Putting Hartlepool First

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Putting Hartlepool First
Leader James Black
Chairman David Riddle
Founded28 September 2011
Dissolved10 May 2019 (2019-05-10)
Hartlepool Borough Council
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Website
www.puttinghartlepoolfirst.co.uk

Putting Hartlepool First was a localist political party based in the English town of Hartlepool. It was officially registered with the Electoral Commission as Hartlepool Independents - Putting Hartlepool First. [1]

The party was registered in 2011. In 2017, it had three councillors on Hartlepool Borough Council. [2] [3] The party did not operate a whip, leaving its councillors "free to vote based on their own knowledge and experience." [4]

As of 2019, the party had no representation on the council. [5] The party de-registered the same year. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Registrations >> Hartlepool Independents - Putting Hartlepool First". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. Allison, David (20 October 2017). "Putting Hartlepool First win town by-election". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. "Councillors by Political Party: Putting Hartlepool First". Hartlepool Borough Council. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. "Policies". Putting Hartlepool First. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. "Hartlepool Borough Council - Find Councillors".