# 2012 Hastings Borough Council election

The 2012 Hastings Borough Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 2012 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. Overall turnout was 30.9%, a significant reduction compared to the previous results in 2010, when the elections were held alongside a parliamentary general election.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 23 (+6 compared to 2010)
* Conservative 9 (-5)
* Liberal Democrat 0 (-1)

## Election result

Hastings Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 13 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 81.3 | 53.0 | 10,402 | +12.8 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 18.8 | 33.5 | 6,572 | -3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1,771 | -11.6 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 774 | +3.9 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 92 | -1.4 |

## Ward results

Ashdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rob Cooke | 652 | 51.0 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Dave Baker | 507 | 39.6 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Burton | 120 | 9.4 | −11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 11.4 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,279 | 27.1 | −38.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.8 | |
Baird :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Warren Davies | 757 | 63.0 | +20.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Vallery | 380 | 31.6 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Maloney | 64 | 5.3 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 31.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,201 | 33.2 | −25.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.3 | |
Braybrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dominic Sabetian | 955 | 70.7 | +16.2 |
| | Conservative | Chris Connor | 321 | 23.8 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Rayment | 75 | 5.6 | −11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 634 | 46.9 | +20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,351 | 35.9 | −30.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.3 | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judy Rogers | 644 | 47.5 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Perry | 388 | 28.6 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Allan Rowe | 170 | 12.5 | −13.4 |
| | Green | Maresa Bossano | 153 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 18.9 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,355 | 31.9 | −23.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.4 | |
Central St. Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Webb | 646 | 57.0 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Leonie Nolan | 259 | 22.8 | −2.4 |
| | Green | Sarah Evans | 135 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 94 | 8.3 | −13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 34.2 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 27.1 | −23.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
Conquest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Pragnell | 719 | 56.4 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew Ives | 442 | 34.7 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Gallop | 114 | 8.9 | −11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 21.7 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,275 | 33.3 | −38.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.2 | |
Gensing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kim Forward | 752 | 60.2 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Rob Lee | 298 | 23.9 | −5.1 |
| | Green | William Davis | 112 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Hopgood | 87 | 7.0 | −17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 454 | 36.3 | +18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,249 | 30.5 | +27.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.4 | |
Hollington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emily Westley | 676 | 61.3 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Barry | 337 | 30.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Burton | 50 | 4.5 | |
| | BNP | Nick Prince | 40 | 3.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 30.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,103 | 25.5 | −27.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maze Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Charlesworth | 573 | 45.4 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | James Bacon | 529 | 42.0 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Tait | 159 | 12.6 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 3.4 | −14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | 31.2 | −29.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.4 | |
Old Hastings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dawn Poole | 804 | 51.5 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | Terry Fawthrop | 424 | 27.1 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Maya Evans | 203 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Seymour | 131 | 8.4 | −19.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,562 | 36.2 | −30.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +15.7 | |
Ore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Street | 633 | 57.3 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Charlesworth | 396 | 35.8 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Bond | 76 | 6.9 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 21.5 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,105 | 30.7 | −3.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.5 | |
Silverhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Sinden | 564 | 46.2 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Lock | 507 | 41.6 | +5.1 |
| | Green | Dave Carey-Stuart | 92 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Beaumont | 57 | 4.7 | −12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,220 | 35.5 | −31.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.6 | |
St Helens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Batsford | 665 | 46.3 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Lock | 663 | 46.1 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Wakeford | 109 | 7.6 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,437 | 36.3 | −37.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 | |
Tressell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Chowney | 499 | 59.5 | +13.7 |
| | Conservative | Lyn Burgess | 154 | 18.4 | −7.1 |
| | Green | Sally Phillips | 79 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Tudgay | 55 | 6.6 | −14.4 |
| | BNP | Mick Turner | 52 | 6.5 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 41.4 | +21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 839 | 23.6 | −31.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.4 | |
West St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Howard | 505 | 48.1 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Beaver | 443 | 42.2 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Dodwell | 102 | 9.7 | −12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,050 | 27.0 | −36.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.5 | |
Wishing Tree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Scott | 824 | 69.2 | +25.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Saunders | 276 | 23.2 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tricia Kennelly | 90 | 7.6 | −11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 46.0 | −34.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,190 | 30.0 | −32.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +17.3 | |