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Hartlepool
Hartlepool ( ) is a seaside resort, seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is governed by a unitary authority borough Borough of Hartlepool, named after the town. The borough is part of the devolved Tees Valley area with an estimated population of 92,600. The old town was founded in the 7th century, around the monastery of Hartlepool Abbey, on a headland. As the village grew into a town, in the Middle Ages, its harbour served as the County Palatine of Durham's official port. The new town of West Hartlepool was created, in 1835, after a new port was built and railway links from the South Durham coal fields (to the west) and from Stockton-on-Tees (to the south) were created. A parliamentary constituency covering both the old town and West Hartlepool was created, in 1867, called The Hartlepools (UK Parliament constituency), The Hartlepools. The two towns were formally merged into a single county borough, borough called Hartlepool, in 1967. Following the merger, the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartlepool (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hartlepool is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament by Jonathan Brash of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party from 2024. The constituency covers the town of Hartlepool plus nearby settlements. Labour won every contest for the seat since the first at the February 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 election (and mostly won the predecessor constituency of The Hartlepools (UK Parliament constituency), The Hartlepools from the 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 election onward) until Jill Mortimer won the 2021 Hartlepool by-election, 2021 by-election, becoming the first Conservative MP to represent Hartlepool since 1959 United Kingdom general election, 1959. However, she lost her seat back to Labour three years later, falling to third place. Boundaries 1974–1983 The County Borough of Hartlepool. Before 1974 the seat was known as The Hartlep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
