Local elections 2026

Published: 5 May 2026

The Hartlepool Borough Council local elections took place on Thursday 7 May. Twelve seats - one in each ward - were up for election. The full list of results is as follows.

Burn Valley Ward

Graham Lloyd Harrison (Reform UK) - 847

Lucas Hennells-Barber (Liberal Democrats) - 57

Owen Craig Riddle (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 740

India Jessica Robertson (Green Party candidate) - 252

Bryan Thompson (Local Conservatives) - 165

De Bruce Ward

Nick Anderson (Reform UK) - 1080

Rachel Jayne Creevy (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 459

Jasmine Jade Khan (Green Party candidate) - 146

Lydia Dorelle Waller (Local Conservatives) - 114

Fens and Greatham Ward

Lisa Marie Arnell (Green Party candidate) - 173

Dave Bruce (Reform UK) - 1226

Bob Buchan (Local Conservatives) - 373

Mark Joseph Hanson (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 857

Foggy Furze Ward

Mike Cherrington (Green Party candidate) - 163

Christopher Groves (Local Conservatives) - 154

Melanie Morley (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 470

Connor Stallard (Liberal Democrats) - 324

Rob Stevenson (Reform UK) - 1001

Hart Ward

Jo Banks (Independent) - 132

Michael Brookes (Green Party candidate) - 189

Stuart Alan Campbell (Independent) - 68

Rob Cook (Independent) - 205

Brian Cowie (Reform UK) - 1128

Barry McKinstray (Liberal Democrats) - 46

David Nicholson (Local Conservatives) - 186

Jake Ethan Swinburne (Labour Party) - 535

Headland and Harbour Ward

Amanda Davis (Labour Party) - 549

Scott Gaiety (Reform UK) - 1150

Jessica Louise Ingham (Green Party candidate) - 223

John Mawhinney (Local Conservatives) - 175

Nathan Maddison McLauchlan (Liberal Democrats) - 73

Manor House Ward

Ronnie Buglass (Reform UK) - 1041

Tom Casey (Green Party candidate) - 174

Pamela Claire Hargreaves (Labour Party) - 354

Rossmere Ward

Moss Boddy (Labour Party) - 307

Matthew James Hartley (Green Party candidate) - 144

Veronica Nicholson (Local Conservatives) - 110

Christine Wiley (Reform UK) - 1017

Rural West Ward

Thomas Cassidy (Local Conservatives) - 840

Simon Niall Crute (Green Party candidate) - 304

Sara Kadry Mohamed Hamouda (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 578

Richie Hughes (Reform UK) - 1309

Seaton Ward

Mia Grace Brown (Green Party candidate) - 167

Nicholas Brian Cain (Labour Party) - 486

Gordon Cranney (Independent) - 410

John Harrison (Local Conservatives) - 148

Michael Noppen (Liberal Democrats) - 65

Peter Storey (Reform UK) - 1062 

Throston Ward

Jack Adam Callaghan (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 550

Samuel Allan Carr (Liberal Democrats) - 77

Margaret Lyall (Local Conservatives) - 125

Amanda Elizabeth Napper (Reform UK) - 1012

Ewan Dawson Train (Green Party candidate) - 132

Victoria Ward

Gary Allen (Labour and Co-operative Party) - 553

Connor James Dorrian (Green Party candidate) - 319

Adam Gaines (Reform UK) - 766

Rodney Pangbourne (Local Conservatives) - 123

 

Turn out: 31.51%