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Michael Hartnack

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Councillor for Fulwell Ward
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About Michael 

Michael is a former senior police officer who served for thirty years in Northumbria, Cleveland, and The Royal Ulster Constabulary. A highlight of his policing career was serving as Deputy Area Commander for Sunderland. Prior to joining the Police Service, he worked as a seagoing marine engineer for Blue Star Line, a Liverpool shipping company. He has lived in Fulwell all his life and attended local schools. 

He served as Chair of Governors at Fulwell Junior School for 30 years, taking great pride in the school’s ‘Outstanding’ status over many years. He is dedicated to ensuring that Fulwell, Seaburn, and South Bents remain among the best and healthiest places to live in the North East. To this end, he has been a tireless campaigner against Northumbrian Water and Sunderland Council regarding their assertion that it is acceptable to discharge over 700,000 tonnes a year of untreated sewerage into the sea at Whitburn, and particularly the Council’s decision to ignore this environmental and health scandal - Support for this campaign is growing, and, working with others, he is determined not to let this issue persist. 

Since retiring from the Police Service, he remains active, working two days a week as a lecturer at Sunderland College and undertaking consultancy work in Restorative Justice for victims of crime, as well as investigative work concerning breaches of discipline and workplace grievances. He also engages in voluntary work, fundraising for LiverNorth, a North East regional charity supporting patients and their families suffering and recovering from serious liver problems and transplants. He is a keen caravaner and enjoys spending time in the great outdoors.

Michael was elected in 2021 and re-elected in 2024.

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Hartnack Litter Pick

Fulwell, Seaburn and South Bents

Fulwell, Seaburn and South BentsIn 2024, Cllr Michael Hartnack overturned a huge Lib Dem majority to serve a second term as a Fulwell Ward councillor.Get in touch with Michael by email: [email protected] 

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Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
Update on former Sainsbury's Site A statement from Cllr Michael Hartnack on the future of the former Sainsbury's site. " The odds are shortening folks and the long awaited news about the former Sainsbury’s on Station Road, and following your Conservative Councillors’ long campaign to protect the r
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Restoring Fulwell War Memorial

Saturday, 24 September, 2022
Restoring Fulwell War Memorial   Residents of Fulwell, Seaburn and South Bents will have hopefully noticed that the local war memorial on Chichester Road has been cleaned up recently. Hedges have been removed and the area has seen continuous work to make it more inviting.
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Fulwell Conservatives launch local residents survey - Have your say!

Saturday, 24 September, 2022
Fulwell Conservatives launch local residents survey - Have your say! Councillors James Doyle, Michael Hartnack and the local Fulwell team have launched their 'Local Residents Survey' for residents of Fulwell, Seaburns and South Bents.
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Tougher Punishments for Rogue Councillors Needed, say Sunderland Conservatives

Friday, 7 January, 2022
Local Conservatives have written to the Secretary of State for Communities to request tougher punishments for rule-breaking councillors. Michael Hartnack, the Conservative Chief Whip and councillor for Fulwell Ward, has also asked Michael Gove, the new Secretary of State, to close the loophole whic
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Fulwell Conservatives have local footbridge refurbished

Wednesday, 22 July, 2020
Cllr James Doyle and Michael Hartnack are pleased that their efforts to refurbish the green footbridge linking Bartram Street and Longfield Road have been successful.
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An update from Fulwell candidate Michael Hartnack on his team's Coronavirus response

Sunday, 7 June, 2020
I’d like to start by thanking everyone who has helped our cause. We hardly know each other, but we are now all friends, brought together for a common purpose - 'People Helping People'. For that friendship and support I owe you far more than just a massive thank you.
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