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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 is on the same day as other local elections. One major change was that Council Leader George Dunning and many other Labour councillors were deselected and ran as Independent. The election saw the council return to no overall control.[2]

Background

Election Result

Redcar and Cleveland local election result 2015[3]
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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results/councils
  3. ^ Local Election Results 2015: Redcar and Cleveland