2024 Hastings Borough Council election
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The 2024 Hastings Borough Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-half of the 32 members of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex will be elected.
Background[edit]
Hasting historically been controlled by all 3 major parties. The Conservatives first won a majority in 1976, but lost the council to no overall control in 1980.[3] The Liberal Democrats won control in 1996, with the Conservatives having lost all their seats on the council the previous year.[3] The Labour Party won control of the council 2 years later, and held a majority until 2002, with the Conservatives retaking the council in 2006. Labour gained the council in 2010,[4] and controlled the council until 2022.[5]
In 2022, Labour won 9 seats (down 3) with 42.1% of the vote, the Conservatives won 4 with 29.6%, and the Green Party won 3 (up 3) with 23.5%. Following this election, Labour formed a majority coalition with the Green Party, but later formed a minority administration after the Greens withdrew from the coalition.[6] Labour lost their position as the largest group on the council in December 2023, after the resignation of 8 councillors from Labour and the suspension of another.[7][8] A minority coalition of the Green Party and the 8 who left Labour was then formed, with a Green Party leader.[7]
The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives won 8 seats (up 4) with 40.7% of the vote, Labour won 7 (down 5) with 37.6%, and the Green party won 1 (up 1) with 16.3%
Previous council composition[edit]
After 2022 election | Before 2024 election[9] | After 2024 election | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Independent | 0 | Independent | 11 | Independent | ||||
Conservative | 12 | Conservative | 10 | Conservative | ||||
Labour | 15 | Labour | 6 | Labour | ||||
Green | 5 | Green | 4 | Green | ||||
Reform UK | 0 | Reform UK | 1 | Reform UK |
Changes:
- April 2023: Lucian Fernando leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent[10]
- May 2023: Lucian Fernando (independent) joins Reform UK[11]
- October 2023: John Rankin leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent[12]
- December 2023: Paul Barnett, Andy Batsford, John Cannan, Maya Evans, Ali Roark, Nigel Sinden, Mike Turner, and Simon Willis leave Labour to sit as independents;[13][14] Sabina Arthur suspended from Labour[8]
- January 2024: Claire Carr leaves Green Party to sit as an independent[15]
Summary[edit]
Candidates by party[edit]
Election result[edit]
2024 Hastings Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Green | 9 | 8 | 56.3 | 3 | 12 | 37.5 | 9,013 | 37.7 | +14.2 | |
Labour | 5 | 2 | 31.3 | 3 | 8 | 25.0 | 7,724 | 32.4 | –9.7 | |
Independent | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 21.9 | 1,765 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | 2 | 5 | 12.5 | 3 | 5 | 15.6 | 4,550 | 19.1 | –10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 479 | 2.0 | –2.7 | ||
Reform UK | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 345 | 1.4 | N/A |
Ward results[edit]
An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent councillor.
Ashdown[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood* | 470 | 38.5 | –11.5 | |
Labour | Steve Thorpe | 398 | 32.6 | +4.5 | |
Green | Daniel Hope | 167 | 13.7 | +4.9 | |
Reform UK | Thee Kuga | 116 | 9.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Milton | 69 | 5.7 | –7.6 | |
Majority | 72 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,220 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.0 |
Baird[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Yunis Smith | 387 | 29.0 | +21.7 | |
Conservative | Liam Atkins | 312 | 23.4 | –14.1 | |
Labour | Liam Crowter | 312 | 23.4 | –28.5 | |
Independent | Peter Bailey | 289 | 21.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Emlyn Jones | 35 | 2.6 | –0.7 | |
Majority | 75 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,335 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.9 |
Braybrooke[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Mark Etherington | 1,001 | 56.3 | +35.3 | |
Labour | Tim Shand | 616 | 34.6 | –18.8 | |
Conservative | Shelley Bland | 161 | 9.1 | –10.9 | |
Majority | 385 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,778 | ||||
Green gain from Independent | Swing | 27.1 |
Castle[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Becca Horn | 1,108 | 55.7 | +14.0 | |
Labour | James Thomas | 700 | 35.2 | –6.8 | |
Conservative | Rob Cooke | 181 | 9.1 | –4.3 | |
Majority | 408 | 20.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,989 | ||||
Green gain from Independent | Swing | 10.4 |
Central St Leonards[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Adele Bates | 820 | 45.4 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Josh Matthews | 541 | 29.9 | –11.7 | |
Independent | Steph Warren | 275 | 15.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Craig Andrew | 156 | 8.6 | –3.3 | |
Independent | Richard Haberkost | 15 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 279 | 13.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,807 | ||||
Green gain from Labour | Swing | 6.8 |
Conquest[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Foster* | 491 | 37.3 | –11.0 | |
Labour | Hugh Nicholson | 386 | 29.3 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Anna Winston | 191 | 14.5 | N/A | |
Green | Tracey Lord | 143 | 10.8 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Rayment | 107 | 8.1 | –9.0 | |
Majority | 105 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,318 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 |
Gensing[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Paula Warne | 1,073 | 57.8 | +12.5 | |
Labour | Edwina Hughes | 602 | 32.4 | –6.8 | |
Conservative | Christopher Meaden | 183 | 9.8 | –2.2 | |
Majority | 471 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,858 | ||||
Green gain from Labour | Swing | 9.7 |
