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2024 Hartlepool Borough Council election
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12 out of 36 seats to Hartlepool Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Mike Young Brenda Harrison
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Rural West De Bruce
Current seats 12 17
Seats needed Increase 7 Increase 2
Incumbent Leader

Mike Young
Conservative
No overall control



The 2024 Hartlepool Borough Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-third of the 36 members of Hartlepool Borough Council in County Durham will be elected.

Background

Hartlepool was a traditionally Labour-controlled council. The party held control of the council from its creation as a unitary authority in 1995 to 2000, from 2004 to 2008, and 2010 to 2019, with periods of no overall control between. [1] Following the 2019 election, the Conservatives, the Independent Union, and the Veterans and People's Party formed a minority coalition. [2] This agreement, minus the VPP, was renewed following the 2021 election on new boundaries.[ citation needed]

In the previous election, Labour won 9 seats (up 5) with 44.6% of the vote, the Conservatives won 2 (down 1) with 22.6%, independents won 1 (down 3) with 20.6%, and the Independent Union lost the seat they were defending with 3.1%. Following the election, the Conservatives, the Independent Union, and 5 independents formed a minority coalition. [3] As the 2021 election was for all seats, this election is for the seats held by the first place candidate in each ward. [4] The Conservatives are defending 7 seats, Labour are defending 1, and independents are defending 4.[ citation needed]

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election [5] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 18 Labour 17 Labour
Conservative 12 Conservative 12 Conservative
IU 1 IU 1 IU
Independent 5 Independent 6 Independent

Changes:

  • July 2023: Steve Wallace leaves Labour to sit as an independent [6]

Results By Ward

Burn Valley

Burn Valley [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Corinne Male
Conservative David Nicholson*
Reform UK Graham Harrison
Independent John Hays
Majority
Turnout

De Bruce

De Bruce [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Michael Jorgeson
Conservative Ian Glass
Reform UK Trevor Rogan
Majority
Turnout

Fens and Greatham

Fens and Greatham [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Owen Riddle
Conservative Marc Owens
Reform UK Peter Tylee
Independent Tony Richardson
Independent Jim Lindridge*
Majority
Turnout

Foggy Furze

Foggy Furze [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Carole Thompson*
Conservative Chris Groves
Reform UK Leah Stead
Heritage Vivienne Neville
Majority
Turnout

Hart

Hart [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Aaron Roy
Conservative Tom Cassidy*
Reform UK Amanda Napper
Independent Stuart Campbell
Independent Pauline Phillips
Majority
Turnout

Headland and Harbour

Headland and Harbour [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Scott Gaiety
Labour Co-op John Nelson
Conservative Brian Cowie*
Reform UK Drew Murley
Independent Rob Stevenson
Majority
Turnout

Manor House

Manor House [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Katherine Cook
Conservative Margaret Lyall
Reform UK Stephen Wright
Independent Bob Eagleton
Majority
Turnout

Rossmere

Rossmere [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Quewone Bailey-Fleet
Conservative Marley Haggan
Reform UK Tracy Connolly
Majority
Turnout

Rural West

Rural West [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Malcolm Walker
Conservative Scott Reeve*
Reform UK Angela Jackson
Green Stephen Ashfield
Majority
Turnout

Seaton

Seaton [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op David Innes
Independent Sue Little*
Conservative Morgan Barker
Reform UK Paul Manley
Green Stuart Williams
Majority
Turnout

Throston

Throston [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Martin Scarborough
Conservative Richie Hughes
Reform UK Alec Gough
Majority
Turnout

Victoria

Victoria [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Christopher Wallace
Conservative Veronica Nicholson
Reform UK John Fleet
Majority
Turnout

References

  1. ^ "Hartlepool Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ Marko, Nic (16 May 2019). "New leaders of Hartlepool council set to be decided at AGM next week". Hartlepool Mail. Hartlepool: Northeast Press. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Hartlepool Council's new leader promises exciting times ahead". BBC News. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ^ "The Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2019", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2019/1089, retrieved 1 April 2024
  5. ^ "Your Councillors". Hartlepool Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ Marko, Nic (27 July 2023). "Hartlepool councillor Steve Wallace quits Labour after 'fall out' with section of the party". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cite error: The named reference declaration was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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