2015 Mid Sussex District Council election

2015 Mid Sussex District Council election

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All 54 seats to Mid Sussex District Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Garry Wall Richard Goddard Stephen Barnett Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Haywards Heath Franklands Haywards Heath Bentswood (defeated) Ashurst Wood (defeated) Last election 45 seats, 50.8% 1 seat, 7.0% 8 seats, 31.7% Seats won 54 0 0 Seat change 9 1 8 Popular vote 39,879 12,595 11,770 Percentage 46.3% 14.6% 13.7% Swing 4.5% 7.6% 18.0%
Winner of each seat at the 2015 Mid Sussex District Council election
Leader before election Garry Wall Conservative Leader after election Garry Wall Conservative

The 2015 Mid Sussex District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Mid Sussex District Council in England. ^[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

2015 Mid Sussex District Council election ^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	54	9	0	9	100.0	46.3	39,879	–4.5
	Labour	0	0	1	1	0.0	14.6	12,595	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	8	8	0.0	13.7	11,770	–18.0
	UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	12.1	10,382	+8.9
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	10.7	9,246	+4.7
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	2.5	2,174	+1.3

Results by ward

Ardingly and Balcombe

Ardingly and Balcombe (2 seats) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Marsh	1,620
	Conservative	Andrew MacNaughton	1,596
	Green	Gillian Maher	692
	Independent	Kathryn Metcalfe	594
	Labour	Alexi Demetriadi	543
Turnout			3,074	70.1
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Ashurst Wood

Ashurst Wood ^{[2] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Belsey	1,102
	Green	Catherine Edminson	219
	Labour	Alice Tyrrell	210
Turnout			1,542	74.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Bolney

Bolney ^{[2] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Allen	859
	Liberal Democrats	Laura Brook	467
	UKIP	Peter Hopgood	320
Turnout			1,667	75.4
	Conservative hold

Burgess Hill Dunstall

Burgess Hill Dunstall (2 seats) ^{[2] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqueline Landriani	1,385
	Conservative	Andrew Barrett-Miles	1,372
	UKIP	Timothy Cooper	463
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Knight	389
	Labour	Pamela Haigh	361
	Labour	David Chalkley	340
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Knight	331
	Green	Heather Salisbury	267
Turnout			2,724	69.9
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Burgess Hill Franklands

Burgess Hill Franklands (2 seats) ^{[2] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher King	1,435
	Conservative	Ginny Heard	1,179
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Allen	732
	Liberal Democrats	Ernest Tudway	576
	UKIP	Gerald Carter	512
	Labour	Richard Kavanagh	394
	Green	Elaine Bolton	311
	Green	Robert Duggan	212
Turnout			2,972	74.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

References

1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
2. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2015 - Mid Sussex". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
3. Clark, Tom (9 May 2015). "Declaration of Result of Poll – Mid Sussex District Council Ardingly and Balcombe Ward" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council . Retrieved 31 October 2025.
4. Clark, Tom (9 May 2015). "Declaration of Result of Poll – Mid Sussex District Council Ashurst Wood Ward" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
5. Clark, Tom (9 May 2015). "Declaration of Result of Poll – Mid Sussex District Council Bolney Ward" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
6. Clark, Tom (9 May 2015). "Declaration of Result of Poll – Mid Sussex District Council Burgess Hill Dunstall Ward" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
7. Clark, Tom (9 May 2015). "Declaration of Result of Poll – Mid Sussex District Council Burgess Hill Franklands Ward" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council . Retrieved 1 November 2025.