# 2008 Hastings Borough Council election

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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 15
* Labour 13
* Liberal Democrat 3
* Independent 1

## Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 36.5%.
Hastings Local Election Result 2008 :
| 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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 695 | 45.5 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,526 | 34.7 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Baird :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 174 | 13.0 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,340 | 37.6 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Braybrooke :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 286 | 19.2 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 41.2 | +0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 432 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,544 | 36.7 | +0.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Central St. Leonards :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 241 | 19.7 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,221 | 31.4 | −1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Conquest :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 314 | 18.4 | −22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,707 | 45.4 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gensing :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 69 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,418 | 36.7 | −5.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hollington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 103 | 9.9 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,040 | 25.1 | −4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maze Hill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 559 | 40.5 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,380 | 34.7 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Hastings :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,814 | 42.8 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ore :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 192 | 15.4 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,244 | 34.3 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Silverhill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 108 | 8.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,329 | 33.3 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St Helens :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 582 | 34.3 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,699 | 50.1 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tressell :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 93 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,006 | 29.5 | −5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West St Leonards :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 146 | 10.7 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,366 | 35.8 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wishing Tree :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 116 | 8.8 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,315 | 36.3 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |