Hastings Borough Council: all 32 councillors
Hastings Borough Council has 32 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Green Party, with 19 of the 32 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Hastings Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Hastings: local statistics and who has power over Hastings, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Green Party: 19 councillors
- Reform UK: 6 councillors
- Labour Party: 3 councillors
- Conservative Party: 2 councillors
- Independent: 2 councillors
Leaders and post holders
- Yunis Smith (Green Party): Migrant Champion
- Mark Etherington (Green Party): Planning, Infrastructure & Regulatory Services Portfolio Holder; Armed Forces Champion
- Steph Fawbert (Green Party): Heritage Champion
- Becca Horn (Green Party): Community Safety and Environmental Services Portfolio Holder
- Solly Solamito (Green Party): Corporate Services, Communities and Equalities Portfolio Holder
- Paul Foster (Conservative Party): Conservative Group Leader
- Amanda Jobson (Green Party): Deputy Mayor and Older Persons Champion
- Paula Warne (Green Party): Mayor of the Borough of Hastings
- Darren Mackenzie (Green Party): Finance, IT, Risk and Assets Portfolio Holder
- Karen Simnett (Green Party): Mental Health Champion
- Julia Hilton (Green Party): Deputy Leader of the Council, Shaping Places, Regeneration and Community Wealth Building Portfolio Holder
- Clem McCulloch (Green Party): Chair of the Charity Committee
- Jo Walker (Green Party): Climate, Nature and Green Spaces Portfolio Holder
- Peter Clarke (Reform UK): Reform Group Deputy Leader
- Glenn Haffenden (Green Party): Leader of the Council and Housing, Health, Active Communities and LGR Portfolio Holder
- Helen Kay (Labour Party): Anti-Poverty Champion, Labour Group Leader
- Doreena Ross (Reform UK): Reform Group Leader
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdown | Daniel Kendrick | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | |
| Ashdown | Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood | Conservative Party | ||
| Baird | Will Rumfitt | Green Party | 11 May 2026 | |
| Baird | Yunis Smith | Green Party | Migrant Champion | |
| Braybrooke | Archie Lauchlan | Green Party | 11 May 2026 | |
| Braybrooke | Mark Etherington | Green Party | Planning, Infrastructure & Regulatory Services Portfolio Holder; Armed Forces Champion | |
| Castle | Becca Horn | Green Party | Community Safety and Environmental Services Portfolio Holder | |
| Castle | Steph Fawbert | Green Party | Heritage Champion | 11 May 2026 |
| Central St Leonards | Adele Bates | Green Party | ||
| Central St Leonards | Solly Solamito | Green Party | Corporate Services, Communities and Equalities Portfolio Holder | 11 May 2026 |
| Conquest | Paul Foster | Conservative Party | Conservative Group Leader | 6 May 2024 |
| Conquest | Rob Drew | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | |
| Gensing | Amanda Jobson | Green Party | Deputy Mayor and Older Persons Champion | |
| Gensing | Paula Warne | Green Party | Mayor of the Borough of Hastings | |
| Hollington | Danuta Kean | Independent | ||
| Hollington | Will Chapman | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | |
| Maze Hill | Darren Mackenzie | Green Party | Finance, IT, Risk and Assets Portfolio Holder | |
| Maze Hill | Karen Simnett | Green Party | Mental Health Champion | 11 May 2026 |
| Old Hastings | Julia Hilton | Green Party | Deputy Leader of the Council, Shaping Places, Regeneration and Community Wealth Building Portfolio Holder | 11 May 2021 |
| Old Hastings | Mike Frith | Green Party | 11 May 2026 | |
| Ore | Clem McCulloch | Green Party | Chair of the Charity Committee | 11 May 2026 |
| Ore | Jo Walker | Green Party | Climate, Nature and Green Spaces Portfolio Holder | |
| Silverhill | Billie Barnes | Labour Party | ||
| Silverhill | Dulcie Reynolds | Green Party | 11 May 2026 | |
| St Helens | Andy Batsford | Independent | ||
| St Helens | Peter Clarke | Reform UK | Reform Group Deputy Leader | 11 May 2026 |
| Tressell | Glenn Haffenden | Green Party | Leader of the Council and Housing, Health, Active Communities and LGR Portfolio Holder | |
| Tressell | Natalie Gaimster | Green Party | ||
| West St Leonards | Derek Lawrence | Reform UK | 11 May 2026 | |
| West St Leonards | Trevor Webb | Labour Party | ||
| Wishing Tree | Doreena Ross | Reform UK | Reform Group Leader | 11 May 2026 |
| Wishing Tree | Helen Kay | Labour Party | Anti-Poverty Champion, Labour Group Leader |
Source
Hastings Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Hastings Borough Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.