# 2011 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

The 2011 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Unitary Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

## Election Result

Redcar and Cleveland local election result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 32 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 54.2 | 42.07 | 45,535 |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27.1 | 25.49 | 26,379 |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10.2 | 17.07 | 17,668 |
| East Cleveland Independent | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1,968 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3.4 | 10.7 | 11,080 |
| Eston Independents | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.46 | 2,544 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.29 | 297 |

## Ward Results

Source:

### Brotton

Brotton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Brian Hogg | 776 |
| | East Cleveland Independent | Barry Hunt | 679 |
| | Labour | Doreen Rudland | 620 |
| | Labour | Richard Rudland | 614 |
| | East Cleveland Independent | Kay Walker | 547 |
| | Conservative | Don Agar | 508 |
| | UKIP | Trevor Welburn | 297 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Miller | 295 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | East Cleveland Independent gain from Labour | East Cleveland Independent gain from Labour | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Coatham

Coatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josie Crawford | 645 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Curr | 599 |
| | Labour | Ray Ardron | 511 |
| | Labour | David Learoyd | 420 |
| | Conservative | Stewart Dadd | 160 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Dormanstown

Dormanstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Howden | 917 |
| | Labour | Ray Goddard | 912 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Earl | 856 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Jones | 849 |
| | Labour | John Taylor | 821 |
| | Labour | Neil Bendelow | 763 |
| | Conservative | Frances Bain | 182 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |

### Eston

Eston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Olwyn Peters | 1,038 |
| | Labour | Christopher Massey | 965 |
| | Labour | Steven Goldswain | 926 |
| | Eston Independent | Ann Higgins | 923 |
| | Eston Independent | Geoff McPherson | 815 |
| | Eston Independent | Vincent Smith | 806 |
| | Conservative | Brian Hughes-Mundy | 128 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Hadfield | 94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Leggett | 80 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Joy | 70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing |

### Grangetown

Grangetown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Lynn Pallister | 575 |
| | Labour | Peter Dunlop | 532 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debbie Abbott | 88 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Draper | 86 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Grainger | 44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Guisborough

Guisborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Denise Bunn | 1,383 |
| | Labour | Joe Keenan | 1,338 |
| | Labour | Bill Suthers | 1,297 |
| | Conservative | Bill Clarke | 1,136 |
| | Conservative | Derrick Langley | 907 |
| | Conservative | George Tinsley | 729 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Thomas | 295 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Hutton

Hutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Graham Jeffery | 1,562 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Halton | 1,532 |
| | Conservative | Peter Spencer | 1,367 |
| | Labour | Shelagh Holyoake | 940 |
| | Labour | Ramin Peroznejad | 717 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Kidd | 672 |
| | Labour | Dominic Smith | 622 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kirkleatham

Kirkleatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mark Hannon | 777 |
| | Labour | Brenda Forster | 768 |
| | Labour | Dale Quigley | 689 |
| | Independent | John Hannon | 650 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theresa Cave | 576 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Debi Waite | 520 |
| | Independent | Ben Sheperia | 506 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Waite | 472 |
| | Conservative | Jack Hassan | 295 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Lockwood

Lockwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | East Cleveland Independent | Steve Kay | 742 |
| | Labour | Jamie Waistell | 52 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Dadd | 43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | East Cleveland Independent hold | East Cleveland Independent hold | Swing |

### Loftus

Loftus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Eric Jackson | 983 |
| | East Cleveland Independent | Dave Fitzpatrick | 684 |
| | Independent | Mary Lanigan | 668 |
| | Independent | Linda Bell | 620 |
| | Labour | James McGill | 620 |
| | Independent | Allan Greening | 517 |
| | Labour | Jim Marvell | 429 |
| | Independent | Wayne Davies | 404 |
| | Conservative | Mary Dadd | 259 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | East Cleveland Independent hold | East Cleveland Independent hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Longbeck

