Redcar and Cleveland Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · North East · 59 seats in 24 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour run Redcar and Cleveland Council as a minority administration. The council has 59 councillors in 24 wards. Seats by party: Labour 21, Other 14, Conservative 13, Lib Dem 9, Reform 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Minority)

59 seats - 30 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 21Conservative 13Lib Dem 9Other 14Vacant 1

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Reform +1 Conservative +1 Other +1 Labour −2 Lib Dem −2 1 vacant

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (59 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Other39.2%13

Labour25.9%23

Conservative20.6%12

Lib Dem12.6%11

Green1.2%0

Reform0.6%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 59 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 21

9 short of the 30 needed for a majority

Closest result

Longbeck

Independent won the last seat by 4 votes over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Zetland

Lib Dem gain from Labour, 19 February 2026 (5 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

66%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 24 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Belmont Peter Berry, Carolyn Curr	4 May 2023 Independent 28.7% lead 0.7 pts
Brotton Barry Hunt, Graham Cutler, Martin Fletcher	4 May 2023 Independent 29.1% lead 2.0 pts
Coatham Carl Quartermain, Lynne Rynn	4 May 2023 Labour 40.2% lead 15.9 pts
Dormanstown Ceri Cawley, Debbie Powlay	4 May 2023 Independent 30.8% lead 2.9 pts
Eston Stephen Martin, Christopher Massey, David Taylor	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.5% lead 5.5 pts
Grangetown Adam Brook, Lynn Pallister	4 May 2023 Labour 75.6% lead 51.2 pts
Guisborough Bill Clarke, Lisa Robson, Bill Suthers	4 May 2023 Labour 23.4% lead 2.4 pts
Hutton Julie Hart, Graham Jeffery, Jemma Joy	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 37.7% lead 6.7 pts
Kirkleatham Peter Grogan, Alec Brown, Marian Fairley	4 May 2023 Conservative 29.5% lead 1.8 pts
Lockwood Steve Kay	4 May 2023 East Cleveland Independent 71.4% lead 47.6 pts
Loftus Linda White, Tim Gray, Wayne Davies	4 May 2023 Independent 23.2% lead 1.2 pts
Longbeck Stephen Crane, Vera Rider	4 May 2023 Labour 33.4% lead 13.9 pts
Newcomen Carrie Richardson, Janine Craven	4 May 2023 Labour 41.8% lead 16.2 pts
Normanby Curt Pugh, Paul Salvin, Paul McInnes	4 May 2023 Conservative 35.1% lead 4.2 pts
Ormesby Carole Morgan, Glyn Nightingale, Ian Hart	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 65.3% lead 46.0 pts
Saltburn Stuart Smith, Philip Thomson, Craig Hannaway	4 May 2023 Independent 29.8% lead 7.4 pts
Skelton East Craig Holmes, Justin Thompson	4 May 2023 Conservative 36.6% lead 9.1 pts
Skelton West John McCue, Ursula Earl	4 May 2023 Labour 42.1% lead 5.6 pts
South Bank Neil Bendelow, Sue Jeffrey	4 May 2023 Labour 55.3% lead 36.4 pts
St Germain's Tristan Learoyd, Kendra Evans, Karen King	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 49.0% lead 27.4 pts
Teesville Robert Clark, Margaret O'Donoghue, Peter Chaney	4 May 2023 Labour 26.5% lead 7.7 pts
West Dyke Chris Jones, Mary Ovens, Malcolm Head	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 47.1% lead 17.5 pts
Wheatlands Niall Hargreaves, Jack Symon	4 May 2023 Conservative 38.8% lead 7.4 pts
Zetland Alison Barnes, Jade Lavan	4 May 2023 Labour 46.8% lead 11.5 pts

Belmont

Carolyn Curr ConservativePeter Berry Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent28.7%

Conservative28.0%

Independent21.9%

Labour16.2%

Lib Dem5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter Berry Elected	Independent	515
Carolyn Curr Elected	Conservative	503
Miranda Chloe Isabelle Jupp	Conservative	426
Ann Margaret Ferguson Watts	Independent	393
Adrian Robson	Labour	290
Paul Fairley	Labour	241
Janet Elizabeth Smith	Lib Dem	94

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brotton

Barry Hunt IndependentGraham Cutler IndependentMartin Fletcher Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent29.1%

Independent27.1%

Independent25.6%

Labour10.1%

Conservative8.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Graham Cutler Elected	Independent	882
Barry Hunt Elected	Independent	820
Martin Fletcher Elected	Independent	776
Ian Keith Urwin	Labour	306
Lynne Alison Henderson	Conservative	244
Alison Irene Suthers	Labour	224
Stephanie Hinson	Conservative	160

