Headland and Harbour
A by-election on Thursday 4 May 2017 for the vacant Headland & Harbour seat on Hartlepool Borough Council was won by Mike McLaughlin (Labour).
The by-election followed the recent resignation of Councillor Sylvia Tempest (Labour).
The full result was as follows:
Chris Broadbent |
Local Conservatives |
210 votes |
Tom Cassidy |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
532 votes |
Mike McLaughlin |
Labour Party |
555 votes |
Lucy Patterson |
Independent |
69 votes |
The make-up of Hartlepool Council is now Labour (19), UKIP (6), Independent (3), Local Conservatives (3) and Putting Hartlepool First (2).
The turnout for the by-election was 24.4%.