The 2018 Hastings Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Every seat on the council was up for election following boundary changes.[1] Labour retained their majority.[2]

Election result

Hastings local election result 2018
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 24 1 1 0 75.0 48.6 11,896
  Conservative 8 1 1 0 25.0 31.3 7,673
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.8 2,642
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.5 2,090
  Democrats and Veterans 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 70
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 68
  For Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 57

Ward results

Ashdown

Ashdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Edwards 745 55.8
Conservative Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood 662 49.6
Labour Lex Coan 426 31.9
Labour Steve Thorpe 417 31.2
Green Gabriel Carlyle 78 5.8
Liberal Democrats Lindsey Fellows 64 4.8
Green Paul Homer 63 4.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Wakeford 60 4.5
Majority 236 17.7
Turnout 1,335 33.71
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Baird

Baird
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Turner 729 55.8
Labour Warren Davies 721 55.2
Conservative Terry Fawthrop 440 33.7
Conservative Peter Pragnell 385 29.5
Green Judy Scott 64 4.9
Green Chris Petts 56 4.3
Liberal Democrats Susan McDougall 35 2.7
Liberal Democrats John Faulkner 34 2.6
Majority 281 21.5
Turnout 1,306 34.71
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Braybrooke

Braybrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Beaney 1,101 64.5
Labour Dominic Sabetian 1,043 61.1
Conservative Mark Charlesworth 369 21.6
Conservative Janet Grigg 338 19.8
Green Sally Phillips 193 11.3
Green Gerald Turner 102 6.0
Liberal Democrats Jason Brooker 101 5.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Davies 88 5.2
Majority 674 40.1
Turnout 1,706 43.41
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judy Rogers 927 47.0
Labour Leah Levane 891 45.2
Liberal Democrats Nick Perry 668 33.9
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment 395 20.0
Green Charlotte Potter 219 11.1
Conservative Kevin Tomlin 218 11.1
Conservative John Sydes 204 10.3
Green Graeme Hampton 191 9.7
Democrats and Veterans Graeme White 70 3.5
For Britain Steven Ward 57 2.9
Majority 223 11.3
Turnout 1,972 42.51
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Central St Leonard's

Central St Leonard's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruby Cox 839 53.2
Labour Trevor Webb 814 51.6
Conservative Sue Clarke 367 23.3
Conservative Graeme Williams 335 21.2
Green Sherry Clark 275 17.4
Green Milan Rai 187 11.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Milton 104 6.6
Liberal Democrats Tony Seymour 100 6.3
Majority 447 28.3
Turnout 1,578 33.55
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Conquest

Conquest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rankin 782 52.2
Conservative Paul Foster 778 52.0
Labour Nicholas Davies 416 27.8
Labour Andy Ives 382 25.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Bunch 146 9.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret Burns 139 9.3
Green Ken Davis 82 5.5
Green Peter Bolwell 75 5.0
Majority 362 24.2
Turnout 1,497 39.53
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gensing

Gensing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kim Forward 1,043 62.5
Labour Colin Fitzgerald 956 57.3
Conservative Craig Andrew 305 18.3
Conservative Catherine Burrows 285 17.1
Green Karen Simnett 191 11.5
Green Will Davis 167 10.0
Liberal Democrats Sue Tait 86 5.2
Liberal Democrats Lee Grant 73 4.4
UKIP Pamela Croft 68 4.1
Majority 651 39.0
Turnout 1,668 37.20
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hollington

Hollington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Barnett 640 58.3
Labour Maya Evans 632 57.6
Conservative Nigel Barry 321 29.2
Conservative Joel De-Roe 285 26.0
Green Sarah Macbeth 63 5.7
Green Arkady Johns 54 4.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Gallop 44 4.0
Liberal Democrats Mike Lushington 36 3.3
Majority 311 28.4
Turnout 1,098 28.28
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Maze Hill

Maze Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Patmore 745 49.1
Conservative Rob Lee 731 48.2
Labour Brekke Larsen 484 31.9
Labour Mike Southon 423 27.9
Green Beccy McCray 151 10.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Hunt 132 8.7
Green Chris Saunders 118 7.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Lewcock 116 7.7
Majority 247 16.3
Turnout 1,516 39.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Old Hastings

Old Hastings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Bacon 983 51.7
Labour Dany Louise 726 38.2
Green Julia Hilton 697 36.7
Green Andrea Needham 454 23.9
Conservative Alan Hay 420 22.1
Conservative Lisa Rankin 316 16.6
Majority 29 1.5
Turnout 1,900 47.43
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ore

Ore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Battley 631 46.3
Labour Heather Bishop 617 45.2
Conservative Oliver Devaux 531 38.9
Conservative James Dee 482 35.3
Green Jenny De Vuyst 118 8.7
Green Gary Rolfe 92 6.7
Liberal Democrats Katy Hunter-Burbridge 49 3.6
Liberal Democrats Kate Tudgay 40 2.9
Majority 86 6.2
Turnout 1,364 35.44
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Silverhill

Silverhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Sinden 781 49.0
Labour Margi O'Callaghan 725 45.5
Conservative James Hollis 587 36.8
Conservative Claire Hamill 579 36.3
Green Dave Carey-Stuart 112 7.0
Green Chris Saunders 88 5.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Stoodley 73 4.6
Liberal Democrats Jon Smalldon 68 4.3
Majority 138 8.7
Turnout 1,595 39.05
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Helen's

St Helen's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Batsford 957 51.3
Labour Antonia Berelson 738 39.5
Conservative Martin Clarke 729 39.0
Conservative Matt Lynch 596 31.9
Liberal Democrats Bob Lloyd 154 8.2
Green Lucy Brennan 133 7.1
Liberal Democrats Emlyn Jones 109 5.8
Green Carol Prior 68 3.6
Majority 9 0.5
Turnout 1,867 48.03
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Tressell

Tressell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Chowney 659 59.5
Labour Tania Charman 628 56.7
Conservative Patrick Millar 217 19.6
Conservative Terry Keen 208 18.8
Green Catherine Taylor 130 11.7
Green Christopher Whitrow 77 7.0
Liberal Democrats Phil Broad 69 6.2
Liberal Democrats Oliver Maloney 42 3.8
Majority 411 37.1
Turnout 1,107 30.73
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

West St Leonard's

West St Leonard's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Beaver 536 41.3
Conservative Karl Beaney 496 38.2
Labour Julia Price 440 33.9
Labour Anne Rouse 423 32.6
Liberal Democrats Eve Montgomery 277 21.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Clarke 263 20.2
Green Becca Horn 53 4.1
Green Mathew McDonnell 48 3.7
Majority 56 4.3
Turnout 1,299 35.40
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wishing Tree

Wishing Tree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Scott 840 61.8
Labour Alan Roberts 743 54.6
Conservative Bexx Veness 361 26.5
Conservative John Waterfall 331 24.3
Liberal Democrats Nina Blanch 88 6.5
Green Abby Nicol 83 6.1
Liberal Democrats Tricia Kennelly 65 4.8
Green Thad Skews 63 4.6
Majority 382 28.1
Turnout 1,360 31.87
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Hastings". lgbce.org.uk. 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ Council, Hastings Borough (3 May 2018). "Election results by party, 3 May 2018". hastings.moderngov.co.uk.
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