# Mary Lanigan

Mary Lanigan is a British independent politician who was the leader of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council from February 2015 until May 2015 and again from May 2019 until May 2023.
Lanigan was first elected as councillor for the Loftus in 2002 after being elected unopposed, a position which she held until her defeat in the 2023 Local Elections. During her time as a councillor, Lanigan also served as a member of the council's Regulatory Committee and its Executive Scrutiny Board, as well as Cabinet Member for Highways, Transportation and Planning.
In March 2023 She was formally censured after breaching Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's code of conduct. She lost her seat in the subsequent election, after Labour gained one of the three Loftus seats.

## Electoral history

Loftus 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | East Cleveland Independent | David Fitzpatrick | 1,918 |
| | Labour | Eric Jackson | 1,149 |
| | East Cleveland Independent | Mary Lanigan | 1,045 |
| | East Cleveland Independent | Stephanie Aplin-Wakefield | 969 |
| | Independent | Linda Bell | 735 |
| | Labour | Christine Swales | 486 |
| | Labour | Roger Clipsham | 447 |
| | Conservative | Susan King | 282 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,031 |
Loftus 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mary Lanigan | 1,068 | |
| | Labour | Eric Jackson | 808 | |
| | Loftus Ward Independent | David Fitzpatrick | 585 | |
| | Independent | Linda Bell | 547 | |
| | Labour | Allan Greening | 529 | |
| | Labour | Gerry Dickinson | 416 | |
| | Independent | Wayne Davies | 335 | |
| | Loftus Ward Independent | Stephanie Aplin-Wakefield | 289 | |
| | Loftus Ward Independent | Roger Lings | 263 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Bell | 186 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Dadd | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,713 | 41.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Loftus 2011 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Eric Jackson | 983 | 37.9 |
| East Cleveland Independent | David Fitzpatrick | 684 | 26.4 |
| Independent | Mary Lanigan | 668 | 25.8 |
| Independent | Linda Bell | 620 | |
| Labour | James McGill | 620 | |
| Independent | Alan Greening | 517 | |
| Labour | Jim Marvell | 429 | |
| Independent | Wayne Davis | 404 | |
| Conservative | Mary Dadd | 259 | 10 |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Loftus 2015 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Mary Lanigan | 1438 | 52.9 |
| Labour | Eric Jackson | 910 | 33.5 |
| Independent | Wayne Davis | 909 | |
| Independent | Dave Fitzpatrick | 846 | |
| Independent | Alan Greening | 718 | |
| Labour | Andrew Anderson | 673 | |
| Labour | James McGill | 625 | |
| Independent | Tony Gatehouse | 427 | |
| Conservative | Joe Hayek | 372 | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Loftus 2019 :
| 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 | |
Loftus 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Wayne Davies | 570 | 45.0 | −18.3 |
| | Labour | Linda White | 540 | 42.6 | +31.4 |
| | Independent | Timothy Gray | 491 | 38.7 | −15.3 |
| | Conservative | Allan Greening | 453 | 35.7 | +9.5 |
| | Independent | Mary Lanigan | 405 | 31.9 | −27.3 |
| | Conservative | Igraine Gray | 313 | 24.7 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Ramin Peroznejad | 231 | 18.2 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,274 | 27.6 | −10.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |