Editing Hartlepool (section)

===Members of Parliament===
{{see also|Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency)}}
Hartlepool is represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] by one Member of Parliament. The current MP for the [[Hartlepool (constituency)|Hartlepool constituency]] is [[Jonathan Brash]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. He was elected at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]] with 46.2% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hartlepool - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001272 |access-date=13 September 2024 |work=BBC News |date=5 July 2024}}</ref>

Members of Parliament for Hartlepool since 1945 have been:
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! colspan="2" style="" |Name
! Term of office
! Political party
! class=unsortable|Offices held
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|[[David Thomas Jones]]
| 1945–1959
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|[[John Simon Kerans]]
| 1959–1964
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Edward Leadbitter]]
| 1964–1992
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Peter Mandelson]]
| 1992–2004
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|[[Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] (11 October 1999 – 24 January 2001),<br /> [[Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform|Secretary of State for Trade and Industry]] (27 July 1998 – 23 December 1998),<br /> [[Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)|Minister without Portfolio]] (2 May 1997 – 27 July 1998)
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Iain Wright]]
| 2004–2017
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|[[Department for Children, Schools and Families|Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for 14–19 Reform and Apprenticeships]] (9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010)
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Mike Hill (British politician)|Mike Hill]]
| 2017–2021
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Jill Mortimer]]
| 2021–2024
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Jonathan Brash]]
| 2024–
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|
|}

Mandelson, the MP between 1992 and 2004, resigned to take up a role in the [[European Commission]]. On 13 October 2008, he was created Baron Mandelson of [[Foy, Herefordshire|Foy]] and Hartlepool following his appointment as [[Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform]] in the British Government.