The 2021 Hartlepool Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. A byelection for the Hartlepool constituency, which has identical boundaries to the council, was held on the same day.^[1]

Quick Facts 36 Seats up for Election 19 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

Hartlepool Council Election 2021

← 2019 6 May 2021 2022 →
36 Seats up for Election 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats before 3 14 Seats won 13 11 Seats after 13 11 Seat change 10 3
Winner of each seat at the 2021 Hartlepool Borough Council election

Close

In February 2019 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England confirmed changes to the electoral wards of Hartlepool.^[2][3] All 36 seats were up for election, after which, starting in 2022 elections to the council will be done in thirds.^[4]

Changes in seat numbers are compared with the composition of the council immediately prior to the election. Changes in vote share are compared with the previous election in 2021.

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

• Conservative Party: 4
• Labour Party: 8
• Independent Union: 6
• Socialist Labour Party: 4
• Veterans and People's Party: 1
• For Britain Movement: 1
• Independent: 4
• Vacant: 3

Following the election the composition of the council was:

• Conservative Party: 13
• Labour Party: 11
• Independent: 10
• Independent Union: 2

The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on the 9 April.^[5]