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Coatham

Carl Quartermain LabourLynne Rynn Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour40.2%

Independent24.3%

Conservative16.4%

Independent11.0%

Lib Dem8.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carl Quartermain Elected	Labour	437
Lynne Patricia Rynn Elected	Labour	370
Neil Baldwin	Independent	264
David Tabner	Conservative	178
Nicholas John Langley Fardon	Conservative	167
Ethan Robert Haw	Independent	120
Sabrina Rachel Thompson	Lib Dem	88

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dormanstown

Ceri Cawley LabourDebbie Powlay Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent30.8%

Labour27.9%

Independent26.5%

Conservative9.2%

Lib Dem5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Debbie Powlay Elected	Independent	392
Ceri Julie-ann Cawley Elected	Labour	355
Chris Powlay	Independent	338
Christine Long	Labour	306
Peter Bernard Storey	Conservative	117
Eve Hall	Lib Dem	72

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Eston

Christopher Massey LabourDavid Taylor ConservativeStephen Martin Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative46.5%

Labour41.0%

Lib Dem12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephen James Martin Elected	Conservative	636
David Taylor Elected	Conservative	632
Christopher Massey Elected	Labour	561
Dan Rees	Labour	555
Gel Williams	Labour	554
Sophie Christa Lax-Keeler	Lib Dem	171

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Grangetown

Adam Brook LabourLynn Pallister Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour75.6%

Conservative24.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Adam Brook Elected	Labour	419
Lynn Marie Pallister Elected	Labour	417
Andrea Joanne Booth	Conservative	135
Linda May King	Conservative	116

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Guisborough

Bill Clarke IndependentBill Suthers LabourLisa Robson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour23.4%

Independent21.0%

Conservative18.9%

Independent7.6%

Independent6.3%

Independent5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lisa Jane Belshaw Elected	Labour	691
Bill Suthers Elected	Labour	625
Bill Clarke Elected	Independent	619
Andy Leon	Labour	571
Andrew Hixon	Conservative	558
Alma Thrower	Conservative	539
Leslie Oakley	Independent	223
Fred Page	Independent	186
James Albert Edward Bunn	Independent	166
Caroline Margaret Welch	Green	162
Charlie David Thompson	Reform	137
Denise Georgina Bunn	Independent	122
Carolyn Cree	Lib Dem	87

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hutton

Graham Jeffery Lib DemJemma Joy Lib DemJulie Hart Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem37.7%

Conservative31.0%

Labour12.9%

Independent7.7%

Independent6.4%

Reform4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jemma Joy Elected	Lib Dem	1,030
Julie Hart Elected	Conservative	846
Graham William Jeffery Elected	Lib Dem	812
Graeme Kidd	Lib Dem	789
Kellen Hadfield	Conservative	757
Steve Waterfield	Conservative	750
Fiona Jane Hampton	Labour	351
Veronica Mary Moore	Labour	281
Michael Nicholas Dakin	Independent	209
Malcolm Simeon Griffiths	Independent	174
Kate Mann	Reform	120

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kirkleatham

Alec Brown LabourMarian Fairley LabourPeter Grogan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative29.5%

Labour27.7%

Independent14.7%

Independent12.0%

Independent9.3%

Lib Dem6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter Grogan Elected	Conservative	596
Alec David Brown Elected	Labour	559
Marian Fairley Elected	Labour	527
Charlie Brady	Labour	514
Joseph Sayer	Conservative	442
Theresa Anne Cave	Independent	296
Mike Lockwood	Independent	242
Robert Dunn	Independent	187
John Patrick Hannon	Lib Dem	138
Mark Terence Hannon	Lib Dem	108
William John Wilson	Lib Dem	93

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Lockwood

Steve Kay East Cleveland Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

East Cleveland Independent71.4%

Labour23.8%

Conservative4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Kay Elected	East Cleveland Independent	491	71.4%
Ian Solomon	Labour	164	23.8%
Graham Hutchinson	Conservative	33	4.8%

Loftus

Linda White LabourTim Gray IndependentWayne Davies Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent23.2%

Labour22.0%

Independent20.0%

Conservative18.4%

Independent16.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Wayne Davies Elected	Independent	570
Linda Carol White Elected	Labour	540
Tim Gray Elected	Independent	491
Allan Greening	Conservative	453
Mary Lanigan	Independent	405
Igraine Gray	Conservative	313
Ramin Peroznejad	Labour	203

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Longbeck

Stephen Crane ConservativeVera Rider Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour33.4%

Independent19.5%

Conservative19.3%

Independent16.2%

Independent11.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Luke Myer Elected	Labour	707
Vera Eve Rider Elected	Independent	413
Andrea Lilian Turner	Conservative	409
Vic Jeffries	Independent	342
Steve Turner	Conservative	293
Stephen Crane	Independent	246

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 5 September 2024

Conservative37.9%

Labour20.4%

Independent11.8%

Reform10.7%

Independent10.4%

Independent4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen Crane Elected	Conservative	384	37.9%
Jane Bradley	Labour	206	20.4%
Andrea Lilian Turner	Independent	119	11.8%
Christopher Arthur Gallacher	Reform	108	10.7%
Vic Jeffries	Independent	105	10.4%
Steve Cooper	Independent	50	4.9%
Sarah Booth	Lib Dem	40	4.0%

Newcomen

Carrie Richardson LabourJanine Craven Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour41.8%

Independent25.6%

Independent16.9%

Conservative15.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Janine Craven Elected	Labour	535
Carrie Marie Richardson Elected	Labour	529
Billy Wells	Independent	328
Mark Appleby	Independent	216
Harrison Antony Himsworth	Conservative	201
Michael Kirke	Conservative	194

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Normanby

Curt Pugh ConservativePaul McInnes ConservativePaul Salvin Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative35.1%

Labour30.9%

Independent18.7%

Independent11.1%

Lib Dem4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Dennis Salvin Elected	Conservative	789
Paul McInnes Elected	Conservative	758
Curt Martin Pugh Elected	Conservative	712
Billy Ayre	Labour	694
Paul Andrew Garland	Labour	642
Simon Peter Meech-Simpson	Labour	564
Rita Richardson	Independent	421
Christopher Arthur Gallacher	Independent	250
Stuart Gilbert Saunders	Lib Dem	93

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ormesby

Carole Morgan Lib DemGlyn Nightingale Lib DemIan Hart Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem65.3%

Labour19.3%

Conservative15.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carole Anne Morgan Elected	Lib Dem	914
Ian Stuart Hart Elected	Lib Dem	865
Glyn Nightingale Elected	Lib Dem	852
Leanne Reed	Labour	270
Cameron Robert Norrie	Labour	259
Millie Wood	Labour	250
Julie Elders	Conservative	216
Katherine Smith	Conservative	194
Garth Siner	Conservative	177

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Saltburn

Craig Hannaway IndependentPhilip Thomson IndependentStuart Smith Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent29.8%

Independent22.4%

Independent17.3%

Labour16.4%

Green7.4%

Conservative6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stuart Michael Smith Elected	Independent	1,385
Philip Gordon Thomson Elected	Independent	1,041
Craig Brian Hannaway Elected	Independent	805
Kath Sainsbury	Labour	763
Gary Peter Wilkinson	Labour	675
Rowan McLaughlin	Green	342
Abdul Rauf	Green	319
Iain Nigel Graham	Conservative	311
Simon Asker	Conservative	304
Kerry Louise Dooley	Green	253

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Skelton East

Craig Holmes ReformJustin Thompson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative36.6%

Labour27.5%

Independent20.0%

Independent13.4%

Lib Dem2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andy Oliver Elected	Conservative	419
Justin Thompson Elected	Conservative	369
Sam Pratt	Labour	315
Norman MacLeod	Labour	289
Darren Robert Craig	Independent	229
Dave Barker	Independent	153
Tracy Jacobs	Lib Dem	29

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 9 October 2025

Reform65.3%

Labour19.2%

Conservative13.9%

Lib Dem1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Craig Peter Holmes Elected	Reform	839	65.3%
Norman MacLeod	Labour	247	19.2%
Julie Craig	Conservative	179	13.9%
Stuart Gilbert Saunders	Lib Dem	19	1.5%

Skelton West

John McCue LabourUrsula Earl Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour42.1%

Conservative36.5%

Independent14.0%

Independent6.1%

Lib Dem1.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ursula Mary Earl Elected	Labour	542
John McCue Elected	Labour	480
Craig Peter Holmes	Conservative	470
Lee Holmes	Conservative	384
Julie Craig	Independent	180
Emma Louise Marshall	Independent	78
Katy Primrose Sykes	Lib Dem	16
Jonathon Graeme Thompson	Lib Dem	12

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

South Bank

Neil Bendelow LabourSue Jeffrey Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour55.3%

