2018 Hastings Borough Council election

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The 2018 Hastings Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Every seat on the council was up for election following boundary changes. [1] Labour retained their majority. [2]

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Election result

Hastings local election result 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2411075.048.611,896
  Conservative 811025.031.37,673
  Green 00000.010.82,642
  Liberal Democrats 00000.08.52,090
  Democrats and Veterans 00000.00.370
  UKIP 00000.00.368
  For Britain 00000.00.257

Ward results

Ashdown

Ashdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Edwards 745 55.8
Conservative Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood 662 49.6
Labour Lex Coan42631.9
Labour Steve Thorpe41731.2
Green Gabriel Carlyle785.8
Liberal Democrats Lindsey Fellows644.8
Green Paul Homer634.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Wakeford604.5
Majority23617.7
Turnout 1,33533.71
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Baird

Baird
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Turner 729 55.8
Labour Warren Davies 721 55.2
Conservative Terry Fawthrop44033.7
Conservative Peter Pragnell38529.5
Green Judy Scott644.9
Green Chris Petts564.3
Liberal Democrats Susan McDougall352.7
Liberal Democrats John Faulkner342.6
Majority28121.5
Turnout 1,30634.71
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Braybrooke

Braybrooke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Beaney 1,101 64.5
Labour Dominic Sabetian 1,043 61.1
Conservative Mark Charlesworth36921.6
Conservative Janet Grigg33819.8
Green Sally Phillips19311.3
Green Gerald Turner1026.0
Liberal Democrats Jason Brooker1015.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Davies885.2
Majority67439.5
Turnout 1,70643.41
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judy Rogers 927 47.0
Labour Leah Levane 891 45.2
Liberal Democrats Nick Perry66833.9
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment39520.0
Green Charlotte Potter21911.1
Conservative Kevin Tomlin21811.1
Conservative John Sydes20410.3
Green Graeme Hampton1919.7
Democrats and Veterans Graeme White703.5
For Britain Steven Ward572.9
Majority22311.3
Turnout 1,97242.51
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Central St Leonard's

Central St Leonard's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruby Cox 839 53.2
Labour Trevor Webb 814 51.6
Conservative Sue Clarke36723.3
Conservative Graeme Williams33521.2
Green Sherry Clark27517.4
Green Milan Rai18711.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Milton1046.6
Liberal Democrats Tony Seymour1006.3
Majority44728.3
Turnout 1,57833.55
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Conquest

Conquest
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Rankin 782 52.2
Conservative Paul Foster 778 52.0
Labour Nicholas Davies41627.8
Labour Andy Ives38225.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Bunch1469.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret Burns1399.3
Green Ken Davis825.5
Green Peter Bolwell755.0
Majority36224.2
Turnout 1,49739.53
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gensing

Gensing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kim Forward 1,043 62.5
Labour Colin Fitzgerald 956 57.3
Conservative Craig Andrew30518.3
Conservative Catherine Burrows28517.1
Green Karen Simnett19111.5
Green Will Davis16710.0
Liberal Democrats Sue Tait865.2
Liberal Democrats Lee Grant734.4
UKIP Pamela Croft684.1
Majority65139.0
Turnout 1,66837.20
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hollington

Hollington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Barnett 640 58.3
Labour Maya Evans 632 57.6
Conservative Nigel Barry32129.2
Conservative Joel De-Roe28526.0
Green Sarah Macbeth635.7
Green Arkady Johns544.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Gallop444.0
Liberal Democrats Mike Lushington363.3
Majority31128.4
Turnout 1,09828.28
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Maze Hill

Maze Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Patmore 745 49.1
Conservative Rob Lee 731 48.2
Labour Brekke Larsen48431.9
Labour Mike Southon42327.9
Green Beccy McCray15110.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Hunt1328.7
Green Chris Saunders1187.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Lewcock1167.7
Majority24716.3
Turnout 1,51639.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Old Hastings

Old Hastings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Bacon 983 51.7
Labour Dany Louise 726 38.2
Green Julia Hilton69736.7
Green Andrea Needham45423.9
Conservative Alan Hay42022.1
Conservative Lisa Rankin31616.6
Majority291.5
Turnout 1,90047.43
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ore

Ore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Battley 631 46.3
Labour Heather Bishop 617 45.2
Conservative Oliver Devaux53138.9
Conservative James Dee48235.3
Green Jenny De Vuyst1188.7
Green Gary Rolfe926.7
Liberal Democrats Katy Hunter-Burbridge493.6
Liberal Democrats Kate Tudgay402.9
Majority866.2
Turnout 1,36435.44
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Silverhill

Silverhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Sinden 781 49.0
Labour Margi O'Callaghan 725 45.5
Conservative James Hollis58736.8
Conservative Claire Hamill57936.3
Green Dave Carey-Stuart1127.0
Green Chris Saunders885.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Stoodley734.6
Liberal Democrats Jon Smalldon684.3
Majority1388.7
Turnout 1,59539.05
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Helen's

St Helen's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Batsford 957 51.3
Labour Antonia Berelson 738 39.5
Conservative Martin Clarke72939.0
Conservative Matt Lynch59631.9
Liberal Democrats Bob Lloyd1548.2
Green Lucy Brennan1337.1
Liberal Democrats Emlyn Jones1095.8
Green Carol Prior683.6
Majority90.5
Turnout 1,86748.03
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Tressell

Tressell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Chowney 659 59.5
Labour Tania Charman 628 56.7
Conservative Patrick Millar21719.6
Conservative Terry Keen20818.8
Green Catherine Taylor13011.7
Green Christopher Whitrow777.0
Liberal Democrats Phil Broad696.2
Liberal Democrats Oliver Maloney423.8
Majority41137.1
Turnout 1,10730.73
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

West St Leonard's

West St Leonard's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Beaver 536 41.3
Conservative Karl Beaney 496 38.2
Labour Julia Price44033.9
Labour Anne Rouse42332.6
Liberal Democrats Eve Montgomery27721.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Clarke26320.2
Green Becca Horn534.1
Green Mathew McDonnell483.7
Majority564.3
Turnout 1,29935.40
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wishing Tree

Wishing Tree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Scott 840 61.8
Labour Alan Roberts 743 54.6
Conservative Bexx Veness36126.5
Conservative John Waterfall33124.3
Liberal Democrats Nina Blanch886.5
Green Abby Nicol836.1
Liberal Democrats Tricia Kennelly654.8
Green Thad Skews634.6
Majority38228.1
Turnout 1,36031.87
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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