Putting Hartlepool First

Putting Hartlepool First was a localist political party based in the English town of Hartlepool. It was officially registered with the Electoral Commission as Hartlepool Independents - Putting Hartlepool First.^[1]

Putting Hartlepool First
Leader	James Black
Chairman	David Riddle
Founded	2011
Hartlepool Borough Council	0 / 32
Website
www.puttinghartlepoolfirst.co.uk
Politics of the United Kingdom Political parties Elections

The party was registered in 2011. In 2017, it had three councillors on Hartlepool Borough Council.^[2][3] The party did not operate a whip, leaving its councillors "free to vote based on their own knowledge and experience."^[4]

As of 2019, the party had no representation on the council.^[5] The party de-registered the same year.^[1]