Buxted Parish Council

Buxted Parish Council governs the village of Buxted, a civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex in England. The council appoints one councillor who is then known as the Chairman or Chairwoman. The current Chairperson is Councillor Vivienne Blandford.[1]

Buxted Parish Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Councillor Vivienne Blandford
Vice Chairman
Councillor John Rose
Structure
Seats12*
Political groups

     Independent (12)
Elections
Last election
7 May 2015
Next election
May/June 2019
Website
Official website
Footnotes
Only 12 of the 15 available seats are currently filled.

Buxted Parish Council is formed of two wards - these wards are currently represented by twelve parish councillors.[2]

Clockwise, from the north, it borders the communities of Crowborough, Five Ashes, Heathfield, Buxted & Uckfield.

Current composition
Group affiliation Members
  Independent
12
 Total
 12

Election history

Buxted Parish Council is made up of up to 15 councillors elected from two wards. The last elections were held in 2015, and resulted in the election of 12 Independent councillors.[3]

2015 election

The 2015 Buxted Parish Council elections were held alongside the elections for Wealden District Council & the Wealden Parliamentary constituency on 7 May 2015. All 15 seats were up for election, of these seats only 12 were filled.[4]

Ward Party Parish councillors elected 2015
Buxted Independent Vivienne Blandford
Independent Ian Goldsmith
Independent Martin Hall
Independent Francis Harding
Independent Kate Littlefield
Independent Fiona McQuarrie
Independent Jon Milner
Independent Dermot Mulvagh
Independent John Rose
Independent Jean Skinner
High Hurstwood Independent Morna Rogers
Independent Geoffrey Sheard

2011 election

In the 2011 Buxted Parish Council elections 15 seats were contested, all of these seats were filled by independent candidates.[5]

Ward Party Parish councillors elected 2011
Buxted Independent Marjan Hoorieh Arabizadeh
Independent Vivienne Blandford
Independent Alison Crowe
Independent Maggie Dopson
Independent Martin Hall
Independent Francis Harding
Independent Graham Manchester
Independent John Pearson
Independent John Rose
Independent Katie Seddon
High Hurstwood Independent Louise Daniel
Independent Geoffrey Sheard
Independent Violet Treacher
Independent Michelle Warner
Independent Pat Wood

2007 election

In the 2007 Buxted Parish Council elections an uncontested election occurred in which 12 of the 15 available seats were filled by independents.[6]

Ward Party Parish councillors elected 2007
Buxted Independent James Chalmers
Independent Peter Coxon
Independent Alison Crowe
Independent Louise Daniel
Independent Jacky Downing
Independent Francis Harding
Independent Mike Kettell
Independent Martin Rogers
Independent John Rose
Independent Henry Wilkes
High Hurstwood Independent Fraser Sheard
Independent Violet Treacher

2003 election

In the 2003 Buxted Parish Council elections an uncontested election occurred in which 10 seats were filled by independents.[7]

Ward Party Parish councillors elected 2003
Buxted Independent Alison Crowe
Independent Jacqueline Downing
Independent Michael Kettell
Independent John Rose
Independent Walter Wilkes
High Hurstwood Independent Peter Bowdery
Independent Jean McQuillen
Independent Fraser Sheard
Independent Violet Treacher
Independent Michael Turton
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References
  1. http://buxtedvillage.org.uk/buxted-parish-council/about-the-parish-council/parish-councillors-2/
  2. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/
  3. http://www.wealden.gov.uk/Electionsparishcouncilresults.aspx?ParishID=36
  4. http://news.uckfieldfm.co.uk/2015/general-election-2015-results/%5B%5D
  5. http://www.wealden.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.aspx?lID=7548&sID=5486
  6. http://www.wealden.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.aspx?lID=3697&sID=5486
  7. http://www.wealden.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.aspx?lID=3696&sID=5486
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