Hartlepool

Hartlepool is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the North East region of England. The seat was last held by Jill Mortimer (Conservative) between 6 May 2021 to 30 May 2024.

06-May-2021 By-election

The 06-May-2021 By-election was held on 6 May 2021. A total of 16 candidates ran for election.

Summary

CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
6,940
Electorate
70,768
Turnout
42.3%

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Jill Mortimer
Conservative
15,529 51.9% 23.0%
Paul Williams
Labour
8,589 28.7% -9.0%
Sam Lee
Independent
2,904 9.7% 9.7%
Claire Martin
Heritage Party
468 1.6% 1.6%
John Prescott
Reform UK
368 1.2% -24.6%
Rachel Featherstone
Green Party
358 1.2% 1.2%
Andrew Hagon
Liberal Democrat
349 1.2% -3.0%
Thelma Walker
Independent
250 0.8% 0.8%
Chris Killick
Independent
248 0.8% 0.8%
Hilton Dawson
The North East Party
163 0.5% 0.5%
W. Ralph Ward-Jackson
Independent
157 0.5% 0.5%
Gemma Evans
Women's Equality Party
140 0.5% 0.5%
Adam Gaines
Independent
126 0.4% 0.4%
Incredible Flying Brick
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
108 0.4% 0.4%
David Bettney
Social Democratic Party
104 0.3% 0.3%
Steve Jack
Freedom Alliance
72 0.2% 0.2%