2019 Wealden District Council election

The 2019 Wealden District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of Wealden District Council in England. Due to new ward boundaries, the number of total seats was reduced to 45 seats, elected from 41 wards.[1]
Summary
Election result
| 2019 Wealden District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 44 | 34 | N/A | N/A | 75.6 | 45.2 | 21,377 | –10.7 | ||
| Independent | 11 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 11.1 | 11.6 | 5,484 | +1.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 24 | 4 | N/A | N/A | 8.9 | 13.7 | 6,500 | +2.3 | ||
| Green | 25 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 4.4 | 19.2 | 9,077 | +14.4 | ||
| Labour | 27 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 8.9 | 4,227 | +3.9 | ||
| UKIP | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 1.4 | 680 | –11.4 | ||
Ward results
Arlington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Watts | 486 | 48.8 | ||
| Green | Kay Syrad | 300 | 30.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Hall | 210 | 21.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,025 | 41.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,444 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 27 | 2.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Buxted
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Toby Illingworth | 647 | 59.3 | ||
| Green | Caroline Coxon | 357 | 32.7 | ||
| Labour | Mark Chapman | 87 | 8.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,104 | 39.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,782 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 1.2 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Draper | 604 | 55.0 | ||
| Green | Alison Wilson | 225 | 20.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Katrina Best | 150 | 13.7 | ||
| Labour | Rupert Wilkinson | 119 | 10.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,126 | 41.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,724 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 28 | 2.5 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Crowborough Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Reed | 409 | 51.0 | ||
| Independent | Peter Bucklitsch | 225 | 28.1 | ||
| Labour | Michael Coyne | 168 | 20.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 828 | 28.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,880 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 25 | 3.0 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Crowborough Jarvis Brook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Owen-Williams | 334 | 37.7 | ||
| Conservative | Barry Marlowe | 220 | 24.9 | ||
| Labour | David Neeves | 189 | 21.4 | ||
| Green | Colin Stocks | 142 | 16.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 909 | 30.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,970 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 24 | 2.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Crowborough North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kay Moss | 480 | 51.9 | ||
| Green | Nigel Fox | 293 | 31.7 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Stevenson | 151 | 16.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 944 | 33.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,807 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | 1.9 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Crowborough South East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Lunn | 368 | 46.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Morris | 302 | 38.1 | ||
| Labour | Stuart Snowden | 123 | 15.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 828 | 30.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,713 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 34 | 4.1 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Crowborough South West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Neil Waller | 336 | 51.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Arthur | 152 | 23.0 | ||
| Green | Pamela Lysh | 92 | 13.9 | ||
| Labour | Brendan Clegg | 72 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 676 | 26.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,524 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 23 | 3.4 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Crowborough St Johns
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Hallett | 626 | 63.4 | ||
| Green | Gabrielle Symonds | 362 | 36.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,007 | 36.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,756 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 19 | 1.9 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Danehill & Fletching
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Galley | 749 | 58.9 | ||
| Green | Simon Darlington-Cramond | 523 | 41.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,301 | 40.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,249 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 29 | 2.2 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Forest Row
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Diana Patterson-Vanegas | 1,212 | 79.1 | ||
| Conservative | Rowena Moore | 321 | 20.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,543 | 53.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,897 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.6 | |||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ann Newton | 574 | 58.2 | ||
| Green | Timothy Parry | 250 | 25.3 | ||
| UKIP | Graham Shevill | 84 | 8.5 | ||
| Labour | Laura Burstow | 79 | 8.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 996 | 39.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,556 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Frant & Wadhurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Johanna Howell | 917 | 49.8 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Standley | 904 | 49.1 | ||
| Green | Beth Martin | 688 | 37.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bruce Meredeen | 404 | 21.9 | ||
| Labour | Felicity Harvest | 277 | 15.0 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Morris | 148 | 8.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,880 | 36.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,141 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 39 | 2.1 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Dixon | 581 | 61.5 | ||
| Green | Felicity Thompson | 363 | 38.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 976 | 38.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,564 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 32 | 3.3 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hailsham Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Coltman | 296 | 40.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Holbrook | 237 | 32.2 | ||
| Green | Charlotte Still | 132 | 18.0 | ||
| Labour | Kay Coxon | 70 | 9.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 758 | 30.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,511 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 22 | 2.9 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hailsham East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Blake-Coggins | 356 | 59.0 | ||
