Hastings borough election results in full as Conservatives win four Labour seats and Greens make history

The Conservative party won four seats off Labour, while the Green party won their first ever seat on Hastings Borough Council during this year’s local election.

By Stephen Wynn-Davies

Published 7th May 2021, 16:30 GMT

Updated 7th May 2021, 18:18 GMT

Labour, who held a 15-seat majority going into this election, ended the day with four fewer seats and a majority of 7. However, the party does retain overall majority of the council. Labour now have 19 seats, with the Conservatives holding 12 and the Green party with 1 on the 32-seat council.

Your new Hastings Borough Council is as follows:

Labour: 19 seats (-4)

Conservatives: 12 seats (+4)

Greens: 1 seat (+1)

The Conservatives gained Baird, Ore, St Helens, and Silverhill from Labour, while the Green party won Old Hastings, a seat which was filled by Independent councillor Dany Louise, who was elected in 2016 as a Labour candidate.

Here are the full results from this year’s Hastings Borough Council elections:

1.

Conservatives HOLD Ashdown. Liam Crowter (Labour) 282; Martin Griffiths (Lib Dem) 108; Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood (Conservative) 792 - Re-elected; Christopher Saunders (Green) 117.

2.

Conservatives GAIN Baird from Labour. Rob Cooke (Conservative) 575 - Elected; Warren Davies - Incumbent (Labour) 503; Daniel Hope (Green) 73; Robert Wakeford (Lib Dem) 34.

3.

Labour HOLD Braybrooke. Sabina Arthur (Labour) 739 - Elected; Shelley Bland (Conservative) 499; Lee Grant (Lib Dem) 82; Sally Phillips (Green) 292.

4.

Labour HOLD Castle. Claire Carr (Labour) 733 - Elected; Katy Hunter-Burbridge (Lib Dem) 150; Andrea Needham (Green) 418; John Sydes (Conservative) 372.