Stuart Drummond was born on 29 November 1973 and is a British politician, who was the first and only directly elected mayor of Hartlepool in North East England.
14 Facts About Stuart Drummond
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Stuart Drummond was first elected in 2002, under the guise of H'Angus the Monkey, the town's football club's mascot, and was re-elected in 2005 and 2009.
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Stuart Drummond stood down when his term ended in May 2013 after the councillors and people of Hartlepool voted to abolish the mayoral system on 15 November 2012.
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Stuart Drummond attended Hartlepool Sixth Form College, before he gained a HND in business finance and languages at the University of Salford.
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Stuart Drummond worked on cruise ships, travelling the globe for a couple of years and then worked in a call centre back in his home town.
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Stuart Drummond considered standing for MP in the 2001 General Election, but decided against it.
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Stuart Drummond took part in no serious campaigning and among his promises was for the council to provide free bananas for school children in the town - which he later delivered.
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Stuart Drummond was narrowly elected, beating the second place, high-profile Labour Party candidate by 5,696 to 5,174.
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Stuart Drummond alleged that Mandelson pulled him to one side and called him a "disgrace" and said that he'd "made the town a laughing stock", before praising Stuart Drummond in a television interview minutes later.
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On 5 May 2005, Stuart Drummond was re-elected as the mayor of Hartlepool with an increased majority of 10,205.
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On 4 June 2009, Stuart Drummond was re-elected for a third term.
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In 2010 Stuart Drummond was a finalist for the World Mayor prize.
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Stuart Drummond appeared on the ITV game show Tenable in April 2018.
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In October 2021, Stuart Drummond revealed that he and his family were emigrating to Australia the following year.