2015 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

2015 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
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59 of 59 seats on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservatives
Seats before 31 16 6
Seats won 29 11 10
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease5 Increase4
Popular vote 59,140 24,336 19,175
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent East Cleveland Independent Eston Independents
Seats before 2 3 0
Seats won 6 1 1
Seat change Increase4 Decrease2 Increase1
Popular vote 28,867 677 4,860
  Seventh party Eighth party
 
Party UKIP Green
Seats before 0 0
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 8,360 3752
Map of the results of the 2015 Redcar and Cleveland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey, and UKIP in purple.
Council control before election


Labour (2011-2013) then No overall control (2013-15)

Subsequent council control

No overall control

The 2015 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections, as well as the 2015 General Election.

Three months prior to the election, Council Leader George Dunning and ten other Labour councillors resigned from the party after many were not selected as Labour candidates for the election.[2] This saw the council move back to no overall control, with independent Mary Lanigan elected to lead the council - the first female Council Leader in its history - and forming a cabinet from Independent and Liberal Democrats councillors.[3]

The election saw the council remain as no overall control.[4]

Background

The 2015 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election was held on the same day as other local elections as well as the 2015 General Election.

The Liberal Democrats, who had made gains in the 2011 election, as well as MP Ian Swales in 2010, lost seats in lieu of the Conservatives, UKIP & Multiple independents.

The Labour Party lost several seats, failing to regain the overall control it had between 2011 and 2013.

UKIP gained its first seat on the council as Steve Turner was elected to the borough council. However he would leave the party in 2017, and was elected as Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner in 2021.

Election Result

Redcar and Cleveland local election result 2015[5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 29 6 9 Decrease3 59140
  Liberal Democrats 11 2 7 Decrease5 24336
  Conservative 10 4 0 Increase4 19175
  Independent 6 2 0 Increase4 28867
  East Cleveland Independent 1 Decrease2 677
  Eston Independents 1 1 0 Increase1 4860
  UKIP 1 1 0 Increase1 8360
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 3752

Ward Results

Source:[6]

Brotton

Brotton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Barry Hunt 1,501
Labour Michael Dick 1,062
Conservative Malcom Griffiths 940
Independent Brian Hogg 870
Labour Geraldine Nuttall 843
Independent Kay Walker 827
Labour Ian Urwin 820
Independent Valerie Miller 640
Green Elaine Kirby 610
Turnout 3,267 62.0
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Coatham

Coatham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Baldwin 827
Labour Carl Quartermain 733
Independent Josie Crawford 523
UKIP Luke McMillan 494
Independent Irene Curr 456
Liberal Democrats John Wilson 366
Independent Anthony Jackson 95
Turnout 2,124 57.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Dormanstown

Dormanstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ceri Crawley 1,279
Labour Ray Goddard 1,271
Labour Alec Brown 1,066
Liberal Democrats Eric Howden 981
Liberal Democrats Sabrina Thompson 957
Liberal Democrats Laura Benson 887
UKIP Andrea Turner 752
Green Michael York 273
Turnout 2,991 59.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eston

Eston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Massey 1,197
Labour Geraldine Williams 1,105
Eston Independent Ann Higgins 1,087
Labour Joe Parker 1,060
Eston Independent Vincent Smith 891
UKIP Stephen Gidney 736
Independent Olwyn Peters 472
Independent Steve Goldswain 301
Conservative John Matchett 269
Liberal Democrats Tracy Jacobs 236
Independent Rob Midgley 214
Turnout 3,077 61.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Eston Independent gain from Labour

Grangetown

Grangetown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynn Pallister 1,337
Labour Jade Stainthorpe 1,169
Liberal Democrats Mags Sayer 199
Turnout 1,552 51.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Guisborough

Guisborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bill Clarke 1,501
Labour Shelagh Holyoake 1,371
Conservative Dennis Teasdale 1,330
Labour David Johnson 1,302
Conservative Caroline Jackson 1,297
Labour Bill Suthers 1,278
Turnout 3,571 63.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hutton

Hutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Valerie Halton 1,997
Conservative Graham Jeffery 1,963
Conservative Peter Spencer 1,792
Labour Sam Howarth 1,071
Labour Alison Suthers 950
Labour Charlotte Suthers 856
Liberal Democrats Arthur Kidd 643
Turnout 4,299 72.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkleatham

Kirkleatham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brenda Forster 1,412
Labour Kevin Firman 1,337
Labour Dale Quigley 1,178
UKIP Frank Harrison 988
Liberal Democrats Ian Jones 816
Conservative Jack Hassan 695
Independent Mark Hannon 680
Independent John Hannon 674
Green Billy Barnes 319
Green Richard Laverick 293
Turnout 3,340 61.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lockwood

Lockwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
East Cleveland Independent Steve Kay 677
Liberal Democrats Ellie Lowther 150
Conservative Peter Berry 123
Labour Jackie Godward 116
Turnout 1,069 68.8
East Cleveland Independent hold Swing

Loftus

Loftus
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mary Lanigan 1,438
Labour Eric Jackson 910
Independent Wayne Davies 909
Independent David Fitzpatrick 846
Independent Allan Greening 718
Labour Andrew Anderson 673
Labour James McGill 625
Independent Tony Gatehouse 427
Conservative Joe Hayek 372
Turnout 2,939 63.7
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Longbeck

Longbeck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norah Cooney 1,402
Independent Mike Findley 1,220
UKIP Steve Turner 1,083
Labour Sheila Argument 1,003
Labour Norma Hensby 860
Labour Dave Jones 839
Independent Vic Jeffries 803
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Carter 764
Independent Victoria Reyer 655
Turnout 3,855 71.6
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Newcomen

Newcomen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Abbott 863
Labour Billy Wells 735
Labour Alan Wilkinson 264
Liberal Democrats Kelly Seaman 621
UKIP Mike Lockwood 400
Independent Dave Stones 176
Turnout 1,927 61.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Normanby

Normanby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Billy Ayre 1,578
Labour Brian Dennis 1,543
Labour Chris Foley-McCormack 1,288
UKIP Chris Gallacher 999
Independent Barbara Brooks 971
Independent Carole Simms 633
Independent Ron Day 600
Liberal Democrats Steven Abbott 477
Turnout 3,623 64.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ormesby

Ormesby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Glyn Nightingale 1,358
Liberal Democrats Irene Nightingale 1,298
Liberal Democrats Ann Wilson 1,083
Labour Tom Purvis 681
UKIP Ian Neil 621
Labour Susan Thomas 616
Labour Sylvia Szintai 590
Conservative Neil Grainger 413
Independent Simon Galloway 180
Independent Norman Pickthall 163
Independent Valerie Pickthall 151
Turnout 2,869 61.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. Germain's

St. Germain's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Moses 1,293
Liberal Democrats Karen King 1,218
Liberal Democrats Margaret Wilson 1,125
Labour Alan Griffiths 861
Labour Jean Jones 842
Labour Marilyn Marshall 816
UKIP John Robinson 694
Conservative Sheila Berry 549
Green Tony Dodsworth 500
Independent Mike Lockey 432
Green Deborah Newman 417
Independent Jenny Macgregor 296
Turnout 3,449 69.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Saltburn

Saltburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stuart Smith 1,892
Conservative Philip Thomson 1,218
Labour Craig Hannaway 1,125
Labour Joan Guy 652
UKIP Harry Lilleker 625
Labour Kath Sainsbury 600
Independent John Lambert 593
Independent Jim Wingham 542
Independent Sue Featherstone 498
Green Ellen Wilkinson 398
Green David Masterman 342
Liberal Democrats Stan Martin 184
Turnout 3,510 71.9
Independent hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Skelton

Skelton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Walsh 1,205
Labour Helen McLuckie 1,111
Conservative Cliff Foggo 1,044
Labour Ian Taylor 1,041
Conservative Maret Ward 994
UKIP Stuart Todd 968
Independent Brian Briggs 847
Independent Margaret Briggs 602
Green Dean Axford 468
Independent Ray Cawley 415
Green Sean Sleightholm 321
Turnout 3,748 64.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

South Bank

South Bank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Bendelow 1,604
Labour Ian Jeffrey 1,514
Labour Susan Jeffrey 1,486
Independent Sandra Smith 637
Eston Independent Janet Jeffrey 555
Liberal Democrats Jean Hutchinson 378
Turnout 2,689 57.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Teesville

Teesville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leanne Reed 1,260
Labour Bob Norton 1,195
Labour Robert Hodgson 1,119
Eston Independent Jim Higgins 1,009
Eston Independent David Fisher 967
Eston Independent Pat Turner 906
Independent Val Maynard 464
Conservative Gillian Dadd 428
Independent Sheelagh Clarke 394
Independent George Dunning 347
Liberal Democrats Eileen Chapman 279
Turnout 3,195 65.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Dyke

West Dyke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lisa Harding 2,224
Liberal Democrats Chris Jones 2,150
Liberal Democrats Mary Ovens 2,078
Labour Mike Dixon 1,133
Labour Charlie Brady 1,060
Labour Al Mills 1,038
Independent Jane Thirlwall 598
Turnout 4,010 67.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Westworth

Westworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Watts 962
Conservative Carole Jeffrey 919
Independent Dave Williams 790
Independent Nev Brown 726
Labour Denise Bunn 674
Labour Carol Pollock 557
Turnout 2,563 72.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Zetland

Zetland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Josh Mason 1,081
Labour Neil O'Brien 794
Liberal Democrats Dot Ives 777
Labour John McCormack 623
Conservative Michael Bateman 420
Green Adam Dolman 228
Turnout 2,392 68.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Redcar and Cleveland council leader George Dunning resigns". BBC News. BBC. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ "New cabinet members appointed after council shake-up". Northern Echo. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Local Election Results 2015 - BBC News". www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Election Results - May 2015" (PDF). andrewteale.me.uk.
  6. ^ "Red Car Cleveland 2015" (PDF). andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2023.