Redcar (constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (since 1974)
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Redcar is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Anna Turley, of the Labour and Co-operative parties. She previously represented the constituency between 2015 and 2019, when she was defeated by Conservative Jacob Young.[n 2]
| Redcar | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Redcar in North East England | |
| County | North Yorkshire (area formerly in the county of Cleveland) |
| Electorate | 71,331 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar, Eston, South Bank, Saltburn-by-the-Sea |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Member of Parliament | Anna Turley (Labour and Co-operative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Cleveland |
Boundaries
Historic
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.
2010–2024: 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.
Current
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Redcar and Cleveland wards of: Coatham; Dormanstown; Eston; Grangetown; Kirkleatham; Longbeck; Newcomen; Normanby; Ormesby; St. Germain’s; Saltburn; South Bank; Teesville; West Dyke; Wheatlands; Zetland.[2]
The constituency was expanded slightly to bring the electorate within the permitted range, by adding the town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea from Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland.
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, Marske-by-the-Sea and Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
History
Created in 1974 from the former Cleveland constituency, Redcar was a solidly Labour seat that was held by Mo Mowlam from 1987, who became Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the Blair Government after Labour's landslide victory in 1997, with her majority of over 20,000 the largest in the seat's history.
After Mowlam stood down from the seat in 2001, Redcar became noted for its political volatility and very large swings towards and against all the three main political parties. It was gained by the Liberal Democrats in the 2010 general election on a massive 21.8% swing from Labour, the largest swing at the time in England since the Second World War outside of by-elections. 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 with the Conservative candidate Jacob Young in fourth.
In 2019, the seat was one of a number of long standing Labour seats in the north of England which fell to the Conservatives,[3] won by Young on a considerable swing of over 15%, but at the 2024 election it was regained for Labour by the previous MP, Anna Turley on another large swing of nearly 10%.
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.[4] Average incomes based on the latest income (2001 census figures) available, are not markedly lower than the national average.[5]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Anna Turley | 15,663 | 41.0 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | Jacob Young | 12,340 | 32.3 | −15.2 | |
| Reform | John Davies | 7,216 | 18.9 | +12.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Jones | 1,542 | 4.0 | −0.8 | |
| Green | Ruth Hatton | 1,270 | 3.3 | +1.7 | |
| SDP | Gary Conlin | 169 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,323 | 8.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 38,200 | 54.4 | −7.6 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.8 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jacob Young | 18,811 | 46.1 |  12.9 | |
| Labour Co-op | Anna Turley | 15,284 | 37.4 |  18.1 | |
| Brexit Party | Jacqui Cummins | 2,915 | 7.1 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen King | 2,018 | 4.9 | 1.8 | |
| Independent | Frankie Wales | 1,323 | 3.2 | New | |
| Green | Rowan Mclaughlin | 491 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 3,527 | 8.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 40,842 | 62.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | 15.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Anna Turley | 23,623 | 55.5 | 11.6 | |
| Conservative | Peter Gibson | 14,138 | 33.2 | 17.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Josh Mason | 2,849 | 6.7 | 11.8 | |
| UKIP | Chris Gallacher | 1,950 | 4.6 | 13.8 | |
| Majority | 9,485 | 22.3 | 3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 42,626 | 63.8 | 0.7 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 2.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Anna Turley | 17,946 | 43.9 | 11.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | New | |
| North East | Philip Lockey | 389 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 10,388 | 25.4 | 13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 40,919 | 63.1 | 0.6 | ||
| Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 18.9 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | New | |
| Majority | 5,214 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 41,963 | 62.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 21.8 |
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Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Vera Baird | 19,968 | 51.4 | 8.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Swales | 7,852 | 20.2 | 7.6 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Lehrle | 6,954 | 17.9 | 7.2 | |
| Independent | Christopher McGlade | 2,379 | 6.1 | New | |
| BNP | Andrew Harris | 985 | 2.5 | New | |
| UKIP | Edward Walker | 564 | 1.5 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | John Taylor | 159 | 0.4 | 1.6 | |
| Majority | 12,116 | 31.2 | 4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 38,861 | 58.0 | 1.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.3 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Vera Baird | 23,026 | 60.3 | 7.0 | |
| Conservative | Chris Main | 9,583 | 25.1 | 2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stan Wilson | 4,817 | 12.6 | 3.0 | |
| Socialist Labour | John Taylor | 772 | 2.0 | New | |
| Majority | 13,443 | 35.2 | 9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 38,198 | 56.3 | 14.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.6 |
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Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mo Mowlam | 32,972 | 67.3 | 11.3 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Isaacs | 11,308 | 23.1 | 9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joyce Benbow | 4,679 | 9.6 | 2.3 | |
| Majority | 21,664 | 44.2 | 20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 48,859 | 71.0 | 6.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 10.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mo Mowlam | 27,184 | 56.0 | 8.7 | |
| Conservative | Robert Goodwill | 15,607 | 32.1 | 0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Abbott | 5,789 | 11.9 | 9.5 | |
| Majority | 11,577 | 23.9 | 7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 48,580 | 77.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 |
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Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mo Mowlam | 22,824 | 47.3 | 6.7 | |
| Conservative | Peter Bassett | 15,089 | 31.3 | 2.4 | |
| SDP | Glyn Nightingale | 10,298 | 21.4 | 1.3 | |
| Majority | 7,735 | 16.0 | 9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 48,211 | 76.1 | 2.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Tinn | 18,348 | 40.6 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Bassett | 15,244 | 33.7 | ||
| SDP | Glyn Nightingale | 11,614 | 25.7 | ||
| Majority | 3,104 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 45,206 | 71.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Tinn | 25,470 | 53.68 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Cottrell | 17,417 | 36.71 | ||
| Liberal | A. Elliott | 4,225 | 8.91 | ||
| Independent | E. Lloyd | 333 | 0.70 | New | |
| Majority | 8,053 | 16.97 | |||
| Turnout | 47,445 | 75.90 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Tinn | 23,204 | 53.86 | ||
| Conservative | R. Hall | 12,774 | 29.65 | ||
| Liberal | N. Clark | 7,101 | 16.48 | New | |
| Majority | 10,430 | 24.21 | |||
| Turnout | 43,079 | 69.08 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Tinn | 28,252 | 59.79 | ||
| Conservative | R. Hall | 18,998 | 40.21 | ||
| Majority | 9,254 | 19.58 | |||
| Turnout | 47,250 | 76.66 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also
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.