Hartlepool Borough Council elections

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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.

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Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Unitary authority elections

Results maps

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%. [6] 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. [7] A referendum to abolish the mayoralty in 2012 succeeded, with 58.7% favouring a cabinet system. [8]

By-election results

1998-2002

Jackson By-Election 13 December 2001 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Iseley46566.0+20.9
Liberal Democrats Ken Fox24034.0−20.9
Majority22532.0
Turnout 70517.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2002-2006

St Hilda By-Election 13 February 2003 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Cambridge50248.6+10.5
Labour Keith Fisher35934.8−0.6
Liberal Democrats Kevin Kelly17116.6−10.0
Majority14313.8
Turnout 1,03221.1
Independent hold Swing
Rift House By-Election 24 February 2005 [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lilian Sutheran44052.4+5.8
Liberal Democrats Lynne Gilfoyle14317.0−14.7
UKIP Richard Banks13115.6+15.6
Conservative Brenda Pearson12615.0−6.8
Majority29735.4
Turnout 84018.5
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Brus By-Election 8 June 2006 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 35040.5−2.3
Liberal Democrats Michelle Plant23026.6+8.6
Independent Jean Pearson12714.7−4.7
BNP 11713.5+1.8
Conservative 414.7−3.4
Majority12013.9
Turnout 86518.5
Labour hold Swing
Park By-Election 20 July 2006 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Laffey46846.1−2.6
UKIP Eric Wilson20820.5−4.9
Labour Lorraine Fenwick121120−0.5
Liberal Democrats Sheila Bruce999.7−3.6
BNP Ronald Bage686.7+6.7
Independent Douglas Ferriday515.0+5.0
Majority26025.6
Turnout 1,01521.0
Conservative hold Swing
Rossmere By-Election 7 May 2009 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Akers-Belcher53242.3+5.2
UKIP Dave Pascoe30023.9−4.5
Liberal Democrats Pamela Turnedge16613.2−6.4
BNP Cheryl Dunn15712.5+12.5
Conservative Ray Pocklington1028.1−6.9
Majority23218.4
Turnout 1,25726.7
Labour hold Swing
Elwick By-Election 24 September 2009 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hilary Thompson23335.5−48.8
Conservative Chris Banks20130.9+30.9
Independent Alan Bell13220.3+20.3
Labour Stephen Thomas406.1−9.3
Independent Ron Watts284.3+4.3
Liberal Democrats Keith MacFadyen172.6+2.6
Majority324.9
Turnout 65139.2
Independent hold Swing

2010-2014

Seaton By-Election 25 October 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Putting Hartlepool First Kelly Atkinson44138.4+23.4
Labour Ann Marshall26122.7+9.6
Independent David Young19316.8−36.7
UKIP Thomas Hind12811.1+0.0
Conservative Shane Moore948.2+1.0
Liberal Democrats James Tighe312.7+2.7
Majority18015.7
Turnout 1,14816.1
Putting Hartlepool First gain from Independent Swing
Manor House By-Election 15 August 2013 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Allan Barclay63956.4+7.0
UKIP Tom Hind22619.9+4.2
Putting Hartlepool First Mick Stevens19417.1+0.5
Conservative Mandy Loynes746.5+0.8
Majority41336.5
Turnout 1,13315.8
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

Headland & Harbour By-Election 6 October 2016 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Tim Fleming49649.2+0.6
Labour Trevor Rogan25525.3−16.5
Putting Hartlepool First Steve Latimer15515.4+15.4
Conservative Benjamin Marshall414.1−5.6
Patients not ProfitsJohn Robert Price363.6+3.6
Independent Chris Broadbent262.6+2.6
Majority24123.9
Turnout 1,00917.8
UKIP gain from Labour Swing
Headland & Harbour By-Election 4 May 2017 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike McLaughlin55540.6+2.6
UKIP Tom Cassidy53238.9+8.1
Conservative Chris Broadbent21015.4+5.6
Independent Lucy Patterson695.1+5.1
Majority231.7
Turnout 1,36624.4
Labour hold Swing
Seaton By-Election 19 October 2017 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Putting Hartlepool First Leisa Smith47431.6+3.2
Independent Sue Little42528.3+2.1
Labour Ann Marshall27518.3+4.8
Conservative Mike Young18012.0+6.0
UKIP Karen King1489.9−13.5
Majority493.3
Turnout 1,50221.4
Putting Hartlepool First gain from Independent Swing
Victoria By-Election 16 November 2017 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katie Trueman47953.1+1.9
UKIP Jacqui Cummins32536.0+6.4
Conservative Andrew Martin-Wells9810.9−1.0
Majority15417.1
Turnout 90215.9
Labour hold Swing

2018-2022

Rural West By-Election 12 July 2018 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Young67845.4−13.0
Independent James Brewer54636.5+18.6
Labour Yousuf Khan18412.3−5.4
Green Michael Holt875.8−0.1
Majority1328.8
Turnout 1,49525.3
Conservative hold Swing
Hart By-Election 11 October 2018 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Brewer63744.1+44.1
Labour Aileen Kendon58240.2+1.5
Conservative Cameron Stokell20013.8−3.4
Green Michael Holt271.9+1.9
Majority553.8
Turnout 1,446
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Hart By-Election 25 July 2019 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Johnson36630.5−2.3
IU Ian Griffiths35829.8−37.4
Green Michael Ritchie19616.3n/a
For Britain Graham Craddy16613.8n/a
UKIP Graham Harrison1149.5n/a
Majority80.7
Turnout 1,20016.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2022-2026

Foggy Furze By-Election 8 September 2022 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Thompson44343.9
Conservative Pamela Shurmer39138.8
Independent Connor Stallard12612.5
Liberal Democrats Barry McKinstray494.9
Majority525.2
Turnout 1,009
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Throston By-Election 13 October 2022 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cameron Sharp45050.8
Independent Jaime Horton28031.6
Conservative Jack Waterman12414.0
Liberal Democrats Barry McKinstray323.6
Majority17019.2
Turnout 886
Labour hold Swing
Burn Valley By-Election 19 September 2024 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Owen Riddle47547.5−7.0
Reform UK Amanda Napper39939.9+23.9
Liberal Democrats Barry McKinstray898.9+8.9
Green Stephen Ashfield363.6+3.6
Majority767.6
Turnout 999
Labour hold Swing

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  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2019. Retrieved on 22 February 2024.
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