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Hastings was an ancient borough.It was given the right to appoint a mayor in 1589. [2] It was reformed in 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 to become a municipal borough, governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Hastings", generally known as the corporation or town council.
The Hastings Borough Council formed in 1886, and became Hastings City Council in 1956. [6] Hawke's Bay County was established in 1876. [7] Hastings District was established from the merger of Havelock North Borough Council, Hastings City Council and the Hawke’s Bay County Council as part of the 1989 local government reforms. [6]
The Hastings District Youth Council is made up of 17 young Hastonians, ranging in age from 15 to 21, who work, live, or are educated in the district. [ 11 ] The district council made the unprecedented move to give youth councillors voting rights on council committees, in a 7–7 decision, with the mayor's vote acting as the tie-breaker.
Half of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex, England is elected every two years, while before 2002 the council was elected by thirds. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 32 councillors have been elected from 16 wards . [ 1 ]
The 2024 Hastings Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day. Half of the 32 members of Hastings Borough Council in East Sussex were elected.
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Hastings Town Hall is a municipal building in Queen's Road, Hastings, East Sussex, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Hastings Borough Council , is a Grade II listed building . [ 1 ]
Maya (Anne) Evans is a councillor on Hastings Borough Council representing Hollington ward [4] in East Sussex. Since being first elected in 2018, Maya has been Armed Forces champion of Hastings (responsible for helping homeless veterans), led a working group to reduce single-use plastics, and appointed cabinet member for climate change, natural environment and leisure.