1991 UK local government election
The 1991 Langbaurgh on Tees Council election took place in May 1991 to elect members of Langbaurgh-on-Tees Council in England. The whole council was up for election under new boundaries[1] and it would be the final election to Langbaurgh Borough Council, before it was replaced by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council in 1995.
The Labour Party won the most seats and regained overall control of the council.[2]
Election result
Langbaurgh Borough Council local election result 1991 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 33 | | | 6 | 55.9% | 50.2% | 66,210 | +17,696 |
| Conservative | 20 | | | 4 | 33.9% | 28.5% | 37,614 | -5,704 |
| Liberal | 6 | | | 1 | 10.2% | 19% | 25,047 | -7,063 |
| Independent | 0 | | | 2 | | 1.8% | 2,324 | -2,323 |
| Green | 0 | | | N/A | | 0.5% | 635 | +505 |
Ward Results
Belmont
Belmont Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | B Lythgoe | 1,167 | 47.4% | +4.5% |
| Conservative | P Hopwood | 1,076 | | |
| Conservative | M Griffiths | 1,058 | | |
| Labour | D Longstaff | 850 | 34.6% | +15.6% |
| Labour | I Robinson | 822 | | |
| Labour | R Douglass | 808 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | P Allen | 443 | 18.0% | -20.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | D Pickston | 346 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | L Wilkinson | 339 | | |
Brotton
Brotton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M Smith | 736 | 36.8% | +6.3% |
| Labour | G Findlay | 711 | 35.5% | +7.2% |
| Labour | T Beswick | 693 | | |
| Conservative | G Brown | 560 | | |
| Independent | V Miller | 554 | 27.7% | +15.9% |
Coatham
Coatham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | K Taylor | 528 | 33.8% | +7.1% |
| Labour | M Peacock | 474 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | M Plummer | 521 | 33.4% | +1.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | A Carter | 520 | | |
| Conservative | K Thompson | 513 | 32.8% | -8.4% |
| Conservative | W Wright | 502 | | |
Dormanstown
Dormanstown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T Collins | 1,788 | 62.7% | +12.1% |
| Labour | A Taylor | 1,627 | | |
| Labour | M Pearson | 1,611 | | |
| Conservative | Y Bennett | 576 | 20.2% | -8.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | S Blake | 487 | 17.1% | -3.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | J Crawford | 466 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | L Sudron | 359 | | |
Eston
Eston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A Booth | 1,681 | 72.2% | +11.1% |
| Labour | A Jarvis | 1,554 | | |
| Labour | A Harvison | 1,532 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | G Cook | 648 | 27.8% | +5.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | V Butler | 621 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | G Plummer | 578 | | |
Grangetown
Grangetown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B Mucklow | 1,460 | 53.1% | -11.3% |
| Labour | B Roberts | 1,299 | | |
| Labour | S Tombe | 1,135 | | |
| Independent | J Walsh | 925 | 33.6% | +33.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | T Phoenix | 367 | 13.3% | -17.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | A Beck | 332 | | |
| Independent | A Seed | 308 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Y Zipfell | 287 | | |
Guisborough
Guisborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | K Drew | 1,452 | 31.9% | -23.7% |
| Conservative | J Clarke | 1,274 | 43.6% | +12.4% |
| Labour | F Christie | 1,265 | | |
| Labour | B Whiteley | 1,104 | | |
| Conservative | P Spencer | 996 | | |
| Conservative | M Edwards | 989 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | K Foster | 195 | 6.7% | -10.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | M Plummer | 193 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | J Wrightson | 168 | | |
Hutton
Hutton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | B Bradley | 1,450 | 67.3% | +6.1% |
| Conservative | D Davies | 1,377 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | P Wilson | 354 | 16.4% | -14.3% |
| Labour | H Robinson | 351 | 16.3% | +8.4% |
| Labour | H Tout | 339 | | |
Kirkleatham
Kirkleatham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | N Davies | 1,553 | 57.2% | +19.3% |
| Labour | K Nilan | 1,508 | | |
| Labour | B Forster | 1,479 | | |
| Conservative | A Wordsworth | 656 | 24.2 | -7.8% |
| Conservative | R Fortune | 647 | | |
| Conservative | G Cook | 615 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | G Abbott | 407 | 15.0% | -4.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | P Wilson | 349 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | B Cole | 327 | | |
| Green | J Sanderson | 100 | 3.7 | +3.7% |
Lockwood & Skinningrove
Lockwood & Skinningrove Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S Kay | 1,608 | 76.3% | n/a (new ward) |
| Labour | V Teesdale | 1,404 | | |
| Conservative | A Richardson | 500 | 23.7% | n/a (new ward) |
| Conservative | I Whitwell | 465 | | |
Loftus
Loftus Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B Scott | 1,401 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| Labour | A Mason | 1,365 | | |
| Labour | N Lantsbery | 1,301 | | |
| Conservative | S Haddon | 957 | 33.1% | -1.2% |
| Independent | D Healey | 537 | 18.5% | +18.5% |
Longbeck
Longbeck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | N Cooney | 1,686 | 48.2% | +2.1% |
| Conservative | V Moody | 1,540 | | |
| Conservative | L Russell | 1,534 | | |
| Labour | G Houchen | 1,481 | 42.4% | +9.5% |
| Labour | J Woods | 1,281 | | |
| Labour | N Green | 1,269 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | M Cole | 330 | 9.4% | -11.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | N Clayden | 296 | | |
Newcomen
Newcomen Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | C Abbott | 1,612 | 78.7% | +13.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | S Wilson | 1,492 | | |
| Labour | W Birtwhistle | 436 | 21.3% | -5.8% |
| Labour | C Pickett | 414 | | |
Normanby
Normanby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R Duffy | 1,388 | 47.4% | +14.6% |
| Labour | I Cole | 1,379 | | |
| Labour | S Readman | 1,246 | | |
| Conservative | D Moore | 1133 | 38.7 | -7.0% |
| Conservative | D Tabner | 961 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | E Wilson | 407 | 13.9% | -7.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | I Heseltine | 307 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | E Sickling | 272 | | |
Ormesby
Redcar
Saltburn
Skelton
South Bank
St. Germains
Teesville
West Dyke
References
- ^ STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1991 No. 720. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGLAND AND WALES: The Borough of Langbaurgh (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1991. legislation.gov.uk
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Langbaurgh Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2017.