# 2012 Hartlepool Borough Council election

The 2012 Hartlepool Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Hartlepool Borough Council. There were a number of differences in the composition of constituencies from the 2011 elections, including the absence of the Bruns, Dyke House, Grange, Greatham, Owton, Park, Rift House, Rossmere, St. Hilda, Stranton, and Throston wards. While the 2011 election had 15 available seats, the 2012 election had 36. Burn Valley, Foggy Furze, Hart, and Seaton wards each had two more seats than the previous year, and De Bruce, Fens & Rossmere, Headland & Harbour, Jesmond, Manor House, Rural West, and Victoria, which did not appear in 2011, all held three seats. The Labour Party once again dominated the election.

## Election result

Hartlepool Borough Election, 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| BNP | 0 | 0% | 0.46% | 230 |
| Conservative | 3 | 8.58% | 13.24% | 6,628 |
| Labour | 21 | 65.72% | 46.24% | 23,146 |
| Labour Co-op | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0% | 3.31% | 1,658 |
| Putting Hartlepool First | 4 | 14.29% | 19.90% | 9,960 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0% | 5.01% | 2,509 |
| Independent | 5 | 14.29% | 11.82% | 5,919 |

## Ward results

Burn Valley Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Blades | 102 | 2.33% | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Brash | 887 | 20.21% | |
| | Conservative | Michael Corrigan | 297 | 6.78% | |
| | Conservative | John Coward | 300 | 6.84% | |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Alec Gough | 397 | 9.05% | −23.12% |
| | Labour | Ged Hall | 790 | 17.99% | −49.84% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Kennedy | 125 | 2.85% | |
| | Independent | John Lauderdale | 615 | 14.01% | |
| | Labour | Sarah Maness | 579 | 13.18% | |
| | Conservative | Ray Pocklington | 298 | 6.79% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,256 | 51.39% | −16.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,390 | 25.90% | −4.20% |
De Bruce Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Rosie Allison | 329 | 8.84% |
| | Labour | Rob Cook | 741 | 19.90% |
| | Labour | Sheila Griffin | 875 | 23.49% |
| | Conservative | Suzzi McKenzie | 140 | 3.76% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Plant | 191 | 5.13% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Rayner | 151 | 4.06% |
| | Labour | Sylvia Tempest | 682 | 18.31% |
| | UKIP | Ronnie Whitlock | 247 | 6.64% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edna Wright | 369 | 9.91% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,298 | 61.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,725 | 24.70% |
Fens & Rossmere Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Allan Barclay | 693 | 10.99% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Steve Gibbon | 1,023 | 16.22% |
| | Labour | Trisha Lawton | 716 | 11.35% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Alison Lilley | 933 | 14.79% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Geoff Lilley | 1,006 | 15.95% |
| | Conservative | Mike Ludgate | 90 | 1.43% |
| | Labour | Ann Marshall | 722 | 11.45% |
| | Independent | Angela McKie | 117 | 1.86% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Parkinson | 202 | 3.21% |
| | UKIP | Dave Pascoe | 375 | 5.95% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Preece | 196 | 3.11% |
| | Conservative | Bill Reeve | 135 | 2.14% |
| | Conservative | Helen Wells | 101 | 1.61% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,962 | 46.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,309 | 32.60% |
Foggy Furze Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Akers-Belcher | 895 | 21.85% | |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Fred Corbett | 512 | 12.50% | |
| | Labour | Kevin Cranney | 780 | 19.04% | |
| | UKIP | Phil Fenn | 377 | 9.21% | |
| | Conservative | Dennis Loynes | 223 | 5.45% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Rayner | 148 | 3.61% | |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | John Ringwood | 427 | 10.43% | |
| | Labour | Kaylee Sirs | 654 | 15.97% | −45.16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,410 | 58.83% | −2.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,097 | 26.20% | −2% |
Hart Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bob Addison | 368 | 8.68% | −21.93% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Sandra Allison | 266 | 6.28% | |
| | Labour | Paul Beck | 571 | 13.47% | |
| | Independent | Christine Blakey | 333 | 8.68% | |
| | Labour | Moss Boddy | 522 | 12.31% | |
| | Independent | Keith Fisher | 532 | 12.55% | |
| | UKIP | Tom Hind | 262 | 6.18% | |
| | Conservative | Shane Moore | 417 | 9.84% | |
| | Independent | David Nin | 257 | 6.06% | |
| | Labour | Jean Robinson | 713 | 16.82% | −30.37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,806 | 42.59% | −4.60% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,241 | 28% | −6.90% |
Headland & Harbour Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jim Ainslie | 763 | 19.62% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Stephen Allison | 525 | 13.50% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Broadbent | 120 | 3.09% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Kate Erskine | 465 | 11.96% |
| | Labour | Peter Jackson | 647 | 16.64% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Steve Latimer | 484 | 12.45% |
| | Conservative | Andy Loynes | 84 | 2.16% |
| | Labour | Robbie Payne | 713 | 18.34% |
| | Conservative | David Young | 88 | 2.27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,123 | 54.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,889 | 25.40% |
Jesmond Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Reuben Atkinson | 298 | 9.73% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Keith Dawkins | 687 | 22.43% |
| | Labour | Mary Fleet | 762 | 24.88% |
| | Labour | Linda Shields | 680 | 22.21% |
| | Labour | Stephen Thomas | 636 | 20.77% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,078 | 67.85% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,063 | 23.20% |
Manor House Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Akers-Belcher | 906 | 25.07% |
| | BNP | Ronnie Bage | 230 | 6.37% |
| | UKIP | Peter Davis | 289 | 8% |
| | Labour | Marjorie James | 808 | 22.36% |
| | Conservative | Mandy Loynes | 105 | 2.91% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Smith | 79 | 2.19% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Mick Stevens | 305 | 8.44% |
| | Conservative | Jayne Wells | 70 | 1.94% |
| | Labour | Angie Wilcox | 822 | 22.75% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,536 | 70.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,614 | 20.30% |
Rural West Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Les Coverdale | 369 | 6.63% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Andrew Gough | 416 | 7.47% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Loynes | 1,007 | 18.08% |
| | Independent | Mike McKie | 422 | 7.58% |
| | Conservative | George Morris | 1,022 | 18.35% |
| | Labour | Robert Steel | 379 | 6.81% |
| | Labour | Ken Thompson | 366 | 6.58% |
| | Conservative | Ray Wells | 1,039 | 18.66% |
| | UKIP | Eric Wilson | 550 | 9.88% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,068 | 55.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,570 | 35% |
Seaton Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Terry Allen | 172 | 3.81% | |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Kelly Atkinson | 328 | 7.26% | |
| | Labour | Sandra Belcher | 274 | 6.07% | |
| | Independent | Cath Hill | 769 | 17.02% | −32.96% |
| | Labour | John Maxwell | 287 | 6.36% | |
| | Conservative | Jean McKenna | 158 | 3.50% | |
| | Labour | Stuart Shields | 237 | 5.24% | −17.63% |
| | UKIP | George Springer | 243 | 5.38% | |
| | Independent | Paul Thompson | 883 | 19.54% | |
| | Independent | Mike Turner | 1,168 | 25.85% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,820 | 62.41% | +12.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,519 | 27.70% | −7.70% |
Victoria Ward (3 Councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Amanda Campbell | 146 | 3.73% |
| | Labour | Pamela Hargreaves | 745 | 19.01% |
| | UKIP | Kath Hill | 166 | 4.24% |
| | Conservative | Kelvin Mayson | 113 | 2.89% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Paul Mitchinson | 364 | 9.29% |
| | Labour | Carl Richardson | 737 | 18.81% |
| | Labour | Chris Simmons | 753 | 19.22% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Maaija Sinclair | 312 | 7.97% |
| | Independent | Jane Shaw | 87 | 2.22% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Sneddon | 77 | 1.97% |
| | Putting Hartlepool First | Barry Thompson | 322 | 8.22% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Tighe | 97 | 2.48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,235 | 57.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,919 | 23.30% |