2014 Hastings Borough Council election

The 2014 Hastings Borough Council election was held on Thursday 22 May 2014 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex, England. Half of the council was up for election, and Labour remained in overall control of the council. The election took place on the same day as elections to the European Parliament.

Map of the results of the 2014 Hastings council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result
Hastings Local Election Result 2014
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 1 0 +1 68.8% 47.8 10,910 +7.6
  Conservative 5 0 1 -1 31.2% 31.1 7,100 -6.1
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.5 2,389 +10.5
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.5 1,705 -13.1
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.7 608 +2.7
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 96 -0.3

Ward results

Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, and for all percentage changes, is to the last time these specific seats were up for election in 2010.

Ashdown[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Edwards 694 42.0 -9.2
UKIP John Wilson 453 27.4 +27.4
Labour Dave Baker 429 26.0 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Tony Seymour 76 4.6 15.8
Majority 241 14.6 -8.3
Turnout 1,652 37.7 -28.1
Conservative hold Swing 18.3% Con to UKIP
Baird[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Turner 656 48.9 +6.1
Conservative Terry Keen 333 24.8 -15.1
UKIP Deborah Thomas 310 23.1 +23.1
Liberal Democrats Oliver Maloney 43 3.2 -14.1
Majority 323 24.1 +21.3
Turnout 1,342 37.6 -20.7
Labour hold Swing 10.6% Con to Lab
Braybrooke[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Beaney 818 56.0 +1.5
Conservative Martin Clarke 364 24.9 -3.2
Green Sally Phillips 207 14.2 +14.2
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment 72 4.9 -12.4
Majority 454 41.1 +14.7
Turnout 1,461 41.7 -24.4
Labour hold Swing 2.4% Con to Lab
Castle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lee Clark 769 53.1 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Nick Perry 463 32.0 +7.6
Conservative Graeme Williams 215 14.9 -10.7
Majority 306 21.1 -3.3
Turnout 1,447 37.5 -18.3
Labour hold Swing 2.3% Lab to LD
Central St. Leonards[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeremy Birch 691 53.1 -0.4
UKIP Kevin O'Doherty 206 15.8 +15.8
Conservative Adam Gibbons 167 12.8 -12.4
Green Maya Evans 101 7.8 +7.8
Independent Clive Gross 96 7.4 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith 40 3.1 -18.2
Majority 485 37.3 +9.0
Turnout 1,301 38.7 -11.6
Labour hold Swing 14.1% Con to UKIP
Conquest[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liam Atkins 742 47.5 -5.5
Labour Eileen Masters 448 28.7 +1.7
UKIP Ralph Atkinson 324 20.7 +20.7
Liberal Democrats Lindsey Fellows 48 3.1 -16.9
Majority 294 18.8 -7.2
Turnout 1,562 40.6 -31.5
Conservative hold Swing 3.6% Con to Lab
Gensing[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Cartwright 803 54.9 +8.3
UKIP Michael McIver 262 17.9 +17.9
Conservative John Waterfall 191 13.1 -15.9
Green Will Davis 141 9.6 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Graham Hopgood 66 4.5 -19.9
Majority 541 37.0 +19.4
Turnout 1,463 36.1 -21.5
Labour hold Swing 4.8% Lab to UKIP
Hollington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bruce Dowling 576 45.7
UKIP Kenneth Pankhurst 404 32.0
Conservative Michael Lambrechs 230 18.2
Liberal Democrats Anne Gallop 51 4.0
Majority 172 13.7
Turnout 1,261 29.6 -23.5
Labour hold Swing
Maze Hill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Lee 759 51.1 +2.3
Labour Christopher Connelley 587 39.5 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Sue Tait 139 9.4 -11.3
Majority 172 11.6 -6.6
Turnout 1,485 39.2 -21.2
Conservative hold Swing 3.3% Con to Lab
Old Hastings[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Hodges 1,096 60.6 +21.1
Conservative Arthur Burgess 577 31.9 -0.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Dodwell 135 7.5 -20.3
Majority 519 28.7 +21.8
Turnout 1,808 44.0 -23.1
Labour hold Swing 10.9% Con to Lab
Ore[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Wincott 686 57.4 +9.7
Conservative Terry Fawthrop 413 34.6 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Kate Tudgay 96 8.0 -4.4
Majority 273 22.8 +18.4
Turnout 1,195 34.7 +0.5
Labour hold Swing 6.2% Con to Lab
Silverhill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Fitzgerald 639 49.9 +14.1
Conservative Matthew Lock 435 34.0 -2.5
Green Dave Carey-Stuart 159 12.4 +12.4
Liberal Democrats Wilfrid Pickard 48 3.7 +13.3
Majority 204 15.9 +15.9
Turnout 1,281 41.2 -26.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 8.8% Con to Lab
St Helens[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Lock 787 39.9 -3.5
Labour Graham Crane 678 34.4 -3.1
UKIP Stuart Murphy 430 21.8 +21.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Wakeford 76 3.9 -15.3
Majority 109 5.5 -0.5
Turnout 1,971 49.5 -33.9
Conservative hold Swing 0.2% Con to Lab
Tressell[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tania Charman 660 64.1 +18.3
Conservative Lyn Burgess 241 23.4 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Broad 128 12.4 -8.6
Majority 419 40.7 +20.4
Turnout 1,029 31.7 -23.1
Labour hold Swing 10.1% Con to Lab
West St Leonards[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Beaver 596 47.8 +3.2
Labour John Knowles 565 45.3 +12.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Lewcock 87 7.0 -14.9
Majority 31 2.5 -8.6
Turnout 1,248 33.0 -30.9
Conservative hold Swing 4.6% Con to Lab
Wishing Tree[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Roberts 809 62.1 +18.7
Conservative Wendy Cooke 356 27.3 -4.6
Liberal Democrats Patricia Kennelly 137 10.5 -8.7
Majority 453 34.8 +23.3
Turnout 1,302 35.1 -27.6
Labour hold Swing 11.7% Con to Lab

References
  1. "Statement of Persons Nominated". Hastings Borough Council. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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