# 2010 Hastings Borough Council election

The 2010 Hastings Borough Council elections were held on 6 May 2010, with half of the council's seats up for election. The Labour Party regained control of the council from no overall control, despite suffering a heavy defeat in the nationwide general election that was held on the same day. Overall turnout was 61.9%. The election in Ore ward was delayed due to the death of the Conservative candidate following the close of nominations.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 17
* Conservative 14
* Liberal Democrat 1

## Election result

Hastings Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 64.7 | 40.2 | 15,352 | +5.5 |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 35.3 | 37.2 | 14,222 | -5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 20.6 | 7,857 | +1.6 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 531 | -0.7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 252 | +0.7 |

## Ward results

Ashdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wilson | 1,568 | 51.2 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | Terri Dowling | 867 | 28.3 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Roscoe | 625 | 20.4 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 22.9 | −22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,060 | 65.8 | +31.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Baird :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Turner | 889 | 42.8 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Terry Fawthrop | 829 | 39.9 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Tait | 359 | 17.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,077 | 58.3 | +20.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Braybrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Godfrey Daniel | 1,360 | 54.5 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Charlesworth | 702 | 28.1 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Maloney | 432 | 17.3 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 | 26.4 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,494 | 66.1 | +24.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lee Clark | 1,226 | 50.0 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Williams | 627 | 25.6 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Dormer | 598 | 24.4 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 599 | 24.4 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,451 | 55.8 | +19.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Central St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeremy Birch | 1,123 | 53.5 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Bhatti Anwar | 530 | 25.2 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 447 | 21.3 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 28.3 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,100 | 50.3 | +18.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Conquest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eve Martin | 1,461 | 53.0 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | David Baker | 745 | 27.0 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Gallop | 551 | 20.0 | −10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 716 | 26.0 | −19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 | 72.1 | +26.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gensing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Cartwright | 1,095 | 46.6 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Rob Lee | 682 | 29.0 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Benner | 573 | 24.4 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | 17.6 | +12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,350 | 57.6 | +20.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hollington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bruce Dowling | 844 | 21.7 | |
| | Labour | Emily Westley | 734 | 18.9 | |
| | Conservative | Liam Atkins | 707 | 18.2 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Charlesworth | 631 | 16.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Burton | 428 | 11.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tricia Kennelly | 328 | 8.4 | |
| | BNP | David Lovett | 217 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,889 | 53.1 | +28.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maze Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joy Waite | 1,195 | 48.8 | −14.1 |
| | Labour | Ted Bacon | 749 | 30.6 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Dodwell | 506 | 20.7 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 18.2 | −22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,450 | 60.4 | +25.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Hastings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Hodges | 1,153 | 39.5 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Padget | 952 | 32.6 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Murphy | 811 | 27.8 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,916 | 67.1 | +24.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Ore (Delayed until 17 June 2010) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Wincott | 608 | 47.7 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Padget | 475 | 37.3 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Scott | 158 | 12.4 | −2.4 |
| | BNP | Nick Prince | 33 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,274 | 34.2 | −0.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Silverhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Gurney | 854 | 36.5 | −10.8 |
| | Labour | Nigel Sinden | 838 | 35.8 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Beamount | 397 | 17.0 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Stephen Springthorpe | 252 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.7 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,341 | 67.4 | +34.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Helens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Corello | 1,276 | 43.4 | −15.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Ward | 1,098 | 37.4 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Tunbridge | 546 | 19.2 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 6.0 | −28.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,920 | 73.4 | +23.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tressell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jay Kramer | 876 | 45.8 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | John Dawson | 487 | 25.5 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlene Floyd | 401 | 21.0 | +0.3 |
| | BNP | Nick Prince | 147 | 7.7 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 20.3 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,911 | 54.8 | +25.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West St. Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Finch | 1,105 | 44.6 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Ken Maitland | 830 | 33.5 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Seymour | 542 | 21.9 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 11.1 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,477 | 63.9 | +28.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wishing Tree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Roberts | 1,051 | 43.4 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Chris Pillow | 772 | 31.9 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Wainwright | 465 | 19.2 | +3.8 |
| | BNP | Mick Turner | 134 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 11.5 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,422 | 62.7 | +26.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |