Hastings Borough Council elections

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates 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. The Council was held by the Labour Party from 2010 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 and the Council is now minority led by the Green Party.

Council elections

Composition of the council

Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal DemocratsTemplate:Efn	Green	Independents & Others	Council control after election
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Local government reorganisation; council established (33 seats)
1973	12	11	9	–	1	Template:Party name with colour no link
1976	20	8	4	0	1	Template:Party name with colour no link
New ward boundaries (32 seats)
1979	16	8	7	0	1	Template:Party name with colour no link
1980	15	9	7	0	1	Template:Party name with colour no link
1982	13	8	10	0	1	Template:Party name with colour no link
1983	12	9	9	0	2	Template:Party name with colour no link
1984	13	8	10	0	1	Template:Party name with colour no link
1986	11	8	13	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
1987	11	7	14	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
1988	12	8	12	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
1990	13	9	9	0	1	Template:Party name with colour no link
1991	12	10	9	0	1	Template:Party name with colour no link
1992	14	9	9	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
1994	8	10	12	0	2	Template:Party name with colour no link
1995	5	12	14	0	1	Template:Party name with colour no link
1996	0	15	17	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
1998	1	18	13	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
1999	2	18	12	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
2000	6	18	8	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
New ward boundaries (32 seats)
2002	10	21	1	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
2004	13	15	4	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
2006	17	10	5	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
2008	15	13	3	0	1	Template:Party name with colour no link
2010	15	16	1	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
2012	10	22	0	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
2014	8	24	0	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
2016	8	24	0	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
New ward boundaries (32 seats)
2018	8	24	0	0	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
2021	12	19	0	1	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
2022	12	15	0	5	0	Template:Party name with colour no link
2024	5	8	0	12	7	Template:Party name with colour no link
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Borough result maps

• 2002 results map
  2002 results map
• 2004 results map
  2004 results map
• 2006 results map
  2006 results map
• 2008 results map
  2008 results map
• 2010 results map
  2010 results map
• 2012 results map
  2012 results map
• 2014 results map
  2014 results map
• 2016 results map
  2016 results map
• 2021 results map
  2021 results map
• 2022 results map
  2022 results map
• 2024 results map
  2024 results map

By-election results

1994-1998

Gensing By-Election 3 July 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			464	47.5
			326	33.4
			104	10.6
			82	8.4
Majority			138	14.1
Turnout			976	27.0
	hold		Swing

St Helens By-Election 12 March 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			479	40.3
			438	36.8
			272	22.9
Majority			41	3.5
Turnout			1,189	25
	hold		Swing

1998-2002

Silverhill By-Election 7 June 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
			918	44.6
			670	32.6
			469	22.8
Majority			248	12.0
Turnout			2,057
	hold		Swing

2002-2006

Conquest By-Election 19 June 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Gladys Martin	504	37.6
		Colin Dormer	294	21.9
		John Ward	274	20.4
		Robert Harris	253	18.9
		Kevin Young	17	1.3
Majority			210	15.7
Turnout			1,342	34.5
	hold		Swing

2006-2010

Gensing By-Election 3 May 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrew Cartwright	516	34.2
		Simon Corello	475	31.5
		Tricia Kennelly	332	22.0
		Sally Phillips	92	6.1
		John Martin	55	3.6
		Mick Turner	38	2.5
Majority			41	2.7
Turnout			1,508	37.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Silverhill By-Election 3 May 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bruce Dowling	555	39.2
		Matthew Lock	482	34.1
		Mike Howard	254	18.0
		Nicholas Prince	84	5.9
		Diane Granger	40	2.8
Majority			73	5.1
Turnout			1,415	41.9
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

St Helens By-Election 10 December 2009

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Simon Corello	609	40.7
		Michael Ward	550	36.7
		John Tunbridge	210	14.0
		Stephen Weir	93	6.2
		Rod Bridger	36	2.4
Majority			59	4.0
Turnout			1,498	37.4
	hold		Swing

2014-2018

Central St. Leonards By-Election 9 July 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terry Dowling	481	44.0
		John Rankin	259	23.7
		Clive Gross	184	16.8
		Kevin Hill	77	7.0
		Alan Dixon	75	6.9
		Susan Tait	17	1.6
Majority			222	20.3
Turnout			993
	hold		Swing

St. Helens By-Election 9 July 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Martin Clarke	663	43.5
		Graham Crane	557	36.5
		Gary Spencer-Holmes	135	8.9
		Kenneth Pankhurst	120	7.9
		Christopher Petts	48	3.1
Majority			106	7.0
Turnout			1523
	hold		Swing

References

• By-election results Template:Webarchive

External links

• Hastings Borough Council