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.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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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.[2]
Result summary
editParty | 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
editBelmont
editParty | 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 | 1,385 | 37.9 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
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 | 2,128 | 41.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Coatham
editParty | 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 | 1,081 | 30.4 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dormanstown
editParty | 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 | 869 | 25.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Eston
editParty | 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 | 1,394 | 24.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Eston Independent | Swing |
Grangetown
editParty | 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 | 863 | 22.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Guisborough
editParty | 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 | 1,927 | 34.4 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hutton
editParty | 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 | 2,171 | 41.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kirkleatham
editParty | 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 | 1,425 | 25.9 | |||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Lockwood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Cleveland Independent | Stephen Kay | 641 | 85.4 | ||
Labour | Geraldine Nuttal | 72 | 9.6 | ||
Conservative | Samuel Bright | 38 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 757 | 40.7 | |||
East Cleveland Independent hold | Swing |
Loftus
editParty | 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 | 1,780 | 37.9 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Longbeck
editParty | 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 | 1,255 | 36.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Newcomen
editParty | 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 | 1,144 | 29.9 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Normanby
editParty | 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 | 1,673 | 30.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ormesby
editParty | 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 | 1,529 | 31.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Saltburn
editParty | 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 | 2,521 | 51.6 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Skelton East
editParty | 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 | 1,211 | 35.4 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Skelton West
editParty | 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 | 1,176 | 35.8 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
South Bank
editParty | 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 | 952 | 27.8 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Germain's
editParty | 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 | 2,087 | 37.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
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 | 1,674 | 33.4 | |||
Teesville Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Teesville Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Teesville Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
West Dyke
editParty | 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 | 1,756 | 35.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Wheatlands
editParty | 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 | 1,002 | 26.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Zetland
editParty | 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 | 1,208 | 34.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Changes 2019–2023
editLocal party the Teesville Independents was de-registered with the Electoral Commission in June 2019; its councillors thereafter sat as independents.[3]
The two UKIP councillors, Mike Lockwood and Christopher Gallacher, both left the party in October 2020 to sit as independents.[4]
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).[5] 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.[6] Julie Craig subsequently left the Independent Group in March 2022 and served the remainder of her term as an ungrouped independent.[7]
Craig Hannaway, elected for Labour, left the party in March 2021 to sit as an independent.[8]
Longbeck by-election 6 May 2021 won by Conservative candidate Andrea Turner, following death of Conservative councillor Norah Cooney.[9]
Guisborough by-election 6 May 2021 won by Conservative candidate Andrew Hixon, following death of Conservative councillor Dennis Teasdale.[10]
Hutton by-election 6 May 2021 won by Conservative candidate Stephen Waterfield, following resignation of Conservative councillor Caroline Jackson.[11]
Adam Brook, elected as an independent, joined Labour in July 2022.[12]
Normanby by-election 22 December 2022 won by Conservative candidate Paul Salvin, following death of Labour councillor Chris Foley-McCormack.[13]
Robert Clark, elected as a Teesville Independent, joined Labour in January 2023.[14]
The Independent Group
editThe 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.[15] Some members of the group did register a new political party in December 2021, called "Redcar and Cleveland Independent",[16] but the party was de-registered less than a year later without ever having contested an election.[17] Those members of the Independent Group who stood for re-election at the subsequent 2023 election did so as independent candidates.
References
edit- ^ "Election results" (PDF). Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Redcar and Cleveland Council to be run by Lib Dems and independents". BBC News. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Eston Independent Party". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Boothroyd, David (23 October 2020). "Poor leadership in Conwy". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Arnold, Stuart (25 March 2021). "Blow for Tories as councillors resign to sit as independents 'with integrity and not with duplicity'". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Boothroyd, David (24 December 2021). "...and a happy New Forest". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Arnold, Stuart (30 March 2022). "'Hokey cokey' claim as Redcar and Cleveland councillor is ousted from cabinet". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Arnold, Stuart (24 March 2021). "Labour councillor overlooked for Hartlepool by-election 'thrown out of party' after critical tweets". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Longbeck Ward - Redcar and Cleveland". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Guisborough Ward - Redcar and Cleveland". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Hutton Ward - Redcar and Cleveland". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Arnold, Stuart (14 July 2022). "Independent councillor on Redcar and Cleveland Council defects to Labour Party". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Arnold, Stuart (23 December 2022). "Tories triumph in local by-election held after councillor's death". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Arnold, Stuart (19 January 2023). "Second independent Redcar and Cleveland councillor defects to Labour". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "The Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1990/1553, retrieved 22 February 2024
- ^ Arnold, Stuart (9 January 2022). "New political association in Redcar and Cleveland aiming to build 'fighting fund' for next elections". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Redcar and Cleveland Independent". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2024.