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2015 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election parliamentary England no 2011 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election 2011 2019 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election 2019 59 of 59 seats on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 29 7 May 2015 Labour 31 29 3 59,140 Liberal Democrats (UK) 16 11 5 24,336 Conservatives 6 10 4 19,175 Independent 2 6 4 28,867 Council control Subsequent council control Labour (2011-2013) then No overall control (2013-15) No overall control East Cleveland Independent 3 2 1 677 Eston Independents 1 0 1 4,860 E6E6E6 UKIP 1 1 0 8,360 Green 0 0 3752 Redcar and Cleveland UK local election 2015 map.svg 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.
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.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums Upcoming elections & referendums 3 April 2015 The Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums 15 March 2015 live 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.Redcar and Cleveland council leader George Dunning resigns https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-31442628 BBC News BBC 31 October 2021 12 February 2015 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.New cabinet members appointed after council shake-up https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/teesside/11793102.new-cabinet-members-appointed-council-shake-up/ Northern Echo Newsquest Media Group 15 July 2024
The election saw the council remain as no overall control.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results/councils Local Election Results 2015 - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk
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.February 2017
Election result
Redcar and Cleveland local election result 2015Election Results - May 2015 http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/pdf/2015/redcar-cleveland15.pdf andrewteale.me.uk
Labour Party (UK)
29
6
9
3
59140
Liberal Democrats (UK)
11
2
7
5
24336
Conservative Party (UK)
10
4
0
4
19175
Independent (politician)
6
2
0
4
28867
East Cleveland Independent
1
2
677
Eston Independents
1
1
0
1
4860
UKIP
1
1
0
1
8360
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0
0
3752
Ward results
Source:https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/pdf/2015/redcar-cleveland15.pdf Red Car Cleveland 2015 andrewteale.me.uk 10 April 2023
Brotton
Brotton
Independent politician
Barry Hunt
1501
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Dick
1062
Conservative Party (UK)
Malcom Griffiths
940
Independent politician Brian Hogg 870
Labour Party (UK) Geraldine Nuttall 843
Independent politician Kay Walker 827
Labour Party (UK) Ian Urwin 820
Independent politician Valerie Miller 640
Green Party of England and Wales Elaine Kirby 610
3,267 62.0
Independent politician
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Coatham
Coatham
Labour Party (UK)
Neil Baldwin
827
Labour Party (UK)
Carl Quartermain
733
Independent politician Josie Crawford 523
UKIP Luke McMillan 494
Independent politician Irene Curr 456
Liberal Democrats (UK) John Wilson 366
Independent politician Anthony Jackson 95
2,124 57.4
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Dormanstown
Dormanstown
Labour Party (UK)
Ceri Crawley
1279
Labour Party (UK)
Ray Goddard
1271
Labour Party (UK)
Alec Brown
1066
Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Howden 981
Liberal Democrats (UK) Sabrina Thompson 957
Liberal Democrats (UK) Laura Benson 887
UKIP Andrea Turner 752
Green Party of England and Wales Michael York 273
2,991 59.4
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Eston
Eston
Labour Party (UK)
Christopher Massey
1197
Labour Party (UK)
Geraldine Williams
1105
Eston Independent
Ann Higgins
1,087
Labour Party (UK) Joe Parker 1,060
Eston Independent Vincent Smith 891
UKIP Stephen Gidney 736
Independent politician Olwyn Peters 472
Independent politician Steve Goldswain 301
Conservative Party (UK) John Matchett 269
Liberal Democrats (UK) Tracy Jacobs 236
Independent politician Rob Midgley 214
3,077 61.8
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Eston Independent
Labour Party (UK)
Grangetown
Grangetown
Labour Party (UK)
Lynn Pallister
1337
Labour Party (UK)
Jade Stainthorpe
1169
Liberal Democrats (UK) Mags Sayer 199
1,552 51.7
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Guisborough
Guisborough
Independent politician
Bill Clarke
1501
Labour Party (UK)
Shelagh Holyoake
1371
Conservative Party (UK)
Dennis Teasdale
1330
Labour Party (UK) David Johnson 1,302
Conservative Party (UK) Caroline Jackson 1,297
Labour Party (UK) Bill Suthers 1,278
3,571 63.7
Independent politician
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Hutton
Hutton
Conservative Party (UK)
Valerie Halton
1997
Conservative Party (UK)
Graham Jeffery
1963
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Spencer
1792
Labour Party (UK) Sam Howarth 1,071
Labour Party (UK) Alison Suthers 950
Labour Party (UK) Charlotte Suthers 856
Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Kidd 643
4,299 72.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Kirkleatham
Kirkleatham
Labour Party (UK)
Brenda Forster
1412
Labour Party (UK)
Kevin Firman
1337
Labour Party (UK)
Dale Quigley
1178
UKIP Frank Harrison 988
Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Jones 816
Conservative Party (UK) Jack Hassan 695
Independent politician Mark Hannon 680
Independent politician John Hannon 674
Green Party of England and Wales Billy Barnes 319
Green Party of England and Wales Richard Laverick 293
3,340 61.2
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Lockwood
Lockwood
East Cleveland Independent
Steve Kay
677
Liberal Democrats (UK) Ellie Lowther 150
Conservative Party (UK) Peter Berry 123
Labour Party (UK) Jackie Godward 116
1,069 68.8
East Cleveland Independent
Loftus
Loftus
Independent politician
Mary Lanigan
1438
Labour Party (UK)
Eric Jackson
