2023 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

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2023 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
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  2019 4 May 20232027 

All 59 seats on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
30 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Leader [lower-alpha 1] Alec Brown [1]
Party Independent Labour
Last election18 [lower-alpha 2] 15
Seats before2415
Seats won1323
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 8

 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderKaren KingAndrea Turner
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election1311
Seats before146
Seats won1112
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1

Redcar and Cleveland UK ward map 2023.svg
Results by seat in the 2023 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Election

Leader before election

Mary Lanigan
Independent
No overall control

Leader after election

Alec Brown
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. All 59 seats were up for election. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's elections are held every four years.

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Summary

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being run by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and the "Independent Group", comprising 13 of the independents. The leader of the council was independent councillor Mary Lanigan. [3]

The council remained under no overall control after the election. Labour was the largest party, and both it and the Conservatives made gains, largely at the expense of the independents and Liberal Democrats. Mary Lanigan lost her seat. [4] [5]

A minority Labour administration formed after the election, with Labour group leader Alec Brown being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 25 May 2023. [6] [7]

The Borough Council composition prior to the 2023 Election. The councillors sit in a Westminster seating arrangement, as such this is reflected by the graph. Redcar & Cleveland Council Seat Composition 23 April 2023.svg
The Borough Council composition prior to the 2023 Election. The councillors sit in a Westminster seating arrangement, as such this is reflected by the graph.
After 2019 electionBefore 2023 electionAfter 2023 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsChangePartySeatsChange
Liberal Democrats 13 Liberal Democrats 14Increase2.svg 1 Liberal Democrats 11Decrease2.svg 3
Independent Group14Independent Group13Decrease2.svg 1Independent Group9Decrease2.svg 4
Labour 15 Labour 15Steady2.svg Labour 23Increase2.svg 8
Conservative 11 Conservative 6Decrease2.svg 5 Conservative 12Increase2.svg 6
UKIP 2 UKIP 0Decrease2.svg 2 UKIP No CandidatesSteady2.svg
Teesville Independents3Teesville Independents0Decrease2.svg 3Teesville IndependentsNo candidatesSteady2.svg
Cleveland Independent Group (formerly East Cleveland Independent Group)1Cleveland Independent Group2Increase2.svg 1Cleveland Independent GroupNo CandidatesSteady2.svg
Independent Independent 9Increase2.svg 9 Independent 4Decrease2.svg 5
Green 0 Green 0Steady2.svg Green 0Steady2.svg

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election: [5] [8] [3]

Belmont

Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Berry* 515 40.0 −10.4
Conservative Carolyn Curr 503 39.0 +5.1
Conservative Miranda Jupp42633.0+1.0
Independent Anne Watts*39330.5−8.3
Labour Adrian Robson29022.5+6.3
Labour Paul Fairley24118.7+3.2
Liberal Democrats Janet Smith947.3New
Turnout 1,28935.8−2.1
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Brotton

Brotton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Graham Cutler* 882 68.1 +15.5
Independent Barry Hunt* 820 63.3 +10.6
Independent Martin Fletcher* 776 59.9 +22.3
Labour Ian Urwin30623.6−0.2
Conservative Lynne Henderson24418.8−13.8
Labour Alison Suthers22417.3−3.4
Conservative Stephanie Hinson16012.4−7.8
Turnout 1,29525.9−15.1
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Coatham

Coatham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Quartermain* 437 49.6 +14.8
Labour Lynne Rynn 370 42.0 +10.3
Independent Neil Baldwin*26430.0−22.3
Conservative David Tabner17820.2+5.4
Conservative Nicholas Fardon16719.0N/A
Independent Ethan Haw12013.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Sabrina Thompson8810.0−12.1
Turnout 88126.3−4.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Dormanstown

Dormanstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Debbie Powlay 392 46.5 N/A
Labour Ceri Cawley* 355 42.1 −3.2
Independent Chris Powlay33840.1N/A
Labour Christine Long30636.3−7.8
Conservative Peter Storey11713.9−0.6
Liberal Democrats Eve Hall728.5−13.2
Turnout 84323.4−1.1
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Eston

Eston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Martin 636 48.6 +21.7
Conservative David Taylor 632 48.3 N/A
Labour Christopher Massey* 561 42.9 −5.1
Labour Daniel Rees*55542.4−8.9
Labour Geraldine Williams*55442.4−3.0
Liberal Democrats Sophie Lax-Keeler17113.1−17.8
Turnout 1,30824.4−0.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Grangetown

Grangetown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Brook* 419 72.0 +31.0
Labour Lynn Pallister* 417 71.6 +27.9
Conservative Andrea Booth13523.2+13.7
Conservative Linda King11619.9N/A
Turnout 58615.8−6.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Guisborough

Guisborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lisa Belshaw 691 39.5 +8.3
Labour Bill Suthers 629 36.0 +5.6
Independent Bill Clarke* 619 35.4 −19.9
Conservative Andrew Hixon*55831.9+0.4
Labour Andy Leon57132.7+5.9
Conservative Alma Thrower53930.8+6.2
Independent Leslie Oakley22312.8N/A
Independent Denise Bunn1669.5N/A
Green Caroline Weltch1629.3N/A
Reform UK Charlie Thompson1377.8N/A
Independent James Bunn1227.0N/A
Independent Fred (Frederick) Page1066.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Cree875.0N/A
Turnout 1,77031.5−2.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Hutton

Hutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jemma Joy 1,030 47.0 +13.4
Conservative Julie Hart 846 38.6 −8.1
Liberal Democrats Graham Jeffery* 812 37.0 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Graeme Kidd78936.0+7.4
Conservative Kellen Hadfield75734.5−11.1
Conservative Steve Waterfield*75034.2−4.9
Labour Fiona Hampton35116.0+2.1
Labour Veronica Moore28112.8+0.8
Independent Michael Dakin2099.5N/A
Independent Malcolm Griffiths*1747.9−31.2
Reform UK Katie Mann1205.5N/A
Turnout 2,21239.7−1.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Kirkleatham

Kirkleatham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Grogan 596 41.8 N/A
Labour Alec Brown* 559 39.2 −2.1
Labour Marian Fairley 527 37.0 +1.7
Labour Charlie Brady*51436.0−2.6
Conservative Joseph Sayer44231.0N/A
Independent Theresa Cave29620.8N/A
Independent Mike Lockwood*24217.0−30.2
Independent Robert Dunn18713.1N/A
Liberal Democrats John Hannon1389.7−23.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Hannon1087.6N/A
Liberal Democrats William Wilson936.5N/A
Turnout 1,43636.8+10.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lockwood

Lockwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
East Cleveland IndependentStephen Kay* 491 71.4 -14.0
Labour Ian Solomon16423.8+14.2
Conservative Graham Hutchinson334.8−0.3
Turnout 68939.4−1.3
East Cleveland Independent hold Swing

Loftus

Loftus
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Wayne Davies* 570 45.0 −18.3
Labour Linda White 540 42.6 +31.4
Independent Timothy Gray* 491 38.7 −15.3
Conservative Allan Greening45335.7+9.5
Independent Mary Lanigan*40531.9−27.3
Conservative Igraine Gray31324.7+6.6
Labour Ramin Peroznejad23118.2+7.3
Turnout 1,27427.6−10.3
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing

Longbeck

‡ Longbeck results were announced on 9 May after three recounts. It was the last ward in England to declare. [9]

Longbeck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Luke Myer 707 51.5 +38.9
Independent Vera Rider* 413 30.1 −10.3
Conservative Andrea Turner*40929.8−10.6
Independent Vic Jeffries34224.9−12.5
Conservative Steve Turner 29321.4−16.4
Independent Stephen Crane24617.9N/A
Turnout 1,37840.7+4.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Newcomen

Newcomen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janine Craven 535 50.3 +26.6
Labour Carrie Richardson* 529 49.8 +20.3
Independent Billy Wells*32830.9−7.5
Conservative Harrison Himsworth26124.6+17.7
Independent Mark Appleby21620.3N/A
Conservative Michael Kirke19418.3N/A
Turnout 1,06328.6−1.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Normanby

Normanby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Salvin* 789 43.9 +14.2
Conservative Paul McInnes 758 42.2 N/A
Conservative Curt Pugh 712 39.6 N/A
Labour Billy Ayre*69438.6−1.1
Labour Paul Garland64235.7−8.3
Labour Simon Meech-Simpson56431.4−7.7
Independent Rita Richardson42123.4N/A
Independent Chris Gallacher*25013.9−27.0
Liberal Democrats Stuart Saunders935.2−17.5
Turnout 1,80033.1+2.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ormesby

Ormesby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carole Morgan* 914 66.3 −7.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Hart 865 62.7 −8.9
Liberal Democrats Glyn Nightingale* 852 61.8 −11.7
Labour Leanne Reed27019.6+4.2
Labour Cameron Norrie25918.8+6.0
Labour Millie Wood25018.1+6.5
Conservative Julie Elders21615.7+5.0
Conservative Katherine Smith19414.1N/A
Conservative Garth Siner17712.8N/A
Turnout 1,38328.4−3.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saltburn

Saltburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stuart Smith* 1,385 58.6 −12.6
Independent Phillip Thompson* 1,041 44.1 +1.6
Independent Craig Hannaway* 805 34.1 +3.2
Labour Kath Sainsbury76332.3+6.9
Labour Gary Wilkinson67528.6+6.3
Green Rowan McLaughlin34214.5−0.5
Green Abdul Rauf31913.5N/A
Conservative Iain Graham31113.2−16.2
Conservative Simon Asker30412.9+2.3
Green Kerry Dooley25310.7N/A
Turnout 2,36549.1−2.7
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Skelton East

