- Hastings local elections
Half of
Hastings Council is elected every two years. Until 2002 the council was elected by thirds.Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976Conservative 1976 - 1980
No overall control 1980 - 1996Liberal Democrat 1996 - 1998
Labour 1998 - 2004
No overall control 2004 - 2006Conservative 2006 - present
Council elections
Hastings Council election, 1998 Hastings Council election, 1999 Hastings Council election, 2000 Hastings Council election, 2002 Hastings Council election, 2004 Hastings Council election, 2006 Hastings Council election, 2008 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 464
percentage = 47.5
change = +5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 326
percentage = 33.4
change = +0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 104
percentage = 10.6
change = -9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate =
votes = 82
percentage = 8.4
change = +8.4Election box majority
votes = 138
percentage = 14.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 976
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 479
percentage = 40.3
change = -11.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 438
percentage = 36.8
change = +12.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 272
percentage = 22.9
change = -0.7Election box majority
votes = 41
percentage = 3.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,189
percentage = 25
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 918
percentage = 44.6
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 670
percentage = 32.6
change = +17.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 469
percentage = 22.8
change = -18.3Election box majority
votes = 248
percentage = 12.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,057
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gladys Martin
votes = 504
percentage = 37.6
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Colin Dormer
votes = 294
percentage = 21.9
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Ward
votes = 274
percentage = 20.4
change = -2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Robert Harris
votes = 253
percentage = 18.9
change = +6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kevin Young
votes = 17
percentage = 1.3
change = +1.3Election box majority
votes = 210
percentage = 15.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,342
percentage = 34.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Cartwright
votes = 516
percentage = 34.2
change = +8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Corello
votes = 475
percentage = 31.5
change = -15.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tricia Kennelly
votes = 332
percentage = 22.0
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Sally Phillips
votes = 92
percentage = 6.1
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = John Martin
votes = 55
percentage = 3.6
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Mick Turner
votes = 38
percentage = 2.5
change = +2.5Election box majority
votes = 41
percentage = 2.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,508
percentage = 37.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bruce Dowling
votes = 555
percentage = 39.2
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Lock
votes = 482
percentage = 34.1
change = -9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mike Howard
votes = 254
percentage = 18.0
change = -4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Nicholas Prince
votes = 84
percentage = 5.9
change = +5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Diane Granger
votes = 40
percentage = 2.8
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 73
percentage = 5.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,415
percentage = 41.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
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