2008 Hastings Borough Council election

Map of the results of the 2008 Hastings council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2008 Hastings Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex, England. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 36.5%.[3]

Hastings Local Election Result 2008[2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 1 0 +1 50.0 42.5 9,530 +3.3%
  Labour 7 2 1 +1 43.8 34.7 7,786 +1.1%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 2 -2 6.3 19.0 4,266 -3.4%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 472 +0.0%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 268 +1.2%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 120 +0.5%

Ward results

Ashdown[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rob Cooke 983 64.4 +3.4
Labour John Leahy 288 18.9 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Roscoe 255 16.7 +2.0
Majority 695 45.5 +8.8
Turnout 1,526 34.7 +0.2
Conservative hold Swing
Baird[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Vallery 683 51.0 +4.4
Labour Georgiana De Lussy 509 38.0 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Wilfrid Pickard 148 11.0 −4.3
Majority 174 13.0 +4.5
Turnout 1,340 37.6 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Braybrooke[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dominic Sabetian 794 53.2 +0.9
Conservative Michelle Green 508 34.0 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Oliver Maloney 191 12.8 −4.0
Majority 286 19.2 −2.3
Turnout 1,493 41.2 +0.7
Labour hold Swing
Castle[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Barlow 718 46.5 +14.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith 286 18.5 −20.3
Conservative Lee Allane 246 15.9 −0.9
Independent Andy Dumas 168 10.9 +10.9
BNP Mick Turner 83 5.4 +5.4
Independent Bob Stewart 43 2.8 +2.8
Majority 432 28.0
Turnout 1,544 36.7 +0.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Central St. Leonards[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Trevor Webb 568 46.5 +2.0
Conservative Simon Corello 327 26.8 −0.8
Liberal Democrats Brett McLean 188 15.4 −12.4
BNP Frank Swaine 81 6.6 +6.6
Independent David Knight 57 4.7 +4.7
Majority 241 19.7 +3.0
Turnout 1,221 31.4 −1.7
Labour hold Swing
Conquest[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Pragnell 835 48.9 −11.9
Liberal Democrats Margaret Williams 521 30.5 +10.4
Labour Nigel Sinden 231 13.5 −5.6
UKIP Diane Granger 120 7.0 +7.0
Majority 314 18.4 −22.3
Turnout 1,707 45.4 +5.2
Conservative hold Swing
Gensing[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kim Forward 526 37.1 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Bond 457 32.2 +12.4
Conservative Cath Burrows 435 30.7 −15.5
Majority 69 4.9
Turnout 1,418 36.7 −5.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hollington[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Soan 427 41.1 −3.9
Conservative Amanda Charlesworth 324 31.2 +11.3
BNP Victoria Britton 161 15.5 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Nathan Lauder 128 12.3 +0.5
Majority 103 9.9 −15.2
Turnout 1,040 25.1 −4.3
Labour hold Swing
Maze Hill[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maureen Charlesworth 868 62.9 +1.8
Labour Ken Maitland 309 22.4 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Dormer 203 14.7 −4.7
Majority 559 40.5 −1.1
Turnout 1,380 34.7 −1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Old Hastings[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Stevens 634 35.0 −1.6
Conservative Stuart Padget 633 34.9 +4.5
Labour Kate Francis 547 30.2 −2.8
Majority 1 0.1 −3.5
Turnout 1,814 42.8 +0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ore[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Bird 626 50.3 +11.6
Labour Richard Street 434 34.9 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Anne Scott 184 14.8 −15.7
Majority 192 15.4 +7.5
Turnout 1,244 34.3 −2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Silverhill[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Lock 628 47.3 +4.1
Labour Bruce Dowling 520 39.1 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Beaumont 181 13.6 −8.5
Majority 108 8.1 −0.4
Turnout 1,329 33.3 −6.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Helens[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Lock 994 58.5 +6.3
Labour Jonathan Lee 412 24.2 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Willard 293 17.2 −3.3
Majority 582 34.3 +9.4
Turnout 1,699 50.1 +5.9
Conservative hold Swing
Tressell[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Chowney 372 37.0
Conservative Kate Walsgrove 279 27.7
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Modlinger 208 20.7
BNP Nick Prince 147 14.6
Majority 93 9.3
Turnout 1,006 29.5 −5.1
Labour hold Swing
West St Leonards[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Beaver 663 48.5 +5.5
Labour Mike Turner 517 37.8 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Tricia Kennelly 186 13.6 −9.2
Majority 146 10.7 +1.9
Turnout 1,366 35.8 −3.4
Conservative hold Swing
Wishing Tree[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Scott 614 46.7 +0.4
Conservative Jason Perry 498 37.9 +10.2
Liberal Democrats Norman Wilcock 203 15.4 −10.6
Majority 116 8.8 −9.8
Turnout 1,315 36.3 +0.8
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Hastings". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Local elections: Results: Voters in the cities and the shires have their say in the ballot box". The Guardian. 2 May 2008. p. 7.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "01 May 2008 Hastings Borough Council Election - Results". Hastings Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Statement of persons nominated" (PDF). Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 3 June 2010. [dead link]