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Candidates in Hastings and Rye — Local Elections 2026

These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.

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Ashdown

5 candidates
DK

Daniel Kendrick

Reform UK
LC

Louise Chantal

Labour
ML

Marie Louise Parfitt

Green Party
Michael Justinian Edwards

Michael Justinian Edwards

Conservative
RJ

Robert John Wakeford

Liberal Democrats

Baird

5 candidates
JP

Jack Philip McCree

Reform UK
LA

Liam Atkins

Conservative
MT

Mike Turner

Independent
RD

Rick Dillon

Labour
WR

Will Rumfitt

Green Party

Braybrooke

4 candidates
AL

Archie Lauchlan

Green Party
JR

John Richard Waterfall

Conservative
JM

Josh Matthews

Labour
YK

Yoong Kam

Reform UK

Castle

4 candidates
CC

Charlie Cooke

Conservative
GW

Graeme White

Reform UK
Judy Rogers

Judy Rogers

Labour
SF

Steph Fawbert

Green Party

Central St Leonards

4 candidates
AD

Alex Dudley

Reform UK
Caroline June Kerswell

Caroline June Kerswell

Conservative
SS

Solly Solamito

Green Party
TR

Trevor Redmond

Labour

Conquest

5 candidates
HP

Hugh Philip Nicholson

Labour
IJ

Ian James Gillam

Green Party
RD

Rob Drew

Reform UK
RS

Roger Streeten

Conservative
Stewart Gregory Rayment

Stewart Gregory Rayment

Liberal Democrats

Gensing

4 candidates
Amanda Christabel Jobson

Amanda Christabel Jobson

Green Party
JR

Jet Rankin

Reform UK
John Williams

John Williams

Labour
SA

Shane Atkins

Conservative

Hollington

5 candidates
AC

Andrea Cowhig

Independent
AL

Angela Liliet Harris

Labour
JL

Justin Lee Wynne

Green Party
MC

Matthew Clifford Ainsworth

Conservative
WC

Will Chapman

Reform UK

Maze Hill

5 candidates
Karen Simnett

Karen Simnett

Green Party
Lee Joseph Grant

Lee Joseph Grant

Liberal Democrats
RC

Rob Cooke

Conservative
RM

Rosie Murphy

Reform UK
TJ

Tim John Cairns Shand

Labour

Old Hastings

4 candidates
James Edward Bacon

James Edward Bacon

Labour
MF

Mike Frith

Green Party
RM

Ray Molloy

Conservative
SF

Steve Foot

Reform UK

Ore

5 candidates
BR

Brett Reginald McLean

Conservative
CM

Clem McCulloch

Green Party
KF

Kim Forward

Labour
VW

Vicky Wilson

Independent
WD

Wojciech Duczmal

Reform UK

Rye & Winchelsea

5 candidates
Amanda Kate Carman Pollard

Amanda Kate Carman Pollard

Labour
DB

Dan Bradley

Reform UK
DP

David Peter Cooke

Conservative
Derek William Greenup

Derek William Greenup

Liberal Democrats
DM

Dominic Mark Wistow Manning

Green Party

Silverhill

5 candidates
CS

Craig Steven Andrew

Conservative
DR

Dulcie Reynolds

Green Party
IM

Ian Moore

Reform UK
MO

Margi O'Callaghan

Labour
NS

Nigel Sinden

Independent

St Helens

10 candidates
AB

Andy Batsford

Independent
BG

Barney Green

Labour
Bob Lloyd

Bob Lloyd

Liberal Democrats
HE

Hazel Edith Vanbergen

Reform UK
HM

Helen Martin

Labour
HM

Howard Martin

Conservative
JT

Jessica Townsend

Green Party
PA

Peter Anthony Clarke

Reform UK
SD

Shaun Dowling

Green Party
SB

Stephen Butterton

Conservative

Tressell

4 candidates
Glenn Haffenden

Glenn Haffenden

Green Party
IK

Ingrid Kristina Kathleen Allan

Labour
RH

Ricky Hodges

Reform UK
SL

Shelley Lee

Conservative

West St Leonards

5 candidates
AS

Anna Sabin

Labour
DL

Derek Lawrence

Reform UK
EJ

Emma Joliffe

Green Party
EM

Eve Montgomery

Liberal Democrats
Matthew Joseph Beaver

Matthew Joseph Beaver

Conservative

Wishing Tree

6 candidates
DR

Doreena Ross

Reform UK
JC

John Cannan

Independent
JR

John Rankin

Labour
MM

Mal McDermott

Libertarian Party
MK

Melanie Kavanagh

Green Party
WC

Wendy Cooke

Conservative