Map of the results The 2012 Hartlepool Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Hartlepool Borough Council.[1] There were a number of differences in the composition of constituencies from the 2011 elections , including the absence of the Bruns, Dyke House, Grange, Greatham, Owton, Park, Rift House, Rossmere, St. Hilda, Stranton, and Throston wards.[2] While the 2011 election had 15 available seats, the 2012 election had 36.[2] Burn Valley, Foggy Furze, Hart, and Seaton wards each had two more seats than the previous year, and De Bruce, Fens & Rossmere, Headland & Harbour, Jesmond, Manor House, Rural West, and Victoria, which did not appear in 2011, all held three seats.[2] The Labour Party once again dominated the election.[3]
Election result Hartlepool Borough Election, 2012 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− BNP 0 0% 0.46% 230 Conservative 3 8.58% 13.24% 6,628 Labour 21 65.72% 46.24% 23,146 Labour Co-op 0 0% 0% 0 Liberal Democrats 0 0% 3.31% 1,658 Putting Hartlepool First 4 14.29% 19.90% 9,960 UKIP 0 0% 5.01% 2,509 Independent 5 14.29% 11.82% 5,919
Ward results Burn Valley Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Maria Blades 102 2.33% Labour Jonathan Brash 887 20.21% Conservative Michael Corrigan 297 6.78% Conservative John Coward 300 6.84% Putting Hartlepool First Alec Gough 397 9.05% -23.12% Labour Ged Hall 790 17.99% -49.84% Liberal Democrats Jean Kennedy 125 2.85% Independent John Lauderdale 615 14.01% Labour Sarah Maness 579 13.18% Conservative Ray Pocklington 298 6.79% Majority 2,256 51.39% -16.44% Turnout 4,390 25.90% -4.20%
De Bruce Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Putting Hartlepool First Rosie Allison 329 8.84% Labour Rob Cook 741 19.90% Labour Sheila Griffin 875 23.49% Conservative Suzzi McKenzie 140 3.76% Liberal Democrats Michelle Plant 191 5.13% Liberal Democrats Barry Rayner 151 4.06% Labour Sylvia Tempest 682 18.31% UKIP Ronnie Whitlock 247 6.64% Liberal Democrats Edna Wright 369 9.91% Majority 2,298 61.70% Turnout 3,725 24.70%
Fens & Rossmere Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Allan Barclay 693 10.99% Putting Hartlepool First Steve Gibbon 1,023 16.22% Labour Trisha Lawton 716 11.35% Putting Hartlepool First Alison Lilley 933 14.79% Putting Hartlepool First Geoff Lilley 1,006 15.95% Conservative Mike Ludgate 90 1.43% Labour Ann Marshall 722 11.45% Independent Angela McKie 117 1.86% Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Parkinson 202 3.21% UKIP Dave Pascoe 375 5.95% Liberal Democrats Arthur Preece 196 3.11% Conservative Bill Reeve 135 2.14% Conservative Helen Wells 101 1.61% Majority 2,962 46.95% Turnout 6,309 32.60%
Foggy Furze Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Christopher Akers-Belcher 895 21.85% Putting Hartlepool First Fred Corbett 512 12.50% Labour Kevin Cranney 780 19.04% UKIP Phil Fenn 377 9.21% Conservative Dennis Loynes 223 5.45% Liberal Democrats Pat Rayner 148 3.61% Putting Hartlepool First John Ringwood 427 10.43% Labour Kaylee Sirs 654 15.97% -45.16% Majority 2,410 58.83% -2.30% Turnout 4,097 26.20% -2%
Hart Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Bob Addison 368 8.68% -21.93% Putting Hartlepool First Sandra Allison 266 6.28% Labour Paul Beck 571 13.47% Independent Christine Blakey 333 8.68% Labour Moss Boddy 522 12.31% Independent Keith Fisher 532 12.55% UKIP Tom Hind 262 6.18% Conservative Shane Moore 417 9.84% Independent David Nin 257 6.06% Labour Jean Robinson 713 16.82% -30.37% Majority 1,806 42.59% -4.60% Turnout 4,241 28% -6.90%
Headland & Harbour Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jim Ainslie 763 19.62% Putting Hartlepool First Stephen Allison 525 13.50% Conservative Christopher Broadbent 120 3.09% Putting Hartlepool First Kate Erskine 465 11.96% Labour Peter Jackson 647 16.64% Putting Hartlepool First Steve Latimer 484 12.45% Conservative Andy Loynes 84 2.16% Labour Robbie Payne 713 18.34% Conservative David Young 88 2.27% Majority 2,123 54.59% Turnout 3,889 25.40%
Jesmond Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Reuben Atkinson 298 9.73% Putting Hartlepool First Keith Dawkins 687 22.43% Labour Mary Fleet 762 24.88% Labour Linda Shields 680 22.21% Labour Stephen Thomas 636 20.77% Majority 2,078 67.85% Turnout 3,063 23.20%
Manor House Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Stephen Akers-Belcher 906 25.07% BNP Ronnie Bage 230 6.37% UKIP Peter Davis 289 8% Labour Marjorie James 808 22.36% Conservative Mandy Loynes 105 2.91% Conservative Elizabeth Smith 79 2.19% Putting Hartlepool First Mick Stevens 305 8.44% Conservative Jayne Wells 70 1.94% Labour Angie Wilcox 822 22.75% Majority 2,536 70.18% Turnout 3,614 20.30%
Rural West Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Les Coverdale 369 6.63% Putting Hartlepool First Andrew Gough 416 7.47% Conservative Brenda Loynes 1,007 18.08% Independent Mike McKie 422 7.58% Conservative George Morris 1,022 18.35% Labour Robert Steel 379 6.81% Labour Ken Thompson 366 6.58% Conservative Ray Wells 1,039 18.66% UKIP Eric Wilson 550 9.88% Majority 3,068 55.09% Turnout 5,570 35%
Seaton Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Putting Hartlepool First Terry Allen 172 3.81% Putting Hartlepool First Kelly Atkinson 328 7.26% Labour Sandra Belcher 274 6.07% Independent Cath Hill 769 17.02% -32.96% Labour John Maxwell 287 6.36% Conservative Jean McKenna 158 3.50% Labour Stuart Shields 237 5.24% -17.63% UKIP George Springer 243 5.38% Independent Paul Thompson 883 19.54% Independent Mike Turner 1,168 25.85% Majority 2,820 62.41% +12.43% Turnout 4,519 27.70% -7.70%
Victoria Ward (3 Councillors) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Amanda Campbell 146 3.73% Labour Pamela Hargreaves 745 19.01% UKIP Kath Hill 166 4.24% Conservative Kelvin Mayson 113 2.89% Putting Hartlepool First Paul Mitchinson 364 9.29% Labour Carl Richardson 737 18.81% Labour Chris Simmons 753 19.22% Putting Hartlepool First Maaija Sinclair 312 7.97% Independent Jane Shaw 87 2.22% Liberal Democrats Margaret Sneddon 77 1.97% Putting Hartlepool First Barry Thompson 322 8.22% Liberal Democrats Jim Tighe 97 2.48% Majority 2,235 57.03% Turnout 3,919 23.30%
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