Hartlepool Borough Council elections
Hartlepool is a unitary authority in County Durham, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland. Between 2002 and 2013 it also had a directly elected mayor.
Political control
Borough council
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1973-1976 | |
No overall control | 1976-1979 | |
Labour | 1979-1996 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1995–2000 | |
No overall control | 2000–2004 | |
Labour | 2004–2008 | |
No overall control | 2008–2010 | |
Labour | 2010–present |
Directly elected mayor
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 2002-2013 |
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1973
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1979
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1980
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1982
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1983
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1984
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1986
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1987
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1988
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1990
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1991
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1992
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1994
Unitary authority elections
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1995
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1996
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1998
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1999
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2000
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2002
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2003
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2004 (New ward boundaries)[4][5]
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2006
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2007
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2008
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2010
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2011
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2012 (New ward boundaries)[6]
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2014
- Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2015
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%.[7] 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.[8]
- Hartlepool mayoral election, 2002
- Hartlepool mayoral election, 2005
- Hartlepool mayoral election, 2009
By-election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Iseley | 465 | 66.0 | +20.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ken Fox | 240 | 34.0 | -20.9 | |
Majority | 225 | 32.0 | |||
Turnout | 705 | 17.1 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Cambridge | 502 | 48.6 | +10.5 | |
Labour | Keith Fisher | 359 | 34.8 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Kevin Kelly | 171 | 16.6 | -10.0 | |
Majority | 143 | 13.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,032 | 21.1 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lilian Sutheran | 440 | 52.4 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Lynne Gilfoyle | 143 | 17.0 | -14.7 | |
UKIP | Richard Banks | 131 | 15.6 | +15.6 | |
Conservative | Brenda Pearson | 126 | 15.0 | -6.8 | |
Majority | 297 | 35.4 | |||
Turnout | 840 | 18.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 350 | 40.5 | -2.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michelle Plant | 230 | 26.6 | +8.6 | |
Independent | Jean Pearson | 127 | 14.7 | -4.7 | |
BNP | 117 | 13.5 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative | 41 | 4.7 | -3.4 | ||
Majority | 120 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 865 | 18.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mary Laffey | 468 | 46.1 | -2.6 | |
UKIP | Eric Wilson | 208 | 20.5 | -4.9 | |
Labour | Lorraine Fenwick | 121 | 120 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sheila Bruce | 99 | 9.7 | -3.6 | |
BNP | Ronald Bage | 68 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Independent | Douglas Ferriday | 51 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 260 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,015 | 21.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Akers-Belcher | 532 | 42.3 | +5.2 | |
UKIP | Dave Pascoe | 300 | 23.9 | -4.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Pamela Turnedge | 166 | 13.2 | -6.4 | |
BNP | Cheryl Dunn | 157 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Ray Pocklington | 102 | 8.1 | -6.9 | |
Majority | 232 | 18.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,257 | 26.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hilary Thompson | 233 | 35.5 | -48.8 | |
Conservative | Chris Banks | 201 | 30.9 | +30.9 | |
Independent | Alan Bell | 132 | 20.3 | +20.3 | |
Labour | Stephen Thomas | 40 | 6.1 | -9.3 | |
Independent | Ron Watts | 28 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Keith MacFadyen | 17 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 32 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 651 | 39.2 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Putting Hartlepool First | Kelly Atkinson | 441 | 38.4 | +23.4 | |
Labour | Ann Marshall | 261 | 22.7 | +9.6 | |
Independent | David Young | 193 | 16.8 | -36.7 | |
UKIP | Thomas Hind | 128 | 11.1 | +0.0 | |
Conservative | Shane Moore | 94 | 8.2 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Tighe | 31 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 180 | 15.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,148 | 16.1 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Allan Barclay | 639 | 56.4 | +7.0 | |
UKIP | Tom Hind | 226 | 19.9 | +4.2 | |
Putting Hartlepool First | Mick Stevens | 194 | 17.1 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Mandy Loynes | 74 | 6.5 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 413 | 36.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,133 | 15.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Tim Fleming | 496 | 49.2 | ||
Labour | Trevor Rogan | 255 | 25.3 | ||
Putting Hartlepool First | Steve Latimer | 155 | 15.4 | ||
Conservative | Benjamin Marshall | 41 | 4.1 | ||
Patients not Profits | John Robert Price | 36 | 3.6 | ||
Independent | Chris Broadbent | 26 | 2.6 | ||
Majority | 241 | 23.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,009 | 17.8 | |||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Hartlepool". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hartlepool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Hartlepool council". * BBC Online. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Kearney, Tony (19 October 2001). "Yes, we want US-style mayors". The Northern Echo. p. 1.
- ↑ "Hartlepool mayoral election result". Hartlepool Borough Council. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ↑ "Hung council result of Hartlepool by-election". The Northern Echo. 15 December 2001. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ↑ "Power hangs in balance". Evening Gazette. 14 February 2003. p. 3.
- ↑ "Lib Dems get byelection boost". London: guardian.co.uk. 25 February 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ↑ "By Election Result". Hartlepool Borough Council. 25 February 2005. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005.
- ↑ "Byelection cheer for three main parties". London: guardian.co.uk. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ↑ "Declaration of result of poll". Hartlepool Borough Council. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Hartlepool Borough Council. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ↑ "Hilary wants to be asset to the town". Hartlepool Mail. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ↑ "Seaton Ward By-Election - Oct 2012" (PDF). Hartlepool Borough Council. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "Manor House Ward By-Election Result of Poll" (PDF). Hartlepool Borough Council. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "By-election result". Hartlepool Borough Council. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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