1985 East Sussex County Council election

1985 East Sussex County Council election

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All 70 seats to East Sussex County Council 36 seats needed for a majority
Registered	526,090
Turnout	41.6%
First party Second party   Party Conservative Alliance Seats won 35 21 Seat change 18 6 Popular vote 92,754 72,229 Percentage 42.4% 33.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Seats won 14 0 Seat change 2 Popular vote 48,637 1,350 Percentage 22.2% 0.6%
Results map of the 1985 East Sussex County Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

The 1985 East Sussex County Council election took place on 2 May 1985 to elect members to East Sussex County Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1985 East Sussex County Council election [1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	67	35	0	5	18	50.0	42.4	92,754
	Alliance	65	21	3	2	6	30.0	33.0	72,229
	Labour	60	14	4	0		20.0	22.2	48,637
	Residents	2	0	0	0		0.0	1.0	2,195
	Independent	5	0	0	0	2	0.0	0.6	1,350
	Ecology	10	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	1,217
	Ind. Conservative	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	352

Division results by local authority

Brighton

Brighton District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	10		21,487	43.6
	Conservative	4		17,338	35.2
	Alliance	1		10,099	20.5
	Ecology	0		323	0.7
	Independent	0		19	<0.1
Total		15		49,266	44.2
Registered electors				111,337	–

Division results

Hanover

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roderick Fitch*	2,282	55.5	+24.6
	Alliance	K. Harwood	1,353	32.9	–24.0
	Conservative	J. Slaughter	369	9.0	–3.2
	Ecology	David Aherne	108	2.6	N/A
Majority			929	22.6	N/A
Turnout			4,112	47.4	–11.1
Registered electors			8,668
	Labour gain from Alliance

Hollingbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Robson	1,846	57.2	+4.6
	Conservative	L. Watts	887	27.5	–8.7
	Alliance	T. Hunter	495	15.3	+4.0
Majority			959	29.7	+13.3
Turnout			3,228	42.1	–4.5
Registered electors			7,668
	Labour hold		Swing	6.7

Kings Cliff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Spillman*	1,562	50.2	+7.1
	Conservative	F. Deen	1,160	37.3	–12.9
	Alliance	M. Dennis	388	12.5	+5.8
Majority			402	12.9	N/A
Turnout			3,110	46.7	–1.9
Registered electors			6,664
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.0

Marine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Turner*	1,810	51.3
	Conservative	G. Machen	1,375	39.0
	Alliance	K. Butcher	343	9.7
Majority			435	12.3
Turnout			3,528	45.9
Registered electors			7,694
	Labour win (new seat)

Moulsecoomb

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Watson	1,508	63.1
	Conservative	J. Stevens	621	26.0
	Alliance	B. Meads	261	10.9
Majority			887	37.1
Turnout			2,390	32.3
Registered electors			7,390
	Labour win (new seat)

Patcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Theobald	2,029	53.4	–4.6
	Labour	W. Scrace	1,144	30.1	+5.0
	Alliance	N. Cook	629	16.5	–0.5
Majority			885	23.3	–9.6
Turnout			3,802	53.0	+11.1
Registered electors			7,180
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

Queens Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Bodfish	1,735	56.2	+8.9
	Conservative	V. Dew	869	28.2	–14.3
	Alliance	A. Saunders	379	12.3	+2.1
	Ecology	S. Paskins	102	3.3	N/A
Majority			866	28.1	+23.3
Turnout			3,085	47.4	+2.4
Registered electors			6,515
	Labour hold		Swing	11.6

Regency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Cullen	1,346	46.7	+30.1
	Conservative	Michael Fabricant	1,135	39.4	–12.1
	Alliance	A. Cole	403	14.0	–17.9
Majority			211	7.3	N/A
Turnout			2,884	42.5	+4.1
Registered electors			6,787
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	21.1

Rottingdean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mont	2,365	58.8	–1.7
	Alliance	R. Dore	1,337	33.3	+4.1
	Labour	B. Jones	319	7.9	–2.4
Majority			1,028	25.6	–5.7
Turnout			4,021	51.9	–1.2
Registered electors			7,754
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Seven Dials

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	David Rogers*	1,387	44.5
	Labour	F. Tonks	940	30.2
	Conservative	P. Mallard	769	24.7
	Independent	G. O'Brien	19	0.6
Majority			447	14.3
Turnout			3,115	43.3
Registered electors			7,189
	Alliance win (new seat)

St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Farmer	1,526	45.4	–1.5
	Conservative	W. Brandon	880	26.2	–17.0
	Alliance	J. Guyer	842	25.1	+15.2
	Ecology	R. Nicklin	113	3.4	N/A
Majority			646	19.2	+15.5
Turnout			3,361	46.7	–1.4
Registered electors			7,202
	Labour hold		Swing	7.8

Stanmer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hill*	1,918	58.0	+3.4
	Conservative	D. Fairhall	938	28.4	+4.7
	Alliance	D. McBeth	451	13.6	–8.1
Majority			980	29.6	N/A
Turnout			3,307	42.9	+8.4
Registered electors			7,703
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Tenantry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Charleton	1,656	59.1
	Conservative	J. Payne	697	24.9
	Alliance	M. Gare-Simmons	451	16.1
Majority			959	34.2
Turnout			2,804	36.9
Registered electors			7,608
	Labour win (new seat)

Westdene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Drake*	1,616	51.7
	Alliance	D. Roberts	887	28.4
	Labour	F. Spicer	624	20.0
Majority			729	23.3
Turnout			3,127	42.3
Registered electors			7,393
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodingdean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Thomas	1,628	48.0
	Labour	L. Williams	1,271	37.5
	Alliance	M. Rutherford	493	14.5
Majority			357	10.5
Turnout			3,392	42.8
Registered electors			7,922
	Conservative win (new seat)

Eastbourne

Eastbourne District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Alliance	5		13,687	49.6
	Conservative	3		11,337	41.1
	Labour	0		2,579	9.3
Total		8		27,603	44.3
Registered electors				62,355	–

Division results

Cavendish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	J. Healy*	2,389	65.0
	Conservative	E. Etches	924	25.1
	Labour	B. Earley	362	9.9
Majority			1,465	39.9
Turnout			3,675	43.3
Registered electors			8,487
	Alliance win (new seat)

College

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Vickers*	2,470	76.5
	Alliance	P. Nicholls	758	23.5
Majority			1,712	53.0
Turnout			3,228	42.2
Registered electors			7,654
	Conservative win (new seat)

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	M. Skilton	2,100	56.9
	Conservative	D. Townsend	1,234	33.4
	Labour	D. Evans	358	9.7
Majority			866	23.5
Turnout			3,692	46.9
Registered electors			7,874
	Alliance win (new seat)

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	P. Hearn*	1,510	44.7
	Labour	P. Day	1,271	37.7
	Conservative	E. Juniper	594	17.6
Majority			239	7.1
Turnout			3,375	43.9
Registered electors			7,692
	Alliance win (new seat)

Princes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	J. Grist	1,684	52.2
	Conservative	C. Butler	1,171	36.3
	Labour	M. Kidd	369	11.4
Majority			513	15.9
Turnout			3,224	45.0
Registered electors			7,162
	Alliance win (new seat)

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	D. Tutt*	2,405	68.1
	Conservative	J. Waghorne	906	25.7
	Labour	H. Turner	219	6.2
Majority			1,499	42.5
Turnout			3,530	44.9
Registered electors			7,870
	Alliance win (new seat)

St Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	U. Gardner*	1,747	61.3
	Alliance	P. Durrant	1,103	38.7
Majority			644	22.6
Turnout			2,850	36.8
Registered electors			7,752
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Tunwell*	2,291	56.9
	Alliance	Theresia Williamson	1,738	43.1
Majority			553	13.7
Turnout			4,029	51.2
Registered electors			7,864
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hastings

Hastings District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Alliance	5		8,355	42.4
	Labour	1		5,854	29.7
	Conservative	1		5,325	27.0
	Ecology	0		111	0.6
	Independent	0		72	0.4
Total		7		19,717	36.8
Registered electors				53,575	–

Division results

Braybrooke & Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Pam Brown*	1,316	53.1
	Conservative	F. Parrott	631	25.5
	Labour	J. Dawes	531	21.4
Majority			685	27.6
Turnout			2,478	35.1
Registered electors			7,052
	Alliance win (new seat)

Broomgrove & Ore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	C. Bourner	1,472	48.0
	Labour	Richard Stevens	1,028	33.6
	Conservative	J. Marshall	564	18.4
Majority			444	14.5
Turnout			3,064	40.6
Registered electors			7,540
	Alliance win (new seat)

Central St Leonards & Gensing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Jane Amstad	1,157	43.5
	Conservative	F. Wenham*	918	34.5
	Labour	Charles Clark	403	15.1
	Ecology	P. Buswell	111	4.2
	Independent	J. Wheatley	72	2.7
Majority			239	9.0
Turnout			2,661	35.1
Registered electors			7,573
	Alliance win (new seat)

