Appointments to Council Committees
2025/2026
Ceremonial Mayor of Hartlepool
Deputy Ceremonial Mayor of Hartlepool
Councillor Quewone (Que) Bailey-Fleet
Hartlepool Borough Council Leadership
Leader of the Council: Councillor Pamela Hargreaves
Deputy Leader of the Council: Councillor Martin Scarborough
Finance and Corporate Affairs Committee
Chair: Councillor Hargreaves
Vice-Chair/ Deputy Leader: Councillor Scarborough
Chair (Adult services and public health): Councillor Allen
Chair (Children's services): Councillor Morley
Chair (Housing growth and communities): Councillor Oliver
Chair (Neighbourhood and regulatory services): Councillor Riddle
Councillors: Creevy, Nelson, Napper, Lindridge and Little
Parish Council Representative: Minna Ireland (Dalton Piercy Parish Council)
Adult Services and Public Health Committee
Chair: Councillor Allen
Vice-Chair: Councillor Roy
Councillors: Hall, Cook, Boddy, Little and Doyle.
Parish Council Representative: Scott Gaiety (Headland Parish Council)
Neighbourhood and Regulatory Services Committee
Chair: Councillor Riddle
Vice-Chair: Councillor Wallace
Councillors: Dunbar, Jorgeson, Boddy, Napper and Little.
Parish Council Representatives: Stephen Smith (Greatham Parish Council) and Lyn Noble (Dalton Piercy Parish Council)
Housing Growth and Communities Committee
Chair: Councillor Oliver
Vice-Chair: Councillor Dodds
Councillors: Male, Scarborough, Cook , Napper and Lindridge
Parish Council Representative: Stephen Smith (Greatham Parish Council), Sam Lee (Headland Parish Council) and Liz Hurst (Wynyard Parish Council)
Children’s Services Committee
Chair: Councillor Morley
Vice-Chair: Councillor Boddy
Councillors: Holbrook, Harrison, Little, Dunbar and Buchan
Plus Independent Co-opted Members, including C. of E. and R.C. Representatives (with voting rights) parent governor representatives and potential other co-optees.
Parish Council Representative: Vacancy
Corporate Parent Forum
Membership same as the Children’s Services Committee
Health and Wellbeing Board
Chair: Councillor Allen
Councillors: Roy, Darby and Little
Planning Committee
Chair: Councillor Boddy
Vice-Chair: Councillor Roy
Councillors: Bailey-Fleet, Dodds, Oliver, Jorgeson, Thompson, Feeney, Napper, Dunbar and Little
Licensing Committee
Chair: Councillor Dunbar
Vice-Chair: Councillor Nelson
Councillors: Bailey-Fleet, Clayton, Thompson, Allen, Dodds, Feeney, Jorgeson, Reeve, Doyle and Little
Audit and Governance Committee
Chair: Councillor Moore
Vice-Chair: Councillor Darby
Councillors: Jorgeson, Holbrook, Hall, Boddy, Cook, Roy, Male and Reeve
Independent members: Martin Slimings and David Whitmore
Constitution Committee
Chair: Councillor Hargreaves
Vice-Chair (Chair of Council): Councillor Thompson
Councillors: Dunbar, Boddy, Dodds, Bailey-Fleet, Buchan, Napper and Little
Appointments Panel
Councillors: Thompson (Chair of Council), Hargreaves (Leader of Council), Harrison, Oliver, Morley, Buchan, Little and Boddy
Civic Honours Committee
Councillos: Thompson (Chair of Council), Holbrook, Dodds, Little and Doyle.
Appeals Committee
Councillors: Buchan, Little, Harrison, Allen and Thompson
Independent co-opted member - John McDade
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