# 2004 Hastings Borough Council election

Elections to Hastings Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. Half of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.5%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 15
* Conservative 13
* Liberal Democrat 4

## Election result

Hastings Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.0 | 37.0 | 7,972 | +4.0 |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 31.3 | 33.0 | 7,107 | -12.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 18.8 | 23.6 | 5,093 | +6.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 930 | +1.5 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 449 | +2.1 |

## Ward results

Ashdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cooke | 800 | 56.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kennelly | 325 | 22.8 | |
| | Labour | Wilde | 303 | 21.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 33.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,428 | 35.5 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Baird :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vallery | 572 | 45.8 | |
| | Labour | Castro | 436 | 34.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Coffey | 241 | 19.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,249 | 33.6 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Braybrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sabetian | 748 | 49.5 | |
| | Conservative | Prince | 437 | 28.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saxby | 184 | 12.2 | |
| | Green | Phillips | 143 | 9.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 20.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,512 | 40.6 | +2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Smith | 576 | 40.6 | |
| | Labour | Jackson | 431 | 30.4 | |
| | Conservative | Willard | 223 | 15.7 | |
| | Green | Homewood | 187 | 13.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,417 | 32.3 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Central St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Webb | 469 | 39.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Modlinger | 423 | 35.8 | |
| | Conservative | Evans | 288 | 24.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,180 | 27.3 | −3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Conquest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pragnell | 837 | 52.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dormer | 385 | 24.3 | |
| | Labour | Worsley | 283 | 17.9 | |
| | Green | Phillips | 78 | 4.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 28.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,583 | 40.6 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gensing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bond | 433 | 33.0 | |
| | Labour | Rushbrook | 421 | 32.0 | |
| | Conservative | Lock | 320 | 24.4 | |
| | Green | Carey-Stuart | 140 | 10.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,314 | 30.1 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Hollington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Soan | 443 | 44.3 | |
| | Conservative | Madlani | 275 | 27.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Campbell | 177 | 17.7 | |
| | Green | Young | 104 | 10.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 16.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 999 | 24.9 | +2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maze Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charlesworth | 687 | 48.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell | 261 | 18.3 | |
| | Labour | Maloney | 250 | 17.5 | |
| | UKIP | Manning | 229 | 16.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,427 | 36.3 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Hastings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stevens | 662 | 36.3 | |
| | Labour | Kitson | 548 | 30.1 | |
| | Conservative | Keen | 456 | 25.0 | |
| | Green | Robertson | 156 | 8.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,822 | 42.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bird | 543 | 46.3 | |
| | Labour | Chowney | 392 | 33.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edmonds | 239 | 20.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,174 | 32.4 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Silverhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lambrechs | 545 | 40.6 | |
| | Labour | Roberts | 430 | 32.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Third | 244 | 18.2 | |
| | Green | Medhurst | 122 | 9.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 8.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,341 | 39.2 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St Helens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lock | 929 | 50.7 | |
| | Labour | Rycroft | 640 | 34.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alders | 264 | 14.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,833 | 45.6 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tressell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | McDonnell | 358 | 43.3 | |
| | Conservative | Cooke | 239 | 28.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ayres | 230 | 27.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 827 | 24.7 | +1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West St. Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Beaver | 443 | 38.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wise | 255 | 22.0 | |
| | Labour | Wood | 243 | 20.9 | |
| | UKIP | Powell | 219 | 18.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160 | 31.2 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wishing Tree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Scott | 712 | 55.5 | |
| | Conservative | Molloy | 378 | 29.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pickard | 194 | 15.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 26.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,284 | 35.6 | +1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |