2017 East Sussex County Council election

2017 East Sussex County Council election
	4 May 2017
	4 May 2017
All 50 seats to East Sussex County Council; 26 seats needed for a majority
	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]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	30	10	0	10	60	45.6	69,748	14
Liberal Democrats	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		6	4.2	6,381	1
No description	2	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	5.8	8,803	2.8

Eastbourne

Devonshire

Devonshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Wallis*	1,424	49.2
	Conservative	Robert Whippy	657	22.7
	Labour	Paul Howard	463	16.0
	UKIP	Rachel Large	232	8.1
	Green	Linda Wintle	117	4.0
Majority
Turnout			2,893	32.00
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hampden Park

Hampden Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Swansborough	1,339	55.0
	Conservative	Mozmil Hussain	632	26.0
	Labour	Dave Poole	345	14.2
	Green	Ivor Heuting	119	4.9
Majority
Turnout			2,160	29.1
	Liberal Democrats hold

Langney

Langney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Shuttleworth*	1,646	64.4
	Conservative	Christopher Whippy	561	22.0
	UKIP	Ian Garbutt	160	6.3
	Labour	Lee Comfort	144	5.6
	Green	Rosana Jimenez	44	1.7
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold

Meads

Meads
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Barry Taylor*	2,213	59.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Maxted	918	24.7
	Labour	Jean Couture	236	6.4
	Green	Sally Boys	187	5.0
	UKIP	Christopher Holloway	157	4.2
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold

Old Town

Old Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Ungar*	2,074	55.7
	Conservative	Vivienne de Havilland-Geraghty	1,123	30.2
	Labour	Jake Lambert	342	9.2
	Green	Alex Hough	184	4.9
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold

Ratton

Ratton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Colin Belsey*	2,054	62.6
	Liberal Democrats	Marcus von Thiele	697	21.2
	Labour	John Lambert	256	7.8
	UKIP	Rex Kosters	181	5.5
	Green	Pippa Oliphant	95	2.9
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold

St Anthony's

St Anthony's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David Tutt*	1,834	59.5
	Conservative	Jamie Hollywood	847	27.5
	Labour	Jackie Ferguson	192	6.2
	UKIP	Colin Horscroft	150	4.9
	Green	Nick Symons	60	1.9
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sovereign

Sovereign
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Elkin*	1,998	64.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Daly	829	26.7
	Labour	Natasha Duursma	195	6.3
	Green	Hugh Patrick	83	2.7
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold

Upperton

Upperton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Rodohan*	1,634	48.3
	Conservative	Diane Mulkeirins	1,254	37.1
	Labour	Paul Richards	241	7.1
	Green	Dorothy Forsyth	138	4.1
	UKIP	Amanda Sheehan	116	3.4
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hastings

Ashdown and Conquest

Ashdown and Conquest
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Peter Pragnell*	1,599
	Labour Co-op	Eileen Masters	720
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wakeford	190
	Green	Gabriel Carlyle	71
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold

Baird and Ore

Baird and Ore
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Laurie Loe	1,182
	Labour	Kim Forward	1,111
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Hunter-Burbridge	112
	Green	Judy Scott	97
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour

Braybrooke and Castle

Braybrooke and Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Godfrey Daniel*	1,848
	Conservative	Rob Cooke	684
	Liberal Democrats	Xan Brooker	371
	Green	Andrea Needham	252
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold

Central St Leonards and Gensing

Central St Leonards and Gensing
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Trevor Webb*	1,520
	Conservative	Graeme Williams	784
	Green	Paul Homer	280
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Seymour	247
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold

Hollington and Wishing Tree

Hollington and Wishing Tree
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Phil Scott*	1,289
	Conservative	John Rankin	795
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Milton	108
	Green	Arkady Johns	103
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold

Maze Hill and West St Leonards

Maze Hill and West St Leonards
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Matthew Beaver	1,391
	Labour	Steve Thorpe	807
	Liberal Democrats	Eve Montgomery	285
	Independent	Diane Granger	112
	Green	Thaddeus Skews	94
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour

Old Hastings and Tressell

Old Hastings and Tressell
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Tania Charman	1,414
	Conservative	Claire Hammill	740
	Green	Julia Hilton	284
	Liberal Democrats	John Faulkner	163
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold

St Helens and Silverhill

St Helens and Silverhill
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Martin Clarke	1,643
	Labour	Judy Rogers	1,228
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Rayment	258
	Green	Sally Phillips	129
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour

Lewes

Chailey

Chailey
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jim Sheppard*	1,957
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Gardiner	784
	Labour	Nicholas Belcher	311
	Green	Holly Atkins	200
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold

Lewes

Lewes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ruth O'Keeffe	2,370
	Liberal Democrats	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

Newhaven and Bishopstone

Newhaven and Bishopstone
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Darren Grover	1,239
	Conservative	Pater Charlton	1,194
	Labour	Andrew Bryant	319
	UKIP	Ian Buchanan	227
	Green	Mark Bullock	101
	Independent	Laurence Pulling	92
Majority
Turnout				37.12
	Liberal Democrats hold

Ouse Valley West and Down

Ouse Valley West and Down
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Jane Osborne	1,722
	Conservative	Roy Burman	1,253
	Labour	Jerry Gould	205
	Green	Anthony Shuster	144
Majority
Turnout				43.09
	Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP

Peacehaven

Peacehaven
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Nigel Enever	1,446
	Labour	Ciarron Clarkson	720
	UKIP	Phil Howson	310
	Liberal Democrats	Lee St Clair	118
	Green	Lesley Orr	77
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from UKIP

Ringmer and Lewes Bridge

Ringmer and Lewes Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Daniel	1,492
	Green	Johnny Denis	1,385
	Conservative	Paul Gander	1,116
	Labour	Belinda Chapman	412
	UKIP	Tony Best	121
Majority
Turnout				52.95
	Liberal Democrats hold

Seaford North

Seaford North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Phil Boorman	1,767
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Cairns	1,000
	Labour	John Edson	260
	UKIP	Eric Woodward	232
	Green	Mary De Pleave	119
Majority
Turnout				39.62
	Conservative gain from UKIP

Seaford South

Seaford South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Lambert*	1,670
	Conservative	Sam Adeniji	1,494
	Labour	Steve Floor	277
	UKIP	Pete Leeming	172
	Green	Emily O'Brien	105
Majority
Turnout				42.35
	Liberal Democrats hold

Telscombe

Telscombe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andy Smith	1,575
	Labour	Julie Anne Vaughan	723
	UKIP	Deborah Holt	226
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie Carr	222
	Green	Zoe Nicholson	108
Majority
Turnout				33.14
	Conservative gain from UKIP

Rother

Battle and Crowhurst

Battle and Crowhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Kathryn Field*	1,465
	Conservative	Alistair Douglas	1,080
	Labour	Antonia Berelson	357
	UKIP	Michael Phillips	132
Majority
Turnout				40.23
	Liberal Democrats hold

Bexhill East

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

Bexhill North

Bexhill North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Ensor*	1,275
	Labour	Andy Batsford	798
	Independent	Helen Bridger	382
	UKIP	Trevor Clements	245
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Martin-Royle	146
Turnout				35.50
	Conservative hold

Bexhill South

Bexhill South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Simon Elford	1,952
	Labour	Richard Sage	741
	Liberal Democrats	Vivienne Bond	459
	UKIP	Sheila Allen-Rodgers	186
Majority
Turnout				35.83
	Conservative gain from UKIP

Bexhill West

Bexhill West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Stuart Earl*	2,056
	Conservative	Martin Kenward	1,356
	Labour	Samuel Coleman	290
	Liberal Democrats	Joel Kemp	227
	UKIP	Alf Lovell	148
Majority
Turnout				46.31
	Independent hold

Brede Valley and Marsham

Brede Valley and Marsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Carl Maynard*	2,016
	Labour	Andy Ives	414
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Stone	408
	UKIP	Lynne Hehir	173
Majority
Turnout				38.51
	Conservative hold

Northern Rother

Northern Rother
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Angharad Davies*	1,719
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Prochak	782
	Labour	Larry Hyett	241
	UKIP	Edward Tuddenham	177
Majority
Turnout				40.78
	Conservative hold