| Conservative | Amanda O'Rawe | 247 | 41.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 628 | 20.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,012 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 25 | 4.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Hailsham North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas Collinson | 247 | 33.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Holbrook | 208 | 28.0 | ||
| Green | Rachel Chilton | 175 | 23.6 | ||
| Labour | Malcolm Richards | 112 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 761 | 29.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,584 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | 2.4 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hailsham North West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Cleaver | 398 | 54.1 | ||
| Conservative | Kevin Balsdon | 338 | 45.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 775 | 30.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,583 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 39 | 5.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Hailsham South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Triandafyllou | 319 | 46.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Blake-Coggins | 197 | 28.8 | ||
| Labour | Joshua Funnell | 169 | 24.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 738 | 25.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,858 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 52 | 7.0 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hailsham West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Grocock | 362 | 45.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Murphy | 288 | 36.3 | ||
| Labour | Laura Jordan | 144 | 18.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 846 | 28.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,962 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 52 | 6.1 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hartfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Hardy | 566 | 56.9 | ||
| Green | Vania Phitidis | 428 | 43.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,023 | 35.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,851 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 28 | 2.7 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Heathfield North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Angel | 537 | 59.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Kerr | 226 | 25.2 | ||
| Labour | Gregory Savva | 134 | 14.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 939 | 30.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,053 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 41 | 4.4 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Heathfield South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Thomas | 564 | 68.4 | ||
| Labour | David Newman | 260 | 31.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 876 | 29.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,001 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 49 | 5.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hellingly
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David White | 580 | 62.9 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Potts | 239 | 25.9 | ||
| Labour | Janet Perez | 103 | 11.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 928 | 31.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,939 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.6 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pamela Doodes | 823 | 39.0 | ||
| Conservative | Raymond Cade | 677 | 32.1 | ||
| Green | Eve Ashley | 547 | 25.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Coleshill | 502 | 23.8 | ||
| Independent | Alistair Slater | 494 | 23.4 | ||
| Independent | Laurence Keeley | 427 | 20.2 | ||
| Labour | Barry Simons | 232 | 11.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,125 | 39.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,445 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.8 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Horam & Punnetts Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Bowdler | 989 | 47.5 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Stedman | 913 | 43.9 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Long | 730 | 35.1 | ||
| Green | Cornelie Usborne | 700 | 33.6 | ||
| Labour | Jonathan Prus | 256 | 12.3 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Watson | 199 | 9.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,113 | 38.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,546 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 32 | 1.5 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Lower Willingdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Stephen Shing | 818 | 69.2 | ||
| Conservative | Giselle Bailey | 240 | 20.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Milton | 124 | 10.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,204 | 44.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,723 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 22 | 1.8 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Maresfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Roundell | 668 | 62.0 | ||
| Green | Ian Tysh | 333 | 30.9 | ||
| Labour | George Wilson | 76 | 7.1 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,106 | 37.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,964 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 29 | 2.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Mayfield & Five Ashes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Redman | 562 | 57.6 | ||
| Green | Cyril Bolam | 325 | 33.3 | ||
| Labour | Jason Scott-Taggart | 88 | 9.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,006 | 35.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,819 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 31 | 3.1 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Pevensey Bay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lin Clark | 297 | 30.5 | ||
| Independent | Daniel Brookbank | 220 | 22.6 | ||
| UKIP | Michael Pursglove | 196 | 20.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Roanna Brewer | 109 | 11.2 | ||
| Independent | Dianne Dear | 98 | 10.1 | ||
| Labour | Aaron McConnell | 54 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 980 | 40.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,448 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Polegate Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Angela Snell | Unopposed | N/A | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Polegate North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lin Shing | 496 | 50.5 | ||
| Conservative | Eunice Mummery | 175 | 17.8 | ||
| UKIP | Bernard Goodwin | 141 | 14.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Watkins | 112 | 11.4 | ||
| Labour | Alexius Mthobi | 58 | 5.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 990 | 32.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,076 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.8 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Daniel Shing | 752 | 72.6 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Primett | 170 | 16.4 | ||
| UKIP | Maureen Goodwin | 114 | 11.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,043 | 36.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,865 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.7 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
South Downs
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Lunn | 531 | 44.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Rowlands | 449 | 37.9 | ||
