1989 East Sussex County Council election

1989 East Sussex County Council election

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All 68 seats to East Sussex County Council 35 seats needed for a majority
Registered	537,978 (2.3%)
Turnout	40.0% (1.6%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour SLD Seats won 38 17 15 Seat change 3 3 6 Popular vote 99,828 45,598 56,424 Percentage 46.4% 21.2% 26.3% Swing 4.0% 1.0% 6.7%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

The 1989 East Sussex County Council election took place on 4 May 1989 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

1989 East Sussex County Council election [1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	68	38	6	3	3	59.2	46.4	99,828	+4.0
	Labour	66	17	4	1	3	25.0	21.2	45,598	–1.0
	SLD	66	15	3	9	6	22.1	26.3	56,424	–6.7
	Green	34	0	0	0		0.0	4.7	10,170	+4.1
	Independent	4	0	0	0		0.0	0.8	1,772	+0.2
	Independent Liberal	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	638	N/A
	SDP	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	518	N/A

Division results by local authority

Brighton

Brighton District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	10		19,612	42.4	–1.2
	Conservative	5	1	20,437	44.1	+8.9
	SLD	0	1	3,366	7.3	–13.2
	Green	0		2,844	6.1	+5.4
	Independent	0		47	0.1	+0.1
Total		15		46,306	41.6	–2.6
Registered electors				111,412	–	+0.1

Division results

Hanover

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Newington	1,855	57.9	+2.4
	Conservative	J. Back	762	23.8	+14.8
	Green	L. Robinson	427	13.3	+10.7
	SLD	K. McArthur	158	4.9	–28.0
Majority			1,093	34.1	+11.5
Turnout			3,202	38.0	–9.4
Registered electors			8,428
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

Hollingbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lepper	1,681	54.6	–2.6
	Conservative	L. Watts	934	30.4	+2.9
	Green	M. Richardson	277	9.0	N/A
	SLD	D. Lamb	184	6.0	–9.3
Majority			747	24.3	–5.4
Turnout			3,076	40.1	–2.0
Registered electors			7,671
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Kings Cliff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. King	1,476	51.0	+0.8
	Conservative	K. Burns	1,226	42.3	+5.0
	SLD	M. Jones	194	6.7	–5.8
Majority			250	8.6	–4.3
Turnout			2,896	43.1	–3.6
Registered electors			6,720
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Marine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Turner*	1,773	53.4	+2.1
	Conservative	L. Romer-Ormiston	1,284	38.7	–0.3
	Green	S. Watson	166	5.0	N/A
	SLD	J. Lovatt	98	3.0	–6.7
Majority			489	14.7	+2.4
Turnout			3,321	43.8	–2.1
Registered electors			7,586
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Moulsecoomb

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Walder	1,530	62.0	–1.1
	Conservative	P. Ellis-Martin	751	30.4	+4.4
	SLD	P. Viviann	186	7.5	–3.4
Majority			779	31.6	–5.5
Turnout			2,467	34.3	–2.0
Registered electors			7,192
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Patcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Theobald*	2,157	64.7	+11.3
	Labour	J. Betts	942	28.2	–1.9
	SLD	P. Garratt	237	7.1	–9.4
Majority			1,215	36.4	+13.1
Turnout			3,336	47.4	–5.6
Registered electors			7,036
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.6

Queens Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Bodfish*	1,601	49.3	–6.9
	Conservative	N. Maskell	1,280	39.4	+11.2
	Green	M. Simpson	266	8.2	+4.9
	SLD	R. Lewis	99	3.0	–9.3
Majority			321	9.9	–18.2
Turnout			3,246	48.8	+1.4
Registered electors			6,652
	Labour hold		Swing	9.1

Regency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cameron	1,279	42.1	+2.7
	Labour	G. Griffiths	1,249	41.1	–5.6
	Green	N. Duxfield	398	13.1	N/A
	SLD	C. Bracken	115	3.8	–10.2
Majority			30	1.0	N/A
Turnout			3,041	41.3	–1.2
Registered electors			7,357
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	4.2

Rottingdean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mont*	2,695	73.1	+14.3
	Labour	G. Woolf	366	9.9	+2.0
	Green	G. Taylor	362	9.8	N/A
	SLD	J. Marshall	263	7.1	–26.2
Majority			2,329	63.2	+37.6
Turnout			3,686	46.8	–5.1
Registered electors			7,881
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Seven Dials

