2023 Rother District Council election

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2023 Rother District Council election
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All 38 seats to Rother District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderCarl Maynard [1] Christine BaylissDoug Oliver [2]
Party Conservative Labour RAOIC
Last election14 seats, 36.4%3 seats, 12.6%N/A
Seats before15211
Seats won1088
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 5Increase2.svg 8
Popular vote16,8526,4005,645
Percentage37.8%14.3%12.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.4%Increase2.svg 1.7%N/A
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LeaderSue ProchakPolly Gray
Party Liberal Democrats Green Independent
Last election7 seats, 15.3%1 seat, 4.2%13 seats, 27.0%
Seats before711
Seats won732
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 11
Popular vote7,0383,0644,309
Percentage15.8%6.9%9.7%
SwingSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 2.7%Decrease2.svg 17.3%
Rother UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Rother District Council election
Leader before election

Doug Oliver
RAOIC
No overall control

Leader after election

Doug Oliver
RAOIC
No overall control

The 2023 Rother District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Rother District Council in East Sussex, England. [3] This would be on the same day as other local elections in England.

Contents

Prior to the election the council was administered by the "Rother Alliance", being a coalition of the Rother Association of Independent Councillors, Liberal Democrats, Labour and Greens. [4]

The council remained under no overall control after the election, and the Rother Alliance coalition continued to form the council's administration.

Summary

Election result

2023 Rother District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 381004Decrease2.svg 426.337.816,852+1.4
  Labour 16850Increase2.svg 521.114.36,400+1.7
 Rother Association of Independent Councillors12880Increase2.svg 821.112.65,645N/A
  Liberal Democrats 13722Steady2.svg18.415.87,038+0.5
  Green 8320Increase2.svg 27.96.93,064+2.7
  Independent 82213Decrease2.svg 115.39.74,309–17.3
  UKIP 10000Steady2.svg0.02.1925–2.5
  Ind. Network 1000Steady2.svg0.00.9406N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Rother District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. [5] The results were as follows: [6]

Bexhill Central

Bexhill Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Bayliss* 732 63.2 +11.0
Labour Ruairi McCourt 579 50.0 +4.1
Conservative Nurul Amin25021.6−15.1
Conservative Paul Webb22419.3−8.2
Independent Andrew Crotty20817.9N/A
Independent Andy Voyce988.5N/A
UKIP Colin Sullivan766.6−8.4
Majority
Turnout 1,15928
Registered electors 4,162
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bexhill Collington

Bexhill Collington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RAOIC Douglas Oliver* 1,148 64.9 +1.4
RAOIC Ashan Jeeawon** 1,055 59.7 −6.5
Conservative Bridget Hollingsworth56031.7+15.3
Conservative Balwinder Khaira39722.5+9.8
UKIP Jill Davies17610.0+3.1
Majority
Turnout 1,76845
Registered electors 3,928
RAOIC gain from Independent Swing
RAOIC gain from Independent Swing

Ashan Jeeawon was a sitting councillor for Bexhill St. Stephen's ward

Bexhill Kewhurst

Bexhill Kewhurst (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RAOIC Brian Drayson* 671 42.7 −17.4
RAOIC Andrew Hayward 637 40.6 −25.6
Conservative Gillian Johnson52833.6+2.6
Conservative Martin Kenward46929.9+8.1
Liberal Democrats Bill Goddard44028.0N/A
UKIP Alison Phillips1408.9+0.4
Majority
Turnout 1,57040
Registered electors 3,994
RAOIC gain from Independent Swing
RAOIC gain from Independent Swing

Bexhill Old Town & Worsham

Bexhill Old Town & Worsham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Polly Gray* 535 54.1 +21.7
Labour Mark Legg 374 37.8 +23.8
RAOIC Chris Madeley*32332.7+4.3
Conservative Barbara Clark28228.5+6.7
Conservative Hannah Fisher19019.2+1.6
UKIP Michael Phillips798.0−7.6
Majority
Turnout 98930
Registered electors 3,248
Green hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Bexhill Pebsham & St. Michael's

Bexhill Pebsham & St. Michael's (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charles Clark* 754 60.6 −9.3
Labour Gareth Delany 429 34.5 N/A
Conservative Jay Brewerton*39131.4−19.1
Independent Charles Rustem26821.5N/A
Conservative Geoffrey Robertson18014.5−6.6
UKIP John Dicker907.2−5.0
Majority
Turnout 1,24431
Registered electors 3,956
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Bexhill Sackville

Bexhill Sackville (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RAOIC Hazel Timpe* 643 48.4 +3.8
RAOIC Terry Byrne* 629 47.4 +1.3
Conservative Shaji Thomas39229.5−1.6
Labour Brian Basham31323.6+5.0
Conservative Christopher Rawdon-Mogg29322.1−4.2
UKIP Sheila Allen-Rodgers1229.2−6.1
Majority
Turnout 1,32833
Registered electors 4,064
RAOIC gain from Independent Swing
RAOIC gain from Independent Swing

Bexhill Sidley

Bexhill Sidley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sam Coleman* 507 52.1 +8.6
Labour Fazlul Chowdhury 420 43.2 +10.0
Conservative Jimmy Carroll*37738.7+0.5
Independent Sharon Blagrove20921.5−11.8
Conservative Brett McLean20320.9−12.4
UKIP John Zipser616.3−18.6
Majority
Turnout 97323
Registered electors 4,249
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bexhill St. Mark's

