Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Redcar in Cleveland.
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Location of Cleveland within England.
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County | Redcar and Cleveland |
Electorate | 67,195 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of parliament | Anna Turley (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
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European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Redcar is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Anna Turley, a member of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Contents
History
The constituency was created in 1974 and held by the Labour Party, other than a period between 2010 and May 2015 when it was held by the Liberal Democrats.
Boundaries
1974-1983: The County Borough of Teesside wards of Coatham, Eston Grange, Kirkleatham, Ormesby, Redcar, and South Bank.
1983-1997: The Borough of Langbaurgh wards of Bankside, Church Lane, Coatham, Dormanstown, Eston, Grangetown, Kirkleatham, Newcomen, Normanby, Ormesby, Overfields, Redcar, South Bank, Teesville, and West Dyke.
1997-2010: The Borough of Langbaurgh-on-Tees wards of Coatham, Dormanstown, Eston, Grangetown, Kirkleatham, Longbeck, Newcomen, Normanby, Ormesby, Redcar, St Germain's, South Bank, Teesville, and West Dyke.
2010-present: The Borough of Redcar and Cleveland of Coatham, Dormanstown, Eston, Grangetown, Kirkleatham, Longbeck, Newcomen, Normanby, Ormesby, St Germain’s, South Bank, Teesville, West Dyke, and Zetland.
The Redcar constituency on the Cleveland coast is formed from parts of the Redcar and Cleveland district.
It takes its name from the coastal resort of Redcar although much of the population lives in the traditionally solid Labour areas between Redcar and Middlesbrough (such as Grangetown, Eston, Normanby, Ormesby and South Bank). It also includes Dormanstown, Kirkleatham and Marske-by-the-Sea. Once held by the former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Mo Mowlam, the seat was gained by the Liberal Democrats in the 2010 general election on a massive 21.8% swing from Labour. In 2015, however, the sitting MP Ian Swales did not seek re-election, and Labour regained the seat on another huge swing of 18.9% away from the Liberal Democrats, who polled just ahead of UKIP in fourth.
Constituency profile
The constituency had a slightly higher unemployment at the end of 2012 than the North-East average. However, it had a significantly lower claimant count, owing to its exports and manufacturing industry, than nearby Middlesbrough.[2] Average incomes based on the latest income (2001 census figures) available, not markedly lower than the national average.[3]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[4] | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | James Tinn | Labour | |
1987 | Mo Mowlam | Labour | |
2001 | Vera Baird | Labour | |
2010 | Ian Swales | Liberal Democrats | |
2015 | Anna Turley | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Anna Turley | 17,946 | 43.9 | +11.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Josh Mason | 7,558 | 18.5 | -26.7 | |
UKIP | Christopher Gallacher | 7,516 | 18.4 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Jacob Young | 6,630 | 16.2 | +2.4 | |
Green | Peter Pinkney | 880 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
North East Party | Philip Lockey | 389 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 10,388 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 40,919 | 63.1 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 18.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | Ian Swales | 18,955 | 45.2 | +25.0 | |
Labour | Vera Baird | 13,741 | 32.7 | -18.6 | |
Conservative | Steve Mastin | 5,790 | 13.8 | -4.1 | |
UKIP | Martin Bulmer | 1,875 | 4.5 | +3.0 | |
BNP | Kevin Broughton | 1,475 | 3.5 | +1.0 | |
TUSC | Hannah Walter | 127 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,214 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | 41,963 | 62.5 | +4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | 21.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Vera Baird | 19,968 | 51.4 | -8.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ian Swales | 7,852 | 20.2 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Lehrle | 6,954 | 17.9 | -7.2 | |
Independent | Christopher McGlade | 2,379 | 6.1 | N/A | |
BNP | Andrew Harris | 985 | 2.5 | N/A | |
UKIP | Edward Walker | 564 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | John Taylor | 159 | 0.4 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 12,116 | 31.2 | |||
Turnout | 38,861 | 58.0 | +1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Vera Baird | 23,026 | 60.3 | -7.1 | |
Conservative | Chris Main | 9,583 | 25.1 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stan Wilson | 4,817 | 12.6 | +3.1 | |
Socialist Labour | John Taylor | 772 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,443 | 35.2 | |||
Turnout | 38,198 | 56.3 | -14.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mo Mowlam | 32,972 | 67.30 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | Andrew Isaacs | 11,308 | 23.10 | -9.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Joyce Benbow | 4,679 | 9.6 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 21,664 | 44.2 | |||
Turnout | 44,280 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mo Mowlam | 27,184 | 56.0 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Goodwill | 15,607 | 32.1 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Abbott | 5,789 | 11.9 | −9.4 | |
Majority | 11,577 | 23.8 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 48,580 | 77.7 | +1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mo Mowlam | 22,824 | 47.34 | ||
Conservative | P.J. Bassett | 15,089 | 31.30 | ||
Social Democratic | G. Nightingale | 10,298 | 21.36 | ||
Majority | 7,735 | 16.04 | |||
Turnout | 76.05 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Tinn | 18,348 | 40.59 | ||
Conservative | P.J. Bassett | 15,244 | 33.72 | ||
Social Democratic | G. Nightingale | 11,614 | 25.69 | ||
Majority | 3,104 | 6.87 | |||
Turnout | 71.25 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Tinn | 25,470 | 53.68 | ||
Conservative | E. Cottrell | 17,417 | 36.71 | ||
Liberal | A. Elliott | 4,225 | 8.91 | ||
Independent | E. Lloyd | 333 | 0.70 | ||
Majority | 8,053 | 16.97 | |||
Turnout | 75.90 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Tinn | 23,204 | 53.86 | ||
Conservative | R. Hall | 12,774 | 29.65 | ||
Liberal | N. Clark | 7,101 | 16.48 | ||
Majority | 10,430 | 24.21 | |||
Turnout | 69.08 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Tinn | 28,252 | 59.79 | ||
Conservative | R. Hall | 18,998 | 40.21 | ||
Majority | 9,254 | 19.59 | |||
Turnout | 76.66 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
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- ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ↑ 2001 Census
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
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- ↑ http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/main.nsf/72AD27BB845F692780256E3C00340522/$FILE/REDCAR%20Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20and%20Notice%20of%20Poll.pdf
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- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20000418103332/http://www.bbc.co.uk/election97/live/index.htm
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