2026 Hartlepool Borough Council election

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2026 Hartlepool Borough Council election
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7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
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13 out of 39 seats to Hartlepool Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderPamela Hargreaves
Party Labour Independent Reform
Last election24 seats, 46.5%5 seats, 13.5%0 seats, 14.3%
Current seats2274
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Party Conservative IU
Last election6 seats, 24.6%1 seat, did not stand
Current seats21
Incumbent Leader

Pamela Hargreaves
Labour



The 2026 Hartlepool Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 13 of 36 members of Hartlepool Borough Council. [1]

Contents

Council composition

After 2024 electionBefore 2026 election
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 24 Labour 22
Reform 0 Reform 4
Conservative 6 Conservative 2
IU 1 IU 1
Independent 5 Independent 7

Changes 2024–2026:

Summary

Background

In 2024, Labour gained the council from no overall control. [11] They held the council previously until 2019. [12]

Election result

2026 Hartlepool Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 16
  Independent 5
  Reform 3
  Conservative 0
  IU 0
  Liberal Democrats 0
  Green 0

Incumbents

WardIncumbent councillorPartyRe-standing
Burn ValleyOwen Riddle Labour
De BruceRachel Creevy Labour
Fens & GreathamBob Buchan Conservative
Foggy FurzeMelanie Morley Labour
HartJohn Leedham Conservative
Headland & HarbourShane Moore IU
Manor HousePamela Hargreaves Labour
RossmereMoss Boddy Labour
Rural WestAndrew Martin-Wells Independent
SeatonGordon Cranney Independent
ThrostonAmanda Napper Reform
VictoriaGary Allen Labour

Results

References

    1. ↑ teessidetoday (25 January 2026). "Is Your Hartlepool Councillor up for Election in May: Local Elections 2026 To Set the Stage for a Pivotal Political Contest". The Teesside. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    2. ↑ "Hartlepool MP steps down as councillor". BBC News. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    3. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burn Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    4. ↑ Marko, Nic (21 March 2025). "'It has been an absolute honour' Hartlepool's youngest ever Labour councillor stands down on obtaining new job". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    5. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Throston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    6. ↑ Payne, Mark (9 May 2025). "Why one Hartlepool councillor has decided to defect from Conservatives to Reform UK". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    7. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Halifax banks on Reform". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    8. ↑ Marko, Nic (5 June 2025). "Voters face second by-election in months as Hartlepool councillor resigns". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Throston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    10. ↑ Marko, Nic (7 August 2025). "Hartlepool's former Conservative leader Mike Young joins Reform UK". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    11. ↑ "Hartlepool result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
    12. ↑ "Win for Labour in Hartlepool as they lead council for first time since 2019". The Northern Echo. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
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