Hollington & Ashdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Foster*	1,420	49.1
	Conservative	J. Holden	818	28.3
	Alliance	D. Simpson	655	22.6
Majority			602	20.8
Turnout			2,893	40.8
Registered electors			7,090
	Labour win (new seat)

Old Hastings & Mount Pleasant

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	M. Hall	1,336	42.2
	Labour	T. Soan	953	30.1
	Conservative	J. Clayton	879	27.7
Majority			383	12.1
Turnout			3,168	41.6
Registered electors			7,607
	Alliance win (new seat)

Silverhill & Wishing Tree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Paul Smith*	1,697	61.2
	Labour	H. Duale	1,078	38.8
Majority			619	22.3
Turnout			2,775	32.9
Registered electors			8,424
	Alliance win (new seat)

West St Leonards & Maze Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Hodgson*	1,515	56.6
	Alliance	C. Hughes	722	27.0
	Labour	S. Nester	441	16.5
Majority			793	29.6
Turnout			2,678	32.3
Registered electors			8,289
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hove

Hove District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6		11,831	44.3
	Alliance	2		7,800	29.2
	Labour	2		6,591	24.7
	Ind. Conservative	0		352	1.3
	Ecology	0		112	0.4
Total		10		26,686	36.9
Registered electors				72,348	–

Division results

Brunswick & Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	B. Bailey*	1,888	65.0
	Conservative	S. Gillies	426	14.7
	Ind. Conservative	B. Dunmore	352	12.1
	Labour	D. Robinson	239	8.2
Majority			1,462	50.3
Turnout			2,905	37.1
Registered electors			7,821
	Alliance win (new seat)

Goldsmid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. White*	1,592	59.8	–12.2
	Alliance	R. Bates	634	23.8	+8.8
	Labour	A. Richards	434	16.3	+3.3
Majority			958	36.0	–21.1
Turnout			2,660	34.9	+2.2
Registered electors			7,632
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.5

Hangleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Williams*	1,037	47.9	–0.8
	Labour	M. Robinson	736	34.0	–3.4
	Alliance	C. Furness	390	18.0	+4.1
Majority			301	13.9	+2.7
Turnout			2,163	30.9	–3.2
Registered electors			7,010
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Nevill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Marshall*	1,599	65.1
	Labour	G. Earl	466	19.0
	Alliance	A. Gale	391	15.9
Majority			1,133	46.1
Turnout			2,456	36.7
Registered electors			6,698
	Conservative win (new seat)

Portslade North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Hamilton*	1,631	61.9	–3.6
	Conservative	A. Burton	735	27.9	±0.0
	Alliance	D. Hirst	269	10.2	+4.4
Majority			896	34.0	–3.7
Turnout			2,635	37.8	–7.7
Registered electors			6,962
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Portslade South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Turner	1,252	40.0	+13.2
	Alliance	Mathew Huntbach	950	30.3	–15.7
	Conservative	B. Greenway	931	29.7	+3.5
Majority			302	9.6	N/A
Turnout			3,133	43.0	–3.5
Registered electors			7,289
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	14.5

Stanford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Exley	1,725	73.1	–9.9
	Alliance	S. Bucknall	463	19.6	+8.1
	Labour	J. Stacey	173	7.3	+1.8
Majority			1,262	53.5	–18.0
Turnout			2,361	35.0	–5.1
Registered electors			6,754
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.0

Vallance

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Stevens	1,294	51.2	–12.2
	Labour	C. Hopper	752	29.8	+14.0
	Alliance	R. Bagnall	435	17.2	–3.6
	Ecology	A. Sparkes	45	1.8	N/A
Majority			542	21.5	–21.1
Turnout			2,526	33.9	+0.9
Registered electors			7,447
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.1

Westbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Randall	1,587	48.7	+33.2
	Conservative	R. Ireland*	1,241	38.0	–26.3
	Labour	J. Naysmith	367	11.3	–8.9
	Ecology	M. Dixon	67	2.1	N/A
Majority			346	10.6	N/A
Turnout			3,262	43.6	+8.5
Registered electors			7,489
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	29.8

Wish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rowe	1,251	48.4	–23.2
	Alliance	A. Percy	793	30.7	+16.5
	Labour	I. Caplin	541	20.9	+6.7
Majority			458	17.7	–39.7
Turnout			2,585	35.7	–3.5
Registered electors			7,246
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.9

Lewes

Lewes District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5		12,363	41.6
	Alliance	3		10,968	36.9
	Labour	0		5,186	17.5
	Ecology	0		671	2.3
	Independent	0		523	1.8
Total		8		29,711	45.4
Registered electors				65,399	–

Division results

Chailey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Whitley	1,854	56.0
	Alliance	P. Ebert	1,454	44.0
Majority			400	12.1
Turnout			3,308	38.2
Registered electors			8,649
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lewes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	D. Venables	1,713	34.7
	Conservative	D. Monnington*	1,491	30.2
	Labour	J. Jacobs	1,486	30.1
	Ecology	G. Taylor	241	4.9
Majority			222	4.5
Turnout			4,931	61.1
Registered electors			8,073
	Alliance win (new seat)

Newhaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Harwood	1,451	43.7	+1.1
	Labour	L. Lamont	1,246	37.5	–4.6
	Alliance	R. Philp	470	14.2	–1.2
	Independent	P. Allen	153	4.6	N/A
Majority			205	6.2	+5.7
Turnout			3,320	43.0	+4.1
Registered electors			7,722
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Peacehaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Vince	1,586	42.5	–4.2
	Alliance	G. Wagstaff	1,074	28.8	+13.3
	Labour	R. Weatherhead	1,069	28.7	–9.1
Majority			512	13.7	+4.8
Turnout			3,729	38.9	+0.9
Registered electors			9,575
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

Ringmer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	David Bellotti*	2,609	57.9
	Conservative	R. Vigars	1,175	26.1
	Labour	M. Woodling	582	12.9
	Ecology	J. Denis	142	3.1
Majority			1,434	31.8
Turnout			4,508	56.1
Registered electors			8,033
	Alliance win (new seat)

Seaford (Blatchington)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Martin	1,774	52.2	+23.8
	Conservative	L. Preddy*	1,627	47.8	–11.5
Majority			147	4.3	N/A
Turnout			3,401	42.4	–0.4
Registered electors			8,024
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	17.7

Seaford (Sutton)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Mackilligin*	1,755	49.9	–9.9
	Alliance	A. Stiles	962	27.3	–1.3
	Independent	L. Williams	370	10.5	N/A
	Labour	Alison Chapman	298	8.5	–3.0
	Ecology	A. Long	133	3.8	N/A
Majority			793	22.5	–8.7
Turnout			3,518	45.4	+1.0
Registered electors			7,743
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Telscombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lovill*	1,424	47.5	–8.1
	Alliance	P. Cook	912	30.4	+10.7
	Labour	T. Mayo	505	16.9	–7.8
	Ecology	M. Ryle	155	5.2	N/A
Majority			512	17.1	–13.8
Turnout			2,996	39.5	–3.4
Registered electors			7,580
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

Rother

Rother District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5		14,548	53.5
	Alliance	2		7,148	26.3
	Labour	1		3,445	12.7
	Residents	0		1,298	4.8
	Independent	0		736	2.7
Total		8		27,175	42.7
Registered electors				63,647	–

Division results

Battle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	David Amies*	1,960	53.3	+1.8
	Conservative	A. Robertson	1,718	46.7	–1.8
Majority			242	6.6	+3.6
Turnout			3,678	47.4	+3.4
Registered electors			7,763
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.8

Bexhill East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Kimber*	1,344	47.0	+1.1
	Residents	M .Traice	1,298	45.4	+0.9
	Labour	S. Tickner	220	7.7	–2.0
Majority			46	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			2,862	40.2	–6.1
Registered electors			7,119
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Bexhill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Ottley	1,628	57.1	–10.3
	Conservative	E. Nichols	1,221	42.9	+10.3
Majority			407	14.3	–20.6
Turnout			2,849	37.7	–8.2
Registered electors			7,555
	Labour hold		Swing	10.3

Bexhill South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Prior	2,310	66.5	–3.3
	Independent	J. Day	736	21.2	N/A
	Labour	S. Gover	429	12.3	N/A
Majority			1,574	45.3	+5.7
Turnout			3,47	42.0	+0.7
Registered electors			8,283
	Conservative hold

Bexhill West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Brampton*	2,474	65.6	–1.6
	Alliance	M. Johnson	1,011	26.8	N/A
	Labour	M. Alexander	288	7.6	N/A
Majority			1,463	38.8	+4.4
Turnout			3,773	44.4	–8.3
Registered electors			8,507
	Conservative hold

Rye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Yates*	2,015	57.2	–12.4
	Alliance	D. Goggin	1,013	28.8	N/A
	Labour	S. Ungar	495	14.1	N/A
Majority			1,002	28.4	–10.7
Turnout			3,523	44.4	+6.2
Registered electors			7,929
	Conservative hold

Ticehurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Ann Moore*	1,960	54.4	+19.2
	Conservative	J. Logan	1,641	45.6	–19.2
Majority			319	8.9	N/A
Turnout			3,601	44.7	+3.9
Registered electors			8,056
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	19.2

Winchelsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Bramley*	1,825	53.5	–2.9
	Alliance	John Lutman	1,204	35.3	–8.3
	Labour	B. Champion	385	11.3	N/A
Majority			621	18.2	+5.3
Turnout			3,414	40.5	–2.9
Registered electors			8,435
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

Wealden

Wealden District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	11		20,012	51.9
	Liberal Democrats	1		14,172	36.7
	Labour	0		3,495	9.1
	Residents	0		897	2.3
Total		12		38,576	39.6
Registered electors				97,429	–

Division results

Buxted & Maresfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Cumming	1,953	59.9
	Alliance	D. Synge	1,082	33.2
	Labour	S. Cliff	224	6.9
Majority			871	26.7
Turnout			3,259	37.3
Registered electors			8,733
	Conservative win (new seat)

Crowborough (Beacon)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Russell*	1,313	47.7
	Alliance	Paul Scott	1,173	42.6
	Labour	M. Streeter	265	9.6
Majority			140	5.1
Turnout			2,751	34.5
Registered electors			7,976
	Conservative win (new seat)

Crowborough (Rothersfield)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Edmonds	1,563	50.5
	Alliance	P. Whittington	1,299	42.0
	Labour	A. Salmon	230	7.4
Majority			264	8.5
Turnout			3,092	36.8
Registered electors			8,400
	Conservative win (new seat)

Forest Row

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Hughes	1,464	55.9	–7.7
	Alliance	C. Munday	979	37.4	+11.1
	Labour	J. Windebank	178	6.8	–3.3
Majority			485	18.5	–18.8
Turnout			2,621	38.5	–3.9
Registered electors			6,807
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hailsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Gray	1,058	46.3	–1.2
	Alliance	T. Stanford	699	30.6	+0.7
	Labour	D. Rose	528	23.1	+0.5
Majority			359	15.7	–1.9
Turnout			2,285	32.4	–3.5
Registered electors			7,058
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Heathfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hatcher	2,317	55.7	–9.1
	Alliance	Robert Kiernan	1,530	36.8	+14.2
	Labour	B. Waters	313	7.5	–5.1
Majority			787	18.9	–23.2
Turnout			4,160	42.4	+2.1
Registered electors			9,820
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.7

Hellingly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Kelly*	1,417	49.8	–9.1
	Alliance	A. Cameron	1,043	36.7	+6.2
	Labour	G. Hayward	383	13.5	+2.9
Majority			374	13.2	–3.1
Turnout			2,843	34.9	+4.9
Registered electors			8,153
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Pevensey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hart*	1,962	55.7	–7.4
	Alliance	M. Pensten	1,563	44.3	+16.6
Majority			399	11.3	–24.2
Turnout			3,525	41.4	–1.8
Registered electors			8,523
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.0

Polegate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Brewer	1,240	34.5	–27.8
	Alliance	R. Kirtley	1,095	30.5	+10.3
	Residents	D. Manton	897	25.0	N/A
	Labour	R. Booth	361	10.0	–7.5
Majority			145	4.0	–38.1
Turnout			3,593	44.0	+0.4
Registered electors			8,166
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.1

Uckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Wigglesworth*	1,947	51.2	–3.6
	Conservative	J. Fordham	1,496	39.3	+2.2
	Labour	J. Sones	363	9.5	+1.5
Majority			451	11.8	–6.1
Turnout			3,806	45.8	–1.8
Registered electors			8,307
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.9

Wadhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wright*	1,840	59.3	–2.3
	Alliance	J. Brinton	1,008	32.5	+10.8
	Labour	D. White	253	8.2	–8.5
Majority			832	26.8	–13.1
Turnout			3,101	41.9	+2.2
Registered electors			7,394
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.6

Willingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Chatfield*	2,389	67.5	+1.0
	Alliance	H. Gundry	754	21.3	+2.2
	Labour	G. Page	397	11.2	+1.3
Majority			1,635	46.2	–1.1
Turnout			3,540	43.7	–3.7
Registered electors			8,092
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

References

1. "East Sussex County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 8 October 2024.