Councillor Carole Thompson
Ceremonial Mayor of Hartlepool
Carole Thompson has lived in Hartlepool all her life. She attended Lister Street School and Hartlepool High School for Girls.
She is a proud mother of three sons and grandmother to three grandchildren.
Carole began her career as a childminder before training as an occupational therapist. She worked at Sunderland Royal Hospital for two years before returning to Hartlepool to work at Hartlepool General Hospital. She later joined Macmillan Cancer Support and the local hospice, where she worked until her retirement in 2016.
Carole was elected to represent the Foggy Furze Ward on 8 September 2022. She was honoured to be appointed Ceremonial Mayor of Hartlepool on 21 May 2024 for the 2024/25 Municipal Year and retained the position in the 2025/26 Municipal Year.
Ceremonial Mayors Diary
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10/25 | Black History Month opening | 11:00am - 1:30pm | Greenbank Hub1 Training Room, Hartlepool TS24 7QT |
| 02/10/25 | Council | 6:30pm | Council Chamber, Civic Centre |
| 03/10/25 | Mayoral school visit to Kingsley Primary School | 9:15am - 11:15am | 1 Taybrooke Avenue, Hartlepool |
| 10/10/25 | World mental health day event | 12:00pm | Centre for Independent Living, Burbank Street, Hartlepool |
| 11/10/25 | The Rifles memorial service | 11:00am | Lady Chapel, York Minster Cathedral, Deangate, York YO1 7HH |
| 12/10/25 | Annual Teesside district trafalgar day parade | 10:30am | Dorman Museum. Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough TS5 6LA |
| 13/10/25 | Mayoral visit to Springwell School | 09:10am | Springwell School, Wiltshire Way, Hartlepool TS26 0TB |
| 16/10/25 | Hartlepool business awards | 7:00pm | Hardwick Hall Country House Hotel, Sedgefield TS21 2EH |
| 17/10/25 | The Mayor's charity night | 7:00pm | South Durhams Social Club (Steelies), 56 Westbourne Road, Hartlepool |
| 18/10/25 | Deputy Mayor attending British Army Band catterick charirt concert | 7:00pm | St. Hilda’s Church, Headland, Hartlepool |
| 20/10/25 | Mayoral visit to Throston Primary School | 9:30am | Flint Walk, Hartlepool TS26 0TJ |
| 21/10/25 | Citizenship ceremony | 2:00pm | Council Chamber, Civic Centre |
| 22/10/25 | Mayoral visit High Tunstall College of Science | 11:00am | Elwick Road, Hartlepool |
| 23/10/25 | Celebrating success awards evening | 5:00pm | Mill House Leisure Centre, Raby Road, Hartlepool |
| 27/10/25 | Deputy Mayor attending Judge at Jollof Connect - Black History Month celebration
| 5:00pm | Northumbria Students Union, 2 Sandyford Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8SB |
| 1/11/25 | Hartlepool fireworks spectacular | 6:00pm | VIP Area, Clock Tower, Seaton Carew |