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2019 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 party Second party Third party   Party Independent Labour Liberal Democrats Seats won 14 14 13 Seat change 8 15 2 Popular vote 14,986 23,425 16,144   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Conservative UKIP Teesville Independents Seats won 11 2 3 Seat change 1 1 3 Popular vote 17,150 3,367 2,131   Seventh party Eighth party   Party East Cleveland Independent Green Seats won 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 641 377
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
Leader before election Sue Jeffrey Labour No overall control Subsequent council control Mary Lanigan Independent No overall control

The 2019 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Labour minority administration. Following the election the council remained under no overall control, but a coalition of the Liberal Democrats and independent councillors formed to take control, with independent councillor Mary Lanigan being appointed the new leader of the council.

Result summary

2019 Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	15	–	–	15	24.1	29.9	23,425
	Independent	14	–	–	8	24.1	19.1	14,986
	Liberal Democrats	13	–	–	2	22.4	20.6	16,144
	Conservative	11	–	–	1	19.0	21.9	17,150
	Teesville Independents	3	–	–	3	5.2	2.7	2,131
	UKIP	2	–	–	1	3.4	4.3	3,367
	East Cleveland Independent	1	–	–		1.7	0.8	641
	Green	0	–	–		0.0	0.5	377

Ward results

Belmont

Brotton

Coatham

Dormanstown

Eston

Grangetown

Guisborough

Hutton

Kirkleatham

Lockwood

Loftus

Longbeck

Newcomen

Normanby

Ormesby

Saltburn

Skelton East

Skelton West

South Bank

St. Germain's

Teesville

West Dyke

Wheatlands

Zetland

Changes 2019–2023

Local party the Teesville Independents was de-registered with the Electoral Commission in June 2019; its councillors thereafter sat as independents.

The two UKIP councillors, Mike Lockwood and Christopher Gallacher, both left the party in October 2020 to sit as independents.

Six Conservatives left the party in early 2021 to sit as independents, forming the "Cleveland Independent Group". They were Cliff Foggo, Julie Craig, Graham Jeffrey, Vera Rider, Philip Thompson, and Malcolm Griffiths (the latter had been suspended from the party since November 2019). In December 2021 Graham Jeffrey left the Cleveland Independent Group to join the Liberal Democrats, and Cliff Foggo, Julie Craig, and Vera Rider left the group to join the Independent Group, leaving just Philip Thompson and Malcolm Griffiths in the Cleveland Independent Group. Julie Craig subsequently left the Independent Group in March 2022 and served the remainder of her term as an ungrouped independent.

Craig Hannaway, elected for Labour, left the party in March 2021 to sit as an independent.

Longbeck by-election 6 May 2021 won by Conservative candidate Andrea Turner, following death of Conservative councillor Norah Cooney.

Guisborough by-election 6 May 2021 won by Conservative candidate Andrew Hixon, following death of Conservative councillor Dennis Teasdale.

Hutton by-election 6 May 2021 won by Conservative candidate Stephen Waterfield, following resignation of Conservative councillor Caroline Jackson.

Adam Brook, elected as an independent, joined Labour in July 2022.

Normanby by-election 22 December 2022 won by Conservative candidate Paul Salvin, following death of Labour councillor Chris Foley-McCormack.

Robert Clark, elected as a Teesville Independent, joined Labour in January 2023.

The Independent Group

The independent councillors who formed part of the council's administration with the Liberal Democrats sat together as "The Independent Group". This was a group for the purposes of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990 (and therefore used to determine entitlement to seats on committees) but was not a formal political party registered with the Electoral Commission. Some members of the group did register a new political party in December 2021, called "Redcar and Cleveland Independent", but the party was de-registered less than a year later without ever having contested an election. Those members of the Independent Group who stood for re-election at the subsequent 2023 election did so as independent candidates.

References

1. "Election results" (PDF). Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
2. "Redcar and Cleveland Council to be run by Lib Dems and independents". BBC News. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
3. "Eston Independent Party". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
4. Boothroyd, David (23 October 2020). "Poor leadership in Conwy". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
5. Arnold, Stuart (25 March 2021). "Blow for Tories as councillors resign to sit as independents 'with integrity and not with duplicity'". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
6. Boothroyd, David (24 December 2021). "...and a happy New Forest". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
7. Arnold, Stuart (30 March 2022). "'Hokey cokey' claim as Redcar and Cleveland councillor is ousted from cabinet". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
8. Arnold, Stuart (24 March 2021). "Labour councillor overlooked for Hartlepool by-election 'thrown out of party' after critical tweets". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
9. Teale, Andrew. "Longbeck Ward - Redcar and Cleveland". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
10. Teale, Andrew. "Guisborough Ward - Redcar and Cleveland". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
11. Teale, Andrew. "Hutton Ward - Redcar and Cleveland". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
12. Arnold, Stuart (14 July 2022). "Independent councillor on Redcar and Cleveland Council defects to Labour Party". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
13. Arnold, Stuart (23 December 2022). "Tories triumph in local by-election held after councillor's death". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
14. Arnold, Stuart (19 January 2023). "Second independent Redcar and Cleveland councillor defects to Labour". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
15. "The Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1990/1553, retrieved 22 February 2024
16. Arnold, Stuart (9 January 2022). "New political association in Redcar and Cleveland aiming to build 'fighting fund' for next elections". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
17. "Redcar and Cleveland Independent". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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