2021 East Sussex County Council election

2021 East Sussex County Council election

4 May 2021 (2021-05-04)
All 50 seats to East Sussex County Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Last election 30 seats, 45.6% 11 seats, 23.8% 4 seats, 14.7% Seats won 27 11 5 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 67,837 33,692 24,624 Percentage 42.0% 20.9% 15.2% Swing 3.6% 1.9% 0.5%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Green Independent Last election 0 seats, 5.8% 5 seats, 6.6% Seats won 4 3 Seat change 4 2 Popular vote 23,355 10,544 Percentage 14.5% 6.5% Swing 8.7% 0.1%
Map showing the results of the 2021 East Sussex County Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2021 East Sussex County Council election took place alongside the other local elections. All 50 seats to East Sussex County Council were up for election.

Summary

Election result

2021 East Sussex County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	50	27	1	4	3	54.0	42.0	67,837	–3.6
	Liberal Democrats	43	11	1	1		22.0	20.9	33,692	–1.9
	Labour	45	5	2	1	1	10.0	15.2	24,624	+0.5
	Green	39	4	4	0	4	8.0	14.5	23,355	+8.7
	Independent	14	3	0	2	2	6.0	6.5	10,544	–0.1
	UKIP	8	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	698	–3.2
	Reform UK	4	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	350	N/A
	SDP	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	103	N/A
	Democratic Network	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	99	N/A
	Heritage	2	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	73	N/A

Results by Division

Eastbourne

District summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrat	6		11,958	43.3	–0.7
	Conservative	3		10,785	39.0	–1.3
	Labour	0		2,497	9.0	+0.4
	Green	0		1,775	6.4	+2.8
	UKIP	0		389	1.4	–2.1
	Independent	0		158	0.6	N/A
	Reform UK	0		58	0.2	N/A
Total		9		27,620

Division results

Devonshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Holt	1,243	44.4	4.8
	Conservative	Nicholas Taylor	747	26.7	4.0
	Labour	Jill Shacklock	453	16.2	0.2
	Green	Sarah Hill	253	9.0	5.0
	UKIP	Lukasz Antoniewski	105	3.7	4.3
Majority			496	18.6	7.9
Turnout			2801	27.7	4.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.5

Hampden Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Swansborough*	956	40.9	14.1
	Conservative	Mozmil Hussain	717	30.7	4.7
	Labour	Margaret Robinson	337	14.4	0.2
	Green	Susan Dixon	169	7.2	2.3
	Independent	Lucette Davies	158	6.8	New
Majority			239	10.2	18.8
Turnout			2337	30.2	1.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.4

Langney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Shuttleworth*	1,490	64.0	0.4
	Conservative	David Small	584	25.1	3.3
	Labour	Graham Dean	136	5.8	0.2
	Green	Donna Lonsdale-O'Brien	65	2.8	1.1
	UKIP	Christopher Holloway	54	2.3	4.0
Majority			906	38.9	3.7
Turnout			2329	29.9	3.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.0

Meads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Taylor*	1,770	45.6	14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Diplock	1,552	40.0	15.7
	Green	Dorothy Forsyth	235	6.1	1.1
	Labour	Bill Filby	228	5.9	0.5
	Reform UK	Kayaking Kris Mullens	95	2.4	New
Majority			218	5.6	29.3
Turnout			3880	45.7	0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.8

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Ungar*	1,792	49.2	6.5
	Conservative	Robert Findon	1,075	29.5	0.7
	Labour	Jake Lambert	445	12.2	3.0
	Green	Jo Henderson	332	9.1	4.2
Majority			717	19.7	4.9
Turnout			3644	43.9	1.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.9

Ratton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Belsey*	1,776	56.2	6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Burton	1,027	32.5	11.3
	Labour	Wendy Lambert	219	6.9	0.9
	Green	Holly Atkins	138	4.4	1.5
Majority			749	23.7	17.6
Turnout			3160	42.4	2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

