2012 Hartlepool Borough Council election

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The 2012 Hartlepool Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Hartlepool Borough Council. [1] There were a number of differences in the composition of wards from the 2011 elections, including the absence of the Bruns, Dyke House, Grange, Greatham, Owton, Park, Rift House, Rossmere, St. Hilda, Stranton, and Throston wards. [2] While the 2011 election had 15 available seats, the 2012 election had 36. [2] Burn Valley, Foggy Furze, Hart, and Seaton wards each had two more seats than the previous year, and De Bruce, Fens & Rossmere, Headland & Harbour, Jesmond, Manor House, Rural West, and Victoria, which did not appear in 2011, all held three seats. [2] The Labour Party once again dominated the election. [3]

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Election result

Hartlepool Borough Election, 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  BNP 00%0.46%230
  Conservative 38.58%13.24%6,628
  Labour 2165.72%46.24%23,146
  Labour Co-op 00%0%0
  Liberal Democrats 00%3.31%1,658
  Putting Hartlepool First 414.29%19.90%9,960
  UKIP 00%5.01%2,509
  Independent 514.29%11.82%5,919

Ward results

Burn Valley Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maria Blades1022.33%
Labour Jonathan Brash88720.21%
Conservative Michael Corrigan2976.78%
Conservative John Coward3006.84%
Putting Hartlepool First Alec Gough3979.05%−23.12%
Labour Ged Hall79017.99%−49.84%
Liberal Democrats Jean Kennedy1252.85%
Independent John Lauderdale61514.01%
Labour Sarah Maness57913.18%
Conservative Ray Pocklington2986.79%
Majority 2,25651.39%−16.44%
Turnout 4,39025.90%−4.20%
De Bruce Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Putting Hartlepool First Rosie Allison3298.84%
Labour Rob Cook74119.90%
Labour Sheila Griffin87523.49%
Conservative Suzzi McKenzie1403.76%
Liberal Democrats Michelle Plant1915.13%
Liberal Democrats Barry Rayner1514.06%
Labour Sylvia Tempest68218.31%
UKIP Ronnie Whitlock2476.64%
Liberal Democrats Edna Wright3699.91%
Majority 2,29861.70%
Turnout 3,72524.70%
Fens & Rossmere Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan Barclay69310.99%
Putting Hartlepool First Steve Gibbon1,02316.22%
Labour Trisha Lawton71611.35%
Putting Hartlepool First Alison Lilley93314.79%
Putting Hartlepool First Geoff Lilley1,00615.95%
Conservative Mike Ludgate901.43%
Labour Ann Marshall72211.45%
Independent Angela McKie1171.86%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Parkinson2023.21%
UKIP Dave Pascoe3755.95%
Liberal Democrats Arthur Preece1963.11%
Conservative Bill Reeve1352.14%
Conservative Helen Wells1011.61%
Majority 2,96246.95%
Turnout 6,30932.60%
Foggy Furze Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Akers-Belcher89521.85%
Putting Hartlepool First Fred Corbett51212.50%
Labour Kevin Cranney78019.04%
UKIP Phil Fenn3779.21%
Conservative Dennis Loynes2235.45%
Liberal Democrats Pat Rayner1483.61%
Putting Hartlepool First John Ringwood42710.43%
Labour Kaylee Sirs65415.97%−45.16%
Majority 2,41058.83%−2.30%
Turnout 4,09726.20%−2%
Hart Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Addison3688.68%−21.93%
Putting Hartlepool First Sandra Allison2666.28%
Labour Paul Beck57113.47%
Independent Christine Blakey3338.68%
Labour Moss Boddy52212.31%
Independent Keith Fisher53212.55%
UKIP Tom Hind2626.18%
Conservative Shane Moore4179.84%
Independent David Nin2576.06%
Labour Jean Robinson71316.82%−30.37%
Majority 1,80642.59%−4.60%
Turnout 4,24128%−6.90%
Headland & Harbour Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Ainslie76319.62%
Putting Hartlepool First Stephen Allison52513.50%
Conservative Christopher Broadbent1203.09%
Putting Hartlepool First Kate Erskine46511.96%
Labour Peter Jackson64716.64%
Putting Hartlepool First Steve Latimer48412.45%
Conservative Andy Loynes842.16%
Labour Robbie Payne71318.34%
Conservative David Young882.27%
Majority 2,12354.59%
Turnout 3,88925.40%
Jesmond Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reuben Atkinson2989.73%
Putting Hartlepool First Keith Dawkins68722.43%
Labour Mary Fleet76224.88%
Labour Linda Shields68022.21%
Labour Stephen Thomas63620.77%
Majority 2,07867.85%
Turnout 3,06323.20%
Manor House Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Akers-Belcher90625.07%
BNP Ronnie Bage2306.37%
UKIP Peter Davis2898%
Labour Marjorie James80822.36%
Conservative Mandy Loynes1052.91%
Conservative Elizabeth Smith792.19%
Putting Hartlepool First Mick Stevens3058.44%
Conservative Jayne Wells701.94%
Labour Angie Wilcox82222.75%
Majority 2,53670.18%
Turnout 3,61420.30%
Rural West Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Les Coverdale3696.63%
Putting Hartlepool First Andrew Gough4167.47%
Conservative Brenda Loynes1,00718.08%
Independent Mike McKie4227.58%
Conservative George Morris1,02218.35%
Labour Robert Steel3796.81%
Labour Ken Thompson3666.58%
Conservative Ray Wells1,03918.66%
UKIP Eric Wilson5509.88%
Majority 3,06855.09%
Turnout 5,57035%
Seaton Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Putting Hartlepool First Terry Allen1723.81%
Putting Hartlepool First Kelly Atkinson3287.26%
Labour Sandra Belcher2746.07%
Independent Cath Hill76917.02%−32.96%
Labour John Maxwell2876.36%
Conservative Jean McKenna1583.50%
Labour Stuart Shields2375.24%−17.63%
UKIP George Springer2435.38%
Independent Paul Thompson88319.54%
Independent Mike Turner1,16825.85%
Majority 2,82062.41%+12.43%
Turnout 4,51927.70%−7.70%
Victoria Ward (3 Councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Campbell1463.73%
Labour Pamela Hargreaves74519.01%
UKIP Kath Hill1664.24%
Conservative Kelvin Mayson1132.89%
Putting Hartlepool First Paul Mitchinson3649.29%
Labour Carl Richardson73718.81%
Labour Chris Simmons75319.22%
Putting Hartlepool First Maaija Sinclair3127.97%
Independent Jane Shaw872.22%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Sneddon771.97%
Putting Hartlepool First Barry Thompson3228.22%
Liberal Democrats Jim Tighe972.48%
Majority 2,23557.03%
Turnout 3,91923.30%

References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). "Hartlepool Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre Plymouth University. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. "Local Election Results 2012". Local Elections Archive Project. 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2021.