The two UKIP councillors, Mike Lockwood and Christopher Gallacher, both left the party in October 2020 to sit as independents.
Six Conservatives left the party in early 2021 to sit as independents, forming the "Cleveland Independent Group". They were Cliff Foggo, Julie Craig, Graham Jeffrey, Vera Rider, Philip Thompson, and Malcolm Griffiths (the latter had been suspended from the party since November 2019). In December 2021 Graham Jeffrey left the Cleveland Independent Group to join the Liberal Democrats, and Cliff Foggo, Julie Craig, and Vera Rider left the group to join the Independent Group, leaving just Philip Thompson and Malcolm Griffiths in the Cleveland Independent Group. Julie Craig subsequently left the Independent Group in March 2022 and served the remainder of her term as an ungrouped independent.
Craig Hannaway, elected for Labour, left the party in March 2021 to sit as an independent.
Longbeck by-election 6 May 2021 won by Conservative candidate Andrea Turner, following death of Conservative councillor Norah Cooney.
Guisborough by-election 6 May 2021 won by Conservative candidate Andrew Hixon, following death of Conservative councillor Dennis Teasdale.
Hutton by-election 6 May 2021 won by Conservative candidate Stephen Waterfield, following resignation of Conservative councillor Caroline Jackson.
Adam Brook, elected as an independent, joined Labour in July 2022.
Normanby by-election 22 December 2022 won by Conservative candidate Paul Salvin, following death of Labour councillor Chris Foley-McCormack.
Robert Clark, elected as a Teesville Independent, joined Labour in January 2023.

## The Independent Group

The independent councillors who formed part of the council's administration with the Liberal Democrats sat together as "The Independent Group". This was a group for the purposes of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990 (and therefore used to determine entitlement to seats on committees) but was not a formal political party registered with the Electoral Commission. Some members of the group did register a new political party in December 2021, called "Redcar and Cleveland Independent", but the party was de-registered less than a year later without ever having contested an election. Those members of the Independent Group who stood for re-election at the subsequent 2023 election did so as independent candidates.