
Elections to Hastings Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. Half of the council was up for election and theLabour Party lost overall control of the council tono overall control. Overall turnout was 34.5%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.0 | 37.0 | 7,972 | +4.0 | |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 31.3 | 33.0 | 7,107 | -12.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 18.8 | 23.6 | 5,093 | +6.0 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 930 | +1.5 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 449 | +2.1 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cooke | 800 | 56.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kennelly | 325 | 22.8 | ||
| Labour | Wilde | 303 | 21.2 | ||
| Majority | 475 | 33.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,428 | 35.5 | +3.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vallery | 572 | 45.8 | ||
| Labour | Castro | 436 | 34.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Coffey | 241 | 19.3 | ||
| Majority | 136 | 10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,249 | 33.6 | +6.6 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sabetian | 748 | 49.5 | ||
| Conservative | Prince | 437 | 28.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Saxby | 184 | 12.2 | ||
| Green | Phillips | 143 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | 311 | 20.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,512 | 40.6 | +2.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Smith | 576 | 40.6 | ||
| Labour | Jackson | 431 | 30.4 | ||
| Conservative | Willard | 223 | 15.7 | ||
| Green | Homewood | 187 | 13.2 | ||
| Majority | 145 | 10.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,417 | 32.3 | −0.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Webb | 469 | 39.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Modlinger | 423 | 35.8 | ||
| Conservative | Evans | 288 | 24.4 | ||
| Majority | 46 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,180 | 27.3 | −3.6 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pragnell | 837 | 52.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dormer | 385 | 24.3 | ||
| Labour | Worsley | 283 | 17.9 | ||
| Green | Phillips | 78 | 4.9 | ||
| Majority | 452 | 28.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,583 | 40.6 | +5.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bond | 433 | 33.0 | ||
| Labour | Rushbrook | 421 | 32.0 | ||
| Conservative | Lock | 320 | 24.4 | ||
| Green | Carey-Stuart | 140 | 10.7 | ||
| Majority | 12 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,314 | 30.1 | +2.8 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Soan | 443 | 44.3 | ||
| Conservative | Madlani | 275 | 27.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Campbell | 177 | 17.7 | ||
| Green | Young | 104 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 168 | 16.8 | |||
| Turnout | 999 | 24.9 | +2.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charlesworth | 687 | 48.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Russell | 261 | 18.3 | ||
| Labour | Maloney | 250 | 17.5 | ||
| UKIP | Manning | 229 | 16.0 | ||
| Majority | 426 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,427 | 36.3 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stevens | 662 | 36.3 | ||
| Labour | Kitson | 548 | 30.1 | ||
| Conservative | Keen | 456 | 25.0 | ||
| Green | Robertson | 156 | 8.6 | ||
| Majority | 114 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,822 | 42.8 | +3.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bird | 543 | 46.3 | ||
| Labour | Chowney | 392 | 33.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Edmonds | 239 | 20.4 | ||
| Majority | 151 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,174 | 32.4 | +5.4 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lambrechs | 545 | 40.6 | ||
| Labour | Roberts | 430 | 32.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Third | 244 | 18.2 | ||
| Green | Medhurst | 122 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 115 | 8.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,341 | 39.2 | +3.9 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lock | 929 | 50.7 | ||
| Labour | Rycroft | 640 | 34.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alders | 264 | 14.4 | ||
| Majority | 289 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,833 | 45.6 | +4.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | McDonnell | 358 | 43.3 | ||
| Conservative | Cooke | 239 | 28.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ayres | 230 | 27.8 | ||
| Majority | 119 | 14.4 | |||
| Turnout | 827 | 24.7 | +1.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beaver | 443 | 38.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Wise | 255 | 22.0 | ||
| Labour | Wood | 243 | 20.9 | ||
| UKIP | Powell | 219 | 18.9 | ||
| Majority | 188 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,160 | 31.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Scott | 712 | 55.5 | ||
| Conservative | Molloy | 378 | 29.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pickard | 194 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | 334 | 26.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,284 | 35.6 | +1.2 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||