# 2006 Hastings Borough Council election

Elections to Hastings Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 37.6%. After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 17
* Labour 10
* Liberal Democrat 5

## Election result

Hastings Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 52.9 | 39.2 | 8,967 | +2.2% |
| Labour | 6 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 35.3 | 33.6 | 7,673 | +0.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.8 | 22.4 | 5,128 | -1.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 606 | -1.6% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 485 | +2.1% |

## Ward results

Ashdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Wilson | 869 | 61.0 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Ronald Rushbrook | 346 | 24.3 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wilfrid Pickard | 209 | 14.7 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | 36.7 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,424 | 34.5 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Baird :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terrence Fawthrop | 583 | 46.6 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Bob Hart | 477 | 38.1 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Maloney | 192 | 15.3 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 8.5 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,252 | 37.1 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Braybrooke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Godfrey Daniel | 747 | 52.3 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Williams | 440 | 30.8 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Booth | 240 | 16.8 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 21.5 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,427 | 40.5 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Armstrong | 545 | 38.8 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Melanie Rycroft | 450 | 32.1 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Theresa Lock | 236 | 16.8 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Mary Robertson | 173 | 12.3 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 6.7 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,404 | 36.2 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Central St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeremy Birch | 543 | 44.5 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Modlinger | 339 | 27.8 | −8.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Egmond | 337 | 27.6 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 16.7 | +12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,219 | 33.1 | +5.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Conquest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gladys Martin | 913 | 60.8 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Roscoe | 302 | 20.1 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Emily Westley | 287 | 19.1 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 40.7 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,502 | 40.2 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gensing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Poulter | 750 | 47.2 | +22.8 |
| | Labour | Andrew Cartwright | 417 | 26.2 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathan Lauder | 315 | 19.8 | −13.2 |
| | Green | David Carey-Stuart | 108 | 6.8 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 21.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,590 | 42.2 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Hollington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Silverson | 497 | 45.0 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Lyons | 220 | 19.9 | −7.6 |
| | BNP | David Lovett | 199 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Kennelly | 130 | 11.8 | −5.9 |
| | Green | Kevin Young | 58 | 5.3 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 25.1 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,104 | 29.4 | +4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Maze Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joy Waite | 843 | 61.1 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | Georgiana De Lussy | 269 | 19.5 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Davis | 268 | 19.4 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 41.6 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,380 | 36.6 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Old Hastings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Palmer | 625 | 36.6 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Arthur Kitson | 564 | 33.0 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Willard | 519 | 30.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 3.6 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,708 | 42.6 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Ore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Tucker | 482 | 38.7 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Street | 383 | 30.8 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hancock | 379 | 30.5 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 7.9 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,244 | 36.3 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Silverhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Springthorpe | 553 | 43.2 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Annette Barton | 444 | 34.7 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Third | 283 | 22.1 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,280 | 39.3 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St Helens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Bing | 909 | 52.2 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | David Waller | 475 | 27.3 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Terry | 357 | 20.5 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 24.9 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,741 | 44.2 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Tressell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jay Kramer | 393 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Chowney | 340 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Ayres | 308 | | |
| | Green | Sally Phillips | 267 | | |
| | Conservative | Terence Keen | 187 | | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Lock | 187 | | |
| | BNP | Fay Hughes | 155 | | |
| | BNP | Nicholas Prince | 131 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,968 | 34.6 | +9.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
West St. Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Finch | 602 | 43.0 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Turner | 478 | 34.2 | +13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brett McLean | 319 | 22.8 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 8.8 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,399 | 39.2 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wishing Tree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Roberts | 563 | 46.3 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | Gladys Fawthrop | 337 | 27.7 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Bain | 317 | 26.0 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 18.6 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,217 | 35.5 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |