Hartlepool Borough Council elections
Hartlepool Borough Council elections usually take place for a third of the council, three years out of every four. Hartlepool Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland. Between 2002 and 2013 the council was led by a directly elected mayor.
Political control
An earlier municipal borough of Hartlepool existed from 1850 until 1967 covering the old town, whilst neighbouring West Hartlepool was a county borough (making it independent from Durham County Council) from 1902 to 1967. West Hartlepool and Hartlepool merged into a single county borough called Hartlepool in 1967. Under the Local Government Act 1972 a non-metropolitan district called Hartlepool was established, covering a larger area than the previous borough, and Hartlepool was transferred to the new county of Cleveland. The first election to the reconstituted Hartlepool Borough Council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. County-level services were provided by Cleveland County Council until its abolition in 1996, when Hartlepool became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1973–1976 | |
No overall control | 1976–1979 | |
Labour | 1979–1996 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1995–2000 | |
No overall control | 2000–2004 | |
Labour | 2004–2008 | |
No overall control | 2008–2010 | |
Labour | 2010–2019 | |
No overall control | 2019–present |
Leadership
Prior to 2002, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. The leaders from 1999 to 2002 were:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Russell Hart | Labour | 1999 | 2000 | |
Arthur Preece | Liberal Democrats | 2000 | 5 May 2002 |
In 2002 the council changed to having a directly elected mayor. The mayor from 2002 to 2013 was:
Mayor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stuart Drummond | Independent | 6 May 2002 | 2 May 2013 |
In 2013 the council abolished the post of directly elected mayor, and political leadership was once again provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2013 have been:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Akers-Belcher | Labour | 2 May 2013 | May 2019 | |
Shane Moore | IU | 23 May 2019 | 12 Sep 2019 | |
Brexit Party | 12 Sep 2019 | 31 Jan 2020 | ||
IU | 31 Jan 2020 | 16 May 2023 | ||
Mike Young | Conservative | 16 May 2023 |
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
- 1973 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1976 Hartlepool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 1979 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1980 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1982 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1983 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1984 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1986 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1987 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1988 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1990 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1991 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1992 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1994 Hartlepool Borough Council election
Unitary authority elections
- 1995 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1996 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1998 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 1999 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2000 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2002 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2003 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2004 Hartlepool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 2006 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2007 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2008 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2010 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2011 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2012 Hartlepool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 2014 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2015 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2016 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2018 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2019 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2021 Hartlepool Borough Council election
- 2023 Hartlepool Borough Council election
Mayoral elections
On 18 October 2001 there was a referendum on whether Hartlepool should have a directly elected mayor. The referendum saw a narrow vote in favour with 10,667 yes votes and 10,294 no votes on a turnout of 31%. The first election in 2002 saw an independent candidate Stuart Drummond elected and he has been re-elected in both the 2005 and 2009 elections.
- Hartlepool mayoral election, 2002
- Hartlepool mayoral election, 2005
- Hartlepool mayoral election, 2009
By-election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Iseley | 465 | 66.0 | +20.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ken Fox | 240 | 34.0 | -20.9 | |
Majority | 225 | 32.0 | |||
Turnout | 705 | 17.1 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Cambridge | 502 | 48.6 | +10.5 | |
Labour | Keith Fisher | 359 | 34.8 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Kelly | 171 | 16.6 | -10.0 | |
Majority | 143 | 13.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,032 | 21.1 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lilian Sutheran | 440 | 52.4 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lynne Gilfoyle | 143 | 17.0 | -14.7 | |
UKIP | Richard Banks | 131 | 15.6 | +15.6 | |
Conservative | Brenda Pearson | 126 | 15.0 | -6.8 | |
Majority | 297 | 35.4 | |||
Turnout | 840 | 18.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 350 | 40.5 | -2.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michelle Plant | 230 | 26.6 | +8.6 | |
Independent | Jean Pearson | 127 | 14.7 | -4.7 | |
BNP | 117 | 13.5 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative | 41 | 4.7 | -3.4 | ||
Majority | 120 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 865 | 18.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mary Laffey | 468 | 46.1 | -2.6 | |
UKIP | Eric Wilson | 208 | 20.5 | -4.9 | |
Labour | Lorraine Fenwick | 121 | 120 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Bruce | 99 | 9.7 | -3.6 | |
BNP | Ronald Bage | 68 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Independent | Douglas Ferriday | 51 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 260 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,015 | 21.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Akers-Belcher | 532 | 42.3 | +5.2 | |
UKIP | Dave Pascoe | 300 | 23.9 | -4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Turnedge | 166 | 13.2 | -6.4 | |
BNP | Cheryl Dunn | 157 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Ray Pocklington | 102 | 8.1 | -6.9 | |
Majority | 232 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,257 | 26.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hilary Thompson | 233 | 35.5 | -48.8 | |
Conservative | Chris Banks | 201 | 30.9 | +30.9 | |
Independent | Alan Bell | 132 | 20.3 | +20.3 | |
Labour | Stephen Thomas | 40 | 6.1 | -9.3 | |
Independent | Ron Watts | 28 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith MacFadyen | 17 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 32 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 651 | 39.2 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Putting Hartlepool First | Kelly Atkinson | 441 | 38.4 | +23.4 | |
Labour | Ann Marshall | 261 | 22.7 | +9.6 | |
Independent | David Young | 193 | 16.8 | -36.7 | |
UKIP | Thomas Hind | 128 | 11.1 | +0.0 | |
Conservative | Shane Moore | 94 | 8.2 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Tighe | 31 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 180 | 15.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,148 | 16.1 | |||
Putting Hartlepool First gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Allan Barclay | 639 | 56.4 | +7.0 | |
UKIP | Tom Hind | 226 | 19.9 | +4.2 | |
Putting Hartlepool First | Mick Stevens | 194 | 17.1 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Mandy Loynes | 74 | 6.5 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 413 | 36.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,133 | 15.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Tim Fleming | 496 | 49.2 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Trevor Rogan | 255 | 25.3 | -16.5 | |
Putting Hartlepool First | Steve Latimer | 155 | 15.4 | +15.4 | |
Conservative | Benjamin Marshall | 41 | 4.1 | -5.6 | |
Patients not Profits | John Robert Price | 36 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Independent | Chris Broadbent | 26 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 241 | 23.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,009 | 17.8 | |||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike McLaughlin | 555 | 40.6 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Tom Cassidy | 532 | 38.9 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Chris Broadbent | 210 | 15.4 | +5.6 | |
Independent | Lucy Patterson | 69 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 23 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,366 | 24.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Putting Hartlepool First | Leisa Smith | 474 | 31.6 | +3.2 | |
Independent | Sue Little | 425 | 28.3 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Ann Marshall | 275 | 18.3 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Mike Young | 180 | 12.0 | +6.0 | |
UKIP | Karen King | 148 | 9.9 | -13.5 | |
Majority | 49 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,502 | 21.4 | |||
Putting Hartlepool First gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Katie Trueman | 479 | 53.1 | +1.9 | |
UKIP | Jacqui Cummins | 325 | 36.0 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew Martin-Wells | 98 | 10.9 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 154 | 17.1 | |||
Turnout | 902 | 15.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Young | 678 | 45.4 | -13.0 | |
Independent | James Brewer | 546 | 36.5 | +18.6 | |
Labour | Yousuf Khan | 184 | 12.3 | -5.4 | |
Green | Michael Holt | 87 | 5.8 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 132 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,495 | 25.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | James Brewer | 637 | 44.1 | +44.1 | |
Labour | Aileen Kendon | 582 | 40.2 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Cameron Stokell | 200 | 13.8 | -3.4 | |
Green | Michael Holt | 27 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 55 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,446 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Johnson | 366 | 30.5 | -2.3 | |
IU | Ian Griffiths | 358 | 29.8 | -37.4 | |
Green | Michael Ritchie | 196 | 16.3 | n/a | |
For Britain | Graham Craddy | 166 | 13.8 | n/a | |
UKIP | Graham Harrison | 114 | 9.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 8 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,200 | 16.9 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |