Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | ||
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Managing Director | John Sampson since 2019[2] | |
Structure | ||
Seats | 59 councillors | |
Political groups |
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Joint committees | Tees Valley Combined Authority | |
Length of term | 4 years | |
Elections | ||
Last election | 4 May 2023 | |
Next election | 6 May 2027 | |
Meeting place | ||
Civic Centre, Ridley Street, Redcar, TS10 1TD | ||
Website | ||
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Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is the local authority for
Since 2016 the council has been a member of the
Governance
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council provides both
Since 2016 the council has been a member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority.[5]
Political control
The council has been under no overall control since 2013.[6] Following the 2023 election a minority Labour administration took control of the council.[7]
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[8][9]
Langbaurgh (non-metropolitan district)
Party in control | Years | |
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No overall control | 1974–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1979 | |
Labour | 1979–1987 | |
No overall control | 1987–1991 | |
Labour | 1991–1996 |
Redcar and Cleveland (unitary authority)
Party in control | Years | |
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Labour | 1996–2003 | |
No overall control | 2003–2011 | |
Labour | 2011–2013 | |
No overall control | 2013–present |
Leadership
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Redcar and Cleveland. Political leadership is instead provided by the
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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George Dunning[10] | Labour | 17 May 2007 | 12 Feb 2015 | |
Mary Lanigan | Independent | 12 Feb 2015 | 28 May 2015 | |
Sue Jeffrey | Labour | 28 May 2015 | 23 May 2019 | |
Mary Lanigan[11] | Independent | 23 May 2019 | 7 May 2023 | |
Alec Brown[12] | Labour | 25 May 2023 |
Composition
Following the 2023 election and a subsequent change of allegiance in November 2023, the composition of the council was:[13][14]
Party | Councillors | |
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Labour | 23 | |
Conservative | 13 | |
Independent | 12 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11 | |
Total | 59 |
Eleven of the twelve independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Group".[15] The next election is due in 2027.
Elections
Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 59 councillors representing 24 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[16]
Premises
The council meets at the Civic Centre on Ridley Street in Redcar. It has its main offices in the adjoining Redcar and Cleveland House at the corner of Ridley Street and Kirkleatham Street, which was built in 1996 to accommodate the extra staff the council took on when it became a unitary authority.[17] The Civic Centre opened in 2014 as part of a £31 million development called the "Leisure and Community Heart", which incorporates a council chamber, mayor's parlour, register services, meeting rooms, 44 business units, as well as sport and leisure facilities.[18][19][20]
When first created in 1974 the council used
References
- ^ "Council minutes, 25 May 2023". Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Peters, Dan (25 July 2019). "New management model with no chief approved". localgov.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Yorkshire North Riding: Diagram showing administrative boundaries, 1971". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2016/449, retrieved 25 February 2024
- ^ Hetherington, Graeme (31 July 2013). "Redcar and Cleveland Labour group lose overall control of council following latest defections". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Arnold, Stuart (27 May 2023). "New local authority leader wants rival councillors to work together to 'bridge differences'". Teesside Live. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Redcar and Cleveland council leader George Dunning resigns". BBC News. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Cain, James (13 May 2019). "Who is Mary Lanigan? The experienced and outspoken new leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council". Teesside Live. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Arnold, Stuart (27 May 2023). "New council leader wants rival cllrs to 'bridge differences'". TeessideLive. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
- ^ Arnold, Stuart (18 November 2023). "Vera's return as independent councillor rejoins Conservative group two years after quitting". Teesside Live. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Your councillors". Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "The Redcar and Cleveland (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/1177, retrieved 22 February 2024
- ^ "£1.6m office block will be built for council". Herald and Post. Middlesbrough. 8 November 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Redcar civic centre and sports complex opens to the public". Middlesbrough Evening Gazette. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Multi-million pound leisure centre opens its doors in Redcar". Northern Echo. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Redcar and Cleveland Council first meeting after 28k seating-row". BBC News. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Municipal Year Book. London: Municipal Journal. 1976. p. 770.
- ^ "Time is running out for old hall". Teesside Live. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "New life for old building". Teesside Live. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2024.