Independent18.9%

Independent15.2%

Conservative10.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Neil Robert Bendelow Elected	Labour	563
Izzy Attwood Elected	Labour	499
Sandra Joan Smith	Independent	192
Les Harper	Independent	155
Lucas Pentland	Conservative	108

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 20 November 2025

Labour47.4%

Reform44.3%

Conservative8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Susan Jennifer Jeffrey Elected	Labour	368	47.4%
Adam Jones	Reform	344	44.3%
Richard Kerr-Morgan	Conservative	64	8.2%

St Germain's

Karen King Lib DemKendra Evans IndependentTristan Learoyd Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem49.0%

Independent21.6%

Labour15.8%

Conservative13.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tristan Paul Learoyd Elected	Lib Dem	1,275
Karen King Elected	Lib Dem	1,260
Kendra Evans Elected	Lib Dem	819
Peter Scott Finlinson	Independent	561
Peter Mahan	Labour	412
Nicola Riley	Conservative	353
Jennifer Estensen	Conservative	308
Graeme Iceton	Conservative	281

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Teesville

Margaret O'Donoghue LabourPeter Chaney LabourRobert Clark Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour26.5%

Conservative18.8%

Independent14.1%

Independent12.5%

Independent11.1%

Independent8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter Darren Chaney Elected	Labour	597
Robert Clark Elected	Labour	576
Margaret O'Donoghue Elected	Labour	457
Steve Cargill	Conservative	425
Lynne Blackburn	Conservative	412
Claire Gail Cargill	Conservative	394
Ann Higgins	Independent	319
Vince Smith	Independent	281
Jim Higgins	Independent	250
Pat Turner	Independent	186
David Fisher	Independent	160
Charlotte Suzanne Lax-Keeler	Lib Dem	37

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

West Dyke

Chris Jones Lib DemMalcolm Head Lib DemMary Ovens Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem47.1%

Labour29.6%

Conservative23.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Jones Elected	Lib Dem	705
Mary Ovens Elected	Lib Dem	695
Malcolm Head Elected	Lib Dem	691
Ashleigh Atkinson	Labour	444
Mike Dixon	Labour	439
Neil Joseph Dooley	Labour	407
Jacob Phillips	Conservative	349
Karen Denise Charlton	Conservative	342
Mark Maddison	Conservative	335

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wheatlands

Jack Symon ConservativeNiall Hargreaves Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative38.8%

Lib Dem31.4%

Labour22.9%

Independent6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Niall Hargreaves Elected	Conservative	448
Jack Bradley Symon Elected	Conservative	399
Yvonne Lax-Keeler	Lib Dem	363
Shaun Moody	Lib Dem	336
Daniel Gary Sillett	Labour	265
Dave Wimble	Labour	261
Steve Peacock	Independent	80

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Zetland

Alison Barnes Lib DemJade Lavan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour46.8%

Lib Dem35.3%

Conservative17.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jade Danielle Lavan Elected	Labour	525
Jonny Neal Elected	Labour	494
Alison Barnes	Lib Dem	396
Louise Westbury	Lib Dem	356
Richard Michael Gibson	Conservative	201
William Pugsley	Conservative	185

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 19 February 2026

Lib Dem50.5%

Labour21.6%

Reform13.5%

Green7.4%

Conservative7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alison Barnes Elected	Lib Dem	446	50.5%
Mitchell Rynn	Labour	191	21.6%
Michael Manning	Reform	119	13.5%
Brian Marc Teasdale	Green	65	7.4%
Igraine Gray	Conservative	62	7.0%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

3 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Longbeck	Vera Rider	Independent 2023	Conservative
St Germain's	Kendra Evans	Lib Dem 2023	Independent
St Germain's	Tristan Learoyd	Lib Dem 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

5 by-elections since July 2021, 4 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
19 February 2026	Zetland	Lib Dem gain from Labour	50.5%
20 November 2025	South Bank	Labour hold	47.0%
9 October 2025	Skelton East	Reform gain from Conservative	65.0%
5 September 2024	Longbeck	Conservative gain from Labour	37.9%
22 December 2022	Normanby	Conservative gain from Labour

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Redcar	70%	Labour	Labour 35%
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	30%	Labour	Labour 37%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Redcar and Cleveland

136,526 residents in 61,628 households

Voted Leave in 2016

66% 14 above GB

Degree or higher

25% 9 below GB

No qualifications

22% 4 above GB

Own their home

65% 4 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

19% 2 above GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

26% 5 below GB

Aged 65 and over

28% 6 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.