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The 2021 East Sussex County Council election took place alongside the other local elections. All 50 seats to East Sussex County Council were up for election.^[1]

Summary

Election result

2021 East Sussex County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	50	27	1	4	3	54.0	42.0	67,837	–3.6
	Liberal Democrats	43	11	1	1		22.0	20.9	33,692	–1.9
	Labour	45	5	2	1	1	10.0	15.2	24,624	+0.5
	Green	39	4	4	0	4	8.0	14.5	23,355	+8.7
	Independent	14	3	0	2	2	6.0	6.5	10,544	–0.1
	UKIP	8	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	698	–3.2
	Reform	4	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	350	N/A
	SDP	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	103	N/A
	The Democratic Network	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	99	N/A
	Heritage	2	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	73	N/A

Results by Division

Eastbourne

Eastbourne district summary
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrat	6	11,958	43.3	–0.7
	Conservative	3	10,785	39.0	–1.3
	Labour	0	2,497	9.0	+0.4
	Green	0	1,775	6.4	+2.8
	UKIP	0	389	1.4	–2.1
	Independent	0	158	0.6	N/A
	Reform UK	0	58	0.2	N/A
Total		9	27,620

Division results

Devonshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Holt	1,243	44.4	–4.8
	Conservative	Nicholas Taylor	747	26.7	+4.0
	Labour	Jill Shacklock	453	16.2	+0.2
	Green	Sarah Hill	253	9.0	+5.0
	UKIP	Lukasz Antoniewski	105	3.7	–4.3
Majority			496	18.6	–7.9
Turnout			2801	27.7	–4.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.5

Hampden Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Swansborough*	956	40.9	–14.1
	Conservative	Mozmil Hussain	717	30.7	+4.7
	Labour	Margaret Robinson	337	14.4	+0.2
	Green	Susan Dixon	169	7.2	+2.3
	Independent	Lucette Davies	158	6.8	N/A
Majority			239	10.2	–18.8
Turnout			2337	30.2	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.4

Langney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Shuttleworth*	1,490	64.0	–0.4
	Conservative	David Small	584	25.1	+3.3
	Labour	Graham Dean	136	5.8	+0.2
	Green	Donna Lonsdale-O'Brien	65	2.8	+1.1
	UKIP	Christopher Holloway	54	2.3	–4.0
Majority			906	38.9	–3.7
Turnout			2329	29.9	–3.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.0

Meads
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Taylor*	1,770	45.6	–14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Diplock	1,552	40.0	+15.7
	Green	Dorothy Forsyth	235	6.1	+1.1
	Labour	Bill Filby	228	5.9	–0.5
	Reform	Kayaking Kris Mullens	95	2.4	N/A
Majority			218	5.6	–29.3
Turnout			3880	45.7	+0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.8

Old Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Ungar*	1,792	49.2	–6.5
	Conservative	Robert Findon	1,075	29.5	–0.7
	Labour	Jake Lambert	445	12.2	+3.0
	Green	Jo Henderson	332	9.1	+4.2
Majority			717	19.7	–4.9
Turnout			3644	43.9	–1.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.9

Ratton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Belsey*	1,776	56.2	–6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Burton	1,027	32.5	+11.3
	Labour	Wendy Lambert	219	6.9	–0.9
	Green	Holly Atkins	138	4.4	+1.5
Majority			749	23.7	–17.6
Turnout			3160	42.4	–2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

St Anthony's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Tutt*	1,440	51.1	–8.4
	Conservative	Nick Ansell	961	34.1	+6.6
	Labour	Ian Culshaw	188	6.7	+0.5
	Green	Becky Gayler	150	5.3	+3.4
	UKIP	Colin Horscroft	79	2.8	–2.1
Majority			479	17.0	–15.0
Turnout			2818	33.3	–4.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.5

Sovereign
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penny Di Cara	2,045	58.7	–5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kathy Ballard	998	28.4	+1.7
	Labour	Louis Thorburn	217	6.2	–0.1
	Green	James Herbert	149	4.2	+1.5
	UKIP	Ian Garbutt	107	3.0	N/A
Majority			1047	29.8	–7.8
Turnout			3516	37.4	+4.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Upperton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Rodohan*	1,460	45.2	–3.1
	Conservative	Nick Henderson	1,110	34.4	–2.7
	Green	Alexandra Hough	284	8.8	+4.7
	Labour	Paul Richards	274	8.5	+1.4
	Reform	Dashiell Bourne	58	1.8	N/A
	UKIP	Amanda Sheehan	44	1.4	–2.0
Majority			350	10.8	–0.4
Turnout			3230	38.3	–3.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.2

Hastings

Hastings district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4		9,002	38.9	–1.3
	Labour	3	1	8,786	37.8	–7.6
	Green	1	1	4,100	17.7	+11.7
	Liberal Democrat	0		1,281	5.5	–2.4
Total		8		23,139

Division results

Ashdown and Conquest
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Pragnell*	1,609	59.8	–2.2
	Labour	Judy Rogers	629	23.4	–4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Griffiths	235	8.7	+1.3
	Green	Christopher Saunders	219	8.7	+5.9
Majority			980	36.4	+2.3
Turnout			2692	43.3	+9.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Baird and Ore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Hay	1,188	48.1	+0.9
	Labour	Ali Roark	937	37.9	–6.5
	Green	Daniel Hope	268	10.8	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wakeford	78	3.2	–1.3
Majority			251	10.2	+7.4
Turnout			2471	38.8	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Braybrooke and Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Godfrey Daniel*	1,633	49.6	–9.0
	Conservative	Lucian Fernando	766	23.3	+1.6
	Green	Sally Phillips	693	21.0	+13.0
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Hunter-Burbridge	201	6.1	–5.7
Majority			867	26.3	–10.6
Turnout			3293	43.3	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Central St Leonards and Gensing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Trevor Webb*	1,453	44.8	–8.9
	Green	Kenneth Davis	832	25.6	+15.7
	Conservative	Graeme Williams	757	23.3	–4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Milton	203	6.3	–2.4
Majority			621	19.1	–6.9
Turnout			3245	39.0	+6.7
	Labour hold		Swing	12.3

Hollington and Wishing Tree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phil Scott*	1,198	50.4	–5.7
	Conservative	Andy Patmore	887	37.3	+2.6
	Green	Beccy McCray	190	8.0	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Emlyn Jones	101	4.3	–0.4
Majority			311	13.1	–8.4
Turnout			2376	34.4	+5.8
	Labour hold		Swing	4.2

Maze Hill and West St Leonards
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Beaver*	1,447	53.9	+2.2
	Labour	Nigel Sinden	707	26.3	–3.7
	Green	Samuel Heffernan	354	13.2	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Rayment	179	6.7	–3.9
Majority			740	27.5	+5.8
Turnout			2687	45.8	+9.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Old Hastings and Tressell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Julia Hilton	1,125	37.7	+26.8
	Labour	Ruby Cox	1,013	33.9	–20.5
	Conservative	Fiona Archbold	757	25.4	–3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gene Saunders	90	3.0	–3.3
Majority			112	3.8	–22.1
Turnout			2985	44.8	+9.5
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	23.7

St Helens and Silverhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood	1,591	46.9	–3.5
	Labour	Margi O'Callaghan	1,186	35.0	–2.7
	Green	Dave Carey-Stuart	419	12.4	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Lloyd	194	5.7	–2.2
Majority			405	11.9	–0.8
Turnout			3390	53.8	+13.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Lewes

Lewes district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	3	1	8,538	25.8	–5.2
	Conservative	2	2	11,128	33.7	–3.3
	Green	2	2	7,965	24.1	+15.5
	Labour	2	2	4,962	15.0	+4.2
	Independent	0	1	293	0.9	–7.8
	UKIP	0		106	0.3	–3.5
	Heritage	0		73	0.2	N/A
Total		9		33,065

Division results

Chailey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Milligan	1,627	40.1	–20.1
	Green	Zoe Nicholson	1,580	38.9	+32.7
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Fell-Rayner	623	15.4	–8.7
	Labour	Nicholas Belcher	186	4.6	–5.0
	Heritage	Kizzi Dodd	42	1.0	N/A
Majority			47	1.2	–34.9
Turnout			4058	46.9	+6.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	26.4

Lewes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Wendy Maples	2,030	43.4	+36.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Wood	1,345	28.7	+11.0
	Labour	Peter Hambly	763	16.3	+3.0
	Conservative	David Charnock	542	11.6	+5.5
Majority			685	14.6	–23.1
Turnout			4680	55.5	+3.0
	Green gain from Independent

The incumbent Independent Ruth O'Keeffe did not stand for re-election.

