Hartlepool Council Election 2021
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36 Seats up for Election
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before 3 14
Seats won 13 11
Seats after 13 11
Seat change Increase10 Decrease3

The 2021 Hartlepool Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. A byelection for the Hartlepool constituency, which has identical boundaries to the council, was held on the same day.[1]

Boundary changes

In February 2019 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England confirmed changes to the electoral wards of Hartlepool.[2][3] All 36 seats were up for election, after which, starting in 2022 elections to the council will be done in thirds.[4]

Result summary

Changes in seat numbers are compared with the composition of the council immediately prior to the election. Changes in vote share are compared with the previous election in 2021.

Hartlepool Borough Council
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 13 9 0 +11 36.11 25.75 16,001
  Labour 11 3 0 +3 30.56 30.70 19,079
  Independent 10 0 0 0 27.78 25.55 15,876
  IU 2 0 0 0 5.56 6.27 3,896
  Veterans and People's 0 - - 0 0.00 6.27 3,896
  Reform UK 0 - - 0 0.00 2.29 1,425
  For Britain 0 - - 0 0.00 1.92 1,191
  Liberal Democrats 0 - - 0 0.00 0.59 368 +0.10
  SDP 0 - - 0 0.00 0.36 225
  Heritage 0 - - 0 0.00 0.21 133
  Socialist Labour 0 - - 0 0.00 0.11 68

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

Following the election the composition of the council was:

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on the 9 April.[5]

Burn Valley

Burn Valley (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Nicholson 1,001 38.9
Independent Ged Hall 897 34.8
Labour Jonathan James Frederick Brash 887 34.4
Independent John Lauderdale 698 27.1
Labour Shay Miah 652 25.3
Independent Mitchell Green 553 21.5
SDP Lynne Patricia Humphries 225 8.7
Veterans and People's John William Hays 208 8.1
Turnout

De Bruce

De Bruce (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Veronica Nicholson 858 39.7
Labour Brenda Harrison 832 38.5
Labour Rachel Jayne Creevy 658 30.4
For Britain Karen Louise King 643 29.7
Labour Anthony George Traynor 613 28.4
For Britain Anne Marie Waters 479 22.2
Veterans and People's Peter Joyce 207 9.6
IU John Russell Leedham 203 9.4
Turnout

Fens and Greatham

Fens and Greatham (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Lindridge 1,320 45.9
Conservative Angela Falconer 1,306 45.4
Labour Jennifer Elliott 619 21.5
IU Bob Buchan 609 21.2
Labour Angie Swinbourne 439 15.3
Labour Ann Patricia Tweedy 420 14.6
Independent George Robins 402 14.0
IU James Brewer 310 10.8
Veterans and People's Paul Tucker 207 7.2
Turnout

Foggy Furze

Foggy Furze (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Picton 1,007 37.7
Conservative Kevin Robert Tiplady 994 37.3
Independent Darren Price 742 27.8
Labour Lyndsey Allen 661 24.8
Labour Corinne Jean Helen Male 620 23.2
Labour Frazer Daniel Healy 560 21.0
Veterans and People's Peter William Cartwright 479 18.0
Veterans and People's Lee Peter Cartwright 380 14.2
Veterans and People's Terry Hughes 265 9.9
Reform UK Tom Bird 127 4.8
For Britain Graham Patrick Craddy 69 2.6
Turnout

Hart

Hart (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Cassidy 1,464 54.4
Independent Rob Cook 804 29.9
Independent John Riddle 773 28.7
Labour Melanie Linda Morley 649 24.1
Labour Cameron Sharp 554 20.6
Labour David Innes 537 19.9
Veterans and People's Elver Alicarte 264 9.8
Turnout

Headland and Harbour

Headland and Harbour (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Cowie 960 39.6
IU Tim Fleming 951 39.2
IU Shane Robert Moore 914 37.7
IU Barbara Ward 694 28.6
Labour Alison Hockburn 586 24.2
Labour Sophie Chapman 582 24.0
Labour Matthew Alexander Dodds 560 23.1
Veterans and People's Mark Stacey 173 7.1
Independent Adam Gaines 99 4.1
Turnout

Manor House

Manor House (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Henry Ashton 764 41.1
Labour Ben Clayton 667 35.8
Labour Pam Hargreaves 573 30.8
Labour Steve Wallace 543 29.2
Independent Donna Hotham 315 16.9
Independent Jaime Horton 253 13.6
Independent Kathy Dales 245 13.2
Veterans and People's Richy Horsley 228 12.3
Reform UK Stephen Wright 166 8.9
Veterans and People's Jean Thomson 138 7.4
Reform UK Linda Parker 116 6.2
Reform UK Trevor Rogan 68 3.7
Turnout

Rossmere

Rossmere (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher David Groves 783 40.9
Labour Tom Feeney 600 31.3
Labour Moss Boddy * 558 29.2
Labour Julie Patricia Clayton * 558 29.2
Veterans and People's Anthony James Richardson 318 16.6
Veterans and People's Antony Baker 297 15.5
Veterans and People's Graham Lloyd Harrison 221 11.5
Liberal Democrats Lynne Gillam 141 7.4
Reform UK Jill Herring 134 7.0
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Julia Mary Neville 126 6.6
Reform UK Scott Kenny 125 6.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Noppen 101 5.3
Reform UK Billy Yull 83 4.3
Turnout

Rural West

Rural West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brenda Loynes 2,184 63.9
Conservative Mike Young 2,043 59.8
Conservative Cameron Stokell 1,700 49.8
Labour Malcolm Walker 683 20.0
Independent Darab Rezai 562 16.5
Independent Alex Williamson 435 12.7
Independent Adrian Gaines 147 4.3
Turnout

Seaton

Seaton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sue Little 1,804 63.2
Independent Leisa Smith 1,462 51.2
Conservative Gordon Cranney 1,157 40.6
Independent Dave Hunter 668 23.4
Labour Martin Dunbar 437 15.3
Veterans and People's Scott Standing 311 10.9
Reform UK Stefan Anthony Morgan 78 2.7
Turnout

Throston

Throston (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paddy Brown 1,014 43.2
Independent Peter Jackson 875 37.3
Labour Amy Prince 862 36.7
Labour Gary Allen 828 35.3
Labour Ron Watts 654 27.9
Reform UK John Tennant 528 22.5
Turnout

Victoria

Victoria (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Howson 805 38.3
Conservative Dennis Loynes 787 37.5
Labour Carl Richardson 780 37.1
Labour Karen Oliver 754 35.9
Independent Rachael Budd 323 15.4
Independent Tony Mann 270 12.9
IU Ian Griffiths 215 10.2
Independent Steve Robinson 208 9.9
Veterans and People's Amanda Elizabeth Napper 200 9.5
Heritage Claire Martin 133 6.3
Socialist Labour David Sharpe 68 3.2
Turnout

References

  1. ^ "Elections and Voting". Hartlepool Council. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ Hartlepool Local Government Boundary Commission for England
  3. ^ The Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 Legislation.gov
  4. ^ Hartlepool Open Council Data
  5. ^ Local Government Elections - 6 May 2021 Archived 20 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Hartlepool Council
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