East Sussex County Council election, 2017

East Sussex County Council election, 2017
4 May 2017
All 50 seats to East Sussex County Council
26 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrat
Seats before 22 9
Seats won 30 11
Seat change Increase8 Increase2
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour UKIP
Seats before 7 8
Seats won 4 0
Seat change Decrease3 Decrease8
Map showing the results of the 2017 East Sussex County Council election.
Council control before election

No Overall Control

 Council control after election

Conservative Party (UK)

The 2017 East Sussex County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] All councillors were to be elected from electoral divisions by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Boundary changes to the electoral divisions will take effect at this election after a review of the county by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.[2] This has led to an increase in the size of the Council from 49 to 50 and the splitting of former multi-member divisions.

Results

The Conservatives took control of the council, with all UKIP's seats lost. Labour had a 3-seat loss, and the Liberal Democrats took 2 seats.[3]

Election results

East Sussex County Council election, 2017[4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 30 10 0 +10 60 45.6 69,748 +14
  Liberal Democrat 11 1 0 +1 22 22.8 34,893 +8
  Labour 4 0 3 -3 6 14.7 22,488 +0.3
  Independent 3 0 0 ±0 6 4.2 6,381 -1
  No description 2 0 0 ±0 4 2.4 3,724 N/A
  UKIP 0 0 7 -7 0 3.6 5,479 -23.7
  Green 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 5.8 8,803 +2.8

Eastbourne

Devonshire

Devonshire
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Steve Wallis* 1,424 49.2
Conservative Robert Whippy 657 22.7
Labour Paul Howard 463 16
UKIP Rachel Large 232 8.1
Green Linda Wintle 117 4
Majority
Turnout 2,893 32.00
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Hampden Park

Hampden Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Colin Swansborough 1339
Conservative Mozmil Hussain 632
Labour Dave Poole 345
Green Ivor Heuting 119
Majority
Turnout 2,160 29.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Langney

Langney
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Alan Shuttleworth* 1646
Conservative Christopher Whippy 561
UKIP Ian Garbutt 160
Labour Lee Comfort 144
Green Rosana Jimenez 44
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Meads

Meads
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Barry Taylor* 2213
Liberal Democrat Robin Maxted 918
Labour Jean Couture 236
Green Sally Boys 187
UKIP Christopher Holloway 157
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Old Town

Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat John Ungar* 2074
Conservative Vivienne de Havilland-Geraghty 1123
Labour Jake Lambert 342
Green Alex Hough 184
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Ratton

Ratton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Colin Belsey* 2054
Liberal Democrat Marcus von Thiele 697
Labour John Lambert 256
UKIP Rex Kosters 181
Green Pippa Oliphant 95
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

St Anthony's

St Anthony's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat David Tutt* 1834
Conservative Jamie Hollywood 847
Labour Jackie Ferguson 192
UKIP Colin Horscroft 150
Green Nick Symons 60
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Sovereign

Sovereign
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Elkin* 1998
Liberal Democrat Kate Daly 829
Labour Natasha Duursma 195
Green Hugh Patrick 83
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Upperton

Upperton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Pat Rodohan* 1634
Conservative Diane Mulkeirins 1254
Labour Paul Richards 241
Green Dorothy Forsyth 138
UKIP Amanda Sheehan 116
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Hastings

Ashdown and Conquest

Ashdown and Conquest
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Pragnell* 1599
Labour Co-op Eileen Masters 720
Liberal Democrat Robert Wakeford 190
Green Gabriel Carlyle 71
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Baird and Ore

Baird and Ore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Laurie Loe 1182
Labour Kim Forward 1111
Liberal Democrat Katy Hunter-Burbridge 112
Green Judy Scott 97
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Braybrooke and Castle

Braybrooke and Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Godfrey Daniel* 1848
Conservative Rob Cooke 684
Liberal Democrat Xan Brooker 371
Green Andrea Needham 252
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Central St Leonards and Gensing

Central St Leonards and Gensing
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Trevor Webb* 1520
Conservative Graeme Williams 784
Green Paul Homer 280
Liberal Democrat Tony Seymour 247
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Hollington and Wishing Tree

Hollington and Wishing Tree
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Phil Scott* 1289
Conservative John Rankin 795
Liberal Democrat Stephen Milton 108
Green Arkady Johns 103
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Maze Hill and West St Leonards

Maze Hill and West St Leonards
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Matthew Beaver 1391
Labour Steve Thorpe 807
Liberal Democrat Eve Montgomery 285
Independent Diane Granger 112
Green Thaddeus Skews 94
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Old Hastings and Tressell

