1995 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

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The 1995 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995. The whole council was up for election as it was the first election since the formation of the Unitary Authority after replacing Langbaurgh Borough Council. The Labour Party won the most seats and took overall control of the council. [1]

Election result

Redcar and Cleveland local election result 1995
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 49182+1683.1%58.1%69,073+2,863
  Conservative 1019-191.7%24.2%28,808-8,806
  Liberal Democrats 721+111.9%13.5%15,986-9,061
  Independent 220+23.4%4.0%4,791+2,467
  Green 00.1%156-479

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