Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coordinates: 54°36′11″N 1°04′41″W / 54.603°N 1.078°W / 54.603; -1.078

Redcar
Borough constituency
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Redcar shown within Cleveland, England, and Cleveland, England shown within England
Created: 1974
MP: Vera Baird
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: North Yorkshire
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.

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[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

Election Member Party
Feb 1974 James Tinn Labour
1987 Mo Mowlam Labour
2001 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 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
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

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