Newhaven and Bishopstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James MacCleary	1,251	39.5	+0.4
	Conservative	Liz Boorman	1,235	39.0	+1.4
	Independent	Steve Saunders	238	7.5	N/A
	Green	Emily O'Brien	223	7.0	+3.8
	Labour	Elaine Sammarco	219	6.9	–3.2
Majority			16	0.5	–0.9
Turnout			3166	36.0	–1.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.5

Ouse Valley West and Downs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Osborne*	1,671	51.1	−0.7
	Conservative	Anthony Bradbury	1,108	33.9	−3.8
	Green	Paul Keene	285	8.7	+4.4
	Labour	David Hallett	209	6.4	+0.2
Majority			563	17.2	+3.1
Turnout			3273	42.6	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.6

Peacehaven
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Collier	1,363	46.5	+19.5
	Conservative	Katie Sanderson	1,307	44.6	−9.5
	Green	Lesley Orr	100	3.4	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin West	79	2.7	−1.7
	UKIP	Ian Buchanan	51	1.7	−9.9
	Heritage	Adam Stratford	31	1.1	N/A
Majority			56	1.9	−25.4
Turnout			2931	34.2	+1.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.5

Ringmer and Lewes Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Johnny Denis	2,291	50.5	+19.9
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Baah	1,159	25.6	−7.4
	Conservative	Richard Turner	844	18.6	−6.1
	Labour	Danny Sweeney	240	5.3	−3.8
Majority			1132	25	+22.6
Turnout			4526	50.5	−2.4
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	13.7

Seaford North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sam Adeniji	1,808	50.4	−0.6
	Green	Gemma McFarlane	929	25.9	+22.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nazish Adil	532	14.8	−14.1
	Labour	Ann Biddle	209	5.8	−1.7
	Independent	Phil Boorman*	55	1.5	−49.5
	UKIP	Pete Leeming	55	1.5	−5.2
Majority			879	24.5	+2.3
Turnout			3588	41.2	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.6

The incumbent Philip Boorman previously stood for the Conservative Party

Seaford South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Lambert*	1,679	45.8	+0.9
	Conservative	Luke Proudfoot	1,303	35.5	−4.7
	Labour	Alun Tlusty-Sheen	347	9.5	−2.0
	Green	James Meek	338	9.2	+6.4
Majority			376	10.6	+5.6
Turnout			3667	41.1	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.8

Telscombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Robinson	1,426	45.0	+19.7
	Conservative	Andy Smith*	1,354	42.7	−12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Ackroyd	199	6.3	−1.5
	Green	Anthony Shuster	189	6.0	+2.2
Majority			72	2.3	−27.6
Turnout			3168	34.9	+1.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	16.1

Rother

Rother district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	1	14,139	48.9	–0.3
	Independent	1	1	5,010	17.3	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	1		3,214	11.1	–6.0
	Labour	0		4,548	15.7	+0.9
	Green	0		1,831	6.3	+5.6
	Democratic Network	0		99	0.3	N/A
	Reform UK	0		81	0.3	N/A
Total		9		28,922

Division results

Battle and Crowhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kathryn Field*	1,683	53.3	+5.0
	Conservative	Bernard Brown	1,183	37.4	+1.8
	Labour	Christopher Husbands	293	9.3	−2.5
Majority			500	15.8	+3.1
Turnout			3159	41.5	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.6

Bexhill East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Clark*	763	29.3	−6.0
	Conservative	Martin Kenward	744	28.6	−2.2
	Independent	Joanna Brewerton	394	15.1	New
	Green	Sue Burton	377	14.5	New
	Labour	Jacqueline Walker	323	12.4	−1.5
Majority			19	0.7	−3.8
Turnout			2601	31.1	−1.0
	Independent hold		Swing	1.9

Bexhill North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Abul Azad	1,597	57.7	+12.9
	Labour	Christine Bayliss	907	32.8	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan James	265	9.6	+4.5
Majority			690	24.9	+8.1
Turnout			2769	33.6	−0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.1

Bexhill South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Hollidge	1,405	40.0	−18.5
	Labour	Richard Sage	798	22.7	+0.5
	Independent	Yolanda Laybourne	720	20.5	New
	Independent	Andrew Crotty	392	11.2	New
	Independent	Pat Stappleton	194	5.5	New
Majority			607	17.3	−19.0
Turnout			3509	35.7	+1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.5

Bexhill West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nuala Geary	1,729	42.8	+9.2
	Independent	Deirdre Earl-Williams*	1,389	34.4	−17.4
	Labour	John Walker	433	10.7	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Dash	386	9.6	+4.0
	Democratic Network	Nigel Jacklin	99	2.5	New
Majority			340	8.4	−8.8
Turnout			4036	43.6	−1.6
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	13.3

Deirdre Earl-Williams vote share is calculated on the 2019 Bexhill West By-Election that she won following the death of her husband, the former incumbent Stuart Earl.

Brede Valley and Marsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carl Maynard*	1,871	53.4	−13.6
	Independent	Beverley Coupar	1,158	33.0	New
	Labour	Liam Crowter	394	11.2	−2.5
	Reform	Wayne Andrews	81	2.3	New
Majority			713	20.3	−32.9
Turnout			3504	42.7	+5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	23.3

Northern Rother
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Redstone	1,838	59.7	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Hardy	880	28.6	+1.8
	Labour	Tim MacPherson	360	11.7	+3.4
Majority			958	31.1	−1.0
Turnout			3078	41.3	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Rother North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eleanor Kirby-Green	1,923	65.8	+3.8
	Green	Don Nicholls	635	21.7	New
	Labour	Joe Roper	364	8.7	−0.6
Majority			1288	44.1	+5.0
Turnout			2922	38.1	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.0

Rye and Eastern Rother
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Glazier*	1,849	55.3	−0.2
	Green	Dominic Manning	819	24.5	+18.1
	Labour	Ash Madden	676	20.2	−0.8
Majority			1030	30.8	−3.7
Turnout			3344	40.8	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.2

Wealden

Wealden district summary
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	11	2	22,783	47.0	–7.1
	Independent	2		5,083	10.5	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	8,691	17.9	+1.8
	Green	1	1	7,684	15.8	+7.3
	Labour	0		3,861	8.0	–0.3
	UKIP	0	0	203	0.4	–3.2
	SDP	0		103	0.2	N/A
Total		15		48,524

Division results

Arlington, East Hoathly and Hellingly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Bennett*	1,872	56.1	−3.1
	Green	Alison Wilson	690	20.7	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Beverley Johnstone	345	10.3	−9.4
	Labour	Angie Smith	316	9.5	+2.6
	Reform	Mark Everest	116	3.5	New
Majority			1182	35.4	−4.1
Turnout			3339	38.3	+0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.2

Crowborough North and Jarvis Brook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Johanna Howell	1,131	33.7	−32.2
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Partridge	1,096	32.6	+17.0
	Independent	Peter Bucklitsch	551	16.4	New
	Green	Colin Stocks	324	9.7	+1.7
	Labour	Norman Warren	255	7.6	−2.8
Majority			35	1.0	−49.2
Turnout			3357	37.6	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	24.6

Crowborough South and St Johns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Lunn	1,647	55.7	−13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Owen-Williams	686	23.2	+6.1
	Green	Pamela Tysh	347	11.7	+5.5
	Labour	Brendan Clegg	279	9.4	+1.7
Majority			961	32.5	−19.3
Turnout			2959	35.8	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

Forest Row and Groombridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Georgia Taylor	2,325	58.1	+14.2
	Conservative	Simon Kirby	1,676	41.9	−3.9
Majority			649	16.2	+14.3
Turnout			4001	48.1	+8.3
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	14.1

Hailsham Market
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Murphy	1,493	60.1	+33.7
	Conservative	Bruce Broughton	888	35.7	−5.2
	SDP	Stephen Gander	103	4.1	New
Majority			605	24.4	+9.9
Turnout			2484	29.6	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	19.5

Hailsham New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerard Fox*	1,282	47.6	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Cleaver	814	30.2	+4.3
	Independent	Laurence Keeley	337	12.5	New
	Labour	Christopher Morris	261	9.7	−5.1
Majority			468	17.4	−9.1
Turnout			2694	31.8	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.6

Heathfield and Mayfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rupert Simmons*	1,954	59.2	−11.8
	Green	Jennifer Howells	612	18.5	+12.1
	Labour	Jason Scott-Taggart	383	11.6	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Clark	345	10.4	−1.5
Majority			1342	40.6	−18.1
Turnout			3303	36.4	+0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	12

