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Hartlepool

Every general election and by-election in Hartlepool since 1974. Latest: Jonathan Brash, Labour, majority 7,698.

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Member of Parliament

Jonathan Brash

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 7,698

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jonathan Brash ElectedLabour16,41446.2%
Amanda NapperReform UK8,71624.5%
Jill Mortimer sitting MPConservative7,76721.9%
Sam LeeIndependent8952.5%
Jeremy Spyby-SteansonGreen8342.4%
Peter MaughanLiberal Democrats5721.6%
Tommy DudleyWorkers Party of Britain2480.7%
Vivienne NevilleHeritage Party650.2%
Valid votes35,511
Majority7,69821.7%

Lab hold Turnout 49.7% of 71,437 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%F197419831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour, February 1974: 54.3%Labour, 1983: 45.5%Labour, 1987: 48.5%Labour, 1992: 51.9%Labour, 1997: 60.7%Labour, 2001: 59.2%Labour, 2005: 51.5%Labour, 2010: 42.5%Labour, 2015: 35.6%Labour, 2017: 52.5%Labour, 2019: 37.7%Labour, 2024: 46.2%Conservative, February 1974: 45.7%Conservative, 1983: 39.1%Conservative, 1987: 33.9%Conservative, 1992: 34.9%Conservative, 1997: 21.4%Conservative, 2001: 20.9%Conservative, 2005: 11.5%Conservative, 2010: 28.1%Conservative, 2015: 20.9%Conservative, 2017: 34.2%Conservative, 2019: 28.9%Conservative, 2024: 21.9%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 14.1%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 15.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 30.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 17.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 1.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.1%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 1.6%UK Independence Party, 2010: 7.0%UK Independence Party, 2015: 28.0%UK Independence Party, 2017: 11.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 15.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 14.1%Brexit Party, 2019: 25.8%Reform UK, 2024: 24.5%
Vote share in Hartlepool at each general election Lab Con LD UKIP Alliance Brx Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Hartlepool lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Jonathan BrashRef7,69821.749.7%Lab hold
By-election May 2021Con Jill MortimerLab6,94023.242.3%Con gain from Lab
2019Lab Mike HillCon3,5958.857.9%Lab hold
2017Lab Mike HillCon7,65018.359.2%Lab hold
2015Lab Iain WrightUKIP3,0247.756.5%Lab hold
2010Lab Iain WrightCon5,50914.455.5%Lab hold
2005LabLD7,47821.151.3%
2001LabCon14,57138.355.8%Lab hold
1997LabCon17,50839.465.6%
1992LabCon8,78217.076.1%Lab hold
1987LabCon7,28914.573.0%Lab hold
1983LabCon3,0906.468.8%
February 1974LabCon4,2888.676.9%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Hartlepool?

Jonathan Brash (Labour) won Hartlepool at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,698.

Which parties have won Hartlepool?

At the 12 general elections held under this name since 1974: Labour 12.

Which region is Hartlepool in?

Hartlepool is in North East.

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