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She said: “It’s definitely been a challenge.
“It started when the elections were announced to go ahead, so we then had to look at a Covid safe environment, not just for the count, but also the 57 polling stations.
“We had to do risk assessments, not only from a health and safety perspective, but also Covid risk assessments, to make sure we manage and try and control and limit any outbreaks.
“We’ve managed to do that I think, but we won’t know for a couple of weeks obviously.”
Hartlepool Council local elections 2021
The addition of the Parliamentary by-election to the already scheduled council, Tees Valley Mayor and Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner elections, which were postponed last year due to Covid-19, also led to long hours for those involved.
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