2012 Hastings Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2012 Hastings council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Hastings UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 Hastings council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

The 2012 Hastings Borough Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex, England. Half of the council was up for election, and Labour remained in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 30.9%, a significant reduction compared to the previous results in 2010, when the elections were held alongside a parliamentary general election. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Hastings Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1360+681.353.010,402+12.8
  Conservative 305-518.833.56,572-3.7
  Liberal Democrats 001-10.09.01,771-11.6
  Green 00000.03.9774+3.9
  BNP 00000.00.792-1.4

Ward results

Ashdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Cooke65251.0-0.2
Labour Dave Baker50739.6+11.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Burton1209.4-11.0
Majority14511.4-11.5
Turnout 1,27927.1-38.7
Conservative hold Swing -5.8%
Baird [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Warren Davies75763.0+20.2
Conservative Richard Vallery38031.6-8.3
Liberal Democrats Oliver Maloney645.3-12.0
Majority37731.4
Turnout 1,20133.2-25.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +14.3
Braybrooke [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dominic Sabetian95570.7+16.2
Conservative Chris Connor32123.8-4.3
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment755.6-11.7
Majority63446.9+20.5
Turnout 1,35135.9-30.2
Labour hold Swing +10.3
Castle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judy Rogers64447.5-2.5
Liberal Democrats Nick Perry38828.6+4.2
Conservative Allan Rowe17012.5-13.4
Green Maresa Bossano15311.3+11.3
Majority25618.9-5.5
Turnout 1,35531.9-23.9
Labour hold Swing -3.4
Central St. Leonards [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Webb64657.0+3.5
Conservative Leonie Nolan25922.8-2.4
Green Sarah Evans13511.9+11.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith948.3-13.0
Majority38734.2+5.9
Turnout 1,13427.1-23.2
Labour hold Swing +3.0
Conquest [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Pragnell71956.4+3.4
Labour Andrew Ives44234.7+7.7
Liberal Democrats Anne Gallop1148.9-11.1
Majority27721.7-4.3
Turnout 1,27533.3-38.3
Conservative hold Swing -2.2
Gensing [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kim Forward75260.2+13.6
Conservative Rob Lee29823.9-5.1
Green William Davis1129.0+9.0
Liberal Democrats Graham Hopgood877.0-17.4
Majority45436.3+18.7
Turnout 1,24930.5+27.1
Labour hold Swing +9.4
Hollington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emily Westley67661.3
Conservative Nigel Barry33730.6
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Burton504.5
BNP Nick Prince403.6
Majority33930.7
Turnout 1,10325.5-27.6
Labour hold Swing
Maze Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Charlesworth57345.4-3.4
Labour James Bacon52942.0+11.4
Liberal Democrats Sue Tait15912.6-8.1
Majority443.4-14.8
Turnout 1,26131.2-29.2
Conservative hold Swing -7.4
Old Hastings [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dawn Poole80451.5+12.0
Conservative Terry Fawthrop42427.1-5.5
Green Maya Evans20313.0+13.0
Liberal Democrats Tony Seymour1318.4-19.4
Majority38024.4
Turnout 1,56236.2-30.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +15.7
Ore [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Street63357.3+9.6
Conservative Mark Charlesworth39635.8-1.5
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Bond766.9-5.5
Majority23721.5+11.1
Turnout 1,10530.7-3.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.5
Silverhill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Sinden56446.2+10.3
Conservative Matthew Lock50741.6+5.1
Green Dave Carey-Stuart927.5+7.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Beaumont574.7-12.3
Majority574.6
Turnout 1,22035.5-31.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.6
St Helens [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Batsford66546.3+8.9
Conservative Matthew Lock66346.1+2.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Wakeford1097.6-11.6
Majority20.2
Turnout 1,43736.3-37.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.1
Tressell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Chowney49959.5+13.7
Conservative Lyn Burgess15418.4-7.1
Green Sally Phillips799.4+9.4
Liberal Democrats Kate Tudgay556.6-14.4
BNP Mick Turner526.5-1.2
Majority34541.4+21.1
Turnout 83923.6-31.2
Labour hold Swing +10.4
West St Leonards [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Howard50548.1+14.6
Conservative Matthew Beaver44342.2-2.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Dodwell1029.7-12.2
Majority625.9
Turnout 1,05027.0-36.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +8.5
Wishing Tree [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Scott82469.2+25.8
Conservative Paul Saunders27623.2-8.7
Liberal Democrats Tricia Kennelly907.6-11.6
Majority54846.0-34.5
Turnout 1,19030.0-32.7
Labour hold Swing +17.3

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Election Results". Hastings Borough Council. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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