Hartlepool Borough Council elections usually take place for a third of the council, three years out of every four.
Hartlepool Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Hartlepool in County Durham, England.
Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland.
On 18 October 2001 there was a referendum on whether Hartlepool should have a directly elected mayor.
[7] A referendum to abolish the mayoralty in 2012 succeeded, with 58.7% favouring a cabinet system.