1991 Langbaurgh-on-Tees Borough Council election

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The 1991 Langbaurgh on Tees Council election took place in May 1991 to elect members of Langbaurgh-on-Tees Council in England. The whole council was up for election under new boundaries [1] and it would be the final election to Langbaurgh Borough Council, before it was replaced by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council in 1995.

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The Labour Party won the most seats and regained overall control of the council. [2]

Election result

Langbaurgh Borough Council local election result 1991
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 33Increase2.svg655.9%50.2%66,210+17,696
  Conservative 20Decrease2.svg433.9%28.5%37,614-5,704
  Liberal 6Decrease2.svg110.2%19%25,047-7,063
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg21.8%2,324-2,323
  Green 0N/A0.5%635+505

Ward Results

Belmont

Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B Lythgoe 1,167 47.4% +4.5%
Conservative P Hopwood 1,076
Conservative M Griffiths 1,058
Labour D Longstaff85034.6%+15.6%
Labour I Robinson822
Labour R Douglass808
Liberal Democrats P Allen44318.0%-20.1%
Liberal Democrats D Pickston346
Liberal Democrats L Wilkinson339

Brotton


Brotton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M Smith 736 36.8% +6.3%
Labour G Findlay 711 35.5% +7.2%
Labour T Beswick693
Conservative G Brown560
Independent V Miller55427.7%+15.9%

Coatham

Coatham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K Taylor 528 33.8% +7.1%
Labour M Peacock 474
Liberal Democrats M Plummer52133.4%+1.3%
Liberal Democrats A Carter520
Conservative K Thompson51332.8%-8.4%
Conservative W Wright502

Dormanstown

Dormanstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T Collins 1,788 62.7% +12.1%
Labour A Taylor 1,627
Labour M Pearson 1,611
Conservative Y Bennett57620.2%-8.8%
Liberal Democrats S Blake48717.1%-3.3%
Liberal Democrats J Crawford466
Liberal Democrats L Sudron359

Eston

Eston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Booth 1,681 72.2% +11.1%
Labour A Jarvis 1,554
Labour A Harvison 1,532
Liberal Democrats G Cook64827.8%+5.1%
Liberal Democrats V Butler621
Liberal Democrats G Plummer578

Grangetown

Grangetown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B Mucklow 1,460 53.1% -11.3%
Labour B Roberts 1,299
Labour S Tombe 1,135
Independent J Walsh92533.6%+33.6%
Liberal Democrats T Phoenix36713.3%-17.3%
Liberal Democrats A Beck332
Independent A Seed308
Liberal Democrats Y Zipfell287

Guisborough

Guisborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K Drew 1,452 31.9% -23.7%
Conservative J Clarke 1,274 43.6% +12.4%
Labour F Christie 1,265
Labour B Whiteley1,104
Conservative P Spencer996
Conservative M Edwards989
Liberal Democrats K Foster1956.7%-10.7%
Liberal Democrats M Plummer193
Liberal Democrats J Wrightson168

Hutton

Hutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B Bradley 1,450 67.3% +6.1%
Conservative D Davies 1,377
Liberal Democrats P Wilson35416.4%-14.3%
Labour H Robinson35116.3%+8.4%
Labour H Tout339

Kirkleatham

Kirkleatham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N Davies 1,553 57.2% +19.3%
Labour K Nilan 1,508
Labour B Forster 1,479
Conservative A Wordsworth65624.2-7.8%
Conservative R Fortune647
Conservative G Cook615
Liberal Democrats G Abbott40715.0%-4.3%
Liberal Democrats P Wilson349
Liberal Democrats B Cole327
Green J Sanderson1003.7+3.7%

Lockwood & Skinningrove

Lockwood & Skinningrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Kay 1,608 76.3% n/a (new ward)
Labour V Teesdale 1,404
Conservative A Richardson50023.7%n/a (new ward)
Conservative I Whitwell465

Loftus

Loftus
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B Scott 1,401 48.4% +0.3%
Labour A Mason 1,365
Labour N Lantsbery 1,301
Conservative S Haddon95733.1%-1.2%
Independent D Healey53718.5%+18.5%

Longbeck

Longbeck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N Cooney 1,686 48.2% +2.1%
Conservative V Moody 1,540
Conservative L Russell 1,534
Labour G Houchen1,48142.4%+9.5%
Labour J Woods1,281
Labour N Green1,269
Liberal Democrats M Cole3309.4%-11.6%
Liberal Democrats N Clayden296

Newcomen

Newcomen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats C Abbott 1,612 78.7% +13.9%
Liberal Democrats S Wilson 1,492
Labour W Birtwhistle43621.3%-5.8%
Labour C Pickett414

Normanby

Normanby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Duffy 1,388 47.4% +14.6%
Labour I Cole 1,379
Labour S Readman 1,246
Conservative D Moore113338.7-7.0%
Conservative D Tabner961
Liberal Democrats E Wilson40713.9%-7.5%
Liberal Democrats I Heseltine307
Liberal Democrats E Sickling272

Ormesby

Redcar

Saltburn

Skelton

South Bank

St. Germains

Teesville

West Dyke

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References

  1. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1991 No. 720. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGLAND AND WALES: The Borough of Langbaurgh (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. legislation.gov.uk
  2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Langbaurgh Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2017.