2024 Hastings Borough Council election

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2024 Hastings Borough Council election
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16 out of 32 seats to Hastings Borough Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader n/a[a] Andy Patmore[2] Heather Bishop[1]
Party Independent Conservative Labour
Last election 0 seats, 0.0% 12 seats, 29.6% 15 seats, 42.1%
Seats before 11 10 6
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Julia Hilton
Party Green Reform UK
Last election 5 seats, 23.5% 0 seats, 0.0%
Seats before 4 1
Leader before election

Julia Hilton
Green
No overall control

Leader after election

TBD

The 2024 Hastings Borough Council election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. One-half of the 32 members of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex will be elected.

Background[edit]

Hasting historically been controlled by all 3 major parties. The Conservatives first won a majority in 1976, but lost the council to no overall control in 1980.[3] The Liberal Democrats won control in 1996, with the Conservatives having lost all their seats on the council the previous year.[3] The Labour Party won control of the council 2 years later, and held a majority until 2002, with the Conservatives retaking the council in 2006. Labour gained the council in 2010,[4] and controlled the council until 2022.[5]

In 2022, Labour won 9 seats (down 3) with 42.1% of the vote, the Conservatives won 4 with 29.6%, and the Green Party won 3 (up 3) with 23.5%. Following this election, Labour formed a majority coalition with the Green Party, but later formed a minority administration after the Greens withdrew from the coalition.[6] Labour lost their position as the largest group on the council in December 2023, after the resignation of 8 councillors from Labour and the suspension of another.[7][8] A minority coalition of the Green Party and the 8 who left Labour was then formed, with a Green Party leader.[7]

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives won 8 seats (up 4) with 40.7% of the vote, Labour won 7 (down 5) with 37.6%, and the Green party won 1 (up 1) with 16.3%

Previous council composition[edit]

After 2022 election Before 2024 election[9] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Independent 0 Independent 11 Independent
Conservative 12 Conservative 10 Conservative
Labour 15 Labour 6 Labour
Green 5 Green 4 Green
Reform UK 0 Reform UK 1 Reform UK

Changes:

  • April 2023: Lucian Fernando leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent[10]
  • May 2023: Lucian Fernando (independent) joins Reform UK[11]
  • October 2023: John Rankin leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent[12]
  • December 2023: Paul Barnett, Andy Batsford, John Cannan, Maya Evans, Ali Roark, Nigel Sinden, Mike Turner, and Simon Willis leave Labour to sit as independents;[13][14] Sabina Arthur suspended from Labour[8]
  • January 2024: Claire Carr leaves Green Party to sit as an independent[15]

Summary[edit]

Candidates by party[edit]

Conservative Party (16/16)





Labour Party (16/16)





Green Party (16/16)





Independent (9/16)





Liberal Democrats (8/16)





Reform UK (3/16)





Election result[edit]

2024 Hastings Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Independent 7
  Labour 3
  Conservative 3
  Green 3
  Liberal Democrats 0
  Reform UK 0

Candidates[edit]

An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent councillor.

Ashdown[edit]

Ashdown[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Daniel Hope
Reform UK Thee Kuga
Conservative Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood*
Liberal Democrats Stephen Milton
Labour Steve Thorpe
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Baird[edit]

Baird[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liam Atkins
Independent Peter Bailey
Labour Liam Crowter
Liberal Democrats Emlyn Jones
Green Yunis Smith
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Braybrooke[edit]

Braybrooke[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shelley Bland
Green Mark Etherington
Labour Tim Shand
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Castle[edit]

Castle[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Cooke
Green Becca Horn
Labour James Thomas
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Central St Leonards[edit]

Central St Leonards[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig Andrew
Green Adele Bates
Independent Richard Haberkost
Labour Josh Matthews
Independent Steph Warren
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Conquest[edit]

Conquest[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Foster*
Green Tracey Lord
Labour Hugh Nicholson
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment
Independent Anna Winston
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Gensing[edit]

Gensing[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edwina Hughes
Conservative Christopher Meaden
Green Paula Warne
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Hollington[edit]

Hollington[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Butterton
Independent Maya Evans*
Labour Danuta Kean
Green Dulcie Reynolds
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Maze Hill[edit]

Maze Hill[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sarah Buller
Green Darren MacKenzie
Liberal Democrats Bruce Meredeen
Reform UK Paul Murphy
Labour Mike Southon
Conservative Graeme Williams*
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Old Hastings[edit]

Old Hastings[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Clarke
Labour Jeremy Hicks
Green Julia Hilton*
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Ore[edit]

Ore[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Heather Bishop
Conservative Roger Streeten
Liberal Democrats Robert Wakeford
Green Jo Walker
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Silverhill[edit]

Silverhill[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Lesley Arshad
Labour Billie Barnes
Reform UK Lucian Fernando*
Conservative Max Hewitt
Liberal Democrats Terry Keen
Majority
Turnout
Swing

St Helens[edit]

St Helens[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ollie Hunter
Liberal Democrats Bob Lloyd
Independent Jackie Patton
Conservative Peter Pragnell*
Labour David Whitehill
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Tressell[edit]

Tressell[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Clarke
Green Natalie Gaimster
Labour Anna Sabin
Majority
Turnout
Swing

West St Leonards[edit]

West St Leonards[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karl Beaney*
Green Marisa McGreevy-Rose
Liberal Democrats Jonathon Stoodley
Independent Adam Taylor-Foster
Labour Trevor Webb
Majority
Turnout
Swing

Wishing Tree[edit]

Wishing Tree[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Kay
Conservative Rob Lee
Independent Ian Miller
Green Mike Wharton
Majority
Turnout
Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ Of the eleven independent councillors prior to the election, eight sat together as the 'Hastings Independent Group' led by Paul Barnett.
  1. ^ Dillon, Rick (27 February 2024). "Chaos in Hastings after surprise Labour split". Sussex Bylines. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ Connelley, Chris (21 January 2024). "Coalition Green / Hastings Independents Cabinet draws fire from Labour and Tories". Hastings Online Times. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Hastings Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Election 2010 | Hastings council". BBC News. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Sussex election results 2022: Labour wins control of Worthing for first time". BBC News. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ Oxburgh, Huw (21 October 2022). "Labour has new cabinet at Hastings Borough Council after split with Greens". Sussex World. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b Connelley, Chris (21 January 2024). "Coalition Cabinet draws fire from Labour and Tories". Hastings Online Times. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b Sullivan, Hugh; McLaughlin, Paul (17 January 2024). "BARNETT'S BLUE MONDAY TURNS GREEN". Hastings Independent Press. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. ^ "My Councillors by Party". Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  10. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Happy new local government year". LocalCouncils.co.uk.
  11. ^ Oxburgh, Huw (12 May 2023). "Ex-Conservative councillor in Hastings joins Reform UK Party". Sussex World. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ McLaughlin, Paul (4 October 2023). "Tory Councillor Jumps Ship". Hastings Independent Press. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  13. ^ Connelley, Chris (17 December 2023). "Labour Cabinet defections rock HBC – more likely to follow". hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  14. ^ Oxburgh, Huw (18 December 2023). "Eighth councillor resigns from Hastings Labour group". Sussex World. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Controversy over Council Cabinet – Carr Quits". Hastings Independent Press. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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