2024 Hartlepool Borough Council election
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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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Burn Valley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Corinne Male | ||||
| Conservative | David Nicholson* | ||||
| Reform UK | Graham Harrison | ||||
| Independent | John Hays | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
De Bruce[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour Co-op | Michael Jorgeson | ||||
| Conservative | Ian Glass | ||||
| Reform UK | Trevor Rogan | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Fens and Greatham[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Carole Thompson* | ||||
| Conservative | Chris Groves | ||||
| Reform UK | Leah Stead | ||||
| Heritage | Vivienne Neville | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Hart[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Katherine Cook | ||||
| Conservative | Margaret Lyall | ||||
| Reform UK | Stephen Wright | ||||
| Independent | Bob Eagleton | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Rossmere[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Quewone Bailey-Fleet | ||||
| Conservative | Marley Haggan | ||||
| Reform UK | Tracy Connolly | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Rural West[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Malcolm Walker | ||||
| Conservative | Scott Reeve* | ||||
| Reform UK | Angela Jackson | ||||
| Green | Stephen Ashfield | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Seaton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | David Innes | ||||
| Independent | Sue Little* | ||||
| Conservative | Morgan Barker | ||||
| Reform UK | Paul Manley | ||||
| Green | Stuart Williams | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Throston[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Martin Scarborough | ||||
| Conservative | Richie Hughes | ||||
| Reform UK | Alec Gough | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Victoria[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Christopher Wallace | ||||
| Conservative | Veronica Nicholson | ||||
| Reform UK | John Fleet | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Hartlepool Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hartlepool Council's new leader promises exciting times ahead". BBC News. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "The Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2019", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2019/1089, retrieved 1 April 2024
- ^ "Your Councillors". Hartlepool Borough Council. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
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