Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)

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 the 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 (1974)
Member of Parliament	Anna Turley (Labour and Co-operative)
Seats	One
Created from	Cleveland

History

The constituency was created in 1974 and was held by the Labour Party from then until 2019, except during a period between 2010 and 2015 when it was held by the Liberal Democrats. In the 2019 General Election, Redcar was the largest Labour majority overturned by the Conservatives, being represented since by a Conservative MP.

Boundaries

Map of 2010–2024 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

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, 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 Conservatives 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] but at the 2024 election it was regained for Labour by the previous MP, Anna Turley.

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

Election		Member[6]	Party
	Feb 1974	James Tinn	Labour
	1987	Mo Mowlam
	2001	Vera Baird
	2010	Ian Swales	Liberal Democrats
	2015	Anna Turley	Labour Co-op
	2019	Jacob Young	Conservative
	2024	Anna Turley	Labour Co-op

Elections

Election results 1974-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Redcar^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Anna Turley	15,663	41.0	+4.4
	Conservative	Jacob Young	12,340	32.3	−15.2
	Reform UK	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

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Redcar

General election 2019: Redcar^[8]

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

General election 2017: Redcar^[9]

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

General election 2015: Redcar^[10][11]

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

General election 2010: Redcar^[10][12]

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

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Redcar^[13]

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

General election 2001: Redcar^[14]

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

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Redcar^[15][16]

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

General election 1992: Redcar^[17][18]

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

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Redcar^[19]

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

General election 1983: Redcar^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Tinn	18,348	40.6
	Conservative	Peter Bassett	15,244	33.7
	SDP	Glyn Nightingale	11,614	25.7	New
Majority			3,104	6.9
Turnout			45,206	71.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Teesside, Redcar

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

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	New
Majority			10,430	24.21
Turnout			43,079	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	19.58
Turnout			47,250	76.66
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland
• History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Cleveland

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.