Mary Lanigan is a British independent politician who was the leader of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council from February 2015 until May 2015[1] and again from May 2019[2] until May 2023.[3]

Mary Lanigan
Leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council
In office
12th February 2015 – 28th May 2015
Preceded byGeorge Dunning
Succeeded bySue Jeffrey
In office
23 May 2019 – 25 May 2023
Preceded bySue Jeffrey
Succeeded byAlec Brown
Councillor for Loftus Ward
In office
March 2002 – 25th May 2023

Lanigan was first elected as councillor for the Loftus in 2002 after being elected unopposed,[2] 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.[2]

In March 2023 She was formally censured after breaching Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's code of conduct.[4] She lost her seat in the subsequent election, after Labour gained one of the three Loftus seats.[5]

Electoral history

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Loftus 2003
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 7,031
Loftus 2007
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 4,713 41.4
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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 Swing
Labour hold Swing
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 Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Loftus 2019
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 1,780 37.9
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Loftus 2023
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 1,274 27.6 −10.3
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Robson, Dave (2015-02-12). "Mary Lanigan: Who is Redcar and Cleveland Council's new leader?". TeessideLive. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  2. ^ a b c Cain, James (2019-05-13). "Who is new leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council Mary Lanigan?". TeessideLive. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  3. ^ "Labour now largest party on Redcar Council as authority's former leader is ousted". The Northern Echo. 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  4. ^ "Redcar leader Mary Lanigan censured for feud behaviour". BBC News. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  5. ^ "Censured Redcar and Cleveland council leader loses seat". BBC News. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-08-01.