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

Political control

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973–1985
No overall control 1985–1989
Conservative 1989–1993
No overall control 1993–2001
Conservative 2001–2013
No overall control 2013–2017
Conservative 2017–2023
No overall control 2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1999 have been:[1]

Councillor Party From To
David Rogers Liberal Democrats 1999 19 Jun 2001
Peter Jones Conservative 19 Jun 2001 5 May 2013
Keith Glazier Conservative 21 May 2013

Council elections

County result maps

  • 2009 results map
    2009 results map
  • 2013 results map
    2013 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map
  • 2021 results map
    2021 results map

By-election results

1989-1993

Brighton Kingscliff By-Election 17 December 1992
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Radford-Kirby 990 49.0
Labour John Stevens 923 45.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Jones 108 5.3
Majority 67 3.3
Turnout 2,021
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1993-1997

Cavendish By-Election 20 June 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,198 58.9
Conservative 530 26.1
Labour 305 15.0
Majority 668 32.8
Turnout 2,033 24.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1997-2001

Hollington & Ashdown By-Election 13 November 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 798 53.4 +15.4
Conservative 358 24.0 −4.3
Liberal Democrats 337 22.6 −11.1
Majority 440 29.4
Turnout 1,493 15.5
Labour hold Swing
Broomgrove & Ore By-Election 7 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 885 59.5 +15.7
Liberal Democrats 343 23.1 −6.9
Conservative 259 17.4 −5.5
Majority 542 36.4
Turnout 1,487
Labour hold Swing
Hellingly By-Election 6 May 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,786 54.8 +12.5
Conservative 1,476 45.2 +2.1
Majority 310 9.6
Turnout 3,262
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Peacehaven By-Election 21 October 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,027 43.9 +5.4
Labour 773 33.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats 542 23.1 −6.5
Majority 254 10.9
Turnout 2,342 22.7
Conservative hold Swing

2001-2005

Bexhill East By-Election 9 September 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Kenward 1,117 61.6 +19.6
Liberal Democrats 695 38.4 +14.7
Majority 422 23.2
Turnout 1,812 23.7
Conservative hold Swing

2005-2009

Pevensey & Westham By-Election 29 September 2005[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Radford-Kirby 1,293 70.0 +20.1
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Dewick 406 22.0 −10.6
Labour Robert Walker 147 8.0 −9.5
Majority 887 48.0
Turnout 1,846 25.7
Conservative hold Swing +15.4%
Bexhill King Offa By-Election 12 June 2008[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Ensor 2,825 62.3 +23.1
Liberal Democrats John Kemp 1,191 26.3 −4.3
Labour Timothy Macpherson 518 11.4 −18.8
Majority 1,634 36.0
Turnout 4,534 25.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Council minutes". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Local election results: East Sussex". BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Pevensey & Westham Electoral Division" (PDF). Wealden District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll 12 June 2008". Rother District Council. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
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