Mid Sussex District Council is elected every four years.

Council elections

Election results

Overall control Conservative Lib Dems Labour Green Independent
2023 NOC 18 20 1 4 5
2019 Con 34 13 - 3 4
2015 Con 54 - - - -
2011 Con 45 8 1 - -
2007 Con 30 23 1 - -
2003 Con 28 24 2 - -

Results maps

By-election results

2003-2007

Hurstpierpoint and Downs By-Election 5 May 2005[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Maidment 1,890 50.4 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson 1,240 33.1 -0.8
Labour Ann Morgan 619 16.5 -3.0
Majority 650 17.3
Turnout 3,749
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Burgess Hill St Andrews By-Election 3 July 2008 (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Henwood 876
Liberal Democrats Graham Knight 829
Conservative Peter Burgess 561
Conservative Jim Clapperton 501
Green Philip Smith 65
Labour Leigh Marshall 40
Turnout 2,872 42.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hurstpierpoint and Downs By-Election 24 July 2008[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jack Callaghan 1,040 51.4 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson 608 30.1 +3.3
Green Mike Airey 374 18.5 -4.8
Majority 432 21.3
Turnout 2,022 35.9
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath Bentswood By-Election 22 January 2009[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Balls 514 36.9 +1.4
Labour Richard Goddard 456 32.7 -2.6
Conservative Andy Mackintosh 332 23.8 -5.4
BNP Tony Brewer 92 6.6 +6.6
Majority 58 4.2
Turnout 1,394
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cuckfield By-Election 6 May 2010[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Salisbury 1,597 54.0 -11.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Blanch 1,362 46.0 +11.7
Majority 235 8.0
Turnout 2,959
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath Heath By-Election 6 May 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Ng 1,350 46.9 +1.4
Conservative Robert Salisbury 1,310 45.5 -9.0
Labour Alan Yates 221 7.7 +7.7
Majority 40 1.4
Turnout 2,881
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
High Weald By-Election 6 May 2010[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon McMenemy 1,670 55.9 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Lucraft 922 30.9 +15.0
Green Paul Brown 395 13.2 -15.9
Majority 748 25.0
Turnout 2,987
Conservative hold Swing
Hurstpierpoint and Downs By-Election 6 May 2010[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon McMenemy 2,362 56.1 +15.7
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson 1,848 43.9 +17.1
Majority 514 12.2
Turnout 4,210
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath Franklands By-Election 29 July 2010[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John de Mierre 545 50.8 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Raha Kazemi 464 43.3 +27.8
Independent Colin Bates 63 5.9 +5.9
Majority 81 7.6
Turnout 1,072
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Cuckfield By-Election 2 May 2013[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pete Bradbury 770 57.8 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Blanch 429 32.2 -0.7
Labour Stuart Gilboy 134 10.1 +3.1
Majority 341 25.6
Turnout 1,333
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath Franklands By-Election 19 December 2013[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roderick Clarke 414 45.6 -8.0
UKIP Howard Burrell 269 29.6 +29.6
Labour Gregory Mountain 103 11.3 -0.8
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Lucraft 91 10.0 -12.6
Green Miranda Diboll 31 3.4 +3.4
Majority 145 16.0
Turnout 908
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath Lucastes By-Election 23 October 2014[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Rawlinson 524 56.4 +3.9
UKIP Marc Montgomery 203 21.9 +14.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Chapman 112 12.1 -10.9
Labour Henry Fowler 90 9.7 +9.7
Majority 321 34.6
Turnout 929
Conservative hold Swing
Bolney By-Election 13 November 2014[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Allen 261 42.9 -24.2
UKIP Anthony Williams 187 30.7 +17.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Hicks 161 26.4 +6.9
Majority 74 12.2
Turnout 609
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2019

Bolney By-Election 4 May 2017[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judy Llewellyn-Burke 562 65.7 +13.5
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson 201 23.5 -4.9
UKIP Peter Hopgood 59 6.9 -12.5
Monster Raving Loony Baron von Thunderclap 33 3.9 +3.9
Majority 361 42.2
Turnout 855
Conservative hold Swing
Burgess Hill Franklands By-Election 4 May 2017[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claire Fussell 757 44.4 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Graham Allen 600 35.2 +13.6
Labour Elaine Bolton 175 10.3 -1.3
UKIP Chris French 91 5.3 -9.8
Green Robert Duggan 81 4.8 -4.4
Majority 157 9.2
Turnout 1,704
Conservative hold Swing
Hassocks By-Election 8 June 2017 (2 seats)[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michelle Binks 2,023
Liberal Democrats Susan Hatton 1,931
Conservative Jessica Edwards 1,835
Liberal Democrats Gemma Stockford 1,536
Labour Will Matthews 1,042
Labour Harry Young 812
Green Viv Aloy 512
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
East Grinstead Imberhorne By-Election 26 October 2017[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rex Whittaker 540 58.5 -2.0
Liberal Democrats Tim Martin 206 22.3 +22.3
Labour David Wilbraham 110 11.9 -8.7
Independent Ian Sanders 67 7.3 +7.3
Majority 334 36.2
Turnout 923
Conservative hold Swing

2019-2023

Copthorne and Worth By-Election 6 May 2021[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Forbes 810 61.6 +26.7
Green Matthew Brewin 284 21.6 +21.6
Independent Norman Mockford 221 16.8 +16.8
Majority 526 40.0
Turnout 1,315
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Ardingly and Balcombe By-Election 8 July 2021[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jenny Edwards 452 36.9 +13.6
Conservative Lorraine Nunes-Carvalho 409 33.4 -5.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Jerrit 340 27.8 +1.0
Independent Carole Steggles 23 1.9 +1.9
Majority 43 3.5
Turnout 1,224
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Bolney By-Election 15 September 2022[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kristy Adams 301 50.6 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Fiona Jackson 163 27.4 +8.3
Labour Andrew Foster 66 11.1 +4.6
Monster Raving Loony Baron von Thunderclap 30 5.0 +5.0
Green Sue Kelly 28 4.7 -8.8
Independent Norman Mockford 7 1.2 +1.2
Majority 138 23.2
Turnout 595
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1982
  2. ^ The District of Mid Sussex (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  3. ^ The Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1985
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ^ "The Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/812, retrieved 29 January 2024
  8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hurstpierpoint and Downs Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  9. ^ "ELECTION OF A COUNCILLOR FOR THE HURSTPIERPOINT AND DOWNS WARD OF THE DISTRICT OF MID SUSSEX" (PDF). midsussex.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Hurstpierpoint and Downs (District Council By-election) 2008". Mid Sussex District Council. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haywards Heath Bentswood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  12. ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL HAYWARDS HEATH BENTSWOOD WARD" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cuckfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haywards Heath Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — High Weald Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hurstpierpoint and Downs Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haywards Heath Franklands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cuckfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haywards Heath Franklands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haywards Heath Lucastes Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bolney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bolney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burgess Hill Franklands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  24. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hassocks Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Grinstead Imberhorne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  26. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Copthorne and Worth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  27. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ardingly and Balcombe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  28. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bolney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

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