title: Putting Hartlepool First
text: # 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.
  
  The party was registered in 2011. In 2017, it had three councillors on Hartlepool Borough Council. The party did not operate a whip, leaving its councillors "free to vote based on their own knowledge and experience."
  
  As of 2019, the party had no representation on the council. The party de-registered the same year.
  
  