Redcar and Cleveland
| Borough of Redcar and Cleveland | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Region: | North East England |
| Ceremonial County: | North Yorkshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 174th 244.88 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | South Bank |
| ONS code: | 00EE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 120th 139,381 569 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.9% White |
| Politics | |
| Redcar and Cleveland Council http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative + Liberal Democrats + Independent |
| MPs: | Ashok Kumar, Vera Baird |
Redcar and Cleveland is a unitary authority in the former county of Cleveland, consisting of Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, and some hinterland. The area was historically part of Yorkshire. It had a resident population of 139,132 in 2001, and is represented in Parliament by the barrister Vera Baird (Labour).
The district was created in 1974 as Langbaurgh, after the ancient wapentake of Yorkshire. It was renamed as Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council when it became a unitary authority on April 1, 1996.
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| Districts of England - North East England | |
| Alnwick - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Blyth Valley - Castle Morpeth - Chester-le-Street - Darlington - Derwentside - Durham - Easington - Gateshead - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Newcastle upon Tyne - North Tyneside - Redcar and Cleveland - Sedgefield - South Tyneside - Stockton-on-Tees - Sunderland - Teesdale - Tynedale - Wansbeck - Wear Valley | |
| 1974 counties: Cleveland - County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear |