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Hartlepool.

Labour Party-controlled unitary. £131m net revenue. 12 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.

TypeUnitary
Seats36 councillors · 12 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitehartlepool.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£131m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,499
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
18/36
Labour Party 50%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Hartlepool is a unitary controlled by Labour Party (18 of 36 seats). Net revenue is £131m for 2025-26. It covers 12 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.36 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 18Ref 12Con 3Independent Berwick Hills Resident 3

Labour Party 50% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Graham HarrisonRefBurn Valley2026
Corinne MaleLabBurn Valley2024
Ged HallLabBurn Valley2023
Nick AndersonRefDe Bruce2026
Michael JorgesonLabDe Bruce2024
Brenda Mary HarrisonLabDe Bruce2023
Dave BruceRefFens Greatham2026
Jim LindridgeIndFens Greatham2024
Philip HolbrookLabFens Greatham2023
Rob StevensonRefFoggy Furze2026
Carole ThompsonLabFoggy Furze2024
Martin DunbarLabFoggy Furze2023
Showing 12 of 36·All 36 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

41%
Council tax
£54.2m · median 59%
43%
Central grants
£56.3m · median 30%
16%
Business rates
£20.7m · median 11%

This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 41% from council tax vs the cohort median of 59%.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£2,083
County / upper-tier£0
Police£318
Fire & rescue£94
GLA precept£0
Parish average£3
Total Band-D£2,499

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 62 other unitary authorities

How does Hartlepool split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education28.9% of net spend · cohort median 36%
49 of 61-19% vs median
Adult Social Care27.0% of net spend · cohort median 27%
33 of 61-1% vs median
Children's Services22.6% of net spend · cohort median 15%
6 of 61+53% vs median
Public Health5.1% of net spend · cohort median 4%
16 of 61+40% vs median
Waste & Recycling4.5% of net spend · cohort median 6%
52 of 61-22% vs median
Culture & Leisure3.6% of net spend · cohort median 2%
9 of 61+64% vs median
Highways & Transport3.1% of net spend · cohort median 3%
22 of 61+19% vs median
Corporate & Central3.0% of net spend · cohort median 3%
26 of 61+6% vs median
Housing & Homelessness1.3% of net spend · cohort median 2%
45 of 61-32% vs median
Planning & Economic Development0.9% of net spend · cohort median 1%
46 of 61-35% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.7,087 payments · £67.6m gross · 3 Dec 2025 – 3 Dec 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD£1.84m2.7%15
WATES CONSTRUCTION LTD£1.73m2.6%5
WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED£1.55m2.3%51
CATCOTE ACADEMY£1.55m2.3%11
EXTOL ACADEMY TRUST£1.47m2.2%112
DALECARE LTD£1.27m1.9%44
BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST£1.19m1.8%135
WEST VIEW LODGE CARE HOME£1.14m1.7%49
SHERATON COURT£1.13m1.7%34
MERLIN MANOR£1.07m1.6%38

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Waste And RecyclingSUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD£1.84m
Housing And HomelessnessWATES CONSTRUCTION LTD£1.73m
Childrens ServicesWITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED£1.55m
Adult Social CareDALECARE LTD£1.27m
Corporate And CentralEDF ENERGY£1.07m
Planning And EconomicTOOLEDUP.COM£0.00m
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.12 wards split across 1 parliamentary seat
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Hartlepool12100% Jonathan BrashLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
7,087 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 3 Dec 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level