Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 54°36′11″N 1°04′41″W / 54.603°N 1.078°W
Redcar | |
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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 | Ian Swales (Liberal Democrat) |
Number of members | One |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Redcar is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Ian Swales, a member of the Liberal Democrats.[n 2]
History
The constituency was created in 1974 and was held by the Labour party until 2010, when it was taken by Ian Swales, a Liberal Democrat.
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.
Constituency profile
The constituency is unfortunate in having slightly higher unemployment at the end of 2012 than the North-East average however has 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 | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2015: Redcar | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
UKIP | Chris Gallacher[5] | ||||
North East Party | Philip Lockey[6] | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Josh Mason[7] | ||||
Green | Peter Pinkney[8] | ||||
Labour | Anna Turley[9] | ||||
Conservative | Jacob Young[10] | ||||
General Election 2010: Redcar[11][12] | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: Redcar[13] | |||||
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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 | ||||
General Election 1992: Redcar[14] | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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
Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ↑ 2001 Census
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
- ↑ http://www.yournextmp.com/person/4570/chris-gallacher
- ↑ http://www.thenortheastparty.org.uk/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-29376288
- ↑ http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/rmt-union-president-im-standing-8598307
- ↑ http://www.labour.org.uk/redcar-anna-turley
- ↑ http://www.4abetterzetland.com/news.asp
- ↑ http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/main.nsf/72AD27BB845F692780256E3C00340522/$FILE/REDCAR%20Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20and%20Notice%20of%20Poll.pdf
- ↑ "UK > England > North East > Redcar". Election 2010. BBC. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20000418103332/http://www.bbc.co.uk/election97/live/index.htm
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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