2021 Hartlepool Borough Council election

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.

Hartlepool Council Election 2021

6 May 2021
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 10 3
Winner of each seat at the 2021 Hartlepool Borough Council election

Boundary changes

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

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
	VPP	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:

• Conservative Party: 4
• Labour Party: 8
• Independent Union: 6
• Socialist Labour Party: 4
• Veterans and People's Party: 1
• For Britain Movement: 1
• Independent: 4
• Vacant: 3

Following the election the composition of the council was:

• Conservative Party: 13
• Labour Party: 11
• Independent: 10
• Independent Union: 2

Ward results

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

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
	VPP	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
	VPP	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
	VPP	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
	VPP	Peter William Cartwright	479	18.0
	VPP	Lee Peter Cartwright	380	14.2
	VPP	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
	VPP	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
	VPP	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
	VPP	Richy Horsley	228	12.3
	Reform UK	Stephen Wright	166	8.9
	VPP	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
	VPP	Anthony James Richardson	318	16.6
	VPP	Antony Baker	297	15.5
	VPP	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

• = Straws drawn due to tie

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
	VPP	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
	VPP	Amanda Elizabeth Napper	200	9.5
	Heritage	Claire Martin	133	6.3
	Socialist Labour	David Sharpe	68	3.2
Turnout