Ceremonial Mayor - general information

Councillor Carole Thompson

Councillor Carole Thompson, the Ceremonial Mayor of Hartlepool

Carole has lived in Hartlepool all her life and attended Lister Street School and Hartlepool High School for Girls.

She has three sons and three grandchildren.

While her children were growing up, Carole worked as a childminder and then trained to be an Occupational Therapist. As an Occupational Therapist, she worked at Sunderland Royal Hospital for two years prior to returning to the town and working at Hartlepool General Hospital. She then took a role with Macmillan Cancer Support and the local Hospice until her retirement in 2016.

Carole was elected to the Foggy Furze Ward on 8 September 2022 and was thrilled to become Ceremonial Mayor of Hartlepool on 21 May 2024 for the forthcoming Municipal Year.