Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

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.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Feb 1974	James Tinn	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1987	Mo Mowlam	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	2001	Vera Baird	Labour

Elections

General Election 2005: Redcar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vera Baird	19,968	51.4	−8.9
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	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

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cleveland