ClearBridge MLP & Midstream Total Return Fund (CTR) N-CSRS Certified semi-annual shareholder report (management investment company)

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

EX-99.906CERT

CERTIFICATION

Jane Trust, Chief Executive Officer, and Richard F. Sennett, Principal Financial Officer of ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc. (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of their knowledge that:

1.    The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended May 31, 2018 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2.    The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Chief Executive Officer	Principal Financial Officer
ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc.	ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc.
/s/ Jane Trust	/s/ Richard F. Sennett
Jane Trust	Richard F. Sennett
Date: July 25, 2018	Date: July 25, 2018

This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.