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Map of the results of the 2008 Hastings council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

The 2008 Hastings Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Hastings Borough CouncilinEast Sussex, England. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

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Overall turnout in the election was 36.5%.[3]

Hastings Local Election Result 2008[2][3]
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

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Ashdown[3][4]
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 695 45.5 +8.8
Turnout 1,526 34.7 +0.2
Conservative hold Swing
Baird[3][4]
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 174 13.0 +4.5
Turnout 1,340 37.6 +0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Braybrooke[3][4]
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 286 19.2 −2.3
Turnout 1,493 41.2 +0.7
Labour hold Swing
Castle[3][4]
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 432 28.0
Turnout 1,544 36.7 +0.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Central St. Leonards[3][4]
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 241 19.7 +3.0
Turnout 1,221 31.4 −1.7
Labour hold Swing
Conquest[3][4]
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 314 18.4 −22.3
Turnout 1,707 45.4 +5.2
Conservative hold Swing
Gensing[3][4]
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 69 4.9
Turnout 1,418 36.7 −5.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hollington[3][4]
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 103 9.9 −15.2
Turnout 1,040 25.1 −4.3
Labour hold Swing
Maze Hill[3][4]
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 559 40.5 −1.1
Turnout 1,380 34.7 −1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Old Hastings[3][4]
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 1 0.1 −3.5
Turnout 1,814 42.8 +0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Ore[3][4]
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 192 15.4 +7.5
Turnout 1,244 34.3 −2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Silverhill[3][4]
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 108 8.1 −0.4
Turnout 1,329 33.3 −6.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Helens[3][4]
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 582 34.3 +9.4
Turnout 1,699 50.1 +5.9
Conservative hold Swing
Tressell[3][4]
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 93 9.3
Turnout 1,006 29.5 −5.1
Labour hold Swing
West St Leonards[3][4]
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 146 10.7 +1.9
Turnout 1,366 35.8 −3.4
Conservative hold Swing
Wishing Tree[3][4]
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 116 8.8 −9.8
Turnout 1,315 36.3 +0.8
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Hastings". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  • ^ a b "Local elections: Results: Voters in the cities and the shires have their say in the ballot box". The Guardian. 2 May 2008. p. 7.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "01 May 2008 Hastings Borough Council Election - Results". Hastings Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Statement of persons nominated" (PDF). Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 3 June 2010. [dead link]

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