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The2026 Hartlepool Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside theother local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 13 of 36 members ofHartlepool Borough Council.[1]
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 24 | Labour | 22 | ||
| Reform | 0 | Reform | 4 | ||
| Conservative | 6 | Conservative | 2 | ||
| IU | 1 | IU | 1 | ||
| Independent | 5 | Independent | 7 | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
In2024, Labour gained the council fromno overall control.[11] They held the council previously until 2019.[12]
| 2026 Hartlepool Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 16 | |||||||||
| Independent | 5 | |||||||||
| Reform | 3 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 0 | |||||||||
| IU | 0 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |||||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||||
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burn Valley | Owen Riddle | Labour | ||
| De Bruce | Rachel Creevy | Labour | ||
| Fens & Greatham | Bob Buchan | Conservative | ||
| Foggy Furze | Melanie Morley | Labour | ||
| Hart | John Leedham | Conservative | ||
| Headland & Harbour | Shane Moore | IU | ||
| Manor House | Pamela Hargreaves | Labour | ||
| Rossmere | Moss Boddy | Labour | ||
| Rural West | Andrew Martin-Wells | Independent | ||
| Seaton | Gordon Cranney | Independent | ||
| Throston | Amanda Napper | Reform | ||
| Victoria | Gary Allen | Labour | ||
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