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 has been held by Labour since 2010. [2]

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Council elections

ElectionConLabLibGrnControlTurnoutNotes
1998 Hastings Borough Council election 118130Labour
1999 Hastings Borough Council election 218120Labour
2000 Hastings Borough Council election 61880Labour
2002 Hastings Borough Council election 102110Labour32.0%New ward boundaries [4]
2004 Hastings Borough Council election 131540NOC34.5%
2006 Hastings Borough Council election 171050Conservative37.6%
2008 Hastings Borough Council election 151330NOC
2010 Hastings Borough Council election 141610Labour
2012 Hastings Borough Council election 92300Labour
2014 Hastings Borough Council election 82400Labour
2016 Hastings Borough Council election 82400Labour
2018 Hastings Borough Council election 82400Labour
2021 Hastings Borough Council election 121901Labour
2022 Hastings Borough Council election 121505NOC

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
Majority13814.1
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
Majority413.5
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
Majority24812.0
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
Majority21015.7
Turnout 1,34234.5
Conservative hold Swing

2006-2010

Gensing By-Election 3 May 2007 [5]
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
Majority412.7
Turnout 1,50837.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Silverhill By-Election 3 May 2007 [5]
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
Majority735.1
Turnout 1,41541.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Helens By-Election 10 December 2009 [6]
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
Majority594.0
Turnout 1,49837.4
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Central St. Leonards By-Election 9 July 2015
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
Majority22220.3
Turnout 993
Labour hold Swing
St. Helens By-Election 9 July 2015
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
Majority1067.0
Turnout 1523
Conservative hold Swing

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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. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hastings (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hastings (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Tories lose battle of Hastings". The Argus. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  6. "Tories hold St Helens". Sussex Express. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.