2021 Hastings Borough Council election

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The 2021 Hastings Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

2021 Hastings Borough Council election[1]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7	5	43.8	12	19	59.4	10,102	37.6	-11.0
	Conservative	8	4	50.0	4	12	37.5	10,920	40.7	+9.4
	Green	1	1	6.3	0	1	3.1	4,389	16.3	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,439	5.4	-3.1

Ward results

Ashdown

Ashdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood	792	61.0	+11.4
	Labour	Liam Crowter	282	21.7	-10.2
	Green	Christopher Saunders	117	9.0	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Griffiths	108	8.3	+3.5
Majority			510	39.3
Turnout			1,299	32.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Baird

Baird

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rob Cooke	575	48.5	+14.8
	Labour	Warren Davies	503	42.4	-12.8
	Green	Daniel Hope	73	6.2	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wakeford	34	2.9	+0.2
Majority			72	6.1	N/A
Turnout			1,185	31.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Braybrooke

Braybrooke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sabina Arthur	739	45.8	-15.3
	Conservative	Shelley Bland	499	31.0	+9.4
	Green	Sally Phillips	292	18.1	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Grant	82	5.1	-0.8
Majority			240	14.8
Turnout			1,612	40.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Claire Carr	733	43.8	-1.4
	Green	Andrea Needham	418	25.0	+13.9
	Conservative	John Sydes	372	22.2	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Hunter-Burbridge	150	9.0	-24.9
Majority			315	18.8
Turnout			1,673	34.0
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Central St Leonards

Central St Leonards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Trevor Webb	704	43.7	-7.9
	Green	Marie Jones	406	25.2	+7.8
	Conservative	Sue Clarke	392	24.3	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Milton	110	6.8	+0.2
Majority			298	18.5
Turnout			1,612	32.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Conquest

Conquest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Foster	851	61.3	+9.3
	Labour	Brian Bostock	322	23.2	-4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica Chessell	113	8.1	-1.7
	Green	Gabriel Carlyle	103	7.4	+1.9
Majority			529	38.1
Turnout			1,389	37.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gensing

Gensing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Heather Bishop	740	45.8	-11.5
	Green	Kenneth Davis	408	25.3	+13.8
	Conservative	John Waterfall	369	22.8	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Stoodley	98	6.1	+0.9
Majority			332	20.5
Turnout			1,615	35.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Hollington

Hollington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maya Evans	560	53.6	-4.0
	Conservative	Terry Fawthrop	381	36.5	+7.3
	Green	Beccy McCray	71	6.8	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Gallop	33	3.2	-0.8
Majority			179	17.1
Turnout			1,045	27.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Maze Hill

Maze Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graeme Williams	781	51.7	+3.5
	Labour	Steve Thorpe	422	27.9	-4.0
	Green	Samuel Hefferman	232	15.4	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathon Stoodley	75	5.0	-3.7
Majority			359	23.8
Turnout			1,510	39.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Hastings

Old Hastings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Julia Hilton	1,032	52.4	+15.7
	Labour	Anna Sabin	500	25.4	-12.8
	Conservative	Stuart Murphy	399	20.3	-1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Gene Saunders	38	1.9	New
Majority			532	27.0	N/A
Turnout			1,969	48.9
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Ore

Ore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Hay	573	44.5	+5.6
	Labour	Anime Abdallah	471	36.6	-8.6
	Green	Gary Rolfe	205	15.9	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Smalldon	38	3.0	-0.6
Majority			102	7.9	N/A
Turnout			1,287	32.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Silverhill

Silverhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lucian Fernando	682	43.2	+6.4
	Labour	Margi O'Callaghan	612	38.7	-6.8
	Green	Dave Carey-Stuart	201	12.7	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Keen	85	5.4	+0.8
Majority			70	4.5	N/A
Turnout			1,580	37.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St Helens

St Helens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Pragnell	889	49.7	+10.7
	Labour	Antonia Berelson	600	33.5	-6.0
	Green	Lucy Brennan	199	11.1	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Lloyd	102	5.7	-2.5
Majority			289	16.2	N/A
Turnout			1,790	46.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Tressell

Tressell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ali Roark	455	45.0	-11.7
	Conservative	Fiona Archbold	317	31.3	+11.7
	Green	Holly Rose	196	19.4	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Deasley	44	4.3	-1.9
Majority			138	13.7
Turnout			1,012	27.4
	Labour hold		Swing

West St Leonards

West St Leonards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karl Beaney	661	56.7	+18.5
	Labour	John Cannan	279	23.9	-10.0
	Green	Jane Packman	119	10.2	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Rayment	107	9.2	-12.1
Majority			382	32.8
Turnout			1,166	32.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wishing Tree

Wishing Tree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Roberts	608	46.0	-8.6
	Conservative	Martin Clarke	540	40.8	+14.3
	Green	Christine Saunders	112	8.5	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Emlyn Jones	63	4.8	-1.7
Majority			68	5.2
Turnout			1,323	30.7
	Labour hold		Swing

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