St Anthony's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Tutt*	1,440	51.1	8.4
	Conservative	Nick Ansell	961	34.1	6.6
	Labour	Ian Culshaw	188	6.7	0.5
	Green	Becky Gayler	150	5.3	3.4
	UKIP	Colin Horscroft	79	2.8	2.1
Majority			479	17.0	15.0
Turnout			2818	33.3	4.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.5

Sovereign

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Penny Di Cara	2,045	58.7	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Kathy Ballard	998	28.4	1.7
	Labour	Louis Thorburn	217	6.2	0.1
	Green	James Herbert	149	4.2	1.5
	UKIP	Ian Garbutt	107	3.0	New
Majority			1047	29.8	7.8
Turnout			3516	37.4	4.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Upperton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Rodohan*	1,460	45.2	3.1
	Conservative	Nick Henderson	1,110	34.4	2.7
	Green	Alexandra Hough	284	8.8	4.7
	Labour	Paul Richards	274	8.5	1.4
	Reform UK	Dashiell Bourne	58	1.8	New
	UKIP	Amanda Sheehan	44	1.4	2.0
Majority			350	10.8	0.4
Turnout			3230	38.3	3.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.2

Hastings

Hastings District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4		9,002	38.9	–1.3
	Labour	3	1	8,786	37.8	–7.6
	Green	1	1	4,100	17.7	+11.7
	Liberal Democrat	0		1,281	5.5	–2.4
Total		8		23,139	100.0

Ashdown and Conquest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Pragnell*	1,609	59.8	2.2
	Labour	Judy Rogers	629	23.4	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Griffiths	235	8.7	1.3
	Green	Christopher Saunders	219	8.7	5.9
Majority			980	36.4	2.3
Turnout			2692	43.3	9.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Baird and Ore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Hay	1,188	48.1	0.9
	Labour	Ali Roark	937	37.9	6.5
	Green	Daniel Hope	268	10.8	6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wakeford	78	3.2	1.3
Majority			251	10.2	7.4
Turnout			2471	38.8	5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Braybrooke and Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Godfrey Daniel*	1,633	49.6	9.0
	Conservative	Lucian Fernando	766	23.3	1.6
	Green	Sally Phillips	693	21.0	13.0
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Hunter-Burbridge	201	6.1	5.7
Majority			867	26.3	10.6
Turnout			3293	43.3	4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Central St Leonards and Gensing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Trevor Webb*	1,453	44.8	8.9
	Green	Kenneth Davis	832	25.6	15.7
	Conservative	Graeme Williams	757	23.3	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Milton	203	6.3	2.4
Majority			621	19.1	6.9
Turnout			3245	39.0	6.7
	Labour hold		Swing	12.3

Hollington and Wishing Tree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phil Scott*	1,198	50.4	5.7
	Conservative	Andy Patmore	887	37.3	2.6
	Green	Beccy McCray	190	8.0	3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Emlyn Jones	101	4.3	0.4
Majority			311	13.1	8.4
Turnout			2376	34.4	5.8
	Labour hold		Swing	4.2

Maze Hill and West St Leonards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Beaver*	1,447	53.9	2.2
	Labour	Nigel Sinden	707	26.3	3.7
	Green	Samuel Heffernan	354	13.2	9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stewart Rayment	179	6.7	3.9
Majority			740	27.5	5.8
Turnout			2687	45.8	9.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Old Hastings and Tressell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Julia Hilton	1,125	37.7	26.8
	Labour	Ruby Cox	1,013	33.9	20.5
	Conservative	Fiona Archbold	757	25.4	3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gene Saunders	90	3.0	3.3
Majority			112	3.8	22.1
Turnout			2985	44.8	9.5
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	23.7

St Helens and Silverhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood	1,591	46.9	3.5
	Labour	Margi O'Callaghan	1,186	35.0	2.7
	Green	Dave Carey-Stuart	419	12.4	8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Lloyd	194	5.7	2.2
Majority			405	11.9	0.8
Turnout			3390	53.8	13.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Lewes

