East Sussex County Council elections

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

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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 49199––7Conservative
1977 74520–3Conservative
1981 5314150–2Conservative
New division boundaries (70 seats)
1985 3514210–0No overall control
1989 3817150–0Conservative
1993 2218300–0No overall control
Brighton and Hove become a merged unitary authority (44 seats)
1997 21716000No overall control
2001 24713000Conservative
New division boundaries (49 seats)
2005 29514001Conservative
2009 29413003Conservative
2013 20710075No overall control
New division boundaries (50 seats)
2017 30411005Conservative
2021 27511403Conservative

County result maps

By-election results

1989–1993

Brighton Kingscliff By-Election 17 December 1992
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Radford-Kirby 99049.0
Labour John Stevens92345.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Jones1085.3
Majority 673.3
Turnout 2,021
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1993–1997

Cavendish By-Election 20 June 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,19858.9
Conservative 53026.1
Labour 30515.0
Majority 66832.8
Turnout 2,03324.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1997–2001

Hollington & Ashdown By-Election 13 November 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 79853.4+15.4
Conservative 35824.0−4.3
Liberal Democrats 33722.6−11.1
Majority 44029.4
Turnout 1,49315.5
Labour hold Swing
Broomgrove & Ore By-Election 7 May 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 88559.5+15.7
Liberal Democrats 34323.1−6.9
Conservative 25917.4−5.5
Majority 54236.4
Turnout 1,487
Labour hold Swing
Hellingly By-Election 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,78654.8+12.5
Conservative 1,47645.2+2.1
Majority 3109.6
Turnout 3,262
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Peacehaven By-Election 21 October 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,02743.9+5.4
Labour 77333.0+1.2
Liberal Democrats 54223.1−6.5
Majority 25410.9
Turnout 2,34222.7
Conservative hold Swing

2001–2005

Bexhill East By-Election 9 September 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Kenward1,11761.6+19.6
Liberal Democrats 69538.4+14.7
Majority 42223.2
Turnout 1,81223.7
Conservative hold Swing

2005–2009

Pevensey and Westham By-Election 29 September 2005 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Radford-Kirby 1,29370.0+20.1
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Dewick40622.0−10.6
Labour Robert Walker1478.0−9.5
Majority 88748.0
Turnout 1,84625.7
Conservative hold Swing +15.4%
Bexhill King Offa By-Election 12 June 2008 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Ensor2,82562.3+23.1
Liberal Democrats John Kemp1,19126.3−4.3
Labour Timothy Macpherson51811.4−18.8
Majority 1,63436.0
Turnout 4,53425.0
Conservative hold Swing

2013–2017

Old Hastings and Tressell By-Election 9 July 2015 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tania Charman96156.5+7.3
Conservative Robert Cooke36821.6+6.0
UKIP Sebastian Norton17410.2−12.3
Green Andrea Needham1498.8+0.5
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment482.8−1.6
Majority 59334.9
Turnout 1,700
Labour hold Swing
St Helens and Silverhill By-Election 5 May 2016 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judy Rogers1,44146.2+5.4
Conservative Martin Clarke1,25340.2+6.7
Green Julie Hilton2146.9+3.3
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment2126.8+3.3
Majority 1886.0
Turnout 3,120
Labour hold Swing

2017–2021

Bexhill West By-Election 10 January 2019 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Deirdre Earl-Williams1,76151.9+51.9
Conservative Martin Kenward1,07131.6−1.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Thomas2617.7+2.1
Labour Jacque Walker1113.3−3.8
Green Polly Gray1073.2+3.2
UKIP Geoffrey Bastin812.4−1.2
Majority 69020.3
Turnout 3,392
Independent hold Swing

2021–2025

Heathfield and Mayfield By-Election 27 July 2023 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Anne Cross1,37361.5+43.0
Conservative Neil Waller85838.5−20.7
Majority 51523.0
Turnout 2,231
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Meads By-Election 3 August 2023 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brett Wright1,64950.1+10.1
Conservative Nicholas Taylor1,36141.3−4.3
Labour David Mannion1574.8−1.1
Green Claire Martin1273.9−2.2
Majority 2888.7
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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