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Hastings 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

16 ward races

16 seats

9 elected below the proportional quota

56.3% 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
Green Party	9,013	37.7%	9	56.3%	7	43.8%	+2
Labour Party	7,724	32.4%	5	31.3%	5	31.3%	0
Conservative and Unionist Party	4,550	19.1%	2	12.5%	3	18.8%	-1
Independent	1,750	7.3%	0	0.0%	1	6.3%	-1
Liberal Democrats	479	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	345	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ND	15	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	23,876	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.

Baird · 1 seat · won at 29.0% · +21.0 pts below quota
St Helens · 1 seat · won at 30.9% · +19.1 pts below quota
Hollington · 1 seat · won at 36.5% · +13.5 pts below quota
Conquest · 1 seat · won at 37.3% · +12.7 pts below quota
Maze Hill · 1 seat · won at 37.9% · +12.1 pts below quota
Ashdown · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · +11.5 pts below quota
West St Leonards · 1 seat · won at 38.7% · +11.3 pts below quota
Silverhill · 1 seat · won at 40.9% · +9.1 pts below quota
Central St Leonards · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
Wishing Tree · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
Castle · 1 seat · won at 55.7% · above quota
Braybrooke · 1 seat · won at 56.3% · above quota
Ore · 1 seat · won at 57.7% · above quota
Gensing · 1 seat · won at 57.8% · above quota
Old Hastings · 1 seat · won at 60.8% · above quota
Tressell · 1 seat · won at 65.6% · above quota

Race results

Baird · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +21.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,335

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith, Y.	Green Party	387	29.0%	Elected
2	Crowter, L.	Labour Party	312	23.4%
3	Atkins, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	312	23.4%
4	Bailey, P.	Independent	289	21.6%
5	Jones, E.	Liberal Democrats	35	2.6%

Electorate 3,903 · Ballots cast 1,335 · EC ward code E05011202 · Back to ward index

St Helens · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +19.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,630

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whitehill, D.	Labour Party	503	30.9%	Elected
2	Pragnell, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	456	28.0%
3	Patton, J.	Independent	293	18.0%
4	Hunter, O.	Green Party	287	17.6%
5	Lloyd, B.	Liberal Democrats	91	5.6%

Electorate 4,193 · Ballots cast 1,630 · EC ward code E05011212 · Back to ward index

Hollington · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,081

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kean, D.	Labour Party	395	36.5%	Elected
2	Evans, M.	Independent	351	32.5%
3	Butterton, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	261	24.1%
4	Reynolds, D.	Green Party	74	6.8%

Electorate 3,821 · Ballots cast 1,081 · EC ward code E05011208 · Back to ward index

Conquest · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,318

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Foster, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	491	37.3%	Elected
2	Nicholson, H.	Labour Party	386	29.3%
3	Winston, A.	Independent	191	14.5%
4	Lord, T.	Green Party	143	10.8%
5	Rayment, S.	Liberal Democrats	107	8.1%

Electorate 3,774 · Ballots cast 1,318 · EC ward code E05011206 · Back to ward index

Maze Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,558

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mackenzie, D.	Green Party	590	37.9%	Elected
2	Southon, M.	Labour Party	397	25.5%
3	Williams, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	380	24.4%
4	Murphy, P.	Reform UK	83	5.3%
5	Buller, S.	Independent	68	4.4%
6	Meredeen, B.	Liberal Democrats	40	2.6%

Electorate 3,771 · Ballots cast 1,558 · EC ward code E05011209 · Back to ward index

Ashdown · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,220

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Marlow-Eastwood, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	470	38.5%	Elected
2	Thorpe, S.	Labour Party	398	32.6%
3	Hope, D.	Green Party	167	13.7%
4	Kuga, T.	Reform UK	116	9.5%
5	Milton, S.	Liberal Democrats	69	5.7%

Electorate 3,954 · Ballots cast 1,220 · EC ward code E05011201 · Back to ward index

West St Leonards · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,139

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Webb, T.	Labour Party	441	38.7%	Elected
2	Beaney, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	402	35.3%
3	McGreevy-Rose, M.	Green Party	182	16.0%
4	Taylor-Foster, A.	Independent	70	6.1%
5	Stoodley, J.	Liberal Democrats	44	3.9%

Electorate 3,638 · Ballots cast 1,139 · EC ward code E05011215 · Back to ward index

Silverhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,574

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barnes, B.	Labour Party	643	40.9%	Elected
2	Hewitt, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	393	25.0%
3	Arshad, L.	Green Party	336	21.3%
4	Fernando, L.	Reform UK	146	9.3%
5	Keen, T.	Liberal Democrats	56	3.6%

Electorate 3,888 · Ballots cast 1,574 · EC ward code E05011213 · Back to ward index

Central St Leonards · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,807

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bates, A.	Green Party	820	45.4%	Elected
2	Matthews, J.	Labour Party	541	29.9%
3	Warren, S.	Independent	275	15.2%
4	Andrew, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	156	8.6%
5	Haberkost, R.	ND	15	0.8%

Electorate 5,095 · Ballots cast 1,807 · EC ward code E05011205 · Back to ward index

Wishing Tree · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 1,174

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kay, H.	Labour Party	603	51.4%	Elected
2	Lee, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	216	18.4%
3	Miller, I.	Independent	213	18.1%
4	Wharton, M.	Green Party	142	12.1%

Electorate 4,232 · Ballots cast 1,174 · EC ward code E05011216 · Back to ward index

Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.7 pts Valid ballots 1,989

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Horn, B.	Green Party	1,108	55.7%	Elected
2	Thomas, J.	Labour Party	700	35.2%
3	Cooke, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	181	9.1%

Electorate 4,832 · Ballots cast 1,989 · EC ward code E05011204 · Back to ward index

Braybrooke · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.3 pts Valid ballots 1,778

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Etherington, M.	Green Party	1,001	56.3%	Elected
2	Shand, T.	Labour Party	616	34.6%
3	Bland, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	161	9.1%

Electorate 3,979 · Ballots cast 1,778 · EC ward code E05011203 · Back to ward index

Ore · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.7 pts Valid ballots 1,322

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Walker, J.	Green Party	763	57.7%	Elected
2	Bishop, H.	Labour Party	327	24.7%
3	Streeten, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	195	14.8%
4	Wakeford, R.	Liberal Democrats	37	2.8%

Electorate 3,985 · Ballots cast 1,322 · EC ward code E05011211 · Back to ward index

Gensing · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.8 pts Valid ballots 1,858

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Warne, P.	Green Party	1,073	57.8%	Elected
2	Hughes, E.	Labour Party	602	32.4%
3	Meaden, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	183	9.8%

Electorate 4,668 · Ballots cast 1,858 · EC ward code E05011207 · Back to ward index

Old Hastings · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.8 pts Valid ballots 1,848

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hilton, J.	Green Party	1,123	60.8%	Elected
2	Hicks, J.	Labour Party	536	29.0%
3	Clarke, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	189	10.2%

Electorate 3,884 · Ballots cast 1,848 · EC ward code E05011210 · Back to ward index

Tressell · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.6 pts Valid ballots 1,245

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gaimster, N.	Green Party	817	65.6%	Elected
2	Sabin, A.	Labour Party	324	26.0%
3	Clarke, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	104	8.4%

Electorate 3,646 · Ballots cast 1,245 · EC ward code E05011214 · Back to ward index