# 2002 Hastings Borough Council election

Elections to Hastings Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 32.0%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 21
* Conservative 10
* Liberal Democrat 1

## Election result

Hastings Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 21 | +3 | 65.6 | 45.7 | 16,666 |
| Conservative | 10 | +4 | 31.3 | 33.0 | 12,051 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | -7 | 3.1 | 17.6 | 6,432 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 1,017 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 264 |
| Rock 'n' Roll Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 42 |

## Ward results

Ashdown (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Wilson | 558 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Cooke | 549 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Dormer | 331 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Hadler | 324 | |
| | Labour | Inge Eveleigh | 318 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Campbell | 310 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,390 | 32.5 |
Baird (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Hart | 473 | |
| | Labour | Ion Castro | 448 | |
| | Conservative | Gillian Bing | 368 | |
| | Conservative | Esther Carpenter | 362 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Randell | 175 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,826 | 27.0 |
Braybrooke (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Godfrey Daniel | 831 | |
| | Labour | Dominic Sabetian | 697 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Marchant | 343 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Prince | 328 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Saxby | 189 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Tobin | 166 | |
| | Green | Amanda Eyre | 81 | |
| | Green | Michael Turner | 73 | |
| | Independent | Robert Longworth | 68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,776 | 38.1 |
Castle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Brown | 627 | |
| | Labour | Clive Jackson | 583 | |
| | Labour | Melanie Rycroft | 541 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 483 | |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Jones | 153 | |
| | Conservative | Joan Patten | 151 | |
| | Green | Laurence Homewood | 121 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,659 | 32.5 |
Central St Leonards (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Humphries | 690 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Webb | 608 | |
| | Conservative | Fiona Evans | 405 | |
| | Conservative | Eve Martin | 398 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Leitch | 171 | |
| | Green | Emily Johns | 138 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,410 | 30.9 |
Conquest (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dennis Moon | 656 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Pragnell | 627 | |
| | Labour | Hugh Nicholson | 357 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Greg Rose | 354 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Luke | 325 | |
| | Independent | Robert Harris | 196 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,515 | 35.6 |
Gensing (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Cartwright | 498 | |
| | Labour | Ronald Rushbrook | 436 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Bond | 425 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Pantrey | 346 | |
| | Conservative | Wendy Goldsmith | 229 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Jones | 229 | |
| | Green | Modlinger | 93 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,349 | 27.3 |
Hollington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Silverson | 511 | |
| | Labour | Terry Soan | 508 | |
| | Conservative | Philippe Bedford | 177 | |
| | Conservative | Elfriede Molloy | 176 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Weeden | 111 | |
| | Green | Kevin Young | 74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,557 | 22.1 |
Maze Hill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joy Waite | 624 | |
| | Conservative | Maureen Charlesworth | 623 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Edmonds | 329 | |
| | Labour | Bruce Dowling | 319 | |
| | Labour | Susannah Farley-Green | 286 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Dalton | 234 | |
| | Green | Mary Robertson | 86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,501 | 33.4 |
Old Hastings (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Bigg | 778 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Kitson | 637 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Porter | 473 | |
| | Conservative | Arthur Burgess | 453 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Palmer | 371 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Scott | 328 | |
| | Green | Diana Marquand | 137 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,177 | 39.3 |
Ore (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Hancock | 503 | |
| | Labour | Peter Chowney | 450 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Charlesworth | 268 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Feeley | 245 | |
| | Conservative | Jocette Wilson | 222 | |
| | Green | Sally Phillips | 118 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | 27.0 |
Silverhill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Annette Barton | 601 | |
| | Labour | Alan Roberts | 546 | |
| | Conservative | Theresa Lock | 376 | |
| | Conservative | Shefali Nimbark | 326 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Third | 244 | |
| | Green | Simon Medhurst | 96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,189 | 35.3 |
St Helens (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Bing | 781 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Lock | 760 | |
| | Labour | John Ward | 637 | |
| | Labour | David Waller | 631 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Feargal Coffey | 281 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,090 | 41.3 |
Tressell (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jay Kramer | 500 | |
| | Labour | Trevor May | 452 | |
| | Conservative | Lyn Burgess | 138 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Edmonds | 137 | |
| | Conservative | Catherine Cassidy | 131 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,358 | 23.2 |
West St. Leonards (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Finch | 346 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Beaver | 337 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Munch-Petersen | 286 | |
| | Labour | Keith Wood | 277 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Feeley | 206 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Wise | 203 | |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Brett McLean | 42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,697 | 31.1 |
Wishing Tree (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeremy Birch | 895 | |
| | Labour | Philip Scott | 720 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Molloy | 256 | |
| | Conservative | Quentin Waite | 228 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Davis | 166 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,265 | 34.4 |