Hartlepool council election, 2018
Most seats
5
Labour Party
Seats contested
11
across 11 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 5 | -1 | 6,372 | 37.8% | +1.5 |
| Independent | 3 | +3 | 3,583 | 21.3% | +15.9 |
| Hartlepool Independents - Putting Hartlepool First | 2 | +1 | 2,592 | 15.4% | +12.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 1 | +0 | 3,737 | 22.2% | +6.0 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 380 | 2.3% | -0.9 |
| The For Britain Movement | 0 | +0 | 195 | 1.2% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0 | -3 | 0 | — | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 11 | |
| Labour Party | 11 | |
| Independent | 8 | |
| Green Party | 5 | |
| Hartlepool Independents - Putting Hartlepool First | 3 | |
| The For Britain Movement | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 11 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Burn Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Lauderdale Elected | 763 | 49.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Karen Oliver | 496 | 32.2% | -10.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Marshall | 279 | 18.1% | -3.5 |
| Majority | 267 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,538 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party
De Bruce
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Stephen Thomas Elected | 684 | 52.5% | +0.9 |
| Independent | James Barker | 219 | 16.8% | +10.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Young | 204 | 15.7% | +6.4 |
| The For Britain Movement | Karen King | 195 | 15.0% | — |
| Majority | 465 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,302 | |||
Labour Party hold
Fens and Rossmere
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool Independents - Putting Hartlepool First | Tony Richardson Elected | 827 | 41.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Alan Clark | 715 | 36.1% | +3.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dennis Loynes | 373 | 18.8% | +8.6 |
| Green Party | Tom Casey | 65 | 3.3% | -2.5 |
| Majority | 112 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,980 | |||
Hartlepool Independents - Putting Hartlepool First gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Foggy Furze
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Ann Marshall Elected | 658 | 39.6% | -5.3 |
| Independent | Darren Price | 553 | 33.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Martin-Wells | 312 | 18.8% | +4.3 |
| Independent | Andrew Wildberg | 74 | 4.5% | — |
| Green Party | Michael James Brackstone Ritchie | 63 | 3.8% | — |
| Majority | 105 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,660 | |||
Labour Party hold
Hart
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Cassidy Elected | 778 | 44.0% | +23.8 |
| Labour Party | Aileen Kendon | 685 | 38.8% | +9.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Brade | 304 | 17.2% | -2.5 |
| Majority | 93 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,767 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party
Headland and Harbour
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tim Fleming Elected | 577 | 46.6% | +41.6 |
| Labour Party | Jim Ainslie | 496 | 40.1% | -0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Broadbent | 164 | 13.3% | -2.1 |
| Majority | 81 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,237 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party
Jesmond
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Paddy Brown Elected | 551 | 43.7% | +1.9 |
| Hartlepool Independents - Putting Hartlepool First | Keith William Dawkins | 478 | 37.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bill Reeve | 181 | 14.4% | +4.7 |
| Green Party | Derek Begley | 51 | 4.0% | — |
| Majority | 73 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,261 | |||
Labour Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Manor House
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Marjorie James Elected | 652 | 55.4% | +0.3 |
| Independent | Linda Parker | 253 | 21.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jayne Reeve | 191 | 16.2% | +9.1 |
| Green Party | Kate Anne Dobson | 80 | 6.8% | — |
| Majority | 399 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,176 | |||
Labour Party hold
Rural West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brenda Loynes Elected | 1,189 | 58.4% | +7.8 |
| Independent | James Brewer | 366 | 18.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Helen Howson | 361 | 17.7% | +5.1 |
| Green Party | Michael Holt | 121 | 5.9% | -5.5 |
| Majority | 823 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,037 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Seaton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool Independents - Putting Hartlepool First | Sue Little Elected | 1,287 | 75.8% | +44.2 |
| Labour Party | Yousuf Khan | 216 | 12.7% | -5.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Veronica Nicholson | 196 | 11.5% | -0.4 |
| Majority | 1,071 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,699 | |||
Hartlepool Independents - Putting Hartlepool First hold
Victoria
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Carl Richardson Elected | 858 | 71.4% | +18.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Justin Cutts | 344 | 28.6% | +17.8 |
| Majority | 514 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,202 | |||
Labour Party hold