2021 Hastings Borough Council election

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.

Map showing the results of the 2021 Hastings Borough Council election

Results summary

2021 Hastings Borough Council election
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