1991 Langbaurgh-on-Tees Borough Council election

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.

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

Election result

Langbaurgh Borough Council local election result 1991

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	33			6	55.9%	50.2%	66,210	+17,696
	Conservative	20			4	33.9%	28.5%	37,614	-5,704
	Liberal	6			1	10.2%	19%	25,047	-7,063
	Independent	0			2		1.8%	2,324	-2,323
	Green	0			N/A		0.5%	635	+505

Ward results

Belmont

Belmont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Lythgoe	1,167	47.4%	+4.5%
	Conservative	P Hopwood	1,076
	Conservative	M Griffiths	1,058
	Labour	D Longstaff	850	34.6%	+15.6%
	Labour	I Robinson	822
	Labour	R Douglass	808
	Liberal Democrats	P Allen	443	18.0%	−20.1%
	Liberal Democrats	D Pickston	346
	Liberal Democrats	L Wilkinson	339

Brotton

Brotton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M Smith	736	36.8%	+6.3%
	Labour	G Findlay	711	35.5%	+7.2%
	Labour	T Beswick	693
	Conservative	G Brown	560
	Independent	V Miller	554	27.7%	+15.9%

Coatham

Coatham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Taylor	528	33.8%	+7.1%
	Labour	M Peacock	474
	Liberal Democrats	M Plummer	521	33.4%	+1.3%
	Liberal Democrats	A Carter	520
	Conservative	K Thompson	513	32.8%	−8.4%
	Conservative	W Wright	502

Dormanstown

Dormanstown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Collins	1,788	62.7%	+12.1%
	Labour	A Taylor	1,627
	Labour	M Pearson	1,611
	Conservative	Y Bennett	576	20.2%	−8.8%
	Liberal Democrats	S Blake	487	17.1%	−3.3%
	Liberal Democrats	J Crawford	466
	Liberal Democrats	L Sudron	359

Eston

Eston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Booth	1,681	72.2%	+11.1%
	Labour	A Jarvis	1,554
	Labour	A Harvison	1,532
	Liberal Democrats	G Cook	648	27.8%	+5.1%
	Liberal Democrats	V Butler	621
	Liberal Democrats	G Plummer	578

Grangetown

Grangetown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Mucklow	1,460	53.1%	−11.3%
	Labour	B Roberts	1,299
	Labour	S Tombe	1,135
	Independent	J Walsh	925	33.6%	+33.6%
	Liberal Democrats	T Phoenix	367	13.3%	−17.3%
	Liberal Democrats	A Beck	332
	Independent	A Seed	308
	Liberal Democrats	Y Zipfell	287

Guisborough

Guisborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Whiteley	1,104
	Conservative	P Spencer	996
	Conservative	M Edwards	989
	Liberal Democrats	K Foster	195	6.7%	−10.7%
	Liberal Democrats	M Plummer	193
	Liberal Democrats	J Wrightson	168

Hutton

Hutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Bradley	1,450	67.3%	+6.1%
	Conservative	D Davies	1,377
	Liberal Democrats	P Wilson	354	16.4%	−14.3%
	Labour	H Robinson	351	16.3%	+8.4%
	Labour	H Tout	339

Kirkleatham

Kirkleatham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N Davies	1,553	57.2%	+19.3%
	Labour	K Nilan	1,508
	Labour	B Forster	1,479
	Conservative	A Wordsworth	656	24.2	−7.8%
	Conservative	R Fortune	647
	Conservative	G Cook	615
	Liberal Democrats	G Abbott	407	15.0%	−4.3%
	Liberal Democrats	P Wilson	349
	Liberal Democrats	B Cole	327
	Green	J Sanderson	100	3.7	+3.7%

Lockwood & Skinningrove

Lockwood & Skinningrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Kay	1,608	76.3%	n/a (new ward)
	Labour	V Teesdale	1,404
	Conservative	A Richardson	500	23.7%	n/a (new ward)
	Conservative	I Whitwell	465

Loftus

Loftus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Scott	1,401	48.4%	+0.3%
	Labour	A Mason	1,365
	Labour	N Lantsbery	1,301
	Conservative	S Haddon	957	33.1%	−1.2%
	Independent	D Healey	537	18.5%	+18.5%

Longbeck

Longbeck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N Cooney	1,686	48.2%	+2.1%
	Conservative	V Moody	1,540
	Conservative	L Russell	1,534
	Labour	G Houchen	1,481	42.4%	+9.5%
	Labour	J Woods	1,281
	Labour	N Green	1,269
	Liberal Democrats	M Cole	330	9.4%	−11.6%
	Liberal Democrats	N Clayden	296

Newcomen

Newcomen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C Abbott	1,612	78.7%	+13.9%
	Liberal Democrats	S Wilson	1,492
	Labour	W Birtwhistle	436	21.3%	−5.8%
	Labour	C Pickett	414

Normanby

Normanby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Duffy	1,388	47.4%	+14.6%
	Labour	I Cole	1,379
	Labour	S Readman	1,246
	Conservative	D Moore	1133	38.7	−7.0%
	Conservative	D Tabner	961
	Liberal Democrats	E Wilson	407	13.9%	−7.5%
	Liberal Democrats	I Heseltine	307
	Liberal Democrats	E Sickling	272

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.