Bexhill St. Mark's (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Connor Winter 630 37.3 −34.7
RAOIC Jimmy Stanger 527 31.2 −35.0
Conservative Tony Foster47428.0+9.1
Ind. Network Nigel Jacklin40624.0N/A
Conservative Nathaniel Lake31518.6+4.2
Liberal Democrats Wendy Dash24114.3+6.7
Labour Peter Hillier-Palmer23914.1+8.3
Labour Justin Pierce19111.3N/A
UKIP Christine Zipser995.9−1.0
Majority
Turnout 1,69141
Registered electors 4,091
Independent hold Swing
RAOIC gain from Independent Swing

Bexhill St. Stephen's

Bexhill St. Stephen's (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Arren Rathbone Ariel 561 45.3 +18.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Thomas* 548 44.3 +17.3
Conservative Abul Azad46237.3+16.4
Conservative Richard Carroll42534.3+11.5
UKIP Gillian Ammoun13911.2−4.4
Majority
Turnout 1,23831
Registered electors 3,961
Green gain from Independent Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brede & Udimore

Brede & Udimore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Gordon 414 58.3 +18.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Griffiths23933.7+26.0
Labour Sandra Margaret578.0−2.3
Majority
Turnout 71039
Registered electors 1,809
Conservative hold Swing

Burwash & The Weald

Burwash & The Weald (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Barnes* 610 47.7 −4.3
Conservative Eleanor Kirby-Green* 605 47.3 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Mary Varrall54142.3+10.0
Independent Heather Love44835.0N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,27936
Registered electors 3,583
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Catsfield & Crowhurst

Catsfield & Crowhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chas Pearce 403 48.4 +21.2
Conservative Gary Curtis*27533.1−5.3
Labour Tim MacPherson15418.5N/A
Majority
Turnout 83243
Registered electors 1,928
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Eastern Rother

Eastern Rother (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lizzie Hacking* 605 44.3 −15.0
Conservative Paul Osborne* 578 42.3 −14.6
Green Dominic Manning56341.2N/A
Green Catherine Glover46634.1N/A
Labour Linda Whymark30021.9−2.0
Majority
Turnout 1,36736
Registered electors 3,804
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hurst Green & Ticehurst

Hurst Green & Ticehurst (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Teresa Killeen 740 54.1 +15.4
Conservative Mary Barnes* 635 46.4 −7.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hardy61144.7N/A
Conservative Graham Browne*60344.1−8.8
Majority
Turnout 1,36833
Registered electors 4,137
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

North Battle, Netherfield & Wallington

North Battle, Netherfield & Wallington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kathryn Field* 1,092 73.3 +8.1
Green Sue Burton 939 63.1 N/A
Conservative Mark Beaumont30520.5−3.5
Conservative Kirsty Curtis26617.9−3.0
UKIP Bernard Mabon654.4−5.8
Majority
Turnout 1,48939
Registered electors 3,848
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Northern Rother

Northern Rother (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Ganly* 881 52.1 −6.7
Conservative Tony Biggs 880 52.0 −3.2
Independent Peter Vine-Hall85150.3N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,69142
Registered electors 4,086
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Robertsbridge

Robertsbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Prochak* 519 73.1 +5.4
Conservative Paul Redstone19126.9+0.7
Majority
Turnout 71038
Registered electors 2,019
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rye & Winchelsea

Rye & Winchelsea (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Cheryl Creaser 608 39.4 +13.7
Labour Co-op Simon McGurk 606 39.3 +19.0
Liberal Democrats Guy Harris50632.8+3.4
Conservative Gennette Stevens*43528.2−6.7
Conservative Jayne Stevens37124.0−2.4
RAOIC Chris Hoggart33521.7−7.5
Majority
Turnout 1,54339
Registered electors 3,930
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Sedlescombe & Westfield

Sedlescombe & Westfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Beverley Coupar 843 57.7 +34.3
Conservative Carl Maynard* 714 48.9 +5.9
Conservative Kate Ludden64744.3+5.1
Majority
Turnout 1,46135
Registered electors 4,257
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Battle & Telham

South Battle & Telham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vikki Cook 388 64.8 +1.2
Conservative Bernard Brown21135.2+9.5
Majority
Turnout 59935
Registered electors 1,736
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Southern Rother

Southern Rother (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mier* 770 47.5 −0.6
Conservative Tim Grohne 645 39.8 −5.6
Conservative James Bradley56935.1−5.5
Labour Nick Warren48930.2+11.0
Labour Sue Learoyd-Smith40224.8+10.4
Majority
Turnout 1,62136
Registered electors 3,566
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Catsfield & Crowhurst

Catsfield & Crowhurst by-election: 26 June 2025 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicola Mclaren 267 36.6 –11.8
Reform UK Bernard Brown20027.4N/A
Conservative Joe Carter16222.2–10.9
Labour Timothy Macpherson10113.8–4.7
Majority 679.2–6.1
Turnout 73137.0–6.2
Registered electors 1,975
Liberal Democrats hold

References

  1. ↑ "Carl Maynard". Hastings and Rye Conservatives. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Your councillors". Rother District Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Rother District Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rother District Council's new leader confirmed as parties form alliance". Sussex World. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Current and forthcoming elections and referendums". Rother District Council . Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Gladstone, Richard (5 May 2023). "Full results from Rother District Council local election results 2023". Sussex World. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Catsfield and Crowhurst Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
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