← Hastings (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Hastings 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 12,913 | 41.7% | 10 | 58.8% | 8 | 47.1% | +2 |
| Reform UK | 7,901 | 25.5% | 6 | 35.3% | 5 | 29.4% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 5,154 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 17.6% | -3 |
| Conservative Party | 2,955 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.9% | -1 |
| Independent | 1,564 | 5.1% | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 440 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Libertarian Party | 18 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 30,945 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Baird · 1 seat · won at 31.9% · −18.1 pts below quota
- Silverhill · 1 seat · won at 32.0% · −18.0 pts below quota
- West St Leonards · 1 seat · won at 33.9% · −16.1 pts below quota
- Conquest · 1 seat · won at 34.3% · −15.7 pts below quota
- Wishing Tree · 1 seat · won at 35.5% · −14.5 pts below quota
- Ashdown · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · −12.9 pts below quota
- Hollington · 1 seat · won at 38.0% · −12.0 pts below quota
- St Helens · 2 seats · won at 28.6% · −4.7 pts below quota
- Old Hastings · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · −2.0 pts below quota
- Maze Hill · 1 seat · won at 48.4% · −1.6 pts below quota
- Ore · 1 seat · won at 51.6% · above quota
- Braybrooke · 1 seat · won at 59.0% · above quota
- Tressell · 1 seat · won at 61.0% · above quota
- Central St Leonards · 1 seat · won at 61.1% · above quota
- Castle · 1 seat · won at 63.9% · above quota
- Gensing · 1 seat · won at 66.2% · above quota
Race results
Baird · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,544
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Rumfitt | Green Party | 492 | 31.9% | −18.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jack Philip McCree | Reform UK | 438 | 28.4% | — | |
| 3 | Mike Turner | Independent | 335 | 21.7% | — | |
| 4 | Liam Atkins | Conservative Party | 151 | 9.8% | — | |
| 5 | Rick Dillon | Labour Party | 128 | 8.3% | — |
Silverhill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,907
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dulcie Reynolds | Green Party | 610 | 32.0% | −18.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Moore | Reform UK | 492 | 25.8% | — | |
| 3 | Margi O'Callaghan | Labour Party | 327 | 17.1% | — | |
| 4 | Nigel Sinden | Independent | 265 | 13.9% | — | |
| 5 | Craig Steven Andrew | Conservative Party | 213 | 11.2% | — |
West St Leonards · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,492
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Lawrence | Reform UK | 506 | 33.9% | −16.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Anna Sabin | Labour Party | 370 | 24.8% | — | |
| 3 | Emma Joliffe | Green Party | 346 | 23.2% | — | |
| 4 | Matthew Joseph Beaver | Conservative Party | 220 | 14.7% | — | |
| 5 | Eve Montgomery | Liberal Democrats | 50 | 3.4% | — |
Conquest · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,771
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Drew | Reform UK | 607 | 34.3% | −15.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian James Gillam | Green Party | 444 | 25.1% | — | |
| 3 | Roger Streeten | Conservative Party | 398 | 22.5% | — | |
| 4 | Hugh Philip Nicholson | Labour Party | 235 | 13.3% | — | |
| 5 | Stewart Gregory Rayment | Liberal Democrats | 87 | 4.9% | — |
Wishing Tree · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,452
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doreena Ross | Reform UK | 516 | 35.5% | −14.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Rankin | Labour Party | 365 | 25.1% | — | |
| 3 | Melanie Kavanagh | Green Party | 263 | 18.1% | — | |
| 4 | John Cannan | Independent | 153 | 10.5% | — | |
| 5 | Wendy Cooke | Conservative Party | 137 | 9.4% | — | |
| 6 | Mal McDermott | Libertarian Party | 18 | 1.2% | — |
Ashdown · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,695
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kendrick | Reform UK | 628 | 37.1% | −12.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Marie Louise Parfitt | Green Party | 407 | 24.0% | — | |
| 3 | Louise Chantal | Labour Party | 363 | 21.4% | — | |
| 4 | Michael Justinian Edwards | Conservative Party | 202 | 11.9% | — | |
| 5 | Robert John Wakeford | Liberal Democrats | 95 | 5.6% | — |
Hollington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,273
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Chapman | Reform UK | 484 | 38.0% | −12.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Angela Liliet Harris | Labour Party | 261 | 20.5% | — | |
| 3 | Andrea Cowhig | Independent | 197 | 15.5% | — | |
| 4 | Justin Lee Wynne | Green Party | 196 | 15.4% | — | |
| 5 | Matthew Clifford Ainsworth | Conservative Party | 135 | 10.6% | — |
St Helens · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 28.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,901
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Anthony Clarke | Reform UK | 572 | 15.0% | 30.1% | −3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andy Batsford | Independent | 544 | 14.3% | 28.6% | −4.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Shaun Dowling | Green Party | 490 | 12.9% | 25.8% | — | |
| 4 | Jessica Townsend | Green Party | 462 | 12.2% | 24.3% | — | |
| 5 | Hazel Edith Vanbergen | Reform UK | 460 | 12.1% | 24.2% | — | |
| 6 | Barney Green | Labour Party | 320 | 8.4% | 16.8% | — | |
| 7 | Helen Martin | Labour Party | 311 | 8.2% | 16.4% | — | |
| 8 | Howard Martin | Conservative Party | 249 | 6.6% | 13.1% | — | |
| 9 | Stephen Butterton | Conservative Party | 229 | 6.0% | 12.0% | — | |
| 10 | Bob Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 164 | 4.3% | 8.6% | — |
Old Hastings · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,215
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Frith | Green Party | 1,064 | 48.0% | −2.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Edward Bacon | Labour Party | 640 | 28.9% | — | |
| 3 | Steve Foot | Reform UK | 387 | 17.5% | — | |
| 4 | Ray Molloy | Conservative Party | 124 | 5.6% | — |
Maze Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,003
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Simnett | Green Party | 969 | 48.4% | −1.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Rosie Murphy | Reform UK | 499 | 24.9% | — | |
| 3 | Rob Cooke | Conservative Party | 268 | 13.4% | — | |
| 4 | Tim John Cairns Shand | Labour Party | 223 | 11.1% | — | |
| 5 | Lee Joseph Grant | Liberal Democrats | 44 | 2.2% | — |
Ore · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,695
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clem McCulloch | Green Party | 874 | 51.6% | +1.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Wojciech Duczmal | Reform UK | 471 | 27.8% | — | |
| 3 | Kim Forward | Labour Party | 167 | 9.9% | — | |
| 4 | Brett Reginald McLean | Conservative Party | 113 | 6.7% | — | |
| 5 | Vicky Wilson | Independent | 70 | 4.1% | — |
Braybrooke · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,087
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Lauchlan | Green Party | 1,232 | 59.0% | +9.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Josh Matthews | Labour Party | 364 | 17.4% | — | |
| 3 | Yoong Kam | Reform UK | 353 | 16.9% | — | |
| 4 | John Richard Waterfall | Conservative Party | 138 | 6.6% | — |
Tressell · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,510
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Haffenden | Green Party | 921 | 61.0% | +11.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ricky Hodges | Reform UK | 409 | 27.1% | — | |
| 3 | Ingrid Kristina Kathleen Allan | Labour Party | 129 | 8.5% | — | |
| 4 | Shelley Lee | Conservative Party | 51 | 3.4% | — |
Central St Leonards · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,132
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solly Solamito | Green Party | 1,303 | 61.1% | +11.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alex Dudley | Reform UK | 378 | 17.7% | — | |
| 3 | Trevor Redmond | Labour Party | 344 | 16.1% | — | |
| 4 | Caroline June Kerswell | Conservative Party | 107 | 5.0% | — |
Castle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,198
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steph Fawbert | Green Party | 1,404 | 63.9% | +13.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graeme White | Reform UK | 336 | 15.3% | — | |
| 3 | Judy Rogers | Labour Party | 333 | 15.2% | — | |
| 4 | Charlie Cooke | Conservative Party | 125 | 5.7% | — |
Gensing · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,170
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Christabel Jobson | Green Party | 1,436 | 66.2% | +16.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jet Rankin | Reform UK | 365 | 16.8% | — | |
| 3 | John Williams | Labour Party | 274 | 12.6% | — | |
| 4 | Shane Atkins | Conservative Party | 95 | 4.4% | — |