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Find your electionBack to Hastings and RyeLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
Enter your postcode to find the candidates standing in your ward.
Previous elections
Castle (2024)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
Baird (2021)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Elected
Braybrooke & Castle (2017)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
Ashdown (2016)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Elected
Maze Hill Ward
Where Rob fits into things
Hastings and Rye
Constituency
Maze Hill
Ward
RC
Rob Cooke
Candidate
Maze Hill
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Hastings