Hartlepool Borough Council elections

Hartlepool Borough Council elections usually take place for a third of the council, three years out of every four. Hartlepool Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland.

Non-metropolitan district elections

 * 1973 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1976 Hartlepool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 1979 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1980 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1982 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1983 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1984 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1986 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1987 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1988 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1990 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1991 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1992 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1994 Hartlepool Borough Council election

Unitary authority elections

 * 1995 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1996 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1998 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 1999 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2000 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2002 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2003 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2004 Hartlepool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 2006 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2007 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2008 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2010 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2011 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2012 Hartlepool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 2014 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2015 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2016 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2018 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2019 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2021 Hartlepool Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 2022 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2023 Hartlepool Borough Council election
 * 2024 Hartlepool Borough Council election

Mayoral elections
On 18 October 2001 there was a referendum on whether Hartlepool should have a directly elected mayor. The referendum saw a narrow vote in favour with 10,667 yes votes and 10,294 no votes on a turnout of 31%. The first election in 2002 saw an independent candidate Stuart Drummond elected and he has been re-elected in both the 2005 and 2009 elections. A referendum to abolish the mayoralty in 2012 succeeded, with 58.7% favouring a cabinet system.


 * Hartlepool mayoral election, 2002
 * Hartlepool mayoral election, 2005
 * Hartlepool mayoral election, 2009