2023 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

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.

2023 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
4 May 2023
59 of 59 seats on Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mary Lanigan Alec Brown[1] Karen King
Party The Independent Group Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Loftus (defeated) Kirkleatham St Germains
Seats before 14 15 14
Seats won Group stood as Independents 22 11
Seat change Decrease Increase 7 Decrease 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Andrea Turner
Party Conservative Cleveland Independent Group Independent (not in coalition)
Leader's seat Longbeck (defeated)
Seats before 6 2 9
Seats won 12
Seats after 12
Seat change Increase 6 Increase3a
council control before election


No overall control (Liberal Democrats / Independent Group Coallition)

 Subsequent council control

No overall control

All 59 seats in all wards were up for election. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's elections are held every four years.

The election has led to no overall control as no party secured the 30 seats necessary for full control

Elections

On the same day as the Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election, there were also elections for parish councils, including Guisborough Town Council.

Pre-election council composition
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.

The current Redcar and Cleveland Administration is a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and The Independent Group. The groups have shared responsibilities and there is a mixed-party executive.

Members of the council are of multiple parties and independents.

After 2019 election Before 2023 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Liberal Democrats 13 Liberal Democrats 14
Independent Group 14 Independent Group 13
Labour 15 Labour 15
Conservative 11 Conservative 6
UKIP 2 UKIP 0
Teesville Independents 3 Teesville Independents 0
Cleveland Independent Group (formerly East Cleveland Independent Group) 1 Cleveland Independent Group 2
Independents (not in coalition) Independents (not in coalition) 9
Green 0 Green 0

Results

Source:[2]

Results:[3][4]

Belmont
Belmont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Berry 515 40.0 -10.4
Conservative Carolyn Curr 503 39.0
Conservative Miranda Jupp 426 33.0
Independent Anne Watts 393 30.5 -8.3
Labour Adrian Robson 290 22.5
Labour Paul Fairley 241 18.7
Liberal Democrats Janet Smith 94 7.3
Turnout 1289 35.8 -2.1
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Brotton
Brotton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Urwin 306 23.6
Conservative Lynne Henderson 244 18.8
Labour Alison Suthers 224 17.3
Conservative Stephanie Hinson 160 12.4
Turnout 1295 25.9 -15.1
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Coatham
Coatham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Quatermain 437 49.6 +14.8
Labour Lynne Rynn 370 42.0
Independent Neil Baldwin 264 30.0
Conservative David Tabner 178 20.2
Conservative Nicholas Fardon 167 19.0
Independent Ethan Haw 120 13.6
Liberal Democrats Sabrina Thompson 88 10.0
Turnout 881 26.3 -4.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Dormanstown
Dormanstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Debbie Powlay 392 46.5
Labour Ceri Cawley 355 42.1 -3.2
Independent Chris Powlay 338 40.1
Labour Christine Long 306 36.3
Conservative Peter Storey 117 13.9
Liberal Democrats Eve Hall 72 8.5 -13.2
Turnout 843 23.4 -1.1
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Eston
Eston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Martin 636 48.6
Conservative David Taylor 632 48.3
Labour Christopher Massey 561 42.9 -5.1
Labour Daniel Rees 555 42.4 -8.9
Labour Geraldine Williams 554 42.4 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Sophie Lax-Keeler 171 13.1
Turnout 1308 24.4 -0.3
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Grangetown
Grangetown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Brook 419
Labour Lynn Pallister 417
Conservative Andrea Booth 135
Conservative Linda King 116
Turnout 15.8 -6.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Guisborough
Guisborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Belshaw 691
Labour Bill Suthers 629
Independent Bill Clarke 619
Conservative Andrew Hixon 558
Labour Andy Leon 571
Conservative Alma Thrower 539
Independent Leslie Oakley 223
Independent Denise Bunn 166
Green Caroline Weltch 162
Reform UK Charlie Thompson 137
Independent James Bunn 122
Independent Fred (Frederick) Page 106
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Cree 87
Turnout 31.5 -2.9
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hutton
Hutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jemma Joy 1,030
Conservative Julie Hart 846
Liberal Democrats Graham Jeffery 812
Liberal Democrats Graeme Kidd 789
Conservative Kellen Hadfield 757
Conservative Steve Waterfield 750
Labour Fiona Hampton 351
Labour Veronica Moore 281
Independent Michael Dakin 209
Independent Malcolm Griffiths 174
Reform UK Katie Mann 120
Turnout 39.7 -1.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkleatham
Kirkleatham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Grogan 596
Labour Alec Brown 559
Labour Marian Fairley 527
Labour Charlie Brady 514
Conservative Joseph Sayer 442
Independent Theresa Cave 296
Independent Mike Lockwood 242
Independent Robert Dunn 187
Liberal Democrats John Hannon 138
Liberal Democrats Mark Hannon 108
Liberal Democrats William Wilson 93
Turnout 36.8 +10.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Lockwood
Lockwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
East Cleveland Independent Stephen Kay 491
Labour Ian Solomon 164
Conservative Graham Hutchinson 33
Turnout 39.4 -1.3
East Cleveland Independent hold Swing

