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The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Hartlepool Borough Council.

The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.

We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.

To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Hartlepool. You can find out more about the review below.

Review Dates
  Date from: Date to:
Consultation on warding arrangements 29 May 2018 12 August 2018
Consultation on draft recommendations 2 October 2018 10 December 2018
Final recommendations published 5 February 2019  

 

Latest Information:

The Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2019, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Hartlepool Borough Council, was made on 5 July 2019.

 

New ward arrangements for Hartlepool have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2020.

 

The Order for Hartlepool can be viewed through the following link.

Previous Steps:

On 9 July 2019, the Hartlepool (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 was laid in draft in Parliament.

 

The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations that were consulted on during the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s review of electoral arrangements in Hartlepool and published on 5 February 2019.

 

The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Hartlepool in May 2020.

 

The draft order can be viewed here.

 

The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here

On 5 February 2019, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Hartlepool.

We have now completed our electoral review of Hartlepool Borough Council.

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode.

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Hartlepool Borough Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2020.

Opinion Survey

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.

 

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvasing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Hartlepool Borough Council closed on 10 December 2018.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority:

Councillors:

Local Organisations:*

Local Residents:* 

*(Please note this will download as a zip file)

On 2 October 2018, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Hartlepool Borough Council.

From 2 October 2018 to 10 December 2018 we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Hartlepool Borough Council.

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Hartlepool electoral review:

  1.   through our consultation area,
  2.   by e-mailing [email protected], or
  3.   writing to the following address:

   The Review Officer (Hartlepool)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   1st Floor, Windsor House

   50 Victoria Street

   London

   SW1H 0TL

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

 

The consultation on the warding arrangements for Hartlepool Borough Council closed on 12 August 2018.

 

All submissions (this will download all submissions received into a zip file)

The consultation on warding arrangements for Hartlepool Borough Council has now closed.

From 29 May 2018 to 12 August 2018, we accepted opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believed ward boundaries should be in Hartlepool Borough Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Hartlepool Borough Council should have 36 councillors in the future. This is 3 more than the current number of councillors.

For more information, see our:

To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Hartlepool Borough Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.

We received 1 submission on council size:

The Commission is minded to recommend that 36 councillors should serve Hartlepool Borough Council in the future. This is 3 more than the current number of councillors.

Previous Reviews:

This review was started by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE) on 16 October 2001 but, following the transfer of the LGCE's functions to The Electoral Commission, the review was completed by The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE).

The Order implementing The Electoral Commission's decision on the review can be viewed on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website. The current boundaries of the electoral wards and divisions can be viewed on Ordnance Survey's election maps website. Parish warding is not shown on the election maps website. It can be seen on the mapping from the Committee's final recommendations below; any modifications are listed in the Explanatory Note at the back of the Order.

Final report, published on 21 January 2003.

Map 1 Existing wards in Hartlepool

Map 2 Final recommendations for Hartlepool

Large map, illustrates the proposed ward boundaries.

Draft report, published on 14 May 2002.

Map 1 Existing wards in Hartlepool

Map 2 Draft recommendations for Hartlepool

Large map, illustrates the proposed ward boundaries.