- Council Control: Brexit Party/Con/Socialist Lab/Putting Seaton First/Ind
- Conservatives 3
- Labour 10
- Liberal Democrats 0
- Green 0
- Other 20
Brexit Party 10, Socialist Labour Party 4, Putting Seaton First 3, Independent 2, For Britain 1. Port and manufacturing town, originally in Durham and then in the former county of Cleveland. Famous as the town which hanged a monkey mistaken for a foreign sailor; the monkey mascot of Hartlepool FC was elected as Mayor in 2002.
The Independent Union, UK Independence Party and Veterans and Peoples Party councillors joined the Brexit Party in September 2019. Labour regained Hart at a byelection on 25 July. Four councillors moved from Labour to Socialist Labour Party in April-May 2019.
Next local elections
2020
Election cycle
Thirds
Local authority type
Unitary
Address
Victoria Road, Hartlepool TS24 8AY
Phone
01429 266522
Website
http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/
Council Tax (Band D)
£2014.58
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