Hartlepool Borough Council
| Hartlepool Borough Council | |
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| Third of council elected three years out of four | |
Council logo
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
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New session started
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2 May 2013 (Municipal year 2013/2014) |
| Leadership | |
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Christopher Akers-Belcher, Labour
Since 2 May 2013 |
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Stephen Akers-Belcher
Since 2 May 2013 |
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| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large | |
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Last election
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2012 (one third of councillors) 2014 (one third of councillors) 2015 (one third of councillors) |
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Next election
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2016 (one third of councillors) |
| Website | |
| www |
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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.
History
The executive function of Hartlepool Borough Council was controlled by a directly elected mayor of Hartlepool from 2002 to 2013.
Political control
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Since 1995 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
| Party in control | Years | |
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| Labour | 1995–2000 | |
| No overall control | 2000–2004 | |
| Labour | 2004–2008 | |
| No overall control | 2008–2010 | |
| Labour | 2010–present | |
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