Hastings local elections
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Half of Hastings Council is elected every two years. Until 2002 the council was elected by thirds.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1980
No overall control 1980 - 1996
Liberal Democrat 1996 - 1998
Labour 1998 - 2004
No overall control 2004 - 2006
Conservative 2006 - present
[edit] Council elections
Hastings Council election, 1998
Hastings Council election, 1999
Hastings Council election, 2000
Hastings Council election, 2002
Hastings Council election, 2004
Hastings Council election, 2006
Hastings Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
| Gensing By-Election 3 July 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| St Helens By-Election 12 March 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Silverhill By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 918 | 44.6 | +1.1 | ||
| Conservative | 670 | 32.6 | +17.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 469 | 22.8 | -18.3 | ||
| Majority | 248 | 12.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,057 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Conquest By-Election 19 June 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gladys Martin | 504 | 37.6 | -4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | ||||
| Gensing By-Election 3 May 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Andrew Cartwright | 516 | 34.2 | +8.0 | |
| Conservative | Simon Corello | 475 | 31.5 | -15.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tricia Kennelly | 332 | 22.0 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Sally Phillips | 92 | 6.1 | -0.7 | |
| British National Party | John Martin | 55 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| UK Independence | Mick Turner | 38 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 41 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,508 | 37.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Silverhill By-Election 3 May 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bruce Dowling | 555 | 39.2 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Lock | 482 | 34.1 | -9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mike Howard | 254 | 18.0 | -4.1 | |
| British National Party | Nicholas Prince | 84 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| UK Independence | Diane Granger | 40 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 73 | 5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,415 | 41.9 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
