Hastings Borough Council elections

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.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
No overall control	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1980
No overall control	1980 - 1996
Liberal Democrats	1996 - 1998
Labour	1998 - 2004
No overall control	2004 - 2006
Conservative	2006 - 2007
No overall control	2007 - 2010
Labour	2010 - Present

Council elections

Hastings Borough Council election, 1973
Hastings Borough Council election, 1976
Hastings Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Hastings Borough Council election, 1980
Hastings Borough Council election, 1982
Hastings Borough Council election, 1983
Hastings Borough Council election, 1984
Hastings Borough Council election, 1986
Hastings Borough Council election, 1987
Hastings Borough Council election, 1988
Hastings Borough Council election, 1990
Hastings Borough Council election, 1991
Hastings Borough Council election, 1992
Hastings Borough Council election, 1994
Hastings Borough Council election, 1995
Hastings Borough Council election, 1996

Election	Con	Lab	Lib	Control	Turnout	Notes
Hastings Borough Council election, 1998	1	18	13	Labour
Hastings Borough Council election, 1999	2	18	12	Labour
Hastings Borough Council election, 2000	6	18	8	Labour
Hastings Borough Council election, 2002	10	21	1	Labour	32.0%	New ward boundaries^[4]
Hastings Borough Council election, 2004	13	15	4	NOC	34.5%
Hastings Borough Council election, 2006	17	10	5	Conservative	37.6%
Hastings Borough Council election, 2008	15	13	3	NOC
Hastings Borough Council election, 2010	14	16	1	Labour
Hastings Borough Council election, 2012	9	23	0	Labour
Hastings Borough Council election, 2014	8	24	0	Labour

Borough result maps

2002 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

Gensing By-Election 3 July 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		464	47.5	+5.4
	Labour		326	33.4	+0.0
	Conservative		104	10.6	-9.8
	Liberal		82	8.4	+8.4
Majority			138	14.1
Turnout			976	27.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

St Helens By-Election 12 March 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		479	40.3	-11.9
	Conservative		438	36.8	+12.5
	Labour		272	22.9	-0.7
Majority			41	3.5
Turnout			1,189	25
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2001-2005

Silverhill By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		918	44.6	+1.1
	Conservative		670	32.6	+17.2
	Liberal Democrat		469	22.8	-18.3
Majority			248	12.0
Turnout			2,057
	Labour hold		Swing

Conquest By-Election 19 June 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gladys Martin	504	37.6	-4.4
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Dormer	294	21.9	-0.7
	Labour	John Ward	274	20.4	-2.4
	Independent	Robert Harris	253	18.9	+6.4
	Green	Kevin Young	17	1.3	+1.3
Majority			210	15.7
Turnout			1,342	34.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2005-2009

Gensing By-Election 3 May 2007^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Cartwright	516	34.2	+8.0
	Conservative	Simon Corello	475	31.5	-15.7
	Liberal Democrat	Tricia Kennelly	332	22.0	+2.2
	Green	Sally Phillips	92	6.1	-0.7
	BNP	John Martin	55	3.6	+3.6
	UKIP	Mick Turner	38	2.5	+2.5
Majority			41	2.7
Turnout			1,508	37.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Silverhill By-Election 3 May 2007^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bruce Dowling	555	39.2	+4.5
	Conservative	Matthew Lock	482	34.1	-9.1
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Howard	254	18.0	-4.1
	BNP	Nicholas Prince	84	5.9	+5.9
	UKIP	Diane Granger	40	2.8	+2.8
Majority			73	5.1
Turnout			1,415	41.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2009-2013

St Helens By-Election 10 December 2009^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Corello	609	40.7	-17.9
	Labour	Michael Ward	550	36.7	-12.5
	Liberal Democrat	John Tunbridge	210	14.0	-3.2
	BNP	Stephen Weir	93	6.2	+6.2
	English Democrats	Rod Bridger	36	2.4	+2.4
Majority			59	4.0
Turnout			1,498	37.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Council Structure". Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
↑ "Hastings". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hastings (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Hastings (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
1 2 "Tories lose battle of Hastings". The Argus. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
↑ "Tories hold St Helens". Sussex Express. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2009-12-11.

By-election results

External links

Hastings Borough Council

Council elections in East Sussex

East Sussex County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Brighton and Hove City Council	1996 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Eastbourne Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2011 2015

Hastings Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Lewes District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Rother District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Wealden District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Brighton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 Abolished

Hove Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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