Hastings Borough Council

Hastings Borough Council is the local authority for the borough of Hastings, in the county of East Sussex, England. The borough is divided into 12 wards but has no civil parishes, the entire district being an unparished area.[2] The council is based at Muriel Matters House (formerly Aquila House).[3] In 2016 the council acquired Aquila House outright after previously renting it.[4] The MP for Hastings is Sally-Ann Hart and Hastings is part of the Hastings and Rye constituency.[5]

The area covered by the council in East Sussex
Hastings Borough Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Leader of the Council
Paul Barnett,
Labour
since 13 April 2022[1]
Structure
Seats32 councillors
Political groups
Administration
  Labour (15)
Other parties
  Conservative (11)
  Green Party (5)
  Reform (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
5 May 2022
Meeting place
Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, TN34 3UY
Website
https://www.hastings.gov.uk/

History

Hastings was an ancient borough. It was reformed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 to become a municipal borough. When elected county councils were established under Local Government Act 1888 it was decided that Hastings was sufficiently large to govern itself and so it was made a county borough, independent from East Sussex County Council.[6] On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the borough became a non-metropolitan district within the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex, giving East Sussex County Council jurisdiction over the town as a higher-tier authority for the first time.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Council minutes, 13 April 2022" (PDF). Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. "Children of Hastings Borough Council". Mapit. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. "Council office locations". Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. "Hastings council agrees to buy its seafront home". SussexWorld. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. "My MP". Hastings Borough Council. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. "Relationships and changes Hastings CB/MB through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. "Hastings Borough Council". The National Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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