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Hartlepool 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

12 ward races

12 seats

7 elected below the proportional quota

58.3% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	12,639	49.7%	12	100.0%	7	58.3%	+5
Labour Party	6,438	25.3%	0	0.0%	3	25.0%	-3
Conservative Party	2,513	9.9%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	-1
Green Party	2,386	9.4%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	-1
Independent	815	3.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Liberal Democrats	642	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	25,433	100.0%	12	100.0%	12	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Burn Valley · 1 seat · won at 41.1% · −8.9 pts below quota
Rural West · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · −6.8 pts below quota
Victoria · 1 seat · won at 43.5% · −6.5 pts below quota
Hart · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
Seaton · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · −4.6 pts below quota
Fens and Greatham · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · −3.4 pts below quota
Foggy Furze · 1 seat · won at 47.4% · −2.6 pts below quota
Headland and Harbour · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
Throston · 1 seat · won at 53.4% · above quota
De Bruce · 1 seat · won at 60.0% · above quota
Rossmere · 1 seat · won at 64.4% · above quota
Manor House · 1 seat · won at 66.3% · above quota

Race results

Burn Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.9 pts Valid ballots 2,061

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Graham Harrison	Reform UK	847	41.1%	−8.9 pts	Elected
2	Owen Craig Riddle	Labour Party	740	35.9%	—
3	India Robertson	Green Party	252	12.2%	—
4	Bryan Thompson	Conservative Party	165	8.0%	—
5	Lucas Hennells-Barber	Liberal Democrats	57	2.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,061 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.burn-valley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rural West · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.8 pts Valid ballots 3,031

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Richie Hughes	Reform UK	1,309	43.2%	−6.8 pts	Elected
2	Thomas Cassidy	Conservative Party	840	27.7%	—
3	Sara Kadry Mohamed Hamouda	Labour Party	578	19.1%	—
4	Simon Niall Crute	Green Party	304	10.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 3,031 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.rural-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Victoria · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.5 pts Valid ballots 1,761

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Adam Gaines	Reform UK	766	43.5%	−6.5 pts	Elected
2	Gary Allen	Labour Party	553	31.4%	—
3	Connor James Dorrian	Green Party	319	18.1%	—
4	Rodney Pangbourne	Conservative Party	123	7.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,761 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.victoria.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hart · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.7 pts Valid ballots 2,489

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Brian Cowie	Reform UK	1,128	45.3%	−4.7 pts	Elected
2	Jake Ethan Swinburne	Labour Party	535	21.5%	—
3	Rob Cook	Independent	205	8.2%	—
4	Michael Brookes	Green Party	189	7.6%	—
5	David Nicholson	Conservative Party	186	7.5%	—
6	Jo Banks	Independent	132	5.3%	—
7	Stuart Alan Campbell	Independent	68	2.7%	—
8	Barry McKinstray	Liberal Democrats	46	1.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,489 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.hart.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Seaton · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.6 pts Valid ballots 2,338

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Peter Storey	Reform UK	1,062	45.4%	−4.6 pts	Elected
2	Nicholas Brian Cain	Labour Party	486	20.8%	—
3	Gordon Cranney	Independent	410	17.5%	—
4	Mia Brown	Green Party	167	7.1%	—
5	John Harrison	Conservative Party	148	6.3%	—
6	Michael Noppen	Liberal Democrats	65	2.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,338 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.seaton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Fens and Greatham · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.4 pts Valid ballots 2,629

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dave Bruce	Reform UK	1,226	46.6%	−3.4 pts	Elected
2	Mark Joseph Hanson	Labour Party	857	32.6%	—
3	Bob Buchan	Conservative Party	373	14.2%	—
4	Lisa Marie Arnell	Green Party	173	6.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,629 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.fens-greatham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Foggy Furze · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.6 pts Valid ballots 2,112

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Rob Stevenson	Reform UK	1,001	47.4%	−2.6 pts	Elected
2	Melanie Morley	Labour Party	470	22.3%	—
3	Connor Stallard	Liberal Democrats	324	15.3%	—
4	Mike Cherrington	Green Party	163	7.7%	—
5	Christopher Groves	Conservative Party	154	7.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,112 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.foggy-furze.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Headland and Harbour · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +3.0 pts Valid ballots 2,170

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Scott Gaitey	Reform UK	1,150	53.0%	+3.0 pts	Elected
2	Amanda Davis	Labour Party	549	25.3%	—
3	Jessica Louise Ingham	Green Party	223	10.3%	—
4	John Mawhinney	Conservative Party	175	8.1%	—
5	Nathan Maddison McLauchlan	Liberal Democrats	73	3.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,170 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.headland-harbour.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Throston · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +3.4 pts Valid ballots 1,896

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Amanda Elizabeth Napper	Reform UK	1,012	53.4%	+3.4 pts	Elected
2	Jack Adam Callaghan	Labour Party	550	29.0%	—
3	Ewan Dawson Train	Green Party	132	7.0%	—
4	Margaret Lyall	Conservative Party	125	6.6%	—
5	Samuel Allan Carr	Liberal Democrats	77	4.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,896 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.throston.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

De Bruce · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +10.0 pts Valid ballots 1,799

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Nick Anderson	Reform UK	1,080	60.0%	+10.0 pts	Elected
2	Rachel Jayne Creevy	Labour Party	459	25.5%	—
3	Jasmine Jade Khan	Green Party	146	8.1%	—
4	Lydia Dorelle Waller	Conservative Party	114	6.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,799 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.de-bruce.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rossmere · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +14.4 pts Valid ballots 1,578

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Christine Wiley	Reform UK	1,017	64.4%	+14.4 pts	Elected
2	Moss Boddy	Labour Party	307	19.5%	—
3	Matthew James Hartley	Green Party	144	9.1%	—
4	Veronica Nicholson	Conservative Party	110	7.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,578 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.rossmere.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Manor House · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +16.3 pts Valid ballots 1,569

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ronald Buglass	Reform UK	1,041	66.3%	+16.3 pts	Elected
2	Pamela Claire Hargreaves	Labour Party	354	22.6%	—
3	Tom Casey	Green Party	174	11.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,575 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.hartlepool.manor-house.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index