Mid Sussex District Council elections

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Mid Sussex District Council is elected every four years.

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Council elections

Election results

Overall control Conservative Lib Dems Labour Green Independent
2023NOC1820145
2019Con3413-34
2015Con54----
2011Con4581--
2007Con30231--
2003Con28242--

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By-election results

2003-2007

Hurstpierpoint and Downs By-Election 5 May 2005 [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Maidment1,89050.4+3.8
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson1,24033.1-0.8
Labour Ann Morgan61916.5-3.0
Majority65017.3
Turnout 3,749
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Burgess Hill St Andrews By-Election 3 July 2008 (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Henwood876
Liberal Democrats Graham Knight829
Conservative Peter Burgess561
Conservative Jim Clapperton501
Green Philip Smith65
Labour Leigh Marshall40
Turnout 2,87242.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hurstpierpoint and Downs By-Election 24 July 2008 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Callaghan1,04051.4+11.0
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson60830.1+3.3
Green Mike Airey37418.5-4.8
Majority43221.3
Turnout 2,02235.9
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath Bentswood By-Election 22 January 2009 [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Balls51436.9+1.4
Labour Richard Goddard45632.7-2.6
Conservative Andy Mackintosh33223.8-5.4
BNP Tony Brewer926.6+6.6
Majority584.2
Turnout 1,394
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cuckfield By-Election 6 May 2010 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Salisbury1,59754.0-11.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Blanch1,36246.0+11.7
Majority2358.0
Turnout 2,959
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath Heath By-Election 6 May 2010 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Ng1,35046.9+1.4
Conservative Robert Salisbury1,31045.5-9.0
Labour Alan Yates2217.7+7.7
Majority401.4
Turnout 2,881
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
High Weald By-Election 6 May 2010 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon McMenemy1,67055.9+0.9
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Lucraft92230.9+15.0
Green Paul Brown39513.2-15.9
Majority74825.0
Turnout 2,987
Conservative hold Swing
Hurstpierpoint and Downs By-Election 6 May 2010 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon McMenemy2,36256.1+15.7
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson1,84843.9+17.1
Majority51412.2
Turnout 4,210
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath Franklands By-Election 29 July 2010 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John de Mierre54550.8+1.7
Liberal Democrats Raha Kazemi46443.3+27.8
Independent Colin Bates635.9+5.9
Majority817.6
Turnout 1,072
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Cuckfield By-Election 2 May 2013 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pete Bradbury77057.8+9.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Blanch42932.2-0.7
Labour Stuart Gilboy13410.1+3.1
Majority34125.6
Turnout 1,333
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath Franklands By-Election 19 December 2013 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roderick Clarke41445.6-8.0
UKIP Howard Burrell26929.6+29.6
Labour Gregory Mountain10311.3-0.8
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Lucraft9110.0-12.6
Green Miranda Diboll313.4+3.4
Majority14516.0
Turnout 908
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath Lucastes By-Election 23 October 2014 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Rawlinson52456.4+3.9
UKIP Marc Montgomery20321.9+14.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Chapman11212.1-10.9
Labour Henry Fowler909.7+9.7
Majority32134.6
Turnout 929
Conservative hold Swing
Bolney By-Election 13 November 2014 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Allen26142.9-24.2
UKIP Anthony Williams18730.7+17.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Hicks16126.4+6.9
Majority7412.2
Turnout 609
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Bolney By-Election 4 May 2017 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judy Llewellyn-Burke56265.7+13.5
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson20123.5-4.9
UKIP Peter Hopgood596.9-12.5
Monster Raving Loony Baron von Thunderclap333.9+3.9
Majority36142.2
Turnout 855
Conservative hold Swing
Burgess Hill Franklands By-Election 4 May 2017 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claire Fussell75744.4+2.0
Liberal Democrats Graham Allen60035.2+13.6
Labour Elaine Bolton17510.3-1.3
UKIP Chris French915.3-9.8
Green Robert Duggan814.8-4.4
Majority1579.2
Turnout 1,704
Conservative hold Swing
Hassocks By-Election 8 June 2017 (2 seats) [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michelle Binks2,023
Liberal Democrats Susan Hatton1,931
Conservative Jessica Edwards1,835
Liberal Democrats Gemma Stockford1,536
Labour Will Matthews1,042
Labour Harry Young812
Green Viv Aloy512
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
East Grinstead Imberhorne By-Election 26 October 2017 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rex Whittaker54058.5-2.0
Liberal Democrats Tim Martin20622.3+22.3
Labour David Wilbraham11011.9-8.7
Independent Ian Sanders677.3+7.3
Majority33436.2
Turnout 923
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Copthorne and Worth By-Election 6 May 2021 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bruce Forbes81061.6+26.7
Green Matthew Brewin28421.6+21.6
Independent Norman Mockford22116.8+16.8
Majority52640.0
Turnout 1,315
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Ardingly and Balcombe By-Election 8 July 2021 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jenny Edwards45236.9+13.6
Conservative Lorraine Nunes-Carvalho40933.4-5.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Jerrit34027.8+1.0
Independent Carole Steggles231.9+1.9
Majority433.5
Turnout 1,224
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Bolney By-Election 15 September 2022 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kristy Adams30150.6+1.2
Liberal Democrats Fiona Jackson16327.4+8.3
Labour Andrew Foster6611.1+4.6
Monster Raving Loony Baron von Thunderclap305.0+5.0
Green Sue Kelly284.7-8.8
Independent Norman Mockford71.2+1.2
Majority13823.2
Turnout 595
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. The District of Mid Sussex (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
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