Hartlepool is a unitary authority in County Durham, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland. Between 2002 and 2013 it also had a directly elected mayor.
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Non-metropolitan district
Unitary authority
Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1973
Hartlepool Borough Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)
Hartlepool Borough Council election, 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, 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 (New ward boundaries)
Hartlepool Borough Council election, 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 (New ward boundaries)
Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2014
Hartlepool Borough Council election, 2015
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.
Hartlepool mayoral election, 2002
Hartlepool mayoral election, 2005
Hartlepool mayoral election, 2009
