2021 Hartlepool by-election

A by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Hartlepool in the former county of Cleveland, England, was held on 6 May 2021. The by-election was triggered following the resignation of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Mike Hill, who resigned over allegations of sexual harassment. It was held on 6 May 2021 alongside elections to the Borough Council, Tees Valley Mayor, and Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner.

2021 Hartlepool by-election
6 May 2021 (2021-05-06)
Hartlepool
Turnout42.7% 15.2pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Ind
Candidate Jill Mortimer Paul Williams Sam Lee
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Popular vote 15,529 8,589 2,904
Percentage 51.9% 28.7% 9.7%
Swing 23.0pp 9.0pp New candidate
MP before election

Mike Hill
Labour

 Elected MP

Jill Mortimer
Conservative

This was the first by-election to the parliament elected in 2019. The 21-month gap between the last by-election in Brecon and Radnorshire in August 2019 and the polling day of the by-election in Hartlepool was the longest since the Second World War. The 21-month gap was partially attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Conservative candidate, Jill Mortimer, won the by-election with 51.9% of the vote and a swing from Labour of almost 16%. It became only the second time since 1982 that the UK governing party gained a seat in a by-election, and was the first Conservative win in the constituency since its creation in 1974, with a majority of 6,940 votes.

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