Hastings council election, 2018

Most seats
24
Labour Party
Seats contested
32
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 24 +10 22,775 49.6% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party 8 +5 14,684 32.0% +1.8
Green Party 0 +0 4,545 9.9% +3.7
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 3,718 8.1% +1.1
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 +0 70 0.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 68 0.1% -5.0
The For Britain Movement 0 +0 57 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 32
Conservative and Unionist Party 32
Green Party 32
Labour Party 32
Liberal Democrats 30
Independents for Direct Democracy 1
The For Britain Movement 1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1

A party standing a full slate could field 32 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ashdown 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Justinian Edwards Elected 745 59.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood Elected 662 52.6% —
Labour Party Lex Coan 426 33.9% —
Labour Party Steve Thorpe 417 33.1% —
Green Party Gabriel Carlyle 78 6.2% —
Liberal Democrats Lindsey Fellows 64 5.1% —
Green Party Paul Homer 63 5.0% —
Liberal Democrats Robert John Wakeford 60 4.8% —
Majority236
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,258

Baird 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Turner Elected 729 59.2% —
Labour Party Warren Davies Elected 721 58.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Fawthrop 440 35.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter William Pragnell 385 31.2% —
Green Party Judy Scott 64 5.2% —
Green Party Chris Petts 56 4.5% —
Liberal Democrats Susan McDougall 35 2.8% —
Liberal Democrats John Faulkner 34 2.8% —
Majority281
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,232

Braybrooke 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Beaney Elected 1,101 66.0% —
Labour Party Dominic Sabetian Elected 1,043 62.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Charlesworth 369 22.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Janet Grigg 338 20.3% —
Green Party Sally Phillips 193 11.6% —
Green Party Gerald Turner 102 6.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jason Brooker 101 6.1% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Davies 88 5.3% —
Majority674
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,668

Castle 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Judy Rogers Elected 927 48.3% —
Labour Party Leah Levane Elected 891 46.4% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Perry 668 34.8% —
Liberal Democrats Stewart Gregory Rayment 395 20.6% —
Green Party Charlotte Potter 219 11.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Tomlin 218 11.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Sydes 204 10.6% —
Green Party Graeme Hampton 191 9.9% —
Independents for Direct Democracy Graeme James White 70 3.6% —
The For Britain Movement Steve Ward 57 3.0% —
Majority223
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,920

Central St Leonards 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ruby Cox Elected 839 55.6% —
Labour Party Trevor Edward Webb Elected 814 53.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Clarke 367 24.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Graeme David Williams 335 22.2% —
Green Party Sherry Clark 275 18.2% —
Green Party Milan Rai 187 12.4% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Ludwig Milton 104 6.9% —
Liberal Democrats Tony Seymour 100 6.6% —
Majority447
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,510

Conquest 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Rankin Elected 782 55.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Patrick James Foster Elected 778 55.6% —
Labour Party Nicholas Davies 416 29.7% —
Labour Party Andy Ives 382 27.3% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Bunch 146 10.4% —
Liberal Democrats Margaret Burns 139 9.9% —
Green Party Ken Davis 82 5.9% —
Green Party Peter Bolwell 75 5.4% —
Majority362
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,400

Gensing 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kim Forward Elected 1,043 65.7% —
Labour Party Colin Fitzgerald Elected 956 60.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Steven Andrew 305 19.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Catherine Burrows 285 18.0% —
Green Party Karen Simnett 191 12.0% —
Green Party Will Davis 167 10.5% —
Liberal Democrats Sue Tait 86 5.4% —
Liberal Democrats Lee Grant 73 4.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Pam Croft 68 4.3% —
Majority651
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,587

Hollington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Barnett Elected 640 61.7% —
Labour Party Maya Anne Evans Elected 632 60.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Barry 321 30.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joel De-Roe 285 27.5% —
Green Party Sarah Macbeth 63 6.1% —
Green Party Arkady Johns 54 5.2% —
Liberal Democrats Anne Gallop 44 4.2% —
Liberal Democrats Mike Lushington 36 3.5% —
Majority311
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,038

Maze Hill 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Robert Patmore Elected 745 51.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Lee Elected 731 50.4% —
Labour Party Brekke Larsen 484 33.4% —
Labour Party Mike Southon 423 29.2% —
Green Party Beccy McCray 151 10.4% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Hunt 132 9.1% —
Green Party Christopher Saunders 118 8.1% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Lewcock 116 8.0% —
Majority247
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,450

Old Hastings 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party James Edward Bacon Elected 983 54.7% —
Labour Party Dany Louise Elected 726 40.4% —
Green Party Julia Jane Hilton 697 38.8% —
Green Party Andrea Needham 454 25.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Hay 420 23.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lisa Rankin 316 17.6% —
Majority29
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,798

Ore 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew Battley Elected 631 49.3% —
Labour Party Heather Alison Bishop Elected 617 48.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Oliver Devaux 531 41.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Dee 482 37.7% —
Green Party Jenny de Vuyst 118 9.2% —
Green Party Gary Rolfe 92 7.2% —
Liberal Democrats Katy Hunter-Burbridge 49 3.8% —
Liberal Democrats Kate Tudgay 40 3.1% —
Majority86
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,280

Silverhill 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nigel Sinden Elected 781 51.9% —
Labour Party Margi O'Callaghan Elected 725 48.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Hollis 587 39.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Claire Hamill 579 38.4% —
Green Party Dave Carey-Stuart 112 7.4% —
Green Party Christine Saunders 88 5.8% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Stoodley 73 4.8% —
Liberal Democrats Jon Smalldon 68 4.5% —
Majority138
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,506

St Helens 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andy Batsford Elected 957 54.9% —
Labour Party Antonia Marie Berelson Elected 738 42.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Hugh Clarke 729 41.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Lynch 596 34.2% —
Liberal Democrats Bob Lloyd 154 8.8% —
Green Party Lucy Brennan Shiel 133 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Emlyn Jones 109 6.3% —
Green Party Carol Prior 68 3.9% —
Majority9
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,742

Tressell 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Chowney Elected 659 64.9% —
Labour Party Tania Charman Elected 628 61.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick Millar 217 21.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Keen 208 20.5% —
Green Party Catherine Taylor 130 12.8% —
Green Party Chris Whitrow 77 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Phil Broad 69 6.8% —
Liberal Democrats Oliver Maloney 42 4.1% —
Majority411
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,015

West St Leonards 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Joseph Beaver Elected 536 42.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Karl Beaney Elected 496 39.1% —
Labour Party Julia Price 440 34.7% —
Labour Party Anne Rouse 423 33.4% —
Liberal Democrats Eve Montgomery 277 21.8% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Clarke 263 20.7% —
Green Party Becca Horn 53 4.2% —
Green Party Mathew McDonnell 48 3.8% —
Majority56
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,268

Wishing Tree 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Phil Scott Elected 840 65.3% —
Labour Party Alan Roberts Elected 743 57.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bexx Veness 361 28.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Waterfall 331 25.7% —
Liberal Democrats Nina Blanch 88 6.8% —
Green Party Abby Nicol 83 6.4% —
Liberal Democrats Tricia Kennelly 65 5.1% —
Green Party Thad Skews 63 4.9% —
Majority382
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,287

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