Chailey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Milligan	1,627	40.1	20.1
	Green	Zoe Nicholson	1,580	38.9	32.7
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Fell-Rayner	623	15.4	8.7
	Labour	Nicholas Belcher	186	4.6	5.0
	Heritage	Kizzi Dodd	42	1.0	New
Majority			47	1.2	34.9
Turnout			4058	46.9	6.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	26.4

Lewes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Wendy Maples	2,030	43.4	36.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Wood	1,345	28.7	11.0
	Labour	Peter Hambly	763	16.3	3.0
	Conservative	David Charnock	542	11.6	5.5
Majority			685	14.6	23.1
Turnout			4680	55.5	3.0
	Green gain from Independent

The incumbent Independent Ruth O'Keeffe did not stand for re-election.

Newhaven and Bishopstone

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James MacCleary	1,251	39.5	0.4
	Conservative	Liz Boorman	1,235	39.0	1.4
	Independent	Steve Saunders	238	7.5	New
	Green	Emily O'Brien	223	7.0	3.8
	Labour	Elaine Sammarco	219	6.9	3.2
Majority			16	0.5	0.9
Turnout			3166	36.0	1.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.5

Ouse Valley West and Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Osborne*	1,671	51.1	-0.7
	Conservative	Anthony Bradbury	1,108	33.9	-3.8
	Green	Paul Keene	285	8.7	4.4
	Labour	David Hallett	209	6.4	0.2
Majority			563	17.2	3.1
Turnout			3273	42.6	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.6

Peacehaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Collier	1,363	46.5	+19.5
	Conservative	Katie Sanderson	1,307	44.6	-9.5
	Green	Lesley Orr	100	3.4	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin West	79	2.7	-1.7
	UKIP	Ian Buchanan	51	1.7	-9.9
	Heritage	Adam Stratford	31	1.1	New
Majority			56	1.9	-25.4
Turnout			2931	34.2	+1.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.5

Ringmer and Lewes Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Johnny Denis	2,291	50.5	+19.9
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Baah	1,159	25.6	-7.4
	Conservative	Richard Turner	844	18.6	-6.1
	Labour	Danny Sweeney	240	5.3	-3.8
Majority			1132	25	+22.6
Turnout			4526	50.5	-2.4
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	13.7

Seaford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sam Adeniji	1,808	50.4	-0.6
	Green	Gemma McFarlane	929	25.9	+22.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nazish Adil	532	14.8	-14.1
	Labour	Ann Biddle	209	5.8	-1.7
	Independent	Phil Boorman*	55	1.5	-49.5
	UKIP	Pete Leeming	55	1.5	-5.2
Majority			879	24.5	+2.3
Turnout			3588	41.2	+1.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.6

The incumbent Philip Boorman previously stood for the Conservative Party

Seaford South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carolyn Lambert*	1,679	45.8	+0.9
	Conservative	Luke Proudfoot	1,303	35.5	-4.7
	Labour	Alun Tlusty-Sheen	347	9.5	-2.0
	Green	James Meek	338	9.2	+6.4
Majority			376	10.6	+5.6
Turnout			3667	41.1	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.8

Telscombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Robinson	1,426	45.0	+19.7
	Conservative	Andy Smith*	1,354	42.7	-12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Ackroyd	199	6.3	-1.5
	Green	Anthony Shuster	189	6.0	+2.2
Majority			72	2.3	-27.6
Turnout			3168	34.9	+1.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	16.1

Rother

Battle and Crowhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kathryn Field*	1,683	53.3	+5.0
	Conservative	Bernard Brown	1,183	37.4	+1.8
	Labour	Christopher Husbands	293	9.3	-2.5
Majority			500	15.8	+3.1
Turnout			3159	41.5	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.6

Bexhill East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Charles Clark*	763	29.3	-6.0
	Conservative	Martin Kenward	744	28.6	-2.2
	Independent	Joanna Brewerton	394	15.1	New
	Green	Sue Burton	377	14.5	New
	Labour	Jacqueline Walker	323	12.4	-1.5
Majority			19	0.7	-3.8
Turnout			2601	31.1	-1.0
	Independent hold		Swing	1.9

