Hastings Council election, 2004

Elections to Hastings Council were held on 10 June, 2004. Half of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.5%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 15
*Conservative 13
*Liberal Democrat 4

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 3
loss = 0
net = +3
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 37.0
votes = 7,972
plus/minus = +4.0%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 5
gain = 0
loss = 6
net = -6
seats % = 31.3
votes % = 33.0
votes = 7,107
plus/minus = -12.7%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 3
loss = 0
net = +3
seats % = 18.8
votes % = 23.6
votes = 5,093
plus/minus = +6.0%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.3
votes = 930
plus/minus = +1.5%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.1
votes = 449
plus/minus = +2.1%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cooke
votes = 800
percentage = 56.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kennelly
votes = 325
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Wilde
votes = 303
percentage = 21.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 475
percentage = 33.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,428
percentage = 35.5
change = +3.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Vallery
votes = 572
percentage = 45.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Castro
votes = 436
percentage = 34.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Coffey
votes = 241
percentage = 19.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 136
percentage = 10.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,249
percentage = 33.6
change = +6.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sabetian
votes = 748
percentage = 49.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Prince
votes = 437
percentage = 28.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Saxby
votes = 184
percentage = 12.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Phillips
votes = 143
percentage = 9.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 311
percentage = 20.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,512
percentage = 40.6
change = +2.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Smith
votes = 576
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jackson
votes = 431
percentage = 30.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Willard
votes = 223
percentage = 15.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Homewood
votes = 187
percentage = 13.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 145
percentage = 10.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,417
percentage = 32.3
change = -0.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Webb
votes = 469
percentage = 39.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Modlinger
votes = 423
percentage = 35.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Evans
votes = 288
percentage = 24.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 46
percentage = 3.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,180
percentage = 27.3
change = -3.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pragnell
votes = 837
percentage = 52.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dormer
votes = 385
percentage = 24.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Worsley
votes = 283
percentage = 17.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Phillips
votes = 78
percentage = 4.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 452
percentage = 28.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,583
percentage = 40.6
change = +5.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bond
votes = 433
percentage = 33.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rushbrook
votes = 421
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lock
votes = 320
percentage = 24.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Carey-Stuart
votes = 140
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 12
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,314
percentage = 30.1
change = +2.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Soan
votes = 443
percentage = 44.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Madlani
votes = 275
percentage = 27.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Campbell
votes = 177
percentage = 17.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Young
votes = 104
percentage = 10.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 168
percentage = 16.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 999
percentage = 24.9
change = +2.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charlesworth
votes = 687
percentage = 48.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Russell
votes = 261
percentage = 18.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maloney
votes = 250
percentage = 17.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Manning
votes = 229
percentage = 16.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 426
percentage = 29.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,427
percentage = 36.3
change = +2.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stevens
votes = 662
percentage = 36.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kitson
votes = 548
percentage = 30.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keen
votes = 456
percentage = 25.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Robertson
votes = 156
percentage = 8.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 114
percentage = 6.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,822
percentage = 42.8
change = +3.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bird
votes = 543
percentage = 46.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Chowney
votes = 392
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Edmonds
votes = 239
percentage = 20.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 151
percentage = 12.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,174
percentage = 32.4
change = +5.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lambrechs
votes = 545
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roberts
votes = 430
percentage = 32.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Third
votes = 244
percentage = 18.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Medhurst
votes = 122
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 115
percentage = 8.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,341
percentage = 39.2
change = +3.9Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lock
votes = 929
percentage = 50.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rycroft
votes = 640
percentage = 34.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alders
votes = 264
percentage = 14.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 289
percentage = 15.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,833
percentage = 45.6
change = +4.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = McDonnell
votes = 358
percentage = 43.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cooke
votes = 239
percentage = 28.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ayres
votes = 230
percentage = 27.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 119
percentage = 14.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 827
percentage = 24.7
change = +1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Beaver
votes = 443
percentage = 38.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Wise
votes = 255
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Wood
votes = 243
percentage = 20.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Powell
votes = 219
percentage = 18.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 188
percentage = 16.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,160
percentage = 31.2
change = +0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Scott
votes = 712
percentage = 55.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Molloy
votes = 378
percentage = 29.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Pickard
votes = 194
percentage = 15.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 334
percentage = 26.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,284
percentage = 35.6
change = +1.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3702.stm 2004 Hastings election result]
* [http://www.hastings.gov.uk/elections/election_040610_hbc_results.aspx Ward results]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/3796297.stm Labour loses control of Hastings]

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