Hartlepool: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Hartlepool is represented in the House of Commons by Mr Jonathan Brash (Labour). The 2024 count gave Jonathan Brash (Labour) 16,414 votes and Amanda Napper (Reform UK) 8,716, a majority of 7,698. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 49.7% (35,511 of 71,437).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Hartlepool has the 18th lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£151,000), and the 22nd lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,871 a year).
Homes in Hartlepool sold for a median £151,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 23% on £122,750 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £156,500, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 18th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,195 recorded sales.
Jobs based in Hartlepool paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £32,302 for workplace jobs and £31,871 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £31,584. The residents' figure ranks 22nd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 65.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 4.6 points. The economically inactive share was 29.6%.
2,810 business sites were registered in Hartlepool in March 2026 (2,750 a year before), and employed 31,000 people in 2024.
Census 2021: 40,930 households, 985.3 people per square kilometre, 17.4% of workers based at home, 24.0% of adults retired.
Hartlepool had an estimated population of 98,180 in mid-2024, against 92,358 in 2014 (ONS). There were more residents aged 65 and over (19,648) than children under 16 (18,544).
DWP figures count 5,924 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 31.9% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 27.2% in 2024/25, from 25.8% in 2021/22.
2,625 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 2,615.
MP
Mr Jonathan Brash, Labour
- MP for Hartlepool since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Jonathan Brash on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Mr Jonathan Brash's latest words in Parliament, from 20 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 304 spoken contributions by Mr Jonathan Brash since 4 July 2024.
Between May and August this year, Kevin Brown committed eight burglaries in Hartlepool, targeting businesses and charities like Alice House hospice and Cornerstone homelessness charity. The court handed him a suspended sentence.
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I fear that there may be some issues with the numbers that the hon. Lady has just given. One of the commitments that this Government have made on dispersal accommodation is to disperse more fairly across the country.
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The hon. Member talks about the starting point—the starting point that this Government had was markedly worse than where we are now. We have deported 41% more. What are we doing that his party so adamantly failed to do when it was in office?
I warmly welcome this decision. New drilling in the North sea is good for energy security, national security and jobs, including jobs in my constituency of Hartlepool and in the supply chain. Jobs in Hartlepool have been created in new nuclear and renewables, too.
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Having listened to some contributions, particularly from the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion, I think that most fair-minded people would be concerned that these reforms could have a detrimental impact on children.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Brash | Labour | 16,414 | 46.2% | +8.5 |
| Amanda Napper | Reform UK | 8,716 | 24.5% | −1.3 |
| Jill Mortimer | Conservative | 7,767 | 21.9% | −7.1 |
| Sam Lee | Independent | 895 | 2.5% | |
| Jeremy Spyby-Steanson | Green Party | 834 | 2.3% | |
| Peter Maughan | Liberal Democrat | 572 | 1.6% | −2.5 |
| Tommy Dudley | Workers Party of Britain | 248 | 0.7% | |
| Vivienne Neville | Heritage Party | 65 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 46.2% | Reform UK 24.5% | 7,698 | 49.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 37.7% | Conservative 28.9% | 3,595 | 57.6% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Hartlepool lies within Hartlepool.
- Hartlepool E06000001
Who has power over Hartlepool
Every body that makes decisions for Hartlepool, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Hartlepool this page: Mr Jonathan Brash (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Hartlepool?
UK Parliament lists Mr Jonathan Brash, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Hartlepool since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Hartlepool?
Jonathan Brash (Labour) won with 16,414 votes, a majority of 7,698, on a turnout of 49.7% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Hartlepool?
4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,625 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Hartlepool?
The median price paid was £151,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Hartlepool?
Median full-time pay of residents was £31,871 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Hartlepool live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,924 (31.9% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Hartlepool?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 98,180 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.