910
Independent politician
Wayne Davies
909
Independent politician David Fitzpatrick 846
Independent politician Allan Greening 718
Labour Party (UK) Andrew Anderson 673
Labour Party (UK) James McGill 625
Independent politician Tony Gatehouse 427
Conservative Party (UK) Joe Hayek 372
2,939 63.7
Independent politician
Labour Party (UK)
Independent politician
Longbeck
Longbeck
Conservative Party (UK)
Norah Cooney
1402
Independent politician
Mike Findley
1220
UKIP
Steve Turner
1083
Labour Party (UK) Sheila Argument 1,003
Labour Party (UK) Norma Hensby 860
Labour Party (UK) Dave Jones 839
Independent politician Vic Jeffries 803
Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexandra Carter 764
Independent politician Victoria Reyer 655
3,855 71.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent politician
Labour Party (UK)
UKIP
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Newcomen
Newcomen
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Chris Abbott
863
Labour Party (UK)
Billy Wells
735
Labour Party (UK) Alan Wilkinson 264
Liberal Democrats (UK) Kelly Seaman 621
UKIP Mike Lockwood 400
Independent politician Dave Stones 176
1,927 61.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Normanby
Normanby
Labour Party (UK)
Billy Ayre
1578
Labour Party (UK)
Brian Dennis
1543
Labour Party (UK)
Chris Foley-McCormack
1288
UKIP Chris Gallacher 999
Independent politician Barbara Brooks 971
Independent politician Carole Simms 633
Independent politician Ron Day 600
Liberal Democrats (UK) Steven Abbott 477
3,623 64.1
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Ormesby
Ormesby
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Glyn Nightingale
1358
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Irene Nightingale
1298
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ann Wilson
1083
Labour Party (UK) Tom Purvis 681
UKIP Ian Neil 621
Labour Party (UK) Susan Thomas 616
Labour Party (UK) Sylvia Szintai 590
Conservative Party (UK) Neil Grainger 413
Independent politician Simon Galloway 180
Independent politician Norman Pickthall 163
Independent politician Valerie Pickthall 151
2,869 61.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
St. Germain's
St. Germain's
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Marjorie Moses
1293
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Karen King
1218
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Margaret Wilson
1125
Labour Party (UK) Alan Griffiths 861
Labour Party (UK) Jean Jones 842
Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Marshall 816
UKIP John Robinson 694
Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Berry 549
Green Party of England and Wales Tony Dodsworth 500
Independent politician Mike Lockey 432
Green Party of England and Wales Deborah Newman 417
Independent politician Jenny Macgregor 296
3,449 69.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Saltburn
Saltburn
Independent politician
Stuart Smith
1892
Conservative Party (UK)
Philip Thomson
1218
Labour Party (UK)
Craig Hannaway
1125
Labour Party (UK) Joan Guy 652
UKIP Harry Lilleker 625
Labour Party (UK) Kath Sainsbury 600
Independent politician John Lambert 593
Independent politician Jim Wingham 542
Independent politician Sue Featherstone 498
Green Party of England and Wales Ellen Wilkinson 398
Green Party of England and Wales David Masterman 342
Liberal Democrats (UK) Stan Martin 184
3,510 71.9
Independent politician
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Skelton
Skelton
Labour Party (UK)
David Walsh
1205
Labour Party (UK)
Helen McLuckie
1111
Conservative Party (UK)
Cliff Foggo
1044
Labour Party (UK) Ian Taylor 1,041
Conservative Party (UK) Maret Ward 994
UKIP Stuart Todd 968
Independent politician Brian Briggs 847
Independent politician Margaret Briggs 602
Green Party of England and Wales Dean Axford 468
Independent politician Ray Cawley 415
Green Party of England and Wales Sean Sleightholm 321
3,748 64.9
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
South Bank
South Bank
Labour Party (UK)
Neil Bendelow
1604
Labour Party (UK)
Ian Jeffrey
1514
Labour Party (UK)
Susan Jeffrey
1486
Independent politician Sandra Smith 637
Eston Independent Janet Jeffrey 555
Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Hutchinson 378
2,689 57.4
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Teesville
Teesville
Labour Party (UK)
Leanne Reed
1260
Labour Party (UK)
Bob Norton
1195
Labour Party (UK)
Robert Hodgson
1119
Eston Independent Jim Higgins 1,009
Eston Independent David Fisher 967
Eston Independent Pat Turner 906
Independent politician Val Maynard 464
Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Dadd 428
Independent politician Sheelagh Clarke 394
Independent politician George Dunning 347
Liberal Democrats (UK) Eileen Chapman 279
3,195 65.0
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
West Dyke
West Dyke
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Lisa Harding
2224
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Chris Jones
2150
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mary Ovens
2078
Labour Party (UK) Mike Dixon 1,133
Labour Party (UK) Charlie Brady 1,060
Labour Party (UK) Al Mills 1,038
Independent politician Jane Thirlwall 598
4,010 67.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Westworth
Westworth
Conservative Party (UK)
Anne Watts
962
Conservative Party (UK)
Carole Jeffrey
919
Independent politician Dave Williams 790
Independent politician Nev Brown 726
Labour Party (UK) Denise Bunn 674
Labour Party (UK) Carol Pollock 557
2,563 72.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Zetland
Zetland
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Josh Mason
1081
Labour Party (UK)
Neil O'Brien
794
Liberal Democrats (UK) Dot Ives 777
Labour Party (UK) John McCormack 623
Conservative Party (UK) Michael Bateman 420
Green Party of England and Wales Adam Dolman 228
2,392 68.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
References
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