Skelton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Oliver 419 43.2 −1.1
Conservative Justin Thompson 369 38.0 −4.3
Labour Sam Pratt31532.5+8.5
Labour Norman Macleod28929.8+6.8
Independent Darren Craig22923.6N/A
Independent Dave Barker15315.8+0.2
Liberal Democrats Tracy Jacobs293.0N/A
Turnout 97028.9−6.5
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Skelton West

Skelton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ursula Earl 542 48.6 +12.6
Labour John McCue 480 43.0 +12.7
Conservative Craig Holmes*47042.1−9.5
Conservative Lee Holmes*38434.4−10.2
Independent Julie Craig*18016.1N/A
Independent Emma Marshall787.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Katy Sykes161.4−6.0
Liberal Democrats Graeme Thompson121.1N/A
Turnout 1,11734.6−1.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

South Bank

South Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Bendelow 563 67.5 +26.6
Labour Izzy Attwood 499 59.8 +20.5
Independent Sandra Smith*19223.0−23.7
Independent Les Harper15518.6N/A
Conservative Lucas Pentland10812.9+5.9
Turnout 83524.0−3.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

St. Germain's

St. Germain's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tristan Learoyd 1,275 62.9 +18.1
Liberal Democrats Karen King* 1,260 62.2 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Kendra Evans 819 40.4 −1.7
Independent Peter Finlinson56127.7N/A
Labour Peter Mahan41220.3+4.2
Conservative Nicola Riley35317.4−2.0
Conservative Jennifer Estensen30815.2+1.4
Conservative Graeme Iceton28113.9+1.7
Turnout 2,02637.4+0.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Teesville

Teesville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Chaney 597 40.6 +3.1
Labour Robert Clark* 576 39.2 +5.1
Labour Margaret O'Donoghue 457 31.1 +0.3
Conservative Steve Cargill42528.9+19.6
Conservative Lynne Blackburn41228.0N/A
Conservative Claire Cargill39426.8N/A
Independent Ann Higgins31921.7N/A
Independent Vincent Smith*28119.1−20.9
Independent Jim Higgins25017.0N/A
Independent Pat Turner18612.7N/A
Independent David Fisher*16010.9
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Lax-Keeler372.5
Turnout 1,47129.9−3.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

West Dyke

West Dyke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Jones* 705 46.4 −7.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Ovens* 695 45.7 −10.0
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Head* 691 45.5 −8.3
Labour Ashleigh Atkinson44429.2+8.7
Labour Mark Dixon43928.9+7.3
Labour Neil Dooley40726.8+6.9
Conservative Jacob Phillips34923.0+8.0
Conservative Karen Charlton34222.5+8.0
Conservative Mark Maddison33321.9N/A
Turnout 1,52831.4−4.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wheatlands

Wheatlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Niall Hargreaves 448 40.4 +5.1
Conservative Jack Symon 399 36.0 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Lax-Keeler*36332.8−7.5
Liberal Democrats Shaun Moody*33630.3−8.6
Labour Daniel Sillett26523.9+2.2
Labour Dave Wimble26123.6+2.4
Independent Steve Peacock807.2N/A
Turnout 1,11328.9+2.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Zetland

Zetland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jade Lavan 525 47.5 +16.8
Labour Jonny Neal 494 44.7 +16.4
Liberal Democrats Alison Barnes*39635.8−16.1
Liberal Democrats Louise Westbury*35632.2−21.6
Conservative Richard Gibson20118.2+2.1
Conservative William Pugsley18516.7N/A
Turnout 1,11333.1−1.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Changes 2023–2027

Vera Rider, elected as an independent in May 2023 (having previously been elected as a Conservative in 2019 but left the party in 2021), re-joined the Conservatives in November 2023. [10]

Tristan Learoyd resigned from the Liberal Democrats in July 2024, [11] following his suspension by the local party. Learoyd previously represented both Labour (2011) and Green (2014), as well as being part of the Independent Group during the 2011-2015 council, and became independent for the third time.

Following his election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland in 2024, Luke Myer vacated his councillor seat in the Longbeck ward. [12] A subsequent election on September 5 saw the Conservative Party candidate Stephen Crane win the seat. [13]

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Notes

  1. Of the 24 independents on the council prior to the election, thirteen formed "The Independent Group" led by Mary Lanigan, two formed the "Cleveland Independent Group", and the other nine did not belong to a group.
  2. Counting the Teesville Independents as independents; they were a registered party at the 2019 election but deregistered with the Electoral Commission the following month. [2]