# 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.

## 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. A coalition of Conservative, Independent Union, and Veterans and People's Party councillors took control of the council in 2019. IU and VPP councillors left their parties to join the Brexit Party in September 2019, but most rejoined their original parties in early 2020.
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.

## Previous council composition

| After 2021 election | After 2021 election | After 2021 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election | Before 2022 election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Party | 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
* Sue Little and Leisa Smith join Putting Seaton First from independent

## Results

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

## Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

### Burn Valley

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

### De Bruce

De Bruce :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fens & Greatham

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

### Foggy Furze

Foggy Furze :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Hart

Hart :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Headland & Harbour

Headland & Harbour :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | IU hold | IU hold | Swing | | |

### Manor House

Manor House :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rossmere

Rossmere :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rural West

Rural West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 2,186 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Seaton

Seaton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Throston

Throston :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Victoria

Victoria :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Foggy Furze

Foggy Furze: 8 September 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 52 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,009 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Throston

Throston: 13 October 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 170 | 19.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 886 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |