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Hastings Borough Council elections

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.

Council elections

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Election Con Lab Lib Grn Ind Control Turnout Notes
1998 Hastings Borough Council election 1 18 13 0 0 Labour
1999 Hastings Borough Council election 2 18 12 0 0 Labour
2000 Hastings Borough Council election 6 18 8 0 0 Labour
2002 Hastings Borough Council election 10 21 1 0 0 Labour 32.0% New ward boundaries[5]
2004 Hastings Borough Council election 13 15 4 0 0 NOC 34.5%
2006 Hastings Borough Council election 17 10 5 0 0 Conservative 37.6%
2008 Hastings Borough Council election 15 13 3 0 0 NOC
2010 Hastings Borough Council election 14 16 1 0 0 Labour
2012 Hastings Borough Council election 9 23 0 0 0 Labour
2014 Hastings Borough Council election 8 24 0 0 0 Labour
2016 Hastings Borough Council election 8 24 0 0 0 Labour
2018 Hastings Borough Council election 8 24 0 0 0 Labour
2021 Hastings Borough Council election 12 19 0 1 0 Labour
2022 Hastings Borough Council election 12 15 0 5 0 NOC
2024 Hastings Borough Council election 5 9 0 12 6 NOC

Borough result maps

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    2022 results map
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    2024 results map

By-election results

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1994-1998

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Gensing By-Election 3 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 464 47.5 +5.4
Labour 326 33.4 +0.0
Conservative 104 10.6 −9.8
Liberal 82 8.4 +8.4
Majority 138 14.1
Turnout 976 27.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Helens By-Election 12 March 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 479 40.3 −11.9
Conservative 438 36.8 +12.5
Labour 272 22.9 −0.7
Majority 41 3.5
Turnout 1,189 25
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1998-2002

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Silverhill By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 918 44.6 +1.1
Conservative 670 32.6 +17.2
Liberal Democrats 469 22.8 −18.3
Majority 248 12.0
Turnout 2,057
Labour hold Swing

2002-2006

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Conquest By-Election 19 June 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gladys Martin 504 37.6 −4.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Dormer 294 21.9 −0.7
Labour John Ward 274 20.4 −2.4
Independent Robert Harris 253 18.9 +6.4
Green Kevin Young 17 1.3 +1.3
Majority 210 15.7
Turnout 1,342 34.5
Conservative hold Swing

2006-2010

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Gensing By-Election 3 May 2007[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Cartwright 516 34.2 +8.0
Conservative Simon Corello 475 31.5 −15.7
Liberal Democrats Tricia Kennelly 332 22.0 +2.2
Green Sally Phillips 92 6.1 −0.7
BNP John Martin 55 3.6 +3.6
UKIP Mick Turner 38 2.5 +2.5
Majority 41 2.7
Turnout 1,508 37.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Silverhill By-Election 3 May 2007[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bruce Dowling 555 39.2 +4.5
Conservative Matthew Lock 482 34.1 −9.1
Liberal Democrats Mike Howard 254 18.0 −4.1
BNP Nicholas Prince 84 5.9 +5.9
UKIP Diane Granger 40 2.8 +2.8
Majority 73 5.1
Turnout 1,415 41.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St Helens By-Election 10 December 2009[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Corello 609 40.7 −17.9
Labour Michael Ward 550 36.7 −12.5
Liberal Democrats John Tunbridge 210 14.0 −3.2
BNP Stephen Weir 93 6.2 +6.2
English Democrat Rod Bridger 36 2.4 +2.4
Majority 59 4.0
Turnout 1,498 37.4
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

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Central St. Leonards By-Election 9 July 2015[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Dowling 481 44.0 −9.1
Conservative John Rankin 259 23.7 +10.9
Independent Clive Gross 184 16.8 +9.4
UKIP Kevin Hill 77 7.0 −8.8
Green Alan Dixon 75 6.9 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Tait 17 1.6 −1.5
Majority 222 20.3
Turnout 993
Labour hold Swing
St. Helens By-Election 9 July 2015[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Clarke 663 43.5 +3.6
Labour Graham Crane 557 36.5 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Gary Spencer-Holmes 135 8.9 +5.0
UKIP Kenneth Pankhurst 120 7.9 −13.9
Green Christopher Petts 48 3.1 NA
Majority 106 7.0
Turnout 1523
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  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. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hastings (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hastings (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Tories lose battle of Hastings". The Argus. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  7. ^ "Tories hold St Helens". Sussex Express. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Central St Leonards Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Helens Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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