Hastings Borough Council elections

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Half of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex, England is elected every two years, while before 2002 the council was elected by thirds. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 32 councillors have been elected from 16 wards. [1] The Council was held by the Labour Party from 2010 [2] to 2022 when the elections returned a No Overall Control result, leading the Labour Party to form a coalition with the Green Party. This coalition broke down when 6 Labour Councillors resigned from the Labour Party and formed the Hastings Independent Group. Between January 2024 and the May 2024 elections the Council was led by an alliance between the Hastings Independent Group and the Green Party. The 2024 election returned a result of No Overall Control [3] and the Council is now minority led by the Green Party.

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Council elections

Composition of the council [4]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (33 seats)
1973 12119–1No overall control
1976 208401Conservative
New ward boundaries (32 seats) [5]
1979 168701Conservative
1980 159701No overall control
1982 1381001No overall control
1983 129902No overall control
1984 1381001No overall control
1986 1181300No overall control
1987 1171400No overall control
1988 1281200No overall control
1990 139901No overall control
1991 1210901No overall control
1992 149900No overall control
1994 8101202No overall control
1995 5121401No overall control
1996 0151700Liberal Democrats
1998 1181300Labour
1999 2181200Labour
2000 618800Labour
New ward boundaries (32 seats) [6]
2002 1021100Labour
2004 1315400No overall control
2006 1710500Conservative
2008 1513301No overall control
2010 1516100No overall control
2012 1022000Labour
2014 824000Labour
2016 824000Labour
New ward boundaries (32 seats) [7]
2018 824000Labour
2021 1219010Labour
2022 1215050No overall control
2024 580127No overall control

Borough result maps

By-election results

1994-1998

Gensing By-Election 3 July 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 46447.5+5.4
Labour 32633.4+0.0
Conservative 10410.6−9.8
Liberal 828.4+8.4
Majority 13814.1
Turnout 97627.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Helens By-Election 12 March 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 47940.3−11.9
Conservative 43836.8+12.5
Labour 27222.9−0.7
Majority 413.5
Turnout 1,18925
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1998-2002

Silverhill By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 91844.6+1.1
Conservative 67032.6+17.2
Liberal Democrats 46922.8−18.3
Majority 24812.0
Turnout 2,057
Labour hold Swing

2002-2006

Conquest By-Election 19 June 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gladys Martin50437.6−4.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Dormer29421.9−0.7
Labour John Ward27420.4−2.4
Independent Robert Harris25318.9+6.4
Green Kevin Young171.3+1.3
Majority 21015.7
Turnout 1,34234.5
Conservative hold Swing

2006-2010

Gensing By-Election 3 May 2007 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Cartwright51634.2+8.0
Conservative Simon Corello47531.5−15.7
Liberal Democrats Tricia Kennelly33222.0+2.2
Green Sally Phillips926.1−0.7
BNP John Martin553.6+3.6
UKIP Mick Turner382.5+2.5
Majority 412.7
Turnout 1,50837.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Silverhill By-Election 3 May 2007 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bruce Dowling55539.2+4.5
Conservative Matthew Lock48234.1−9.1
Liberal Democrats Mike Howard25418.0−4.1
BNP Nicholas Prince845.9+5.9
UKIP Diane Granger402.8+2.8
Majority 735.1
Turnout 1,41541.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Helens By-Election 10 December 2009 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Corello60940.7−17.9
Labour Michael Ward55036.7−12.5
Liberal Democrats John Tunbridge21014.0−3.2
BNP Stephen Weir936.2+6.2
English Democrat Rod Bridger362.4+2.4
Majority 594.0
Turnout 1,49837.4
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Central St. Leonards By-Election 9 July 2015 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Dowling48144.0−9.1
Conservative John Rankin25923.7+10.9
Independent Clive Gross18416.8+9.4
UKIP Kevin Hill777.0−8.8
Green Alan Dixon756.9−0.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Tait171.6−1.5
Majority 22220.3
Turnout 993
Labour hold Swing
St. Helens By-Election 9 July 2015 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Clarke66343.5+3.6
Labour Graham Crane55736.5+2.1
Liberal Democrats Gary Spencer-Holmes1358.9+5.0
UKIP Kenneth Pankhurst1207.9−13.9
Green Christopher Petts483.1NA
Majority 1067.0
Turnout 1523
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ↑ "Council Structure". Hastings Borough Council. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Election results". hastings.moderngov.co.uk. Hastings Borough Council. 17 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Election results by party, 2 May 2024". 2 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hastings (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hastings (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ The Hastings (Electoral Changes) Order 2016
  8. 1 2 "Tories lose battle of Hastings". The Argus. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  9. ↑ "Tories hold St Helens". Sussex Express. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Central St Leonards Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Helens Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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