Maresfield and Buxted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Galley*	2,360	62.4	−7.2
	Green	Ian Tysh	670	17.7	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Riminton	438	11.6	−1.6
	Labour	Nigel Doggett	314	8.3	+0.2
Majority			1690	44.7	−11.6
Turnout			3782	41.3	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.9

Pevensey and Stone Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Liddiard*	1,212	50.1	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Fairweather	709	29.3	+18.2
	Independent	Robert Slater	293	12.1	New
	UKIP	Mike Pursglove	203	8.4	−9.1
Majority			503	20.8	−8.9
Turnout			2417	32.5	−4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Polegate and Watermill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Democrats	Daniel Dak Yan Shing	1825	54.3	+1.4
	Conservative	Chris Primett	986	29.3	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Olivia Honeyman	167	5.0	−1.6
	Labour	Paul Hunt	231	6.9	+3.0
	Green	Adrienne Hall	154	4.6	+2.8
Majority			839	24.9	+1.7
Turnout			3363	35.1	−3.7
	Independent Democrats hold		Swing	0.9

Daniel Dak Yan Shing previously stood as a Liberal Democrat before leaving the party due to his father's expulsion for bringing the party into disrepute.

Uckfield North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Claire Dowling*	1,295	48.8	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Murray	1,010	38.1	+6.0
	Green	Paul Shelton	347	13.1	+9.1
Majority			285	10.7	−10.4
Turnout			2652	36.7	+1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Uckfield South with Framfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Dowling*	1,460	47.6	−12.8
	Labour	Ben Cox	1,092	35.6	+23.7
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bowers	512	16.7	−4.3
Majority			368	12.0	−27.4
Turnout			3065	40.9	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.3

Wealden East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Bowdler	2,015	49.6	−7.6
	Green	Cornelie Usborne	1,754	43.2	+35.8
	Labour	Barry Simons	292	7.2	−2.2
Majority			261	6.4	−33.0
Turnout			4061	42.9	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.7

Bob Bowdler was the previous incumbent in Hailsham Market (Wealden)

Wealden North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Standley*	1,628	50.2	−18.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lucy Pop Buck	714	22.0	+7.6
	Green	Simon Cramond	461	14.2	+4.1
	Labour	James Walker	438	13.5	+6.2
Majority			914	28.2	−25.6
Turnout			3241	40.0	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.8

Willingdon and South Downs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Democrats	Stephen Sai Hung Shing*	2077	54.4	+4.6
	Conservative	Douglas Murray	1,377	36.1	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Parker	362	9.5	+1.9
Majority			700	18.3	+2.6
Turnout			3816	46.5	−1.6
	Independent Democrats hold		Swing	1.3

Stephen Sai Hung Shing was previously an elected councillor for the Liberal Democrats before being expelled for bringing the party into disrepute.

By-elections

Heathfield & Mayfield

Heathfield and Mayfield by-election, 27 July 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Anne Cross	1,373	61.5	+43.0
	Conservative	Neil Harry	858	38.5	−20.7
Majority			515	22.0	N/A
Turnout			2,247	24.8	−16.5
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	+31.8

The Heathfield and Mayfield by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Rupert Simmons.^[2]

Meads

Meads by-election, 3 August 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brett Wright	1,649	50.1	+10.1
	Conservative	Nicholas Taylor	1,361	41.3	−4.3
	Labour	David Mannion	157	4.8	−1.1
	Green	Claire Martin	127	3.9	−2.2
Majority			288	8.8	N/A
Turnout				39.41	−6.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.2

The Meads by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Barry Taylor.^[3]

Ashdown & Conquest

Ashdown & Conquest by-election: 20 November 2025
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Aidan Fisher	797	32.2	*N/A*
	Green	Paula Warne	607	24.5	+15.8
	Conservative	Caroline Kerswell	494	19.9	–39.9
	Labour	Amanda Pollard	395	15.9	–7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Griffiths	129	5.2	–3.5
	Independent	Ricky Hodges	55	2.2	N/A
Majority			190	7.7	N/A
Turnout			2,480	30.9	–12.4
Registered electors			8,032
	Reform gain from Conservative

References

↑ "Home". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
↑ "Heathfield and Mayfield division by-election July 2023". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
↑ "Eastbourne - Meads division by-election August 2023". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[1] "Home". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[2] "Heathfield and Mayfield division by-election July 2023". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[3] "Eastbourne - Meads division by-election August 2023". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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