Hastings council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
9
Green Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Green Party 9 +6 9,013 37.7% +14.3
Labour Party 5 -4 7,724 32.4% -9.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 -2 4,550 19.1% -10.6
Independent 0 +0 1,765 7.4% —
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 479 2.0% -2.7
Reform UK 0 +0 345 1.4% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Green Party 16
Labour Party 16
Independent 9
Liberal Democrats 8
Reform UK 3

A party standing a full slate could field 16 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

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood Elected 470 38.5% -11.2
Labour Party Steve Thorpe 398 32.6% +4.5
Green Party Daniel Hope 167 13.7% +4.9
Reform UK Thee Kuga 116 9.5% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Ludwig Milton 69 5.7% -7.7
Majority72
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,220

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Baird

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Yunis Smith Elected 387 29.0% +21.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam Atkins 312 23.4% -14.1
Labour Party Liam Thomas David Crowter 312 23.4% -28.6
Independent Peter Charles Kingsley Bailey 289 21.6% —
Liberal Democrats Emlyn Jones 35 2.6% -0.7
Majority75
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,335

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Braybrooke

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Mark Richard Etherington Elected 1,001 56.3% +35.3
Labour Party Tim Shand 616 34.6% -17.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Shelley Bland 161 9.1% -10.9
Majority385
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,778

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Becca Horn Elected 1,108 55.7% +14.0
Labour Party James Thomas 700 35.2% -6.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Cooke 181 9.1% -4.3
Majority408
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,989

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Central St Leonards

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Adele Judith Bates Elected 820 45.4% +1.8
Labour Party Josh Matthews 541 29.9% -11.6
Independent Steph Warren 275 15.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Steven Andrew 156 8.6% -3.3
Independent Richard Haberkost 15 0.8% —
Majority279
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,807

Green Party hold

Conquest

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Patrick James Foster Elected 491 37.3% -11.0
Labour Party Hugh Philip Nicholson 386 29.3% +2.5
Independent Anna Mary Winston 191 14.5% —
Green Party Tracey Lord 143 10.8% +3.1
Liberal Democrats Stewart Gregory Rayment 107 8.1% -9.0
Majority105
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,318

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Gensing

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Paula Warne Elected 1,073 57.8% +12.4
Labour Party Edwina Hughes 602 32.4% -6.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Meaden 183 9.8% -2.1
Majority471
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,858

Green Party hold

Hollington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Danuta Kean Elected 395 36.5% -24.4
Independent Maya Anne Evans 351 32.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Butterton 261 24.1% -5.1
Green Party Dulcie Reynolds 74 6.8% -2.9
Majority44
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,081

Labour Party hold

Maze Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Darren Buist MacKenzie Elected 590 37.9% +19.0
Labour Party Mike Southon 397 25.5% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Graeme David Williams 380 24.4% -18.7
Reform UK Paul Murphy 83 5.3% —
Independent Sarah Amanda Chabala Buller 68 4.4% —
Liberal Democrats Bruce Meredeen 40 2.6% -9.8
Majority193
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,558

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Old Hastings

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Julia Jane Hilton Elected 1,123 60.8% +24.3
Labour Party Jeremy Guy Hicks 536 29.0% -22.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Hugh Clarke 189 10.2% -2.3
Majority587
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,848

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Ore

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jo Walker Elected 763 57.7% +40.2
Labour Party Heather Alison Bishop 327 24.7% -18.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Streeten 195 14.8% -24.1
Liberal Democrats Robert John Wakeford 37 2.8% —
Majority436
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,322

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Silverhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Billie Blue Ann Mary Barnes Elected 643 40.9% -3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Max William James Hewitt 393 25.0% -14.9
Green Party Lesley Ann Sammah Arshad 336 21.3% +9.6
Reform UK Lucian Fernando 146 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Terry Keen 56 3.6% -0.4
Majority250
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,574

Labour Party hold

St Helens

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Edgar Whitehill Elected 503 30.9% -19.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter William Pragnell 456 28.0% -11.6
Independent Jackie Patton 293 18.0% —
Green Party Ollie Hunter 287 17.6% +10.7
Liberal Democrats Bob Lloyd 91 5.6% +1.6
Majority47
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,630

Labour Party hold

Tressell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Natalie Sophia Rayner Gaimster Elected 817 65.6% +9.7
Labour Party Anna Sabin 324 26.0% -2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Clarke 104 8.4% -7.1
Majority493
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,245

Green Party hold

West St Leonards

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Trevor Edward Webb Elected 441 38.7% +12.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Karl Beaney 402 35.3% -14.3
Green Party Marisa McGreevy-Rose 182 16.0% +1.3
Independent Adam Daniel Taylor-Foster 70 6.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jonathon Stoodley 44 3.9% -5.7
Majority39
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,139

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Wishing Tree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Helen Louise Kay Elected 603 51.4% -2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Lee 216 18.4% -17.7
Independent Ian Peter Miller 213 18.1% —
Green Party Mike Wharton 142 12.1% +1.9
Majority387
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,174

Labour Party hold

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