The Mayor of Hartlepool was the executive mayor of
Hartlepool Borough Council
The Borough of Hartlepool is a unitary authority area in ceremonial County Durham, England. The borough's largest town is Hartlepool.
It borders the County Durham district as well as the boroughs of Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees. ...
in
County Durham, England. Established in 2002 and abolished in 2013, all three terms of office were served by
Stuart Drummond
Stuart Drummond (born 29 November 1973) was the first and only directly elected mayor of Hartlepool in North East England.Oliver Wright, ''Monkey business turns serious for Hartlepool''. The Times. London (UK): May 4, 2002. pg. 13
He was fir ...
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The office was established in 2002 following a referendum the previous year in which governance by a
directly elected mayor was favoured over a
cabinet system
A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the executive branch's top leaders. Members of a cabinet are usually called cabinet ministers or secretaries. The function of a cabinet varies: in some countries ...
. Another referendum in 2012 produced the converse result, and the office was abolished in May 2013.
Drummond was first elected in 2002
and was re-elected in 2005
and 2009.
Drummond was the first mayor in Britain to win a third term.
Referendums
Elections
Elections were held under the
supplementary vote system.
2002
2005
2009
List of mayors
References
{{Directly elected mayors in the United Kingdom
Hartlepool
Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ...
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Borough of Hartlepool