The Hartlepools (UK Parliament constituency)

The Hartlepools  was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The constituency became Hartlepool in 1974. The seat's name reflected the representation of both old Hartlepool and West Hartlepool.

History
The Hartlepools was enfranchised as a borough constituency by the Reform Act 1867, being given one MP. It had previously been part of the two-MP county division of South Durham.

The constituency was renamed Hartlepool in 1974, following the administrative merger in 1967 of the local authorities covering the borough of Hartlepool and the county borough of West Hartlepool.

1868–1918
The municipal borough of Hartlepool, and the townships of Throston, Stranton, and Seaton Carew.

See map on Vision of Britain website.

1918–1974
County borough of West Hartlepool and municipal borough of Hartlepool.

Boundaries redrawn in 1918, 1950 and 1955 to reflect changes to the boundaries of the two boroughs.

Elections in the 1870s
Richardson resigned, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1910s


General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was scheduled to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been preparing for this election, and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected:
 * Liberal: Stephen Furness
 * Unionist: William Gritten

Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939–40

A General Election was scheduled to take place before the end of 1940. The parties had been preparing for this election, and by autumn 1939, the following candidates had been selected:
 * Conservative: William Gritten
 * Labour: D. T. Jones
 * Liberal:

* Lupton stood as a 'People's' candidate

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