2022 Hartlepool Borough Council election

The 2022 Hartlepool Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Hartlepool Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 13 of the 36 seats were up for election, with 1 ward (Rural West) electing 2 councillors.[1]

2022 Hartlepool Borough Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
13 out of 36 seats to Hartlepool Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 13 seats, 25.7% 11 seats, 30.7%
Seats won 5 7
Seats after 15 11
Seat change Increase 2 Steady
Popular vote 6,678 8,290
Percentage 34.2% 42.3%
Swing Increase 8.5% Increase 11.6%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Independent IU
Last election 10 seats, 25.6% 2 seats, 6.3%
Seats won 0 1
Seats after 8 2
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 2,439 829
Percentage 12.5% 4.2%
Swing Decrease 13.1% Decrease 2.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Hartlepool Borough Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

 Council control after election


No overall control

Background

Hartlepool is traditionally a Labour council, with Labour forming the majority party for most of its history. The council fell into no overall control from 1976 to 1979, 2000 to 2004, 2008 to 2010, and from 2019 to the present.[2][3] A coalition of Conservative, Independent Union, and Veterans and People's Party councillors took control of the council in 2019.[4] IU and VPP councillors left their parties to join the Brexit Party in September 2019,[5] but most rejoined their original parties in early 2020.[6]

In the 2021 election, which was under new boundaries, the Conservatives won 13 seats with 25.75%, Labour won 11 with 30.70%, independents won 10 with 25.55%, and the Independent Union won 2 with 6.27%. Separately, the Conservatives won the 2021 Hartlepool by-election on the same day, taking the seat for the first time.[7]

Previous council composition
After 2021 election Before 2022 election[8]
Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 13 Conservative 12
Labour 11 Labour 11
Independent 10 Independent 7
IU 2 IU 2
Hartlepool People 0 Hartlepool People 1
Putting Seaton First 0 Putting Seaton First 2

Changes:

  • May 2021: Jim Lindridge joins Hartlepool People from independent
  • February 2022: Brenda Loynes (Conservative) dies; seat left vacant until 2022 election[9]
  • Sue Little and Leisa Smith join Putting Seaton First from independent

Results
2022 Hartlepool Borough Council election[10]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 5 Increase 2 38.5 10 15 41.7 6,678 34.2 +8.5
  Labour 7 Steady 53.8 4 11 30.6 8,290 42.3 +11.6
  Independent 0 Decrease 2 0.0 8 8 22.2 2,439 12.5 -13.1
  IU 1 Steady 7.7 1 2 5.6 829 4.2 -2.1
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 469 2.4 +0.1
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 413 2.1 +1.5
  For Britain 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 203 1.0 -0.9
  North East 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 191 1.0 N/A

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Burn Valley
Burn Valley[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jonathan Brash* 1,183 69.0 +34.6
Conservative James Brewer 531 31.0 -7.9
Majority 652
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

De Bruce
De Bruce[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Creevy* 723 51.7 +21.3
Conservative David Normandale 377 27.0 -12.7
For Britain Anne Marie Waters 203 14.5 -7.7
Independent Tony Mann 95 6.8 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Fens & Greatham
Fens & Greatham[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Buchan 964 51.1 +29.9
Labour Jennifer Elliott* 922 48.9 +27.4
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Foggy Furze
Foggy Furze[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Melanie Morley 631 39.6 +14.8
Independent Darren Price* 490 30.7 +2.9
Conservative Julie Normandale 391 24.5 -12.8
Liberal Democrats Barry McKinstray 82 5.1 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Hart
Hart[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Leedham 637 38.7 -15.7
Labour Cameron Sharp 562 34.1 +13.5
Independent Sam Lee 448 27.2 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Headland & Harbour
Headland & Harbour[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IU Shane Moore* 683 44.8 +7.1
Labour Carole Thompson 514 33.7 +9.5
Conservative Tom Bird 326 21.4 -18.2
Majority
Turnout
IU hold Swing

Manor House
Manor House[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pamela Hargreaves* 612 50.2 +19.4
Conservative Robert Darby 338 27.7 -13.4
Independent Donna Hotham 138 11.3 -5.6
Reform UK Steve Wright 131 10.7 +1.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Rossmere
Rossmere[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Moss Boddy* 503 42.6 +13.4
Independent Jaime Horton 366 31.0 N/A
Conservative Marc Owens 268 22.7 -18.2
Reform UK Steve Sandick 43 3.6 -3.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Rural West
Rural West[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Martin-Wells 1,188 54.3 -5.5
Conservative Scott Reeve 1,144 52.3 +2.5
Labour Malcolm Walker 626 28.6 +8.6
Independent Darab Rezai 496 22.7 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Neville 331 15.1 N/A
North East John Tait 191 8.7 N/A
Majority
Turnout 2,186
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Seaton
Seaton[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Cranney* 944 55.6 +15.0
Labour Martin Dunbar 460 27.1 +11.8
Reform UK Glynis Jones 295 17.4 +14.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Throston
Throston[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amy Prince* 765 50.7 +14.0
Independent Katherine Cook 406 26.9 N/A
Conservative Morgan Barker 339 22.5 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Victoria
Victoria[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gary Allen 789 60.2 +23.1
Conservative Jane Reeve 375 28.6 -8.9
IU Trevor Rogan 146 11.1 +0.9
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

By-elections

Foggy Furze
Foggy Furze: 8 September 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Thompson 443 43.9 +4.3
Conservative Pam Shurmer 391 38.8
Independent Connor Stallard 126 12.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Barry McKinstray 49 4.9 N/A
Majority 52
Turnout 1,009
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Throston
Throston: 13 October 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cameron Sharp 450 50.8 +0.1
Independent Jaime Horton 280 31.6 +4.7
Conservative Jack Waterman 124 14.0 -8.5
Liberal Democrats Barry McKinstray 32 3.6 N/A
Majority 170 19.2
Turnout 886
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.3

References
  1. "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "Hartlepool Borough Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. "Hartlepool Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. Minting, Stuart; Metcalfe, Alex (10 May 2019). "Allegiances turned on their head at Ben Houchen's top table". TeessideLive. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. Scott, Jim (13 September 2019). "The Brexit Party take over North-East council". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. "Hartlepool Council no longer under Brexit Party control". BBC News. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. "Elections 2021: Conservatives hail historic Labour defeat in Hartlepool by-election". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  8. "Councillors by Party". hartlepool.gov. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  9. Bilalova, Pamela (8 February 2022). "Tributes to 'the most amazing public servant' after Hartlepool Mayor Brenda Loynes's death is announced". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  10. "Hartlepool Local Election Results 2022". Hartlepool Borough Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  11. "Hartlepool Local Government Elections Thursday 5th May 2022 - Statement of Persons Nominated". Hartlepool Borough Council. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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