Redcar and Cleveland.
Labour Party-controlled unitary. £178m net revenue. 24 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.
Redcar and Cleveland is a unitary controlled by Labour Party (24 of 62 seats). Net revenue is £178m for 2025-26. It covers 24 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 39% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Curr | Con | Belmont | 2023 |
| Peter Berry | Ind | Belmont | 2023 |
| Barry Hunt | Ind | Brotton | 2023 |
| Graham Cutler | Ind | Brotton | 2023 |
| Martin Fletcher | Ind | Brotton | 2023 |
| Carl Quartermain | Lab | Coatham | 2023 |
| Lynne Patricia Rynn | Lab | Coatham | 2023 |
| Ceri Julie-ann Cawley | Lab | Dormanstown | 2023 |
| Debbie Powlay | Ind | Dormanstown | 2023 |
| Ceri Julie-ann Cawley | Lab | Dormanstown | 2019 |
| Christopher Massey | Lab | Eston | 2023 |
| David Taylor | Con | Eston | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 46% from council tax vs the cohort median of 59%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £1,994 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £318 |
| Fire & rescue | £94 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £18 |
| Total Band-D | £2,424 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Redcar and Cleveland split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUEZ RECYCLING & RECOVERY UK LTD | £1.88m | 7.4% | 38 |
| FOLKESCARE LIMITED T/A CAREMARK REDCAR & CLEVELAND | £1.26m | 5.0% | 376 |
| MIDDLESBROUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL | £1.13m | 4.5% | 16 |
| MODERN SCHOOLS ( R & C ) LTD | £0.91m | 3.6% | 7 |
| HIGHFIELD NORTH EAST LTD | £0.68m | 2.7% | 46 |
| DALE CARE LTD | £0.45m | 1.8% | 26 |
| REAL LIFE OPTIONS | £0.38m | 1.5% | 75 |
| WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LTD | £0.38m | 1.5% | 1 |
| PEARTREE PROJECTS LTD | £0.37m | 1.5% | 16 |
| BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD | £0.36m | 1.4% | 14 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Planning And Economic | SUEZ RECYCLING & RECOVERY UK LTD | £1.45m |
| Adult Social Care | MIDDLESBROUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL | £0.78m |
| Childrens Services | HIGHFIELD NORTH EAST LTD | £0.68m |
| Corporate And Central | LIBERATA UK LTD | £0.31m |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcar | 16 | 67% | Anna Turley | Ind |
| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | 8 | 33% | Luke Myer | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
6,519 payments · 5 Dec 2025 – 3 Dec 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level