Hastings Borough Council election, 2006
Map of the results of the 2006 Hastings council election.
Conservatives in blue,
Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Elections to Hastings Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 37.6%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Hastings Local Election Result 2006 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
9 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
52.9 |
39.2 |
8,967 |
+2.2% |
|
Labour |
6 |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
35.3 |
33.6 |
7,673 |
+0.6% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11.8 |
22.4 |
5,128 |
-1.2% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 |
606 |
-1.6% |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
485 |
+2.1% |
Ward results
Ashdown |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Wilson |
869 |
61.0 |
+5.0 |
|
Labour |
Ronald Rushbrook |
346 |
24.3 |
+3.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Wilfrid Pickard |
209 |
14.7 |
-8.1 |
Majority |
523 |
36.7 |
+3.5 |
Turnout |
1,424 |
34.5 |
-1.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Braybrooke |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Godfrey Daniel |
747 |
52.3 |
+2.8 |
|
Conservative |
Dennis Williams |
440 |
30.8 |
+1.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christine Booth |
240 |
16.8 |
+4.6 |
Majority |
307 |
21.5 |
+0.9 |
Turnout |
1,427 |
40.5 |
-0.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Castle |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Edward Armstrong |
545 |
38.8 |
-1.8 |
|
Labour |
Melanie Rycroft |
450 |
32.1 |
+1.7 |
|
Conservative |
Theresa Lock |
236 |
16.8 |
+1.1 |
|
Green |
Mary Robertson |
173 |
12.3 |
-0.9 |
Majority |
95 |
6.7 |
-3.5 |
Turnout |
1,404 |
36.2 |
+3.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Central St Leonards |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Jeremy Birch |
543 |
44.5 |
+4.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Evelyn Modlinger |
339 |
27.8 |
-8.0 |
|
Conservative |
Paul Egmond |
337 |
27.6 |
+3.2 |
Majority |
204 |
16.7 |
+12.8 |
Turnout |
1,219 |
33.1 |
+5.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Conquest |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gladys Martin |
913 |
60.8 |
+7.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Roscoe |
302 |
20.1 |
-4.2 |
|
Labour |
Emily Westley |
287 |
19.1 |
+1.2 |
Majority |
611 |
40.7 |
+12.1 |
Turnout |
1,502 |
40.2 |
-0.4 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Gensing |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Daniel Poulter |
750 |
47.2 |
+22.8 |
|
Labour |
Andrew Cartwright |
417 |
26.2 |
-5.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nathan Lauder |
315 |
19.8 |
-13.2 |
|
Green |
David Carey-Stuart |
108 |
6.8 |
-3.9 |
Majority |
333 |
21.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,590 |
42.2 |
+12.1 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Hollington |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paul Silverson |
497 |
45.0 |
+0.7 |
|
Conservative |
Dorothy Lyons |
220 |
19.9 |
-7.6 |
|
BNP |
David Lovett |
199 |
18.0 |
+18.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Kennelly |
130 |
11.8 |
-5.9 |
|
Green |
Kevin Young |
58 |
5.3 |
-5.1 |
Majority |
277 |
25.1 |
+8.3 |
Turnout |
1,104 |
29.4 |
+4.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Maze Hill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Joy Waite |
843 |
61.1 |
+13.0 |
|
Labour |
Georgiana De Lussy |
269 |
19.5 |
+2.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Antony Davis |
268 |
19.4 |
+1.1 |
Majority |
574 |
41.6 |
+11.8 |
Turnout |
1,380 |
36.6 |
+0.3 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Old Hastings |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Palmer |
625 |
36.6 |
+0.3 |
|
Labour |
Arthur Kitson |
564 |
33.0 |
+2.9 |
|
Conservative |
Paul Willard |
519 |
30.4 |
+5.4 |
Majority |
61 |
3.6 |
-2.6 |
Turnout |
1,708 |
42.6 |
-0.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Ore |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Roy Tucker |
482 |
38.7 |
-7.6 |
|
Labour |
Richard Street |
383 |
30.8 |
-2.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Hancock |
379 |
30.5 |
+10.1 |
Majority |
99 |
7.9 |
-5.0 |
Turnout |
1,244 |
36.3 |
+3.9 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Silverhill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Springthorpe |
553 |
43.2 |
+2.6 |
|
Labour |
Annette Barton |
444 |
34.7 |
+2.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
William Third |
283 |
22.1 |
+3.9 |
Majority |
109 |
8.5 |
+0.0 |
Turnout |
1,280 |
39.3 |
+0.1 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
St Helens |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Keith Bing |
909 |
52.2 |
+1.5 |
|
Labour |
David Waller |
475 |
27.3 |
-7.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ann Terry |
357 |
20.5 |
+6.1 |
Majority |
434 |
24.9 |
+9.1 |
Turnout |
1,741 |
44.2 |
-1.4 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
West St. Leonards |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Finch |
602 |
43.0 |
+4.8 |
|
Labour |
Michael Turner |
478 |
34.2 |
+13.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brett McLean |
319 |
22.8 |
+0.8 |
Majority |
124 |
8.8 |
-7.4 |
Turnout |
1,399 |
39.2 |
+8.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Wishing Tree |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Roberts |
563 |
46.3 |
-9.2 |
|
Conservative |
Gladys Fawthrop |
337 |
27.7 |
-1.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrea Bain |
317 |
26.0 |
10.9 |
Majority |
226 |
18.6 |
-7.5 |
Turnout |
1,217 |
35.5 |
-0.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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