2015 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2015 Redcar and Cleveland council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, independents in grey, and UKIP in purple.

The 2015 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One major change was that Council Leader George Dunning and many other Labour councillors resigned from the party or were deselected and ran as independent candidates.[2] The election saw the council return to no overall control.[3]

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Election Result[]

Redcar and Cleveland local election result 2015[4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 29 Decrease3
  Liberal Democrats 11 Decrease5
  Conservative 10 Increase4
  Independent 6 Increase4
  East Cleveland Independent 1 Decrease2
  Eston Independents 1 Increase1
  UKIP 1 Increase1 8360
  Green 0 Steady 4169

Ward Results[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Redcar and Cleveland council leader George Dunning resigns". BBC News. BBC. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Election Results 2015 - BBC News". www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Election Results - May 2015" (PDF). andrewteale.me.uk.


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