Loftus
Loftus
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wayne Davies 570
Labour Linda White 540
Independent Timothy Gray 491
Conservative Allan Greening 453
Independent Mary Lanigan 405
Conservative Igraine Gray 313
Labour Ramin Peroznejad 231
Turnout 27.6 -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 the 2023 United Kingdom local elections to declare.[5]

Longbeck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Luke Myer 707
Independent Vera Rider 413
Conservative Andrea Turner 409
Independent Vic Jeffries 342
Conservative Steve Turner 293
Independent Stephen Crane 246
Turnout 40.7 +4.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Newcomen
Newcomen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janine Craven 535
Labour Carrie Richardson 529
Independent Billy Wells 328
Conservative Harrison Himsworth 261
Independent Mark Appleby 216
Conservative Michael Kirke 194
Turnout 28.6 -1.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Normanby
Normanby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Salvin 789
Conservative Paul McInnes 758
Conservative Curt Pugh 712
Labour Billy Ayre 694
Labour Paul Garland 642
Labour Simon Meech-Simpson 564
Independent Rita Richardson 421
Independent Chris Gallacher 250
Liberal Democrats Stuart Saunders 93
Turnout 33.1 +2.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ormesby
Ormesby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Carole Morgan 914 22.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Hart 865 21.6
Liberal Democrats Glyn Nightingale 852 21.3
Labour Leanne Reed 270 6.8
Labour Cameron Norrie 259 6.5
Labour Millie Wood 250 6.3
Conservative Julie Elders 216 5.4
Conservative Katherine Smith 194 4.9
Conservative Garth Siner 177 4.4
Turnout 3,997 28.4 -3.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saltburn
Saltburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stuart Smith 1,385
Independent Phillip Thompson 1,041
Independent Craig Hannaway 805
Labour Kath Sainsbury 763
Labour Gary Wilkinson 675
Green Rowan McLaughlin 342
Green Abdul Rauf 319
Conservative Iain Graham 311
Conservative Simon Asker 304
Green Kerry Dooley 253
Turnout 49.1 -2.7
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Skelton East
Skelton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Oliver 419
Conservative Justin Thompson 369
Labour Sam Pratt 315
Labour Norman Macleod 289
Independent Darren Craig 229
Independent Dave Barker 153
Liberal Democrats Tracy Jacobs 29
Turnout 28.9 -6.5
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Skelton West
Skelton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ursula Earl 542
Labour John McCue 480
Conservative Craig Holmes 470
Conservative Lee Holmes 384
Independent Julie Craig 180
Independent Emma Marshall 78
Liberal Democrats Katy Sykes 16
Liberal Democrats Graeme Thompson 12
Turnout 34.6 -1.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

South Bank
South Bank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Bendelow 563
Labour Izzy Attwood 499
Independent Sandra Smith 192
Independent Les Harper 155
Conservative Lucas Pentland 108
Turnout 24.0 -3.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

St. Germain's
St. Germain's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tristan Learoyd 1,275
Liberal Democrats Karen King 1,260
Liberal Democrats Kendra Evans 819
Independent Peter Finlinson 561
Labour Peter Mahan 412
Conservative Nicola Riley 353
Conservative Jennifer Estensen 308
Conservative Graeme Iceton 281
Turnout 37.4 +0.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Teesville
Teesville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Chaney 597
Labour Robert Clark 576
Labour Margaret O'Donoghue 457
Conservative Steve Cargill 425
Conservative Lynne Blackburn 412
Conservative Claire Cargill 394
Independent Ann Higgins 319
Independent Vincent Smith 281
Independent Jim Higgins 250
Independent Pat Turner 186
Independent politician David Fisher 160
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Lax-Keeler 37
Turnout 29.9 -3.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

West Dyke
West Dyke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Jones 705
Liberal Democrats Mary Ovens 695
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Head 691
Labour Ashleigh Atkinson 444
Labour Mark Dixon 439
Labour Neil Dooley 407
Conservative Jacob Phillips 349
Conservative Karen Charlton 342
Conservative Mark Maddison 333
Turnout 31.4 -4.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wheatlands
Wheatlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Niall Hargreaves 448
Conservative Jack Symon 399
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Lax-Keeler 363
Liberal Democrats Shaun Moody 336
Labour Daniel Sillett 265
Labour Dave Wimble 261
Independent Steve Peacock 80
Turnout 28.9 +2.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Zetland
Zetland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jade Lavan 525
Labour Jonny Neal 494
Liberal Democrats Alison Barnes 396
Liberal Democrats Louise Westbury 356
Conservative Richard Gibson 201
Conservative William Pugsley 185
Turnout 33.1 -1.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References
  1. "Redcar and Cleveland Labour group elect new leader and set out policies". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. Statement of Persons Nominated: https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-04/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20-%20Wards.pdf
  3. Results from local press: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/labour-now-largest-party-redcar-26856476
  4. Results from Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council: https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-05/Ward%20declarations%20of%20results.pdf
  5. "Labour wins last council seat to be counted". BBC News. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

Notes
1.^ Independent Group did not run as a labelled party, and all members of the group are now sitting as Independents.
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