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New councillor spells out hopes
Hartlepool Mail
|May 08, 2025
Hartlepool's new Reform UK councillor stressed she is determined to work hard for residents and ensure the party has a "very, very good" future in the town.
Councillor Amanda Napper secured victory in the Throston ward by-election last Thursday, with 889 votes compared to the 486 received by Labour's Lyndsey Allen in second.
Conservative Veronica Nicholson finished third and last with 151 votes.
The by-election was held after Labour’s Cameron Sharp resigned due to accepting a teaching position in a school managed by the local authority.
Reform’s Cllr Napper previously came in second to Labour’s Jonathan Brash in the July 2024 General Election and was a runner-up to Labour in the subsequent council Burn Valley by-election for the MP’s old seat.
This story is from the May 08, 2025 edition of Hartlepool Mail.
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