Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hartlepool /ˈhɑːrtlɪpuːl/ HART-lih-pool is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[lower-alpha 1] by Jonathan Brash of the Labour Party from 2024. The constituency covers the town of Hartlepool plus nearby settlements.
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Hartlepool | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County Durham |
Electorate | 71,228 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Hartlepool, Seaton Carew |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 (1974) |
Member of Parliament | Jonathan Brash (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | The Hartlepools |
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Labour won every contest for the seat since the first at the February 1974 election (and mostly won the predecessor constituency of The Hartlepools from the 1945 election onward) until Jill Mortimer won the 2021 by-election, becoming the first Conservative MP to represent Hartlepool since 1959. However, she lost her seat back to Labour three years later, falling to third place.