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Austin	1,160	36.0	+5.8
	Conservative	C. Williamson	991	30.7	+6.0
	SLD	R. Heale	662	20.5	–24.0
	Green	S. Currell	363	11.3	N/A
	Independent	M. James	47	1.5	N/A
Majority			169	5.2	N/A
Turnout			3,223	43.7	+0.4
Registered electors			7,373
	Labour gain from SLD		Swing	0.1

St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Spillman*	1,400	45.8	+0.4
	Conservative	S. Lister	944	30.9	+4.7
	Green	I. Brodie	585	19.2	+15.8
	SLD	W. Parker	125	4.1	–21.0
Majority			456	14.9	–4.3
Turnout			3,054	41.4	–5.3
Registered electors			7,373
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Stanmer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Matz	1,542	50.5	–7.5
	Conservative	L. McConochie	1,242	40.7	+12.3
	SLD	M. Hills	268	8.8	–4.8
Majority			300	9.8	–19.8
Turnout			3,052	41.4	–1.5
Registered electors			7,375
	Labour hold		Swing	9.9

Tenantry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Charleton*	1,461	57.4	–1.7
	Conservative	J. Stevens	879	34.5	+9.6
	SLD	A. Millineux	205	8.1	–8.0
Majority			582	22.9	–11.3
Turnout			2,545	33.4	–3.5
Registered electors			7,623
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Westdene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Drake*	2,029	68.0	+16.3
	Labour	F. Spicer	636	21.3	+1.3
	SLD	D. McBeth	320	10.7	–17.7
Majority			1,393	46.7	+23.4
Turnout			2,985	40.8	–1.5
Registered electors			7,321
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.5

Woodingdean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Thomas*	1,984	62.5	+14.5
	Labour	I. Fyvie	940	29.6	–7.9
	SLD	O. McElroy	252	7.9	–6.6
Majority			1,044	32.9	+22.4
Turnout			3,176	40.6	–2.2
Registered electors			7,824
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.2

Eastbourne

Eastbourne District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	SLD	4	1	9,869	37.2	–12.4
	Conservative	3		11,756	44.4	+3.3
	Labour	1	1	2,771	10.5	+1.2
	Green	0		1,238	4.7	N/A
	Ind. Liberal	0		638	2.4	N/A
	SDP	0		226	0.9	N/A
Total		8		26,498	42.9	–1.4
Registered electors				61,795	–	–0.9

Division results

Cavendish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	J. Healy*	1,802	57.0	–8.0
	Conservative	M. Pentecost	861	27.3	+2.2
	Green	R. Geals	264	8.4	N/A
	Labour	H. Turner	232	7.3	–2.6
Majority			941	29.8	–10.1
Turnout			3,159	39.6	–3.7
Registered electors			7,970
	SLD hold		Swing	5.1

College

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Vickers*	2,526	80.0	+3.5
	SLD	J. Britcher	631	20.0	–3.5
Majority			1,895	60.0	+7.0
Turnout			3,157	42.6	+0.4
Registered electors			7,403
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Skilton*	1,758	49.7	–7.2
	Conservative	J. Wood	1,106	31.3	–2.1
	Green	J. Oliphant	326	9.2	N/A
	Labour	M. Osborn	247	7.0	–2.7
	Independent Liberal	L. Ryder	101	2.9	N/A
Majority			652	18.4	–5.1
Turnout			3,538	47.2	+0.3
Registered electors			7,493
	SLD hold		Swing	2.6

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Cole	1,322	41.3	+3.6
	SLD	J. Ungar	1,036	32.4	–12.3
	Conservative	G. Mills	840	26.3	+8.7
Majority			286	8.9	N/A
Turnout			3,198	44.0	+0.1
Registered electors			7,273
	Labour gain from SLD		Swing	8.0

Princes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	J. Grist*	1,374	41.5	–10.7
	Conservative	T. Lowe	1,225	37.0	+0.7
	Labour	A. Riddington	311	9.4	–2.0
	SDP	L. Smith	226	6.8	N/A
	Green	C. Quarrington	173	5.2	N/A
Majority			149	4.5	–11.4
Turnout			3,309	46.8	+1.8
Registered electors			7,075
	SLD hold		Swing	5.7

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	D. Toft	2,370	66.0	–2.1
	Conservative	R. Mould	863	24.0	–1.7
	Labour	S. McManus	200	5.6	–0.6
	Green	J. Wells	160	4.5	N/A
Majority			1,507	41.9	–0.6
Turnout			3,593	40.1	–4.8
Registered electors			8,969
	SLD hold		Swing	0.2

St Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Brewer	1,891	66.7	+5.4
	SLD	D. O'Neill	442	15.6	–23.1
	Green	J. Stratton	315	11.1	N/A
	Labour	G. Coates	186	6.6	N/A
Majority			1,449	51.1	+28.5
Turnout			2,834	36.2	–0.6
Registered electors			7,825
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.3

Woodlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Tunwell*	2,444	65.9	+9.0
	Independent Liberal	S. Williamson	537	14.5	N/A
	SLD	R. Parsons	456	12.3	–30.8
	Labour	D. Poole	273	7.4	N/A
Majority			1,907	51.4	+37.7
Turnout			3,710	47.6	–3.6
Registered electors			7,787
	Conservative hold

Hastings

Hastings District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	SLD	3	2	5,864	31.3	–11.1
	Labour	3	2	5,829	31.1	+1.4
	Conservative	1		6,221	33.2	+6.2
	Green	0		814	4.3	+3.7
Total		7		18,728	33.9	–2.9
Registered electors				55,251	–	+3.1

Division results

Braybrooke & Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	P. Brown*	1,116	46.4	–6.7
	Conservative	S. Barr	684	28.4	+2.9
	Labour	M. Hardcastle	477	19.8	–1.6
	Green	S. Phillips	128	5.3	N/A
Majority			432	18.0	–9.6
Turnout			2,405	33.3	–1.8
Registered electors			7,226
	SLD hold		Swing	4.8

Broomgrove & Ore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Randall	1,231	47.3	+13.7
	SLD	R. Moore	617	23.7	–24.3
	Conservative	J. Marshall	513	19.7	+1.3
	Green	K. Brown	241	9.3	N/A
Majority			614	23.6	N/A
Turnout			2,602	34.2	–6.4
Registered electors			7,600
	Labour gain from SLD		Swing	19.0

Central St Leonards & Gensing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	J. Amstad*	1,338	49.2	+5.7
	Conservative	J. Woodhams	1,036	38.1	+3.6
	Labour	J. Leskiw	344	12.7	–2.4
Majority			302	11.1	+2.1
Turnout			2,718	34.5	–0.6
Registered electors			7,869
	SLD hold		Swing	1.1

Hollington & Ashdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Foster*	1,531	54.3	+5.2
	Conservative	L. Russell	881	31.2	+2.9
	SLD	M. Richardson	408	14.5	–8.1
Majority			650	23.0	+2.2
Turnout			2,820	33.1	–7.7
Registered electors			8,527
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Old Hastings & Mount Pleasant

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	P. Kendrick	1,082	38.9	–3.3
	Labour	H. Henson	899	32.3	+2.2
	Conservative	R. Anstey	804	28.9	+1.2
Majority			183	6.6	–5.5
Turnout			2,785	36.6	–5.0
Registered electors			7,616
	SLD hold		Swing	2.8

Silverhill & Wishing Tree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Wallis	933	31.4	–7.4
	Conservative	A. Hustwayte	908	30.6	N/A
	SLD	P. Smith*	894	30.1	–31.1
	Green	R. Sloan	234	7.9	N/A
Majority			25	0.8	N/A
Turnout			2.969	36.8	+3.9
Registered electors			8,057
	Labour gain from SLD

West St Leonards & Maze Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hodgson*	1,395	57.4	+0.8
	Labour	S. Nester	414	17.0	+0.5
	SLD	S. Coates	409	16.8	–10.2
	Green	M. Rowland	211	8.7	N/A
Majority			981	40.4	+10.8
Turnout			2,429	29.4	–2.9
Registered electors			8,256
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Hove

Hove District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6		11,498	46.7	+2.4
	Labour	2		6,984	28.4	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	2		5,189	21.1	–8.1
	Green	0		954	3.9	+3.5
Total		10		24,625	34.6	–2.3
Registered electors				71,169	–	–1.6

Division results

Brunswick & Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	B. Bailey*	1,566	60.4	–4.6
	Conservative	H. Allanson	700	27.0	+12.3
	Labour	S. Carden	184	7.1	–1.1
	Green	E. Parker	143	5.5	N/A
Majority			866	33.4	–16.9
Turnout			2,593	34.6	–2.5
Registered electors			7,504
	SLD hold		Swing	8.5