| Green | Mark Poland | 204 | 17.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,202 | 46.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,578 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | 1.5 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Stone Cross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alastair Douglas | 324 | 52.2 | ||
| Green | Charlotte Cumber | 297 | 47.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 644 | 24.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,662 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 23 | 3.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Uckfield East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Sparks | 527 | 56.1 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Broughton-Tompkins | 268 | 28.5 | ||
| UKIP | Gareth Stell | 145 | 15.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 960 | 35.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,693 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 20 | 2.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Uckfield New Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Claire Dowling | 706 | 37.6 | ||
| Conservative | Helen Firth | 681 | 36.2 | ||
| Labour | Ben Cox | 662 | 35.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Meakin | 456 | 24.3 | ||
| Green | Melissa Petty | 407 | 21.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Ridout | 285 | 15.2 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,926 | 39.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,839 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 46 | 2.4 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Uckfield North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Waldock | 305 | 44.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Murray | 136 | 19.8 | ||
| Labour | Angela Smith | 124 | 18.0 | ||
| Green | Simon Harriyott | 123 | 17.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 702 | 29.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,417 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 2.0 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Johnson | 296 | 44.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Edwards | 203 | 30.2 | ||
| Green | Toby Quantrill | 100 | 14.9 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Fielding | 73 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 686 | 36.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,871 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 2.0 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Upper Willingdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Raymond Shing | 644 | 56.2 | ||
| Conservative | Douglas Murray | 367 | 32.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Dewick | 135 | 11.8 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,166 | 41.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,785 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 20 | 1.7 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Withyham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Keith Obbard | 499 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | Virginia Best | 448 | 47.3 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 960 | 39.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,435 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 1.4 | |||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
Changes 2019–2023
- 2020: Kay Moss, councillor for Crowborough North, left the Conservative Party and sat as an independent councillor.[4][5]
- 2021: Lin Clark, councillor for Pevensey Bay, left the Conservative Party and sat as an independent councillor.[6][7]
By-elections
Hailsham North by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Holbrook | 360 | 40.5 | +11.6 | |
| Conservative | Chris Bryant | 293 | 33.0 | −1.0 | |
| Independent | David Radtke | 152 | 17.1 | ||
| Green | Rachel Chilton | 66 | 7.4 | −14.1 | |
| SDP | Malcolm Richards | 17 | 1.9 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 7.5 | |||
| Turnout | 899 | 34.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,611 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 1.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The vacancy affected the seat held at the 2019 election by Conservative councillor Nicholas Collinson.[2]
Hailsham South by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kevin Balsdon | 411 | 45.2 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Blake-Coggins | 332 | 36.5 | +7.7 | |
| Independent | Laurence Keeley | 90 | 9.9 | ||
| Green | Simon Wells | 77 | 8.5 | ||
| Majority | 79 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 920 | 32.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,873 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 1.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election followed the death of Conservative councillor Chriss Triandafyllou.[9]
Heathfield North by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Baker | 733 | 62.1 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Scott Candogan | 268 | 22.7 | ||
| Labour | David Newman | 179 | 15.2 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 465 | 39.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,197 | 36.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,281 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The vacancy affected the seat held at the 2019 election by Conservative councillor Richard Angel.[2]
Heathfield South by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom Guyton-Day | 661 | 60.0 | −8.4 | |
| Independent | Kevin Benton | 441 | 40.0 | ||
| Majority | 220 | 20.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,118 | 36.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,048 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election followed the resignation of Conservative councillor John Thomas.
Hartfield by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Rachel Millward | 589 | 55.8 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | Bruce Rainbow | 467 | 44.2 | −12.7 | |
| Majority | 122 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,061 | 36.7 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,894 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.5 | |||
The by-election followed the death of Conservative councillor Chris Hardy in September 2021.[10]
Hailsham South by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Blake-Coggins | 394 | 59.7 | +30.9 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Bryant | 254 | 38.5 | −8.1 | |
| SDP | Stephen Gander | 12 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 140 | 21.2 | |||
| Turnout | 660 | 23.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,871 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election followed the resignation of Conservative councillor Kevin Balsdon.[11]
Maresfield by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Ian Tysh | 651 | 61.2 | +30.3 | |
| Conservative | Helen Galley | 412 | 38.8 | −23.2 | |
| Majority | 239 | 22.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,067 | 35.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,986 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.4 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The by-election followed the resignation of Conservative councillor Peter Roundell.[12]
References
- ↑ "The Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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