Hollington[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Danuta Kean | 395 | 36.5 | –24.5 | |
Independent | Maya Evans* | 351 | 32.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Stephen Butterton | 261 | 24.1 | –5.2 | |
Green | Dulcie Reynolds | 74 | 6.8 | –3.0 | |
Majority | 44 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,081 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent |
Maze Hill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Darren MacKenzie | 590 | 37.9 | +19.0 | |
Labour | Mike Southon | 397 | 25.5 | –0.2 | |
Conservative | Graeme Williams* | 380 | 24.4 | –18.7 | |
Reform UK | Paul Murphy | 83 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Sarah Buller | 68 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Bruce Meredeen | 40 | 2.6 | –9.7 | |
Majority | 193 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,558 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.6 |
Old Hastings[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Julia Hilton* | 1,123 | 60.8 | +24.3 | |
Labour | Jeremy Hicks | 536 | 29.0 | –22.0 | |
Conservative | Martin Clarke | 189 | 10.2 | –2.3 | |
Majority | 587 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,848 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | 23.2 |
Ore[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Jo Walker | 763 | 57.7 | +40.1 | |
Labour | Heather Bishop | 327 | 24.7 | –18.9 | |
Conservative | Roger Streeten | 195 | 14.8 | –24.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Wakeford | 37 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 436 | 33.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,322 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 29.5 |
Silverhill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Billie Barnes | 643 | 40.9 | –3.6 | |
Conservative | Max Hewitt | 393 | 25.0 | –14.8 | |
Green | Lesley Arshad | 336 | 21.3 | +9.6 | |
Reform UK | Lucian Fernando* | 146 | 9.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Keen | 56 | 3.6 | –0.4 | |
Majority | 250 | 15.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,574 | ||||
Labour gain from Reform UK | Swing | 5.6 |
St Helens[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Whitehill | 503 | 30.9 | –18.8 | |
Conservative | Peter Pragnell* | 456 | 28.0 | –11.4 | |
Independent | Jackie Patton | 293 | 18.0 | N/A | |
Green | Ollie Hunter | 287 | 17.6 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Lloyd | 91 | 5.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 47 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,630 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.7 |
Tressell[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Natalie Gaimster | 817 | 65.6 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Anna Sabin | 324 | 26.0 | –2.6 | |
Conservative | Sue Clarke | 104 | 8.4 | –7.0 | |
Majority | 493 | 39.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,245 | ||||
Green gain from Independent | Swing | 6.2 |
West St Leonards[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Trevor Webb | 441 | 38.7 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Karl Beaney* | 402 | 35.3 | –14.3 | |
Green | Marisa McGreevy-Rose | 182 | 16.0 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Adam Taylor-Foster | 70 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathon Stoodley | 44 | 3.9 | –5.7 | |
Majority | 39 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,139 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.4 |
Wishing Tree[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Helen Kay | 603 | 51.4 | –2.3 | |
Conservative | Rob Lee | 216 | 18.4 | –17.7 | |
Independent | Ian Miller | 213 | 18.1 | N/A | |
Green | Mike Wharton | 142 | 12.1 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 387 | 33.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,174 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.7 |
References[edit]
- ^ Of the eleven independent councillors prior to the election, eight sat together as the 'Hastings Independent Group' led by Paul Barnett.
- ^ Dillon, Rick (27 February 2024). "Chaos in Hastings after surprise Labour split". Sussex Bylines. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Connelley, Chris (21 January 2024). "Coalition Green / Hastings Independents Cabinet draws fire from Labour and Tories". Hastings Online Times. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Hastings Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Election 2010 | Hastings council". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Sussex election results 2022: Labour wins control of Worthing for first time". BBC News. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Oxburgh, Huw (21 October 2022). "Labour has new cabinet at Hastings Borough Council after split with Greens". Sussex World. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b Connelley, Chris (21 January 2024). "Coalition Cabinet draws fire from Labour and Tories". Hastings Online Times. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Hugh; McLaughlin, Paul (17 January 2024). "BARNETT'S BLUE MONDAY TURNS GREEN". Hastings Independent Press. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "My Councillors by Party". Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Happy new local government year". LocalCouncils.co.uk.
- ^ Oxburgh, Huw (12 May 2023). "Ex-Conservative councillor in Hastings joins Reform UK Party". Sussex World. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ McLaughlin, Paul (4 October 2023). "Tory Councillor Jumps Ship". Hastings Independent Press. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Connelley, Chris (17 December 2023). "Labour Cabinet defections rock HBC – more likely to follow". hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Oxburgh, Huw (18 December 2023). "Eighth councillor resigns from Hastings Labour group". Sussex World. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Controversy over Council Cabinet – Carr Quits". Hastings Independent Press. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 9 April 2024.