Longbeck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Reyer | 815 |
| | Conservative | Norah Cooney | 776 |
| | Labour | Vic Jeffries | 769 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Selmer | 748 |
| | Labour | Tom Hedges | 717 |
| | Labour | Denis Sewell | 694 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Wheatcroft | 643 |
| | Conservative | Vera Moody | 583 |
| | Conservative | John Moody | 570 |
| | Independent | Johnny Wilkinson | 343 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Newcomen

Newcomen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Abbott | 781 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glynis Abbott | 733 |
| | Labour | Alan Wilkinson | 442 |
| | Labour | James Brown | 393 |
| | Conservative | Peter Storey | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Normanby

Normanby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Billy Ayre | 951 |
| | Labour | Wendy Wall | 852 |
| | Labour | Carole Sims | 822 |
| | Eston Independent | Nigel King | 635 |
| | Eston Independent | Gaynor Spence | 609 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Meir | 607 |
| | Eston Independent | Paul McInnes | 597 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Abbott | 580 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rod Tucker | 545 |
| | Conservative | Ann Croucher | 251 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ormesby

Ormesby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glyn Nightingale | 1,090 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Nightingale | 1,031 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Wilson | 947 |
| | Labour | Beryl Dunning | 657 |
| | Labour | Valerie Pickthall | 601 |
| | Labour | Robert Midgley | 579 |
| | Conservative | Richard Gibson | 249 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### St. Germain's

St. Germain's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Tristan Learoyd | 1,263 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Moses | 1,054 |
| | Labour | Sean Pryce | 1,001 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Rigg | 998 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Marshall | 991 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Wilson | 921 |
| | Independent | James Cooper | 547 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Bell | 359 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Saltburn

Saltburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Stuart Smith | 1,235 |
| | Conservative | Philip Thomson | 962 |
| | Labour | Joan Guy | 718 |
| | Conservative | Harry Lilleker | 682 |
| | Conservative | John Robinson | 603 |
| | Labour | Cyril Hammond | 595 |
| | Labour | Michael Dick | 457 |
| | Independent | Jim Wingham | 457 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Carr | 216 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Selmer | 97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Hutchinson | 88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Skelton

Skelton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Brian Briggs | 1,238 |
| | Labour | Dave McLuckie | 921 |
| | Labour | Helen McLuckie | 876 |
| | Conservative | James Carrolle | 718 |
| | Conservative | Mark Watts | 657 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Carter | 312 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lundqvist | 269 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norma Morris | 248 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### South Bank

South Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ian Jeffrey | 846 |
| | Labour | Susan Jeffrey | 791 |
| | Labour | Sylvia Szintai | 697 |
| | Eston Independent | Sandra Smith | 370 |
| | Eston Independent | Sean Marston | 346 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Jeffrey | 300 |
| | Eston Independent | Johnny Bassous | 298 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Benjelloun | 220 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oz Sadiq | 215 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Dadd | 94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Teesville

Teesville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sheelagh Clarke | 1,219 |
| | Labour | George Dunning | 1,170 |
| | Labour | Norman Pickthall | 1,046 |
| | Eston Independent | David Fisher | 803 |
| | Eston Independent | Jim Higgins | 798 |
| | Eston Independent | Pat Turner | 736 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Gilby | 174 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Hutchinson | 143 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Plummer | 127 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kelly Seaman | 102 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### West Dyke

West Dyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Carling | 1,550 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Ovens | 1,422 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Helm | 1,371 |
| | Labour | Adrian Elliot | 707 |
| | Labour | John Hawkins | 622 |
| | Labour | Catherine Learoyd | 617 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Bell | 387 |
| | Independent | Jane Thirlwall | 271 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Westworth

Westworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Williams | 744 |
| | Conservative | Carole Jeffrey | 684 |
| | Labour | Mary Burns | 659 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Griffiths | 607 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josh Mason | 224 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from East Cleveland Independent | Labour gain from East Cleveland Independent | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Zetland

Zetland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Rogers | 816 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron Harrison | 787 |
| | Labour | Celia Elliott | 578 |
| | Labour | Norma Hensby | 548 |
| | Conservative | Philip Chisholm | 238 |
| | Conservative | Michael Bateman | 216 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |