2015 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

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2015 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
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59 of 59 seats on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservatives
Seats before31166
Seats won291110
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg5Increase2.svg4
Popular vote59,14024,33619,175
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent East Cleveland Independent Eston Independents
Seats before230
Seats won611
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote28,8676774,860
 Seventh partyEighth party
 
Party UKIP Green
Seats before00
Seats won10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote8,3603752
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.
Council control before election


Labour (2011-2013) then No overall control (2013-15)

Contents

Subsequent council control

No overall control

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. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections, as well as the 2015 General Election. One major change was that Council Leader George Dunning and many other Labour councillors resigned from the party or were deselected and ran as independent candidates. [2] The election saw the council return to no overall control. [3]

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, as well as the overall control they had between 2011 and 2013.

UKIP got 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.

Election Result

Redcar and Cleveland local election result 2015 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 29Decrease2.svg359140
  Liberal Democrats 11Decrease2.svg524336
  Conservative 10Increase2.svg419175
  Independent 6Increase2.svg428867
 East Cleveland Independent1Decrease2.svg2677
 Eston Independents1Increase2.svg14860
  UKIP 1Increase2.svg18360
  Green 0Steady2.svg3752

Ward Results

Source: [5]

Brotton

Brotton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Dick 1,062
Conservative Malcom Griffiths 940
Independent Barry Hunt 1,501 {{{percentage}}} {{{change}}}
Independent Brian Hogg870
Green Elaine Kirby610
Independent Valerie Miller640
Labour Geraldine Nuttall843
Labour Ian Urwin820
Independent Kay Walker827
Turnout
Labour win
Conservative win
Independent win

Coatham

Coatham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Baldwin 827
Independent Josie Crawford523
Independent Mary Curr456
Independent Anthony Jackson95
UKIP Luke McMillan494
Labour William Quatermain733
Liberal Democrats John Wilson366
Turnout
Labour win


Dormanstown

Dormanstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alec Brown 1,066
Labour Ceri Crawley 1,279
Labour Ray Goddard 1,271
Liberal Democrats Laura Benson887
Liberal Democrats Eric Howden981
Liberal Democrats Sabrina Thompson957
UKIP Andrea Turner752
Green Michael York733
Turnout
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Grangetown

Grangetown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynn Pallister 1,337
Labour Jade Stainthorpe 1,169
Liberal Democrats Mags Sayer199
Turnout
Labour win
Labour win

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References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Redcar and Cleveland council leader George Dunning resigns". BBC News. BBC. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Local Election Results 2015 - BBC News". www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Election Results - May 2015" (PDF). andrewteale.me.uk.
  5. ↑ "Red Car Cleveland 2015" (PDF). andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2023.


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