East Sussex County Council elections

East Sussex County Council in England is elected every four years.

Council composition

Composition of the council[1]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Green UKIP Independents
& Others 		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (84 seats)
1973 49 19 9 – – 7 Conservative
1977 74 5 2 0 – 3 Conservative
1981 53 14 15 0 – 2 Conservative
New division boundaries (70 seats)
1985 35 14 21 0 – 0 No overall control
1989 38 17 15 0 – 0 Conservative
1993 22 18 30 0 – 0 No overall control
Brighton and Hove become a merged unitary authority (44 seats)
1997 21 7 16 0 0 0 No overall control
2001 24 7 13 0 0 0 Conservative
New division boundaries (49 seats)
2005 29 5 14 0 0 1 Conservative
2009 29 4 13 0 0 3 Conservative
2013 20 7 10 0 7 5 No overall control
New division boundaries (50 seats)
2017 30 4 11 0 0 5 Conservative
2021 27 5 11 4 0 3 Conservative

County result maps

  • 2005 results map
    2005 results map
  • 2009 results map
    2009 results map
  • 2013 results map
    2013 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map

By-election results

1989–1993

Brighton Kingscliff By-Election 17 December 1992
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Radford-Kirby 990 49.0
Labour John Stevens 923 45.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Jones 108 5.3
Majority 67 3.3
Turnout 2,021
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1993–1997

Cavendish By-Election 20 June 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,198 58.9
Conservative 530 26.1
Labour 305 15.0
Majority 668 32.8
Turnout 2,033 24.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1997–2001

Hollington & Ashdown By-Election 13 November 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 798 53.4 +15.4
Conservative 358 24.0 −4.3
Liberal Democrats 337 22.6 −11.1
Majority 440 29.4
Turnout 1,493 15.5
Labour hold Swing
Broomgrove & Ore By-Election 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 885 59.5 +15.7
Liberal Democrats 343 23.1 −6.9
Conservative 259 17.4 −5.5
Majority 542 36.4
Turnout 1,487
Labour hold Swing
Hellingly By-Election 6 May 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,786 54.8 +12.5
Conservative 1,476 45.2 +2.1
Majority 310 9.6
Turnout 3,262
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Peacehaven By-Election 21 October 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,027 43.9 +5.4
Labour 773 33.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats 542 23.1 −6.5
Majority 254 10.9
Turnout 2,342 22.7
Conservative hold Swing

2001–2005

Bexhill East By-Election 9 September 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Kenward 1,117 61.6 +19.6
Liberal Democrats 695 38.4 +14.7
Majority 422 23.2
Turnout 1,812 23.7
Conservative hold Swing

2005–2009

Pevensey and Westham By-Election 29 September 2005[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Radford-Kirby 1,293 70.0 +20.1
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Dewick 406 22.0 −10.6
Labour Robert Walker 147 8.0 −9.5
Majority 887 48.0
Turnout 1,846 25.7
Conservative hold Swing +15.4%
Bexhill King Offa By-Election 12 June 2008[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Ensor 2,825 62.3 +23.1
Liberal Democrats John Kemp 1,191 26.3 −4.3
Labour Timothy Macpherson 518 11.4 −18.8
Majority 1,634 36.0
Turnout 4,534 25.0
Conservative hold Swing

2013–2017

Old Hastings and Tressell By-Election 9 July 2015[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tania Charman 961 56.5 +7.3
Conservative Robert Cooke 368 21.6 +6.0
UKIP Sebastian Norton 174 10.2 −12.3
Green Andrea Needham 149 8.8 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment 48 2.8 −1.6
Majority 593 34.9
Turnout 1,700
Labour hold Swing
St Helens and Silverhill By-Election 5 May 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judy Rogers 1,441 46.2 +5.4
Conservative Martin Clarke 1,253 40.2 +6.7
Green Julie Hilton 214 6.9 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment 212 6.8 +3.3
Majority 188 6.0
Turnout 3,120
Labour hold Swing

2017–2021

Bexhill West By-Election 10 January 2019[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Deirdre Earl-Williams 1,761 51.9 +51.9
Conservative Martin Kenward 1,071 31.6 −1.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Thomas 261 7.7 +2.1
Labour Jacque Walker 111 3.3 −3.8
Green Polly Gray 107 3.2 +3.2
UKIP Geoffrey Bastin 81 2.4 −1.2
Majority 690 20.3
Turnout 3,392
Independent hold Swing

2021–2025

Heathfield and Mayfield By-Election 27 July 2023[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Anne Cross 1,373 61.5 +43.0
Conservative Neil Waller 858 38.5 −20.7
Majority 515 23.0
Turnout 2,231
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Meads By-Election 3 August 2023[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brett Wright 1,649 50.1 +10.1
Conservative Nicholas Taylor 1,361 41.3 −4.3
Labour David Mannion 157 4.8 −1.1
Green Claire Martin 127 3.9 −2.2
Majority 288 8.7
Turnout 3,294
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Pevensey & Westham Electoral Division" (PDF). Wealden District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll 12 June 2008". Rother District Council. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Old Hastings and Tressell Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Helens and Silverhill Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bexhill West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Heathfield and Mayfield Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Meads Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Local election results: East Sussex". BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  10. ^ "The East Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2016/1225, retrieved 20 February 2024
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