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Mayor of Hartlepool

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox official post

|post = Mayor

|body = Hartlepool

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|appointer = Electorate of Hartlepool

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|precursor = Council Leader

|formation = 2 May 2002

|first = Stuart Drummond

|last = Stuart Drummond

|abolished = 2 May 2013

|succession = Council Leader

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The Mayor of Hartlepool was the executive mayor of Hartlepool Borough Council in County Durham, England. Established in 2002 and abolished in 2013, all three terms of office were served by Stuart Drummond, who was first elected under the guise of H'Angus the Monkey, the town's football club's mascot.

The office was established in 2002 following a referendum the previous year in which governance by a directly elected mayor was favoured over a cabinet system. Another referendum in 2012 produced the converse result, and the office was abolished in May 2013.{{cite web|title=Referendum Result|url=http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/news/article/4029/referendum_result|publisher=Hartlepool Council|accessdate=20 November 2012}}

Drummond was first elected in 2002{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2338527.stm|title=Voters snub parties in mayor polls|publisher=BBC|date=8 October 2002|accessdate=9 May 2012}} and was re-elected in 2005{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/england/4522687.stm|title=Winning 'monkey' mayor gains wife|publisher=BBC|date=6 May 2005|accessdate=9 May 2012}} and 2009. Drummond was the first mayor in Britain to win a third term.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/8084342.stm|title=Hartlepool Mayor wins third term|publisher=BBC|date=5 June 2009|accessdate=9 May 2012}}

Referendums

{{Referendum

| title = Mayor of Hartlepool referendum
18 October 2001

| option1 = Elected Mayor

| yes = 10,667

| yespct = 50.9

| option2 = Cabinet System

| no = 10,294

| nopct = 49.1

| majorityneeded = 50

| valid =

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| total =

| turnoutpct = 31

| electorate =

| source = The Guardian{{cite web|url=http://society.guardian.co.uk/mayorquestion/table/0,,576411,00.html |title=Mayoral referendum results |publisher=The Guardian |year=2011 |accessdate=16 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412004413/http://society.guardian.co.uk/mayorquestion/table/0%2C%2C576411%2C00.html |archivedate=12 April 2008 }}

}}

{{Referendum

| title = Mayor of Hartlepool referendum
15 November 2012

| option1 = Cabinet System

| yes = 7,366

| yespct = 58.73

| option2 = Elected Mayor

| no = 5,177

| nopct = 41.27

| majorityneeded = 50

| valid =

| validpct =

| invalid =

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| turnoutpct = 18

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| source = BBC News {{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-20353383|title= Hartlepool rejects electoral mayoral role|publisher=The BBC |date=16 November 2012 |accessdate=16 January 2013}}

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Elections

Elections were held under the supplementary vote system.

=2002=

{{Main|2002 Hartlepool Council election#Mayoral election}}

{{Election box supplementary vote begin

| title = Hartlepool Mayoral Election 2 May 2002

| source= {{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2002/rp02-033.pdf|title= Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002|publisher= House of Commons Library |date=9 May 2002 |accessdate=16 January 2013}}

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Stuart Drummond

| fullwidthvotes=7395 | r1votes=5696 |r1votespercent=29.1 | r2votes= 1699|totalpercent=52.2%

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Leo Gillen

| fullwidthvotes=7395 | r1votes=5438| r1votespercent=27.8| r2votes= 1324 |totalpercent=47.8%

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Ian Cameron

| fullwidthvotes=7395 | r1votes= 5174 | r1votespercent=26.5

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| candidate = Arthur Preece

| fullwidthvotes=7395 | r1votes=1675 | r1votespercent= 8.6

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = Stephen Close

| fullwidthvotes=16234 | r1votes=1561 | r1votespercent=8.0

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote win

|winner = Independent (politician)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2005=

{{Election box supplementary vote begin

| title = Hartlepool Mayoral Election 5 May 2005

| source= {{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2005/rp05-093.pdf|title= Local and Mayoral elections 2005|publisher= House of Commons Library|date=31 December 2005 |accessdate=16 January 2013}}

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Stuart Drummond

| fullwidthvotes=16912 | r1votes=14227 | r1votespercent=42.1 | r2votes=2685 |totalpercent=71.6%

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Carl Richardson

| fullwidthvotes=16912 | r1votes=5527 | r1votespercent=16.4 | r2votes=1180 |totalpercent=28.4%

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Ian Cameron

| fullwidthvotes=16912 | r1votes=4272 | r1votespercent=12.6

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate

| party = Hartlepool First

| candidate = Stephen Allison

| fullwidthvotes=16912 | r1votes=3765 | r1votespercent=11.1

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Stan Kaiser

| fullwidthvotes=16912 | r1votes=2701 | r1votespercent=8.0

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = John Lauderdale

| fullwidthvotes=16912 | r1votes=1821 | r1votespercent=5.4

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = Brenda Pearson

| fullwidthvotes=16912 | r1votes=1482 | r1votespercent=4.4

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote hold

|winner = Independent (politician)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2009=

{{Election box supplementary vote begin

| title = Hartlepool Mayoral Election 4 June 2009

| source= {{cite web|url=http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/download/5013/mayoral_election_results-4_june_2009|title=Mayoral Election Results - 4 June 2009|publisher=Hertlepool Borough Council|date=4 June 2009|accessdate=16 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902060150/http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/download/5013/mayoral_election_results-4_june_2009|archivedate=2 September 2012}}

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Stuart Drummond

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=5268 | r1votespercent=24.5 |r2votes=1599 |totalpercent=53.3%

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Ian Cameron

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=4280 | r1votespercent=19.9 |r2votes=1743 |totalpercent=46.7%

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Labour Party (UK)

| candidate = Chris Simmons

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=2921 | r1votespercent=13.6 |

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = United Kingdom Independence Party

| candidate = Martyn Aiken

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=1844 | r1votespercent= 8.6

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Tony Morrell

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=1457 | r1votespercent= 6.8

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = British National Party

| candidate = Cheryl Dunn

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=1352 | r1votespercent=6.3

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Conservative Party (UK)

| candidate = David Young

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=1092 | r1votespercent=5.1

}}

{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Jim Gillespie

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=986 | r1votespercent=4.6

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Iris Ryder

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=594 | r1votespercent=2.8

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Alison Willetts

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=564 | r1votespercent=2.6

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| candidate = Lynne Gillam

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=464 | r1votespercent= 2.2

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Barbara Jackson

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=461 | r1votespercent=2.2

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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link

| party = Independent (politician)

| candidate = Christine Blakey

| fullwidthvotes=6867 | r1votes=204 | r1votespercent=1.0

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{{Election box supplementary vote hold

|winner = Independent (politician)

}}

{{Election box end}}

List of mayors

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! colspan=2|Political party

! Name

! Entered office

! Left office

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |

| Independent

| Stuart Drummond

| 2 May 2002

| 2 May 2013 (system abolition)

References

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{{Directly elected mayors in the United Kingdom}}

Hartlepool

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Category:Borough of Hartlepool