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Hastings 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

16 ward races

16 seats

10 elected below the proportional quota

62.5% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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 16 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	9,649	42.1%	9	56.3%	7	43.8%	+2
Conservative and Unionist Party	6,790	29.6%	4	25.0%	5	31.3%	-1
Green Party	5,377	23.5%	3	18.8%	4	25.0%	-1
Liberal Democrats	1,082	4.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Communist Party of Britain	22	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	22,920	100.0%	16	100.0%	16	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Castle · 1 seat · won at 42.0% · +8.0 pts below quota
Maze Hill · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · +6.9 pts below quota
Central St Leonards · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · +6.4 pts below quota
Ore · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · +6.4 pts below quota
Silverhill · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · +5.5 pts below quota
Gensing · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · +4.7 pts below quota
Conquest · 1 seat · won at 48.3% · +1.7 pts below quota
West St Leonards · 1 seat · won at 49.6% · +0.4 pts below quota
Ashdown · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · +0.3 pts below quota
St Helens · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · +0.3 pts below quota
Old Hastings · 1 seat · won at 51.0% · above quota
Baird · 1 seat · won at 51.9% · above quota
Braybrooke · 1 seat · won at 52.4% · above quota
Wishing Tree · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
Tressell · 1 seat · won at 55.9% · above quota
Hollington · 1 seat · won at 61.0% · above quota

Race results

Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,733

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rogers J.	Labour Party	727	42.0%	Elected
2	Horn B.	Green Party	722	41.7%
3	Clarke S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	232	13.4%
4	Stoodley J.	Liberal Democrats	52	3.0%

Electorate 4,916 · Ballots cast 1,733 · EC ward code E05011204 · Back to ward index

Maze Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,419

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Patmore A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	611	43.1%	Elected
2	Greenland J.	Labour Party	365	25.7%
3	McCray B.	Green Party	268	18.9%
4	Keen T.	Liberal Democrats	175	12.3%

Electorate 3,807 · Ballots cast 1,419 · EC ward code E05011209 · Back to ward index

Central St Leonards · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,710

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Collins T.	Green Party	745	43.6%	Elected
2	Cox R.	Labour Party	711	41.6%
3	Samadi M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	204	11.9%
4	Milton S.	Liberal Democrats	50	2.9%

Electorate 5,087 · Ballots cast 1,710 · EC ward code E05011205 · Back to ward index

Ore · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,247

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Willis S.	Labour Party	544	43.6%	Elected
2	Hollis J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	484	38.8%
3	Rolfe G.	Green Party	219	17.6%

Electorate 3,921 · Ballots cast 1,247 · EC ward code E05011211 · Back to ward index

Silverhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,569

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sinden N.	Labour Party	698	44.5%	Elected
2	De Roe S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	625	39.8%
3	Carey-Stuart D.	Green Party	184	11.7%
4	Grant L.	Liberal Democrats	62	4.0%

Electorate 4,211 · Ballots cast 1,569 · EC ward code E05011213 · Back to ward index

Gensing · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,713

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jobson A.	Green Party	776	45.3%	Elected
2	Forward K.	Labour Party	671	39.2%
3	Meaden C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	205	12.0%
4	Stoodley S.	Liberal Democrats	61	3.6%

Electorate 4,634 · Ballots cast 1,713 · EC ward code E05011207 · Back to ward index

Conquest · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,290

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rankin J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	623	48.3%	Elected
2	Hakko K.	Labour Party	346	26.8%
3	Wakeford R.	Liberal Democrats	221	17.1%
4	Carlyle G.	Green Party	100	7.8%

Electorate 3,758 · Ballots cast 1,290 · EC ward code E05011206 · Back to ward index

West St Leonards · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,024

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Beaver M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	508	49.6%	Elected
2	Munn C.	Labour Party	268	26.2%
3	Clark S.	Green Party	150	14.6%
4	Rayment S.	Liberal Democrats	98	9.6%

Electorate 3,589 · Ballots cast 1,024 · EC ward code E05011215 · Back to ward index

Ashdown · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,245

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Edwards M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	619	49.7%	Elected
2	Hartley J.	Labour Party	350	28.1%
3	Perry N.	Liberal Democrats	166	13.3%
4	Needham A.	Green Party	110	8.8%

Electorate 4,014 · Ballots cast 1,245 · EC ward code E05011201 · Back to ward index

St Helens · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,892

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Batsford A.	Labour Party	941	49.7%	Elected
2	Loe L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	746	39.4%
3	Brennan L.	Green Party	130	6.9%
4	Lloyd B.	Liberal Democrats	75	4.0%

Electorate 3,946 · Ballots cast 1,892 · EC ward code E05011212 · Back to ward index

Old Hastings · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.0 pts Valid ballots 1,923

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bacon J.	Labour Party	981	51.0%	Elected
2	Pacey B.	Green Party	701	36.5%
3	Hollis K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	241	12.5%

Electorate 3,933 · Ballots cast 1,923 · EC ward code E05011210 · Back to ward index

Baird · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.9 pts Valid ballots 1,263

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Turner M.	Labour Party	656	51.9%	Elected
2	Fisher H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	473	37.5%
3	Hope D.	Green Party	92	7.3%
4	Jones E.	Liberal Democrats	42	3.3%

Electorate 3,784 · Ballots cast 1,263 · EC ward code E05011202 · Back to ward index

Braybrooke · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.4 pts Valid ballots 1,535

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	O'Callaghan M.	Labour Party	804	52.4%	Elected
2	Phillips S.	Green Party	322	21.0%
3	Andrew C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	307	20.0%
4	Chessell V.	Liberal Democrats	80	5.2%
5	Davies N.	Communist Party of Britain	22	1.4%

Electorate 3,979 · Ballots cast 1,535 · EC ward code E05011203 · Back to ward index

Wishing Tree · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.7 pts Valid ballots 1,269

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cannan J.	Labour Party	681	53.7%	Elected
2	Streeten R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	458	36.1%
3	Fawbert S.	Green Party	130	10.2%

Electorate 4,252 · Ballots cast 1,269 · EC ward code E05011216 · Back to ward index

Tressell · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.9 pts Valid ballots 1,135

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Haffenden G.	Green Party	635	55.9%	Elected
2	Crowther L.	Labour Party	325	28.6%
3	Sillem J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	175	15.4%

Electorate 3,723 · Ballots cast 1,135 · EC ward code E05011214 · Back to ward index

Hollington · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.0 pts Valid ballots 953

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barnett P.	Labour Party	581	61.0%	Elected
2	Murphy S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	279	29.3%
3	Lord T.	Green Party	93	9.8%

Electorate 3,844 · Ballots cast 953 · EC ward code E05011208 · Back to ward index