2026 Hastings Borough Council election
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The 2026 Hastings Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Council composition
| After 2024 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Green | 12 | Green | 12 | ||
| Labour | 8 | Labour | 9 | ||
| Conservative | 5 | Conservative | 5 | ||
| Independent | 7 | Independent | 6[a] | ||
Changes 2024–2026:
- July 2024: John Rankin (Independent, elected as Conservative) joins Labour[4]
Election result
| 2026 Hastings Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Green | 9 | |||||||||
| Labour | 5 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 2 | |||||||||
| Reform | 1 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |||||||||
| Independent | 0 | |||||||||