Bexhill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Abul Azad	1,597	57.7	+12.9
	Labour	Christine Bayliss	907	32.8	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan James	265	9.6	+4.5
Majority			690	24.9	+8.1
Turnout			2769	33.6	-0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.1

Bexhill South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Hollidge	1,405	40.0	-18.5
	Labour	Richard Sage	798	22.7	+0.5
	Independent	Yolanda Laybourne	720	20.5	New
	Independent	Andrew Crotty	392	11.2	New
	Independent	Pat Stappleton	194	5.5	New
Majority			607	17.3	-19.0
Turnout			3509	35.7	+1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.5

Bexhill West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nuala Geary	1,729	42.8	+9.2
	Independent	Deirdre Earl-Williams*	1,389	34.4	-17.4
	Labour	John Walker	433	10.7	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Dash	386	9.6	+4.0
	Democratic Network	Nigel Jacklin	99	2.5	New
Majority			340	8.4	-8.8
Turnout			4036	43.6	-1.6
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	13.3

Deirdre Earl-Williams vote share is calculated on the 2019 Bexhill West By-Election that she won following the death of her husband, the former incumbent Stuart Earl.

Brede Valley and Marsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carl Maynard*	1,871	53.4	-13.6
	Independent	Beverley Coupar	1,158	33.0	New
	Labour	Liam Crowter	394	11.2	-2.5
	Reform UK	Wayne Andrews	81	2.3	New
Majority			713	20.3	-32.9
Turnout			3504	42.7	+5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	23.3

Northern Rother

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Redstone	1,838	59.7	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Hardy	880	28.6	+1.8
	Labour	Tim MacPherson	360	11.7	+3.4
Majority			958	31.1	-1.0
Turnout			3078	41.3	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Rother North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eleanor Kirby-Green	1,923	65.8	+3.8
	Green	Don Nicholls	635	21.7	New
	Labour	Joe Roper	364	8.7	-0.6
Majority			1288	44.1	+5.0
Turnout			2922	38.1	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.0

Rye and Eastern Rother

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Glazier*	1,849	55.3	-0.2
	Green	Dominic Manning	819	24.5	+18.1
	Labour	Ash Madden	676	20.2	-0.8
Majority			1030	30.8	-3.7
Turnout			3344	40.8	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.2

Wealden

Arlington, East Hoathly and Hellingly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Bennett*	1,872	56.1	-3.1
	Green	Alison Wilson	690	20.7	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Beverley Johnstone	345	10.3	-9.4
	Labour	Angie Smith	316	9.5	+2.6
	Reform UK	Mark Everest	116	3.5	New
Majority			1182	35.4	-4.1
Turnout			3339	38.3	+0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.2

Crowborough North and Jarvis Brook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Johanna Howell	1,131	33.7	-32.2
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Partridge	1,096	32.6	+17.0
	Independent	Peter Bucklitsch	551	16.4	New
	Green	Colin Stocks	324	9.7	+1.7
	Labour	Norman Warren	255	7.6	-2.8
Majority			35	1.0	-49.2
Turnout			3357	37.6	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	24.6

Crowborough South and St Johns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Lunn	1,647	55.7	-13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Owen-Williams	686	23.2	+6.1
	Green	Pamela Tysh	347	11.7	+5.5
	Labour	Brendan Clegg	279	9.4	+1.7
Majority			961	32.5	-19.3
Turnout			2959	35.8	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

Forest Row and Groombridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Georgia Taylor	2,325	58.1	+14.2
	Conservative	Simon Kirby	1,676	41.9	-3.9
Majority			649	16.2	+14.3
Turnout			4001	48.1	+8.3
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	14.1

Hailsham Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Murphy	1,493	60.1	+33.7
	Conservative	Bruce Broughton	888	35.7	-5.2
	SDP	Stephen Gander	103	4.1	New
Majority			605	24.4	+9.9
Turnout			2484	29.6	-0.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	19.5

