Elections to Hastings Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. Half of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.5%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.0 | 37.0 | 7,972 | +4.0% | |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 31.3 | 33.0 | 7,107 | -12.7% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 18.8 | 23.6 | 5,093 | +6.0% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 930 | +1.5% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 449 | +2.1% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cooke | 800 | 56.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kennelly | 325 | 22.8 | ||
| Labour | Wilde | 303 | 21.2 | ||
| Majority | 475 | 33.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,428 | 35.5 | +3.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vallery | 572 | 45.8 | ||
| Labour | Castro | 436 | 34.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Coffey | 241 | 19.3 | ||
| Majority | 136 | 10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,249 | 33.6 | +6.6 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sabetian | 748 | 49.5 | ||
| Conservative | Prince | 437 | 28.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Saxby | 184 | 12.2 | ||
| Green | Phillips | 143 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | 311 | 20.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,512 | 40.6 | +2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Smith | 576 | 40.6 | ||
| Labour | Jackson | 431 | 30.4 | ||
| Conservative | Willard | 223 | 15.7 | ||
| Green | Homewood | 187 | 13.2 | ||
| Majority | 145 | 10.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,417 | 32.3 | -0.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Webb | 469 | 39.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Modlinger | 423 | 35.8 | ||
| Conservative | Evans | 288 | 24.4 | ||
| Majority | 46 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,180 | 27.3 | -3.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pragnell | 837 | 52.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dormer | 385 | 24.3 | ||
| Labour | Worsley | 283 | 17.9 | ||
| Green | Phillips | 78 | 4.9 | ||
| Majority | 452 | 28.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,583 | 40.6 | +5.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bond | 433 | 33.0 | ||
| Labour | Rushbrook | 421 | 32.0 | ||
| Conservative | Lock | 320 | 24.4 | ||
| Green | Carey-Stuart | 140 | 10.7 | ||
| Majority | 12 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,314 | 30.1 | +2.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Soan | 443 | 44.3 | ||
| Conservative | Madlani | 275 | 27.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Campbell | 177 | 17.7 | ||
| Green | Young | 104 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 168 | 16.8 | |||
| Turnout | 999 | 24.9 | +2.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charlesworth | 687 | 48.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Russell | 261 | 18.3 | ||
| Labour | Maloney | 250 | 17.5 | ||
| UKIP | Manning | 229 | 16.0 | ||
| Majority | 426 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,427 | 36.3 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stevens | 662 | 36.3 | ||
| Labour | Kitson | 548 | 30.1 | ||
| Conservative | Keen | 456 | 25.0 | ||
| Green | Robertson | 156 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 114 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,822 | 42.8 | +3.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bird | 543 | 46.3 | ||
| Labour | Chowney | 392 | 33.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Edmonds | 239 | 20.4 | ||
| Majority | 151 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,174 | 32.4 | +5.4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lambrechs | 545 | 40.6 | ||
| Labour | Roberts | 430 | 32.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Third | 244 | 18.2 | ||
| Green | Medhurst | 122 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 115 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,341 | 39.2 | +3.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lock | 929 | 50.7 | ||
| Labour | Rycroft | 640 | 34.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alders | 264 | 14.4 | ||
| Majority | 289 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,833 | 45.6 | +4.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | McDonnell | 358 | 43.3 | ||
| Conservative | Cooke | 239 | 28.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ayres | 230 | 27.8 | ||
| Majority | 119 | 14.4 | |||
| Turnout | 827 | 24.7 | +1.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beaver | 443 | 38.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Wise | 255 | 22.0 | ||
| Labour | Wood | 243 | 20.9 | ||
| UKIP | Powell | 219 | 18.9 | ||
| Majority | 188 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,160 | 31.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Scott | 712 | 55.5 | ||
| Conservative | Molloy | 378 | 29.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pickard | 194 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | 334 | 26.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,284 | 35.6 | +1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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