Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°36′11″N 1°04′41″W / 54.603°N 1.078°W

Redcar
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Redcar in Cleveland.
Location of Cleveland within England.
County	Redcar and Cleveland
Electorate	67,195 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1974
Member of parliament	Anna Turley (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Cleveland
Overlaps
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]}

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 wards 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
	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

General Election 2015: Redcar^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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	+0.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	18.9

General Election 2010: Redcar^[5][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election 2005: Redcar^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election 2001: Redcar^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election 1997: Redcar^[10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election 1992: Redcar^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election 1987: Redcar^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election 1983: Redcar^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election 1979: Teesside, Redcar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election October 1974: Teesside, Redcar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election February 1974: Teesside, Redcar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland

Notes and references

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. 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

1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
3. 2001 Census
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11. http://web.archive.org/web/20000418103332/http://www.bbc.co.uk/election97/live/index.htm
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