Goldsmid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Langston	1,589	64.6	+4.8
	Green	M. Rose	337	13.7	N/A
	Labour	D. Uzzaman	308	12.5	–3.8
	SLD	B. Driffill	225	9.2	–14.6
Majority			1,252	50.9	+14.9
Turnout			2,459	33.8	–1.1
Registered electors			7,284
	Conservative hold

Hangleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Williams*	1,044	46.1	–1.8
	Labour	G. Kielty	989	43.7	+9.7
	SLD	M. Harkness	231	10.2	–7.8
Majority			55	2.4	–11.5
Turnout			2,264	33.3	+2.4
Registered electors			6,809
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

Nevill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Lewis	1,266	57.8	–7.3
	Labour	L. Wren	696	31.8	+12.8
	SLD	G. Harkess	230	10.5	–5.4
Majority			570	26.0	–10.1
Turnout			2,192	33.4	–3.3
Registered electors			6,567
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Portslade North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Hamilton*	1,587	62.7	+0.8
	Conservative	J. Kapp	726	28.7	+0.8
	Green	K. Gray	160	6.3	N/A
	SLD	A. Cole	60	2.4	–7.8
Majority			861	34.0	±0.0
Turnout			2,533	36.8	–1.0
Registered electors			6,891
	Labour hold		Swing	0.0

Portslade South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Turner*	1,295	49.7	+9.7
	Conservative	R. Ireland	1,051	40.4	+10.7
	SLD	I. James	258	9.9	–20.4
Majority			244	9.4	–0.2
Turnout			2,604	35.5	–7.5
Registered electors			7,342
	Labour hold		Swing	0.5

Stanford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Exley*	1,436	76.6	+3.5
	SLD	B. Smith	271	14.5	–5.1
	Labour	J. Stacey	168	9.0	+1.7
Majority			1,165	62.1	+8.6
Turnout			1,875	28.3	–6.7
Registered electors			6,627
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Vallance

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Stevens*	1,205	54.2	+3.0
	Labour	A. Richards	543	24.4	–5.4
	Green	J. Da Costa	314	14.1	+12.3
	SLD	T. Yeo	162	7.3	–9.9
Majority			662	29.8	+8.3
Turnout			2,224	30.0	–3.9
Registered electors			7,415
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.2

Westbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	M. Randell	1,272	46.4	–2.3
	Conservative	C. Brimmell	1,156	42.2	+4.2
	Labour	M. Atkinson	314	11.5	+0.2
Majority			116	4.2	–6.5
Turnout			2,742	36.1	–7.5
Registered electors			7,606
	SLD hold		Swing	3.3

Wish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rowe*	1,324	43.6	–4.8
	Labour	I. Caplin	900	29.6	+8.7
	SLD	F. Honore	814	26.8	–3.9
Majority			424	14.0	–3.7
Turnout			3,038	42.6	+6.9
Registered electors			7,124
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Lewes

Lewes District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	12,944	42.5	+0.9
	SLD	4	1	12,018	39.5	+2.6
	Labour	0		3,659	12.0	–5.5
	Green	0		1,775	5.8	+3.5
	Independent	0		55	0.2	–1.6
Total		8		30,451	43.8	–1.6
Registered electors				69,524	–	+6.3

Division results

Chailey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Whitley*	1,929	58.3	+2.3
	SLD	C. Tester	754	22.8	–21.2
	Green	D. Wimbush	448	13.5	N/A
	Labour	M. Woodling	178	5.4	N/A
Majority			1,175	35.5	+11.8
Turnout			3,309	37.0	–1.2
Registered electors			8,955
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.8

Lewes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	D. Venables*	1,895	42.4	+7,7
	Conservative	J. Mackenzie-Hill	1,270	28.4	–1.8
	Labour	I. Smith	768	17.2	–12.9
	Green	M. Ryle	541	12.1	+7.2
Majority			625	14.0	+9.5
Turnout			3,933	55.4	–5.7
Registered electors			8,074
	SLD hold		Swing	4.8

Newhaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	D. Rogers	1,795	48.8	+34.6
	Conservative	P. Harwood*	1,299	35.3	–8.4
	Labour	M. Baker	389	10.6	–26.9
	Green	A. Beaumont	195	5.3	N/A
Majority			496	13.5	N/A
Turnout			3,678	46.1	+3.1
Registered electors			7,983
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing	21.5

Peacehaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Vince	1,776	46.4	+3.9
	SLD	D. Reynolds	1,223	31.9	+3.1
	Labour	P. Anscomb	831	21.7	–7.0
Majority			553	14.4	+0.7
Turnout			3,830	36.5	–2.4
Registered electors			10,505
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Ringmer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	David Bellotti	2,437	59.8	+1.9
	Conservative	C. Butler	864	21.2	–4.9
	Green	A. Sherwood	389	9.5	+6.4
	Labour	R. Murray	386	9.5	–3.4
Majority			1,573	38.6	+6.8
Turnout			4,076	49.2	–6.9
Registered electors			8,287
	SLD hold		Swing	3.4

Seaford (Blatchington)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Wallis	2,319	59.9	+12.1
	SLD	L. Owen	1,071	27.7	–24.5
	Labour	R. Brandley	481	12.4	N/A
Majority			1,248	32.2	N/A
Turnout			1,248	43.5	+1.1
Registered electors			8,893
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	18.3

Seaford (Sutton)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Raw	2,003	53.5	+3.6
	SLD	A. Stiles	1,148	30.6	+3.3
	Labour	A. Chapman	339	9.0	+0.5
	Green	S. Crouch	202	5.4	+1.6
	Independent	R. White	55	1.5	N/A
Majority			855	22.8	+0.3
Turnout			3,747	45.1	–0.3
Registered electors			8,302
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Telscombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	N. Baker	1,695	48.9	+18.5
	Conservative	M. Parker	1,484	42.8	–4.7
	Labour	P. Madej	287	8.3	–8.6
Majority			211	6.1	N/A
Turnout			3,466	40.7	+1.2
Registered electors			8,525
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing	11.6

Rother

Rother District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	1	15,451	50.8	–2.7
	SLD	1	1	9,977	32.8	+6.5
	Labour	1		3,342	11.0	–1.7
	Independent	0		1,354	4.5	+1.8
	Green	0		279	0.9	N/A
Total		8		30,403	44.9	+2.2
Registered electors				67,649	–	+6.3

Division results

Battle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Bell	2,151	51.3	+4.6
	SLD	J. Theis	1,784	42.5	–10.8
	Labour	R. Pugh	261	6.2	N/A
Majority			367	8.7	N/A
Turnout			4,196	50.8	+3.4
Registered electors			8,260
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	7.7

Bexhill East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Poole	1,739	51.0	+4.0
	Independent	M. Kenward	1,354	39.7	N/A
	Labour	S. Ramsbottom	319	9.3	+1.6
Majority			385	11.3	+9.7
Turnout			3,412	43.5	+3.3
Registered electors			7,835
	Conservative hold

Bexhill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Ottley*	1,375	41.8	–15.3
	Conservative	P. Bullock	1,220	37.1	–5.8
	SLD	C. Clark	694	21.1	N/A
Majority			155	4.7	–9.6
Turnout			3,289	42.3	+4.6
Registered electors			7,784
	Labour hold		Swing	5.0

Bexhill South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lloyd	2,200	57.3	–9.2
	SLD	C. Nicholson	1,363	35.5	N/A
	Labour	S. Gover	277	7.2	–5.1
Majority			837	21.8	–23.5
Turnout			3,840	44.5	+2.5
Registered electors			8,630
	Conservative hold

Bexhill West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Clements	2,700	65.5	–0.1
	SLD	B. Eberli	1,054	25.6	–1.2
	Labour	A. Cradock	371	9.0	+1.4
Majority			1,646	39.9	+1.1
Turnout			4,125	44.3	–0.1
Registered electors			9,321
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Rye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Yates*	1,578	46.2	–11.0
	SLD	J. Wise	1,114	32.6	+3.8
	Labour	W. Walsh	442	13.0	–1.1
	Green	D. Stuart	279	8.2	N/A
Majority			464	13.6	–14.8
Turnout			3,413	41.9	–2.5
Registered electors			8,149
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.4

Ticehurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Moore*	2,309	54.2	–0.2
	Conservative	D. Vereker	1,950	45.8	+0.2
Majority			355	8.4	–0.5
Turnout			4,259	48.7	+4.0
Registered electors			8,744
	SLD hold		Swing	0.2

Winchelsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Pulford	1,913	49.4	–4.1
	SLD	J. Holden	1,659	42.9	+7.6
	Labour	G. Johnson	297	7.7	–3.6
Majority			254	6.6	–11.6
Turnout			3,869	43.3	+2.8
Registered electors			8,926
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Wealden

