Hartlepool Borough Council

Hartlepool Borough Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
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Type
Type	Unitary authority council of the Borough of Hartlepool
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1 April 1974
New session started	2 May 2013 (Municipal year 2013/2014)
Leadership
Leader	Christopher Akers-Belcher, Labour Since 2 May 2013
Mayor	Stephen Akers-Belcher Since 2 May 2013
Structure
Labour	17 / 32
UKIP	6 / 32
Conservative	3 / 32
Independent Group	3 / 32
Putting Hartlepool First	2 / 32 One council seat of headland and Harbour is vacant with a by-election on May 7th, it was triggered following the resignation of the incumbent Labour councillor.
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	2012 (one third of councillors) 2014 (one third of councillors) 2015 (one third of councillors)
Next election	2016 (one third of councillors)
Website
www.hartlepool.gov.uk

Hartlepool Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Hartlepool. It is a unitary authority, with the powers and functions of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. Since 2 May 2013 the council has used the leader and cabinet model of executive arrangements. Between 2002 and 2013 it used rarer mayor and cabinet model with a directly elected mayor of Hartlepool. The current civic mayor of Hartlepool since 2 May 2013 is Stephen Akers-Belcher.

The executive function of Hartlepool Borough Council was controlled by a directly elected mayor of Hartlepool from 2002 to 2013.

Since 1995 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: