# 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 24 (+1)
* Conservative 8 (-1)

## 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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 241 | 14.6 | −8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,652 | 37.7 | −28.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 18.3% Con to UKIP | |
Baird :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 323 | 24.1 | +21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | 37.6 | −20.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.6% Con to Lab | |
Braybrooke :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 454 | 41.1 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | 41.7 | −24.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.4% Con to Lab | |
Castle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 306 | 21.1 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,447 | 37.5 | −18.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3% Lab to LD | |
Central St. Leonards :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 485 | 37.3 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,301 | 38.7 | −11.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.1% Con to UKIP | |
Conquest :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 294 | 18.8 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,562 | 40.6 | −31.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6% Con to Lab | |
Gensing :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 541 | 37.0 | +19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,463 | 36.1 | −21.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.8% Lab to UKIP | |
Hollington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 172 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | 29.6 | −23.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maze Hill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 172 | 11.6 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,485 | 39.2 | −21.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3% Con to Lab | |
Old Hastings :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 519 | 28.7 | +21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,808 | 44.0 | −23.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.9% Con to Lab | |
Ore :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 273 | 22.8 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,195 | 34.7 | +0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.2% Con to Lab | |
Silverhill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 204 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,281 | 41.2 | −26.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.8% Con to Lab | |
St Helens :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 109 | 5.5 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,971 | 49.5 | −33.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2% Con to Lab | |
Tressell :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 419 | 40.7 | +20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,029 | 31.7 | −23.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.1% Con to Lab | |
West St Leonards :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 31 | 2.5 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,248 | 33.0 | −30.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.6% Con to Lab | |
Wishing Tree :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 453 | 34.8 | +23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,302 | 35.1 | −27.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.7% Con to Lab | |