Rother North West

Rother North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Barnes*	1,686
	UKIP	Edward Smith	157
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Varrall	623
	Labour	Sara Watson	254
Majority
Turnout				36.43
	Conservative hold

Rye and Eastern Rother

Rye and Eastern Rother
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Keith Glazier*	1,697
	UKIP	Alison Phillips	204
	Labour Co-op	Nigel Jennings	641
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Greenup	318
	Green	Adam Smith	197
Majority
Turnout				38.48
	Conservative hold

Wealden

Alfriston, East Hoathly & Hellingly

Alfriston, East Hoathly & Hellingly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Nick Bennett*	1,706
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bowers	568
	Green	Kay Syrad	217
	Labour	Anthony Fielding	199
	UKIP	Chris Magness	192
Majority
Turnout				38.02
	Conservative hold

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*	1,546
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Shaw	439
	Labour	Sarah Newman	292
	Green	Colin Stocks	225
Majority			1007
Turnout				32.27
	Conservative hold

Crowborough South and St Johns

Crowborough South and St Johns
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Sylvia Tidy*	1,774
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Morris	441
	Labour	Brendan Clegg	198
	Green	Gabrielle Symonds	159
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold

Forest Row and Groomsbridge

Forest Row and Groomsbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Francis Whetstone*	1,468
	Green	Keith Obbard	1,406
	Liberal Democrats	Tessa Younger	331
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold

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 Democrats	Alexa Clarke	609
	Labour	Louise Orbell	401
	UKIP	Laurence Keeley*	353
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from UKIP

Hailsham New Town

Hailsham New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gerard Fox	1,283
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin Blake-Coggins	634
	Labour	Mark Osborn	364
	Green	Charlotte Still	166
Majority
Turnout				29.51
	Conservative hold

Heathfield and Mayfield

Heathfield and Mayfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Rupert Simmons*	2,217
	Liberal Democrats	Fraser Kerr	374
	Labour	David Newman	347
	Green	Clare Whistler	202
Majority
Turnout				36.18
	Conservative hold

Maresfield and Buxted

Maresfield and Buxted
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Roy Galley*	2,381
	Liberal Democrats	James Edwards	453
	Green	Ian Tysh	310
	Labour	Gareth Looker	278
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold

Pevensey and Stone Cross

Pevensey and Stone Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Tom Liddiard	1,161
	UKIP	Mike Pursglove*	431
	Independent	Daniel Brookbank	366
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Dash	272
	Labour	Tim MacPherson	169
	Green	Iona Rowan	59
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from UKIP

Polegate and Watermill

Polegate and Watermill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Daniel Shing*	1,810
	Conservative	David Watts	1,017
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Murphy	225
	UKIP	Bernie Goodwin	175
	Labour	Alex Mthobi	135
	Green	Peter Wright	62
Majority
Turnout				38.91
	Independent hold

Uckfield North

Uckfield North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Claire Dowling*	1,350
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Sparks	815
	Labour	Robert Williams	268
	Green	Melissa Tysh	102
Majority
Turnout				35.54
	Conservative hold

Uckfield South with Framfield

Uckfield South with Framfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Chris Dowling*	1,558
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Meakin	552
	Labour	William Ball	314
	Green	Pamela Tysh	176
Majority
Turnout				37.41
	Conservative hold

At the last election the UKIP candidate polled 32.2%.

Wealden East

Wealden East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bill Bentley*	1,973
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Coleshill	614
	Labour	Jane Vinnicombe	326
	UKIP	Hannah Shoubridge	282
	Green	Eve Ashley	257
Majority
Turnout				38.94
	Conservative hold

Wealden North East

Wealden North East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bob Standley*	1,926
	Liberal Democrats	Beverley Johnstone	407
	Green	Beth Martin	285
	Labour	Christopher Morris	206
Majority
Turnout				36.82
	Conservative hold

Willingdon and South Downs

Willingdon and South Downs
Party		Candidate	Votes
	No description	Stephen Shing*	1,914
	Conservative	Douglas Murray	1,309
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Hartley	292
	UKIP	Maureen Goodwin	124
	Labour	Jill Shacklock	110
	Green	Jennifer Howells	97
Majority
Turnout
	No description hold

References

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

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[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.

[change-4] "East Sussex In Figures". [www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk]. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-05.