2004 Hastings Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2004 Hastings council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections to Hastings Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. Half of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.5%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 15
• Conservative 13
• Liberal Democrat 4

Election result

Hastings Local Election Result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		8	3	0	+3	50.0	37.0	7,972	+4.0
		5	0	6	-6	31.3	33.0	7,107	-12.7
		3	3	0	+3	18.8	23.6	5,093	+6.0
		0	0	0	0	0.0	4.3	930	+1.5
		0	0	0	0	0.0	2.1	449	+2.1

Ward results

Ashdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Cooke	800	56.0
		Kennelly	325	22.8
		Wilde	303	21.2
Majority			475	33.2
Turnout			1,428	35.5
	hold		Swing

Baird

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Vallery	572	45.8
		Castro	436	34.9
		Coffey	241	19.3
Majority			136	10.9
Turnout			1,249	33.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Braybrooke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sabetian	748	49.5
		Prince	437	28.9
		Saxby	184	12.2
		Phillips	143	9.5
Majority			311	20.6
Turnout			1,512	40.6
	hold		Swing

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Smith	576	40.6
		Jackson	431	30.4
		Willard	223	15.7
		Homewood	187	13.2
Majority			145	10.2
Turnout			1,417	32.3
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Central St Leonards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Webb	469	39.7
		Modlinger	423	35.8
		Evans	288	24.4
Majority			46	3.9
Turnout			1,180	27.3
	hold		Swing

Conquest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Pragnell	837	52.9
		Dormer	385	24.3
		Worsley	283	17.9
		Phillips	78	4.9
Majority			452	28.6
Turnout			1,583	40.6
	hold		Swing

Gensing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bond	433	33.0
		Rushbrook	421	32.0
		Lock	320	24.4
		Carey-Stuart	140	10.7
Majority			12	1.0
Turnout			1,314	30.1
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Hollington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Soan	443	44.3
		Madlani	275	27.5
		Campbell	177	17.7
		Young	104	10.4
Majority			168	16.8
Turnout			999	24.9
	hold		Swing

Maze Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charlesworth	687	48.1
		Russell	261	18.3
		Maloney	250	17.5
		Manning	229	16.0
Majority			426	29.8
Turnout			1,427	36.3
	hold		Swing

Old Hastings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stevens	662	36.3
		Kitson	548	30.1
		Keen	456	25.0
		Robertson	156	8.6
Majority			114	6.2
Turnout			1,822	42.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Ore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bird	543	46.3
		Chowney	392	33.4
		Edmonds	239	20.4
Majority			151	12.9
Turnout			1,174	32.4
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Silverhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Lambrechs	545	40.6
		Roberts	430	32.1
		Third	244	18.2
		Medhurst	122	9.1
Majority			115	8.5
Turnout			1,341	39.2
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

St Helens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Lock	929	50.7
		Rycroft	640	34.9
		Alders	264	14.4
Majority			289	15.8
Turnout			1,833	45.6
	hold		Swing

Tressell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		McDonnell	358	43.3
		Cooke	239	28.9
		Ayres	230	27.8
Majority			119	14.4
Turnout			827	24.7
	hold		Swing

West St. Leonards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Beaver	443	38.2
		Wise	255	22.0
		Wood	243	20.9
		Powell	219	18.9
Majority			188	16.2
Turnout			1,160	31.2
	hold		Swing

Wishing Tree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Scott	712	55.5
		Molloy	378	29.4
		Pickard	194	15.1
Majority			334	26.1
Turnout			1,284	35.6
	hold		Swing

References

• 2004 Hastings election result
• Ward results
• Labour loses control of Hastings