Hartlepool (borough)
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| Borough of Hartlepool | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, borough |
| Region: | North East England |
| Ceremonial county: | Durham |
| Traditional county: | Durham |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 251st 93.86 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Hartlepool |
| ONS code: | 00EB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 253rd 90,000 959 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.8% White |
| Politics | |
| Hartlepool Borough Council http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Mayor & Cabinet |
| Mayor: | Stuart Drummond (Independent) |
| MP: | Iain Wright |
Hartlepool is a local government district and borough in the ceremonial county of County Durham, North East England. In 2003 it had a resident population of 90,161. It borders the non-metropolitan county of County Durham to the north, Stockton-on-Tees to the west and Redcar and Cleveland to the south along the line of the River Tees. It is centred around the town of Hartlepool and forms part of the Tees Valley area.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, by a the merger of previous county borough of Hartlepool, along with the parishes of Brierton, Claxton, Dalton Piercy, Elwick, Elwick Hall, Greatham, Hart and Newton Bewley, from the Stockton Rural District, all of which had been part of the administrative county of Durham. It was one of the four districts of the new non-metropolitan county of Cleveland.
Cleveland was abolished in 1996 after a review by the Banham Commission, with the four boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, Redcar & Cleveland and Middlesbrough becoming unitary authorities. For ceremonial purposes Hartlepool returned to County Durham, however it continues to share certain local services with the other former Cleveland boroughs, including police, Fire and Rescue and Ambulance services.
It is made up of 17 council wards and is covered by the Hartlepool parliamentary constituency.
As well as Hartlepool other locations within the borough include:
- Brierton
- Dalton Piercy
- Elwick
- Greatham
- Hart
- High Throston
- Newton Bewley
- Rift House
- Seaton Carew
- The Headland
[edit] Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added4 | Agriculture1 | Industry2 | Services3 |
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| 1995 | 2,804 | 9 | 1,443 | 1,352 |
| 2000 | 3,252 | 6 | 1,359 | 1,887 |
| 2003 | 3,364 | 6 | 1,037 | 2,320 |
Note 1: includes hunting and forestry
Note 2: includes energy and construction
Note 3: includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Note 4: Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
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| Districts of North East England |  |
| Alnwick - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Blyth Valley - Castle Morpeth - Chester-le-Street - Darlington - Derwentside - Durham - Easington - Gateshead - Hartlepool - Middlesbrough - Newcastle upon Tyne - North Tyneside - Redcar and Cleveland - Sedgefield - South Tyneside - Stockton-on-Tees - Sunderland - Teesdale - Tynedale - Wansbeck - Wear Valley | |
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Counties with multiple districts: County Durham - Northumberland - Tyne and Wear |
