Who is the MP for Redcar?

Anna Turley (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Redcar. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Redcar at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Redcar was won by Labour with 41.0% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 32.3%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Redcar?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 31.5% and Conservative on 29.0% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Redcar in?

Redcar sits within Redcar and Cleveland council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Redcar and Cleveland covers most or all of the Redcar area.

What is the demographic profile of Redcar?

Redcar is in North East. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 67.7% in 2016). Around 24.2% of residents have a degree, a median age of 45, and 63.3% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Redcar?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Redcar, Labour won with 41.0% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Redcar in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Redcar: 2010 Liberal Democrats, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Redcar

North East · Borough constituency · Redcar and Cleveland borough

Sitting MP

Anna Turley

Labour (Co-op)

First elected July 2024Cabinet: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

North East

Borough constituency, Redcar and Cleveland council

Last 5 GE winners

LDLLCL

Labour 3/5, Liberal Democrats 1/5, Conservative 1/5

EU referendum 2016

67.7% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +15.8pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +2.5pp

Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)

NorthernStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

Who lives in Redcar? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

67.7%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

24.2%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

22.5%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

63.3%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

36.0%

UK average ~36%

Median age

45.4

UK median ~40

Age 65+

27.1%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

26.1%

UK average ~28%

How did Redcar vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 3,323 votes (8.7pp) · turnout 54.4%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Redcar

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Redcar within Redcar and Cleveland

The Westminster constituency of Redcar sits entirely within Redcar and Cleveland Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Redcar and Cleveland 62 LSOAs	100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Redcar at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Redcar at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	LD gain from Lab	Ian Swales	32.7%	13.8%	45.2%	4.5% UKIP	-	3.8%	5,214	62.5%
2015	Lab gain from LD	Anna Turley	43.9%	16.2%	18.5%	18.4% UKIP	2.2%	1.0%	10,388	63.1%
2017	Lab hold	Anna Turley	55.5%	33.2%	6.7%	4.6% UKIP	-	-	9,485	63.7%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Jacob Young 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	36.6%	47.5%	4.8%	-	1.6%	9.5%	4,878	62.7%
2024	Lab gain from Con	Anna Turley	41.0%	32.3%	4.0%	18.9% Ref	3.3%	0.4%	3,323	54.4%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Redcar

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Redcar. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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