2022 Hastings Borough Council election

2022 Hastings Borough Council election
16 out of 32 seats to Hastings Borough Council ; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Results map by ward
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after the election; ; No overall control

Last updated March 06, 2023

The 2022 Hastings Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in the county of East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of the 32 seats were up for election.^[1]

Background

Since its creation in 1973, Hastings has been under the control of all 3 major parties. The council was under no overall control until 1976, when the Conservatives won the council, before reverting to no overall control in 1980. The Liberal Democrats won the council briefly from 1996 to 1998, a period which also saw the Conservatives lose representation on the council.^[2] Labour controlled the council from 1998 to 2004. The Conservatives briefly held the council from 2006 to 2008, before Labour regained it in 2010.^[2] In the 2021 election, the Conservatives gained 4 with 40.7% of the vote, Labour lost 5 with 37.6%, and the Green Party gained their first seat on the council with 16.3%.^[3]

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, no net gains or losses were made, and Labour achieved 48.6% of the vote, the Conservatives 31.3%, and the Green Party 10.8%.

Previous council composition

After 2021 election			Before 2022 election^[4]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	19		Labour	18
	Conservative	12		Conservative	12
	Green	1		Green	2

Changes:

December 2021: Claire Carr, councillor for the Castle ward, joins Green Party from Labour^[5]

Results

2022 Hastings Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	9	3	56.3	6	15	46.9	9,649	42.1	+4.5
	Conservative	4		25.0	8	12	37.5	6,790	29.6	-11.1
	Green	3	3	18.8	2	5	15.6	5,377	23.5	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,082	4.7	-0.7
	Communist	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	22	0.1	N/A

Results by ward

An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent councillor.

Ashdown

Ashdown^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Edwards*	619	49.7	-11.3
	Labour	Jane Hartley	350	28.1	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Perry	166	13.3	+5.0
	Green	Andrea Needham	110	8.8	-0.2
Majority			269	21.6
Turnout			1,245
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.9

Baird

Baird^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Turner*	656	51.9	+9.5
	Conservative	Hannah Fisher	473	37.5	-11.0
	Green	Dan Hope	92	7.3	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Emlyn Jones	42	3.3	+0.4
Majority			183	14.4
Turnout			1,263
	Labour hold		Swing	10.3

Braybrooke

Braybrooke^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margi O'Callaghan	804	53.4	+6.6
	Green	Sally Phillips	322	21.0	+2.9
	Conservative	Craig Andrew	307	20.0	-11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica Chessell	80	5.2	+0.1
	Communist	Nicholas Davies	22	1.4	N/A
Majority			482	32.4
Turnout			1,535
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

Castle

Castle^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judy Rogers*	727	42.0	-1.8
	Green	Becca Horn	722	41.7	+16.7
	Conservative	Sue Clarke	232	13.4	-8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Stoodley	52	3.0	-6.0
Majority			5	0.3
Turnout			1,733
	Labour hold		Swing	9.3

Central St Leonards

Central St Leonards^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Tony Collins	745	43.6	+18.4
	Labour	Ruby Cox*	711	41.6	-2.1
	Conservative	Mus Samadi	204	11.9	-12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Milton	50	2.9	-3.9
Majority			34	2.0
Turnout			1,710
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	10.3

Conquest

Conquest^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Rankin*	623	48.3	-13.0
	Labour	Kenan Hakko	346	26.8	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wakeford	221	17.1	+9.0
	Green	Gabriel Carlyle	100	7.8	+0.4
Majority			277	21.5
Turnout			1,290
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.3

Gensing

Gensing^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Amanda Jobson	776	45.3	+20.0
	Labour	Kim Forward*	671	39.2	-6.6
	Conservative	Chris Meaden	205	12.0	-10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Stoodley	61	3.6	-2.5
Majority			105	6.1
Turnout			1,713
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	13.3

Hollington

Hollington^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Barnett*	581	61.0	+7.4
	Conservative	Stuart Murphy	279	29.3	-7.2
	Green	Tracey Lord	93	9.8	+3.0
Majority			302	31.7
Turnout			953
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

Maze Hill

Maze Hill^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Patmore*	611	43.1	-8.6
	Labour	Justin Greenland	365	25.7	-2.2
	Green	Beccy McCray	268	18.9	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Keen	175	12.3	+7.3
Majority			246	17.4
Turnout			1,419
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Old Hastings

Old Hastings^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Bacon*	981	51.0	+25.6
	Green	Benjamin Pacey	701	36.5	-15.9
	Conservative	Kim Hollis	241	12.5	-7.8
Majority			280	14.5
Turnout			1,923
	Labour hold		Swing	20.8

Ore

Ore^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Willis	544	43.6	+7.0
	Conservative	James Hollis	484	38.8	-5.7
	Green	Gary Rolfe	219	17.6	+1.7
Majority			60	4.8
Turnout			1,247
	Labour hold		Swing	6.4

Silverhill

Silverhill^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Sinden*	698	44.5	+5.8
	Conservative	Sophie De-Roe	625	39.8	-3.4
	Green	Dave Carey-Stuart	184	11.7	-1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Grant	62	4.0	-1.4
Majority			73	4.7
Turnout			1,569
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

St Helens

St Helens^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andy Batsford*	941	49.7	+16.2
	Conservative	Laurie Loe	746	39.4	-10.3
	Green	Lucy Brennan	130	6.9	-4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Lloyd	75	4.0	-1.7
Majority			195	10.3
Turnout			1,892
	Labour hold		Swing	13.3

Tressell

Tressell^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Glenn Haffenden	635	55.9	+36.5
	Labour	Liam Crowter	325	28.6	-16.4
	Conservative	Judith Sillem	175	15.4	-15.9
Majority			310	27.3
Turnout			1,135
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	26.5

West St Leonards

West St Leonards^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Beaver*	508	49.6	-7.1
	Labour	Christopher Munn	268	26.2	+2.3
	Green	Sherry Clark	150	14.6	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Rayment	98	9.6	+0.4
Majority			240	23.4
Turnout			1,024
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Wishing Tree

Wishing Tree^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cannan	681	53.7	+7.7
	Conservative	Roger Streeten	458	36.1	-4.7
	Green	Stephanie Fawbert	130	10.2	+1.7
Majority			223	17.6
Turnout			1,269
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

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References

↑ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
1 2 "Hastings Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
↑ "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". Hastings Borough Council. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
↑ "My Councillors by Party". hastings.gov. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
↑ "Claire Carr Defects to Greens". Hastings Independent Press. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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[1] "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[EC-2] 1 2 "Hastings Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[3] "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". Hastings Borough Council. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[4] "My Councillors by Party". hastings.gov. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[5] "Claire Carr Defects to Greens". Hastings Independent Press. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[nomin-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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