Mayor of Hartlepool

Mayor of Hartlepool
Appointer Electorate of Hartlepool
Precursor Council Leader
Formation 2 May 2002
First holder Stuart Drummond
Final holder Stuart Drummond
Abolished 2 May 2013
Succession Council Leader

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.

The office was established in 2002 following a referendum the previous year in which governance by a directly elected major was favoured over a cabinet system. Another referendum in 2012 produced the converse result, and the office was abolished in May 2013.[1]

Drummond was first elected in 2002[2] and was re-elected in 2005[3] and 2009.[4] Drummond was the first mayor in Britain to win a third term.[4]

Referendums

Mayor of Hartlepool referendum
18 October 2001
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Elected Mayor 10,667 50.9
Cabinet System 10,294 49.1
Required majority 50
Total votes 0
Source: The Guardian[5]
Mayor of Hartlepool referendum
15 November 2012
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Cabinet System 7,366 58.73
Elected Mayor 5,177 41.27
Required majority 50
Total votes 0
Source: BBC News [6]

Elections

Elections were held under the supplementary vote system.

2002

Hartlepool Mayoral Election 2 May 2002 [7]
Party Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round Total  First Round Votes  Transfer Votes 
Independent Stuart Drummond 5,696 29.1% 1,699 7,395
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Labour Leo Gillen 5,438 27.8% 1,324 6,762
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Independent Ian Cameron 5,174 26.5%
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Liberal Democrat Arthur Preece 1,675 8.6%
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Conservative Stephen Close 1,561 8.0%
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Independent win

2005

Hartlepool Mayoral Election 5 May 2005 [8]
Party Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round Total  First Round Votes  Transfer Votes 
Independent Stuart Drummond 14,227 42% 2,685 16,912
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Labour Carl Richardson 5,527 16% 1,180 6,707
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Independent Ian Cameron 4,272 13%
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Hartlepool First Stephen Allison 3,765 11%
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Independent Stan Kaiser 2,701 8%
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Independent John Lauderdale 1,821 4%
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Conservative Brenda Pearson 1,482 4%
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Independent hold

2009

Hartlepool Mayoral Election 4 June 2009 [9]
Party Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round Total  First Round Votes  Transfer Votes 
Independent Stuart Drummond 5,268 24.52% 1,599 6,867
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Independent Ian Cameron 4,280 19.92% 1,743 6,023
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Labour Chris Simmons 2,921 13.59%
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UKIP Martyn Aiken 1,844 8.58%
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Independent Tony Morrell 1,457 6.78%
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BNP Cheryl Dunn 1,352 6.29%
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Conservative David Young 1,092 5.08%
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Independent Jim Gillespie 986 4.59%
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Independent Iris Ryder 594 2.76%
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Independent Alison Willetts 564 2.62%
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Liberal Democrat Lynne Gillam 464 2.16%
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Independent Barbara Jackson 461 2.15%
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Independent Christine Blakey 204 0.95%
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Independent hold

List of Mayors

Political party Name Entered office Left office
Independent Stuart Drummond 2 May 2002 2 May 2013 (system abolition)

References

  1. ↑ "Referendum Result". Hartlepool Council. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Voters snub parties in mayor polls". BBC. 8 October 2002. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Winning 'monkey' mayor gains wife". BBC. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Hartlepool Mayor wins third term". BBC. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mayoral referendum results". The Guardian. 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hartlepool rejects electoral mayoral role". The BBC. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Local and Mayoral elections 2005" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Mayoral Election Results - 4 June 2009". Hertlepool Borough Council. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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