2022 Hastings Borough Council election

The 2022 Hastings Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in the county of East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of the 32 seats were up for election.[1]

2022 Hastings Borough Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
16 out of 32 seats to Hastings Borough Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Green
Seats won 9 4 3
Seat change Decrease 3 Steady Increase 3
Popular vote 9,649 6,790 5,377
Percentage 42.1% 29.6% 23.5%
Swing Increase 4.5pp Decrease 11.1pp Increase 7.2pp
Results map by ward
Council control before election


Labour

 Council control after the election


No overall control

Background

Since its creation in 1973, Hastings has been under the control of all 3 major parties. The council was under no overall control until 1976, when the Conservatives won the council, before reverting to no overall control in 1980. The Liberal Democrats won the council briefly from 1996 to 1998, a period which also saw the Conservatives lose representation on the council.[2] Labour controlled the council from 1998 to 2004. The Conservatives briefly held the council from 2006 to 2008, before Labour regained it in 2010.[2] In the 2021 election, the Conservatives gained 4 with 40.7% of the vote, Labour lost 5 with 37.6%, and the Green Party gained their first seat on the council with 16.3%.[3]

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, no net gains or losses were made, and Labour achieved 48.6% of the vote, the Conservatives 31.3%, and the Green Party 10.8%.

Previous council composition
After 2021 election Before 2022 election[4]
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 19 Labour 18
Conservative 12 Conservative 12
Green 1 Green 2

Changes:

  • December 2021: Claire Carr, councillor for the Castle ward, joins Green Party from Labour[5]

Results
2022 Hastings Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 9 Decrease 3 56.3 6 15 46.9 9,649 42.1 +4.5
  Conservative 4 Steady 25.0 8 12 37.5 6,790 29.6 -11.1
  Green 3 Increase 3 18.8 2 5 15.6 5,377 23.5 +7.2
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,082 4.7 -0.7
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 22 0.1 N/A

Results by ward

An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent councillor.

Ashdown
Ashdown[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Edwards* 619 49.7 -11.3
Labour Jane Hartley 350 28.1 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Nick Perry 166 13.3 +5.0
Green Andrea Needham 110 8.8 -0.2
Majority 269 21.6
Turnout 1,245
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.9

Baird
Baird[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Turner* 656 51.9 +9.5
Conservative Hannah Fisher 473 37.5 -11.0
Green Dan Hope 92 7.3 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Emlyn Jones 42 3.3 +0.4
Majority 183 14.4
Turnout 1,263
Labour hold Swing Increase10.3

Braybrooke
Braybrooke[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margi O'Callaghan 804 53.4 +6.6
Green Sally Phillips 322 21.0 +2.9
Conservative Craig Andrew 307 20.0 -11.0
Liberal Democrats Veronica Chessell 80 5.2 +0.1
Communist Nicholas Davies 22 1.4 N/A
Majority 482 32.4
Turnout 1,535
Labour hold Swing Increase1.9

Castle
Castle[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judy Rogers* 727 42.0 -1.8
Green Becca Horn 722 41.7 +16.7
Conservative Sue Clarke 232 13.4 -8.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Stoodley 52 3.0 -6.0
Majority 5 0.3
Turnout 1,733
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.3

Central St Leonards
Central St Leonards[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Tony Collins 745 43.6 +18.4
Labour Ruby Cox* 711 41.6 -2.1
Conservative Mus Samadi 204 11.9 -12.4
Liberal Democrats Steve Milton 50 2.9 -3.9
Majority 34 2.0
Turnout 1,710
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase10.3

Conquest
Conquest[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rankin* 623 48.3 -13.0
Labour Kenan Hakko 346 26.8 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Wakeford 221 17.1 +9.0
Green Gabriel Carlyle 100 7.8 +0.4
Majority 277 21.5
Turnout 1,290
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.3

Gensing
Gensing[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Amanda Jobson 776 45.3 +20.0
Labour Kim Forward* 671 39.2 -6.6
Conservative Chris Meaden 205 12.0 -10.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Stoodley 61 3.6 -2.5
Majority 105 6.1
Turnout 1,713
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase13.3

Hollington
Hollington[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Barnett* 581 61.0 +7.4
Conservative Stuart Murphy 279 29.3 -7.2
Green Tracey Lord 93 9.8 +3.0
Majority 302 31.7
Turnout 953
Labour hold Swing Increase7.3

Maze Hill
Maze Hill[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Patmore* 611 43.1 -8.6
Labour Justin Greenland 365 25.7 -2.2
Green Beccy McCray 268 18.9 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Terry Keen 175 12.3 +7.3
Majority 246 17.4
Turnout 1,419
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.2

Old Hastings
Old Hastings[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Bacon* 981 51.0 +25.6
Green Benjamin Pacey 701 36.5 -15.9
Conservative Kim Hollis 241 12.5 -7.8
Majority 280 14.5
Turnout 1,923
Labour hold Swing Increase20.8

Ore
Ore[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Willis 544 43.6 +7.0
Conservative James Hollis 484 38.8 -5.7
Green Gary Rolfe 219 17.6 +1.7
Majority 60 4.8
Turnout 1,247
Labour hold Swing Increase6.4

Silverhill
Silverhill[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Sinden* 698 44.5 +5.8
Conservative Sophie De-Roe 625 39.8 -3.4
Green Dave Carey-Stuart 184 11.7 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Lee Grant 62 4.0 -1.4
Majority 73 4.7
Turnout 1,569
Labour hold Swing Increase4.6

St Helens
St Helens[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Batsford* 941 49.7 +16.2
Conservative Laurie Loe 746 39.4 -10.3
Green Lucy Brennan 130 6.9 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Bob Lloyd 75 4.0 -1.7
Majority 195 10.3
Turnout 1,892
Labour hold Swing Increase13.3

Tressell
Tressell[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Glenn Haffenden 635 55.9 +36.5
Labour Liam Crowter 325 28.6 -16.4
Conservative Judith Sillem 175 15.4 -15.9
Majority 310 27.3
Turnout 1,135
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase26.5

West St Leonards
West St Leonards[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Beaver* 508 49.6 -7.1
Labour Christopher Munn 268 26.2 +2.3
Green Sherry Clark 150 14.6 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment 98 9.6 +0.4
Majority 240 23.4
Turnout 1,024
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.7

Wishing Tree
Wishing Tree[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Cannan 681 53.7 +7.7
Conservative Roger Streeten 458 36.1 -4.7
Green Stephanie Fawbert 130 10.2 +1.7
Majority 223 17.6
Turnout 1,269
Labour hold Swing Increase6.2

Changes 2022–2024

In May 2023 Lucian Fernando joined Reform UK, having been elected as a Conservative in 2021.[7]

References
  1. "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "Hastings Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". Hastings Borough Council. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. "My Councillors by Party". hastings.gov. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. "Claire Carr Defects to Greens". Hastings Independent Press. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. Oxburgh, Huw (12 May 2023). "Ex-Conservative councillor in Hastings joins Reform UK Party". Sussex World. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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