2024 Hartlepool Borough Council election
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12 out of 36 seats to Hartlepool Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Hartlepool Borough Council election was 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 were 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]
In this election Labour took back control of this council after it lost to no overall control in the previous election.
Previous council composition[edit]
| After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[5] | After 2024 election[6] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
| Labour | 18 | Labour | 17 | Labour | 24 | |||
| Conservative | 12 | Conservative | 12 | Conservative | 6 | |||
| IU | 1 | IU | 1 | IU | 1 | |||
| Independent | 5 | Independent | 6 | Independent | 5 | |||
Changes:
- July 2023: Steve Wallace leaves Labour to sit as an independent[7]
Results By Ward[edit]
Burn Valley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Corinne Male | 919 | 54.5 | -6.3 | |
| Conservative | David Nicholson* | 339 | 20.1 | +1.7 | |
| Reform UK | Graham Harrison | 270 | 16.0 | +8.7 | |
| Independent | John Hays | 158 | 9.4 | -4.0 | |
| Majority | 580 | 34.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
De Bruce[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Michael Jorgeson | 758 | 54.8 | -9.0 | |
| Conservative | Ian Glass | 330 | 23.9 | +7.7 | |
| Reform UK | Trevor Rogan | 294 | 21.3 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 428 | 31.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Fens and Greatham[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jim Lindridge* | 723 | 34.8 | N/A | |
| Labour Co-op | Owen Riddle | 622 | 29.9 | -11.8 | |
| Conservative | Marc Owens | 310 | 14.9 | -10.1 | |
| Reform UK | Peter Tylee | 262 | 12.6 | +7.5 | |
| Independent | Tony Richardson | 160 | 7.7 | -4.1 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,077 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Foggy Furze[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Carole Thompson* | 927 | 58.0 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Chris Groves | 503 | 31.5 | +4.1 | |
| Reform UK | Leah Stead | 121 | 7.6 | +0.2 | |
| Heritage | Vivienne Neville | 46 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,597 | ||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Independent | |||||
Hart[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Aaron Roy | 841 | 42.6 | +11.2 | |
| Conservative | Tom Cassidy* | 629 | 31.9 | +0.3 | |
| Reform UK | Amanda Napper | 244 | 12.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Stuart Campbell | 164 | 8.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Pauline Phillips | 95 | 4.8 | -1.7 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,973 | ||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Headland and Harbour[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | John Nelson | 847 | 51.4 | +10.6 | |
| Conservative | Brian Cowie* | 333 | 20.2 | +0.7 | |
| Reform UK | Drew Murley | 222 | 13.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Scott Gaiety | 178 | 10.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Rob Stevenson | 68 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,648 | ||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Manor House[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Katherine Cook | 625 | 57.4 | -0.8 | |
| Reform UK | Stephen Wright | 214 | 19.7 | +6.0 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Lyall | 160 | 14.7 | -3.9 | |
| Independent | Bob Eagleton | 64 | 5.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,088 | ||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Rossmere[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Quewone Bailey-Fleet | 649 | 54.4 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Marley Haggan | 275 | 23.1 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Tracy Connolly | 269 | 22.5 | +10.8 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,193 | ||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Rural West[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Scott Reeve* | 1,197 | 48.1 | +0.7 | |
| Labour Co-op | Malcolm Walker | 833 | 33.5 | +6.3 | |
| Reform UK | Angela Jackson | 339 | 13.6 | +10.0 | |
| Green | Stephen Ashfield | 121 | 4.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,490 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Seaton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sue Little* | 1,078 | 58.9 | +6.8 | |
| Labour Co-op | David Innes | 359 | 19.6 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | Morgan Barker | 221 | 12.1 | -7.4 | |
| Reform UK | Paul Manley | 137 | 7.5 | -1.5 | |
| Green | Stuart Williams | 36 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,831 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Throston[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Martin Scarborough | 1,015 | 62.5 | +12.2 | |
| Conservative | Richie Hughes | 347 | 21.4 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Alec Gough | 263 | 16.2 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,625 | ||||
| Labour Co-op gain from Independent | |||||
Victoria[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Christopher Wallace | 879 | 64.7 | +1.9 | |
| Conservative | Veronica Nicholson | 267 | 19.7 | -7.6 | |
| Reform UK | John Fleet | 212 | 15.6 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,358 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | |||||
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.
- ^ "Hartlepool result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Hartlepool Council, Hartlepool Council. "Hartlepool Local Election Results 2024". hartlepool.gov.uk.
- ^ "Hartlepool Local Election Results 2024".
