Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)

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Redcar Borough constituency
Redcar shown within Cleveland, and Cleveland shown within England
Created:	1974
MP:	Vera Baird
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	N/A
EP constituency:	North East England

Redcar is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

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 the coastal village of Marske-by-the-Sea.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1974)
• 1974 — 1987: James Tinn, Labour
• 1987 — 2001: Mo Mowlam, Labour
• 2001 — present: Vera Baird, Labour

[edit] Elections

General Election 2005: Redcar
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	+6.1
	British National Party	Andrew Harris	985	2.5	+2.5
	UK Independence	Edward Walker	564	1.5	+1.5
	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
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

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland

Constituencies in North East England
Labour	Bishop Auckland | Blaydon | Blyth Valley | City of Durham | Darlington | Easington | Gateshead East and Washington West | Hartlepool | Houghton and Washington East | Jarrow | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Newcastle upon Tyne North | North Durham | North Tyneside | North West Durham | Redcar | Sedgefield | South Shields | Stockton North | Stockton South | Sunderland North | Sunderland South | Tyne Bridge | Tynemouth | Wansbeck
Liberal Democrat	Berwick-upon-Tweed
Conservative	Hexham
North East European constituency: Labour (1) | Conservative (1) | Liberal Democrats (1)