Hailsham New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerard Fox*	1,282	47.6	-4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Cleaver	814	30.2	+4.3
	Independent	Laurence Keeley	337	12.5	New
	Labour	Christopher Morris	261	9.7	-5.1
Majority			468	17.4	-9.1
Turnout			2694	31.8	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.6

Heathfield and Mayfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rupert Simmons*	1,954	59.2	-11.8
	Green	Jennifer Howells	612	18.5	+12.1
	Labour	Jason Scott-Taggart	383	11.6	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Clark	345	10.4	-1.5
Majority			1342	40.6	-18.1
Turnout			3303	36.4	+0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	12

Maresfield and Buxted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Galley*	2,360	62.4	-7.2
	Green	Ian Tysh	670	17.7	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Riminton	438	11.6	-1.6
	Labour	Nigel Doggett	314	8.3	+0.2
Majority			1690	44.7	-11.6
Turnout			3782	41.3	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.9

Pevensey and Stone Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Liddiard*	1,212	50.1	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Fairweather	709	29.3	+18.2
	Independent	Robert Slater	293	12.1	New
	UKIP	Mike Pursglove	203	8.4	-9.1
Majority			503	20.8	-8.9
Turnout			2417	32.5	-4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Polegate and Watermill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Democrats	Daniel Dak Yan Shing	1825	54.3	+1.4
	Conservative	Chris Primett	986	29.3	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Olivia Honeyman	167	5.0	-1.6
	Labour	Paul Hunt	231	6.9	+3.0
	Green	Adrienne Hall	154	4.6	+2.8
Majority			839	24.9	+1.7
Turnout			3363	35.1	-3.7
	Independent Democrats hold		Swing	0.9

Daniel Dak Yan Shing previously stood as a Liberal Democrat before leaving the party due to his father's expulsion for bringing the party into disrepute.

Uckfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Claire Dowling*	1,295	48.8	-4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Murray	1,010	38.1	+6.0
	Green	Paul Shelton	347	13.1	+9.1
Majority			285	10.7	-10.4
Turnout			2652	36.7	+1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Uckfield South with Framfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Dowling*	1,460	47.6	-12.8
	Labour	Ben Cox	1,092	35.6	+23.7
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Bowers	512	16.7	-4.3
Majority			368	12.0	-27.4
Turnout			3065	40.9	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.3

Wealden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Bowdler	2,015	49.6	-7.6
	Green	Cornelie Usborne	1,754	43.2	+35.8
	Labour	Barry Simons	292	7.2	-2.2
Majority			261	6.4	-33.0
Turnout			4061	42.9	+3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.7

Bob Bowdler was the previous incumbent in Hailsham Market (Wealden)

Wealden North East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Standley*	1,628	50.2	-18.0
	Liberal Democrats	Lucy Pop Buck	714	22.0	+7.6
	Green	Simon Cramond	461	14.2	+4.1
	Labour	James Walker	438	13.5	+6.2
Majority			914	28.2	-25.6
Turnout			3241	40.0	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.8

Willingdon and South Downs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Democrats	Stephen Sai Hung Shing*	2077	54.4	+4.6
	Conservative	Douglas Murray	1,377	36.1	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Parker	362	9.5	+1.9
Majority			700	18.3	+2.6
Turnout			3816	46.5	-1.6
	Independent Democrats hold		Swing	1.3

Stephen Sai Hung Shing was previously an elected councillor for the Liberal Democrats before being expelled for bringing the party into disrepute.

Changes 2021–2025

Heathfield and Mayfield by-election, 27 July 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Anne Cross	1,373	61.5	+43.0
	Conservative	Neil Harry	858	38.5	-20.7
Majority			515	22.0	N/A
Turnout			2,247	24.8	-16.5
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	+31.8

The Heathfield and Mayfield by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Rupert Simmons.

Meads by-election, 3 August 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brett Wright	1,649	50.1	+10.1
	Conservative	Nicholas Taylor	1,361	41.3	-4.3
	Labour	David Mannion	157	4.8	-1.1
	Green	Claire Martin	127	3.9	-2.2
Majority			288	8.8	N/A
Turnout				39.41	-6.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.2

The Meads by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Barry Taylor.