The 16 candidates standing in the upcoming Hartlepool by-election.The 16 candidates standing in the upcoming Hartlepool by-election.
The 16 candidates standing in the upcoming Hartlepool by-election.

The Hartlepool by-election on May 6: Your guide to all 16 candidates

There is less than a week to go now until Hartlepool goes to the polls to choose a new MP.

The contest follows the March 16 resignation of Labour MP Mike Hill, who triumphed with a 3,595 majority at the last General Election, and is the first Parliamentary by-election since the Tories’ nationwide win.

Here is the complete list of 16 candidates aiming to represent the town at Westminster.