Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Mayor of Redcar & Cleveland	Councillor Stuart Smith, Independent since May 2022
Deputy Mayor	Councillor Malcolm Head, Liberal Democrats since May 2022
Leader of the Council	Mary Lanigan[1], Independent since May 2019
Deputy Leader	Alison Barnes, Liberal Democrats since May 2019
Managing Director	John Sampson
Structure
Seats	59 councillors
Political groups	Administration (27)   The Independent Group (15)   Liberal Democrat (13) Other Parties (32)   Labour (15)   Conservative (3)   Independent (6)   Teesville Independents (2)   Cleveland Independent Group (5)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Last election	May 2019
Next election	May 2023
Meeting place
Redcar & Cleveland Leisure and Community Heart, Redcar
Website
www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is the local authority of Redcar and Cleveland. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

Political control

Since 1995 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]