Hastings Borough Council elections
Appearance
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 |
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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
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2002 results map
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
By-election results
1997-2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing |
2001-2005
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 918 | 44.6 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative | 670 | 32.6 | +17.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 469 | 22.8 | -18.3 | ||
Majority | 248 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,057 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gladys Martin | 504 | 37.6 | -4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andrew Cartwright | 516 | 34.2 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Simon Corello | 475 | 31.5 | -15.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bruce Dowling | 555 | 39.2 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Matthew Lock | 482 | 34.1 | -9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Simon Corello | 609 | 40.7 | -17.9 | |
Labour | Michael Ward | 550 | 36.7 | -12.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Tunbridge | 210 | 14.0 | -3.2 | |
BNP | Stephen Weir | 93 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
English Democrat | 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. Archived from the original on 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Tories lose battle of Hastings". The Argus. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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