Old Hastings and Tressell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tania Charman 1414
Conservative Claire Hammill 740
Green Julia Hilton 284
Liberal Democrat John Faulkner 163
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St Helens and Silverhill

St Helens and Silverhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Martin Clarke 1643
Labour Judy Rogers 1228
Liberal Democrat Stewart Rayment 258
Green Sally Phillips 129
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Lewes

Chailey

Chailey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jim Sheppard* 1957
Liberal Democrat Peter Gardiner 784
Labour Nicholas Belcher 311
Green Holly Atkins 200
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lewes

Lewes
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Ruth O'Keeffe 2370
Liberal Democrat Oliver Henman 757
Labour Emily Clarke 568
Green Tony Rowell 302
Conservative Jane Slater 263
Socialist Howard Pilott 19
Majority
Turnout 52.61
Independent hold Swing

Newhaven and Bishopstone

Newhaven and Bishopstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Darren Grover 1239
Conservative Pater Charlton 1194
Labour Andrew Bryant 319
UKIP Ian Buchanan 227
Green Mark Bullock 101
Independent Laurence Pulling 92
Majority
Turnout 37.12
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Ouse Valley West and Down

Ouse Valley West and Down
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Sarah Jane Osborne 1722
Conservative Roy Burman 1253
Labour Jerry Gould 205
Green Anthony Shuster 144
Majority
Turnout 43.09
Liberal Democrat gain from UKIP Swing

Peacehaven

Peacehaven
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nigel Enever 1446
Labour Ciarron Clarkson 720
UKIP Phil Howson 310
Liberal Democrat Lee St Clair 118
Green Lesley Orr 77
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Ringmer and Lewes Bridge

Ringmer and Lewes Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Philip Daniel 1492
Green Johnny Denis 1385
Conservative Paul Gander 1116
Labour Belinda Chapman 412
UKIP Tony Best 121
Majority
Turnout 52.95
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Seaford North

Seaford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Phil Boorman 1767
Liberal Democrat Ian Cairns 1000
Labour John Edson 260
UKIP Eric Woodward 232
Green Mary De Pleave 119
Majority
Turnout 39.62
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Seaford South

Seaford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Carolyn Lambert* 1670
Conservative Sam Adeniji 1494
Labour Steve Floor 277
UKIP Pete Leeming 172
Green Emily O'Brien 105
Majority
Turnout 42.35
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Telscombe

Telscombe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andy Smith 1575
Labour Julie Anne Vaughan 723
UKIP Deborah Holt 226
Liberal Democrat Charlie Carr 222
Green Zoe Nicholson 108
Majority
Turnout 33.14
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Rother

Battle and Crowhurst

Battle and Crowhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Kathryn Field* 1465
Conservative Alistair Douglas 1080
Labour Antonia Berelson 357
UKIP Michael Phillips 132
Majority
Turnout 40.23
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Bexhill East

Bexhill East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Charles Clark* 919
Conservative Gillian Johnson 801
Labour Roger McCarthy 362
Liberal Democrat Diane Smith 306
UKIP Geoffrey Bastin 216
Majority
Turnout 32.98
Independent hold Swing

Bexhill North

Bexhill North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michael Ensor* 1275
Labour Andy Batsford 798
Independent Helen Bridger 382
UKIP Trevor Clements 245
Liberal Democrat Graham Martin-Royle 146
Turnout 35.50
Conservative hold Swing

Bexhill South

Bexhill South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Simon Elford 1952
Labour Richard Sage 741
Liberal Democrat Vivienne Bond 459
UKIP Sheila Allen-Rodgers 186
Majority
Turnout 35.83
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Bexhill West

Bexhill West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Stuart Earl* 2056
Conservative Martin Kenward 1356
Labour Samuel Coleman 290
Liberal Democrat Joel Kemp 227
UKIP Alf Lovell 148
Majority
Turnout 46.31
Independent hold Swing

Brede Valley and Marsham

Brede Valley and Marsham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Carl Maynard* 2016
Labour Andy Ives 414
Liberal Democrat Ian Stone 408
UKIP Lynne Hehir 173
Majority
Turnout 38.51
Conservative hold Swing

Northern Rother

Northern Rother
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Angharad Davies* 1719
Liberal Democrat Sue Prochak 782
Labour Larry Hyett 241
UKIP Edward Tuddenham 177
Majority
Turnout 40.78
Conservative hold Swing

Rother North West

Rother North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Barnes* 1686
UKIP Edward Smith 157
Liberal Democrat Mary Varrall 623
Labour Sara Watson 254
Majority
Turnout 36.43
Conservative hold Swing

Rye and Eastern Rother

Rye and Eastern Rother
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Keith Glazier* 1697
UKIP Alison Phillips 204
Labour Co-op Nigel Jennings 641
Liberal Democrat Derek Greenup 318
Green Adam Smith 197
Majority
Turnout 38.48
Conservative hold Swing

Wealden

Alfriston, East Hoathly & Hellingly

Alfriston, East Hoathly & Hellingly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nick Bennett* 1706
Liberal Democrat Chris Bowers 568
Green Kay Syrad 217
Labour Anthony Fielding 199
UKIP Chris Magness 192
Majority
Turnout 38.02
Conservative hold Swing


At the previous election the UKIP candidate polled 29.4%

Crowborough North and Jarvis Brook

Crowborough North and Jarvis Brook
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Stogdon* 1546
Liberal Democrat Karen Shaw 439
Labour Sarah Newman 292
Green Colin Stocks 225
Majority 1007
Turnout 32.27
Conservative hold Swing

Crowborough South and St Johns

Crowborough South and St Johns
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Sylvia Tidy* 1774
Liberal Democrat Adrian Morris 441
Labour Brendan Clegg 198
Green Gabrielle Symonds 159
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Forest Row and Groomsbridge

Forest Row and Groomsbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Francis Whetstone* 1468
Green Keith Obbard 1406
Liberal Democrat Tessa Younger 331
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

At the previous election this seat also had UKIP and Labour candidates, who polled 28.9% and 5.7% respectively.

Hailsham Market

Hailsham Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Bob Bowdler 943
Liberal Democrat Alexa Clarke 609
Labour Louise Orbell 401
UKIP Laurence Keeley* 353
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Hailsham New Town

Hailsham New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gerard Fox 1283
Liberal Democrat Gavin Blake-Coggins 634
Labour Mark Osborn 364
Green Charlotte Still 166
Majority
Turnout 29.51
Conservative hold Swing

Heathfield and Mayfield

Heathfield and Mayfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Rupert Simmons* 2217
Liberal Democrat Fraser Kerr 374
Labour David Newman 347
Green Clare Whistler 202
Majority
Turnout 36.18
Conservative hold Swing

Maresfield and Buxted

Maresfield and Buxted
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Roy Galley* 2381
Liberal Democrat James Edwards 453
Green Ian Tysh 310 n/a
Labour Gareth Looker 278
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Pevensey and Stone Cross

Pevensey and Stone Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Tom Liddiard 1161
UKIP Mike Pursglove* 431
Independent Daniel Brookbank 366
Liberal Democrat Wendy Dash 272
Labour Tim MacPherson 169
Green Iona Rowan 59
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Polegate and Watermill

Polegate and Watermill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
No description Daniel Shing* 1810
Conservative David Watts 1017
Liberal Democrat Steve Murphy 225
UKIP Bernie Goodwin 175
Labour Alex Mthobi 135
Green Peter Wright 62
Majority
Turnout 38.91
No description hold Swing


Uckfield North

Uckfield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Claire Dowling* 1350
Liberal Democrat Paul Sparks 815
Labour Robert Williams 268
Green Melissa Tysh 102
Majority
Turnout 35.54
Conservative hold Swing

Uckfield South with Framfield

Uckfield South with Framfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Chris Dowling* 1558
Liberal Democrat Paul Meakin 552
Labour William Ball 314
Green Pamela Tysh 176
Majority
Turnout 37.41
Conservative hold Swing

At the last election the UKIP candidate polled 32.2%.

Wealden East

Wealden East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Bill Bentley* 1973
Liberal Democrat Paul Coleshill 614
Labour Jane Vinnicombe 326
UKIP Hannah Shoubridge 282
Green Eve Ashley 257
Majority
Turnout 38.94
Conservative hold Swing

Wealden North East

Wealden North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Bob Standley* 1926
Liberal Democrat Beverley Johnstone 407
Green Beth Martin 285
Labour Christopher Morris 206
Majority
Turnout 36.82
Conservative hold Swing

Willingdon and South Downs

Willingdon and South Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±
No description Stephen Shing* 1914
Conservative Douglas Murray 1309
Liberal Democrat Christopher Hartley 292
UKIP Maureen Goodwin 124
Labour Jill Shacklock 110
Green Jennifer Howells 97
Majority
Turnout
No description hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "East Sussex County Council". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "East Sussex County Council - BBC News". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "East Sussex In Figures". [www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk]. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
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