Hartlepool Borough Council

Hartlepool Borough Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor	Cllr Paul Beck, Labour Since 25 May 2017
Leader of the Council	Cllr Christopher Akers-Belcher, Labour Since 2 May 2013
Structure
Seats	33 councillors [1]
Political groups	Administration      Labour Party (19) Other parties      Independent (7)      Conservative Party (3)      Putting Hartlepool First (3)      UK Independence Party (1)
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	22 May 2014 (one third of councillors) 7 May 2015 (one third of councillors) 5 May 2016 (one third of councillors)
Next election	3 May 2018 (one third of councillors)
Meeting place
Civic Centre, Hartlepool
Website
www.hartlepool.gov.uk

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 for the 2017/2018 municipal year is Councillor Paul Beck.

History

The executive function of Hartlepool Borough Council was controlled by a directly elected mayor of Hartlepool from 2002 to 2013.

Political control

Since 1995 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

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