Hastings council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 16 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
10
Green Party
Seats contested
17
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Green Party 10 +1 12,913 41.7% +4.0
Reform UK 6 +6 7,901 25.5% +24.1
Independent 1 +1 1,564 5.1% -2.3
Labour Party 0 -5 5,154 16.7% -15.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -2 2,955 9.5% -9.5
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 440 1.4% -0.6
Libertarian Party 0 +0 18 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Green Party 17
Labour and Co-operative Party 17
Reform UK 17
Independent 6
Liberal Democrats 5
Libertarian Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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 +/−
Reform UK Daniel Kendrick Elected 628 37.1% +27.6
Green Party Marie Louise Parfitt 407 24.1% +10.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Louise Chantal 363 21.5% -11.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Justinian Edwards 202 11.9% -26.6
Liberal Democrats Robert John Wakeford 95 5.6% -0.0
Majority221
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,691

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Baird

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Will Rumfitt Elected 492 32.2% +3.2
Reform UK Jack Philip McCree 438 28.6% —
Independent Mike Turner 335 21.9% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam Atkins 151 9.9% -13.5
Labour Party Rick Dillon 128 8.4% -15.0
Majority54
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,530

Green Party hold

Braybrooke

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Archie Lauchlan Elected 1,232 59.0% +2.7
Labour Party Josh Matthews 364 17.4% -17.2
Reform UK Yoong Kam 353 16.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Richard Waterfall 138 6.6% -2.4
Majority868
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,087

Green Party hold

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Steph Fawbert Elected 1,404 63.9% +8.2
Reform UK Graeme White 336 15.3% —
Labour Party Judy Rogers 333 15.2% -20.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Cooke 125 5.7% -3.4
Majority1,068
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,198

Green Party hold

Central St Leonards

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Solly Solamito Elected 1,303 61.3% +16.0
Reform UK Alex Dudley 378 17.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Trevor Redmond 344 16.2% -13.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline June Kerswell 107 5.0% -3.6
Majority925
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,124

Green Party hold

Conquest

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Rob Drew Elected 607 34.4% —
Green Party Ian James Gillam 444 25.2% +14.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Streeten 398 22.5% -14.7
Labour Party Hugh Philip Nicholson 235 13.3% -16.0
Liberal Democrats Stewart Gregory Rayment 87 4.9% -3.2
Majority163
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,765

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Gensing

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Amanda Christabel Jobson Elected 1,436 66.6% +8.8
Reform UK Jet Rankin 365 16.9% —
Labour Party John Williams 274 12.7% -19.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Shane Atkins 95 4.4% -5.4
Majority1,071
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,157

Green Party hold

Hollington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Will Chapman Elected 484 38.2% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Angela Liliet Harris 261 20.6% -16.0
Independent Andrea Cowhig 197 15.5% -16.9
Green Party Justin Lee Wynne 196 15.5% +8.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Clifford Ainsworth 135 10.6% -13.5
Majority223
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,268

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Maze Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Karen Simnett Elected 969 48.4% +10.5
Reform UK Rosie Murphy 499 24.9% +19.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Cooke 268 13.4% -11.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Tim John Cairns Shand 223 11.1% -14.3
Liberal Democrats Lee Joseph Grant 44 2.2% -0.4
Majority470
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,003

Green Party hold

Old Hastings

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Mike Frith Elected 1,064 48.1% -12.6
Labour Party James Edward Bacon 640 28.9% -0.1
Reform UK Steve Foot 387 17.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ray Molloy 124 5.6% -4.6
Majority424
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,211

Green Party hold

Ore

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Clem McCulloch Elected 874 52.0% -5.8
Reform UK Wojciech Duczmal 471 28.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Kim Forward 167 9.9% -14.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Brett Reginald McLean 113 6.7% -8.0
Independent Vicky Wilson 70 4.2% —
Majority403
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,682

Green Party hold

Silverhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Dulcie Reynolds Elected 610 32.2% +10.8
Reform UK Ian Moore 492 25.9% +16.7
Labour and Co-operative Party Margi O'Callaghan 327 17.2% -23.6
Independent Nigel Sinden 265 14.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Steven Andrew 213 11.2% -13.7
Majority118
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,897

Green Party gain from Labour Party

St Helens 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Peter Anthony Clarke Elected 572 30.1% —
Independent Andy Batsford Elected 544 28.6% +10.7
Green Party Shaun Dowling 490 25.8% +8.2
Green Party Jessica Townsend 462 24.3% —
Reform UK Hazel Edith Vanbergen 460 24.2% —
Labour Party Barney Green 320 16.8% -14.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Helen Martin 311 16.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Howard Martin 249 13.1% -14.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Butterton 229 12.1% —
Liberal Democrats Bob Lloyd 164 8.6% +3.0
Majority54
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,900

Reform UK gain from Labour Party · Independent gain from Labour Party

Tressell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Glenn Haffenden Elected 921 61.2% -4.5
Reform UK Ricky Hodges 409 27.2% —
Labour Party Ingrid Kristina Kathleen Allan 129 8.6% -17.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Shelley Lee 51 3.4% -5.0
Majority512
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,506

Green Party hold

West St Leonards

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Derek Lawrence Elected 506 33.9% —
Labour Party Anna Sabin 370 24.8% -13.9
Green Party Emma Joliffe 346 23.2% +7.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Joseph Beaver 220 14.7% -20.5
Liberal Democrats Eve Montgomery 50 3.4% -0.5
Majority136
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,492

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Wishing Tree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Doreena Ross Elected 516 35.5% —
Labour Party John Rankin 365 25.1% -26.2
Green Party Melanie Kavanagh 263 18.1% +6.0
Independent John Cannan 153 10.5% -7.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Cooke 137 9.4% -9.0
Libertarian Party Mal McDermott 18 1.2% —
Majority151
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,452

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

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