Wealden District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	11		21,521	56.7	+4.8
	SLD	1		10,141	26.7	–10.0
	Labour	0		3,401	9.0	–0.1
	Green	0		2,266	6.0	N/A
	Independent	0		316	0.8	N/A
	SDP	0		292	0.8	N/A
Total		12		37,937	37.5	–2.1
Registered electors				101,178	–	+3.8

Division results

Buxted & Maresfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cumming*	2,665	78.1	+18.2
	SLD	R. Scott	364	10.7	–22.5
	Green	K. Kauffman	261	7.6	N/A
	Labour	S. McCormick	122	3.6	–3.3
Majority			2,301	67.4	+40.7
Turnout			3,412	38.7	+1.4
Registered electors			8,820
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.4

Crowborough (Beacon)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Russell*	1,655	50.8	+3.1
	SLD	R. Holder	1,036	31.8	–10.8
	Green	S. Montague	340	10.4	N/A
	Labour	E. South	230	7.1	–2.5
Majority			619	19.0	+13.9
Turnout			3,261	37.4	+2.9
Registered electors			8,729
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Crowborough (Rothersfield)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Edmonds*	1,588	52.6	+2.1
	SLD	E. Rice	901	29.8	–12.2
	Green	R. Webberley	333	11.0	N/A
	Labour	I. Salmon	198	6.6	–0.8
Majority			687	22.7	+14.2
Turnout			3,020	35.3	–1.5
Registered electors			8,550
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.2

Forest Row

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Hughes*	1,313	54.5	–7.3
	Green	D. Linington	366	15.2	N/A
	Independent	A. Grubb	316	13.1	N/A
	SDP	H. Bracken	292	12.1	N/A
	Labour	E. Lucas	124	5.1	–2.2
Majority			947	39.3	+20.8
Turnout			2,387	36.1	–2.4
Registered electors			6,683
	Conservative hold

Hailsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Gray*	1,042	52.4	+6.1
	Labour	D. Rose	483	24.3	+1.2
	SLD	A. Cameron	465	23.4	–7.2
Majority			559	28.1	+12.4
Turnout			1,990	28.3	–4.1
Registered electors			7,040
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

Heathfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hatcher*	2,476	62.8	+7.1
	SLD	V. Banks	1,140	28.9	–7.9
	Labour	K. Reynolds	325	8.2	+0.7
Majority			1,336	33.9	+15.0
Turnout			3,941	36.7	–5.7
Registered electors			10,735
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.5

Hellingly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Kelly*	1,373	52.7	+2.9
	SLD	D. White	949	36.5	–0.2
	Labour	S. White	281	10.8	–2.7
Majority			424	16.3	+3.1
Turnout			2,603	30.0	–4.9
Registered electors			8,669
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

Pevensey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hart*	2,210	61.8	+7.1
	SLD	R. Kiernan	932	27.2	–17.8
	Labour	V. Castle	378	11.0	N/A
Majority			1,278	34.6	+23.3
Turnout			3,520	39.6	–1.8
Registered electors			8,669
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.5

Polegate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	R. Martin	2,007	52.9	+22.4
	Conservative	R. Buckley	1,263	33.3	–1.2
	Labour	A. Beck	298	7.9	–2.1
	Green	R. Addison	227	6.0	N/A
Majority			744	19.6	N/A
Turnout			3,795	46.3	+2.3
Registered electors			8,204
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing	11.8

Uckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Tricker	1,697	44.9	+5.6
	SLD	R. Gray	1,400	37.0	–14.2
	Green	P. Selby	350	9.3	N/A
	Labour	J. Sones	335	8.9	–0.6
Majority			297	7.9	N/A
Turnout			3,782	40.2	–5.6
Registered electors			9,418
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	9.9

Wadhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wright*	1,980	73.8	+14.5
	SLD	R. Ferry	449	16.7	–15.8
	Labour	J. Windebank	253	9.4	+1.2
Majority			1,531	57.1	+30.3
Turnout			2,682	36.1	–5.8
Registered electors			7,425
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.2

Willingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Chatfield*	2,259	64.2	–3.3
	SLD	R. May	498	14.1	–7.2
	Green	L. Surgey	389	11.1	N/A
	Labour	G. Page	374	10.6	–0.6
Majority			1,761	50.0	+3.8
Turnout			3,520	42.7	–1.0
Registered electors			8,236
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

References

1. "East Sussex County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 January 2025.