Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years. From 2003 until the election in 2019, 55 councillors were elected from 35 wards. From 2019, 45 councillors have been elected from 41 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973–1995
No overall control 1995–1997
Conservative 1997–2023
No overall control 2023-present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[3]

Councillor Party From To
Rupert Thornely-Taylor Conservative 18 Jul 2001 4 May 2003
Nigel Coltman Conservative 21 May 2003 6 May 2007
Pam Doodes Conservative 23 May 2007 19 May 2010
Bob Standley Conservative 19 May 2010 18 May 2022
Ann Newton Conservative 18 May 2022 18 May 2023
James Partridge Liberal Democrats 18 May 2023 Present

Council elections

Summary of the results of recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election.

Year Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats Green Labour Notes
1991[5] 44 3 11 0 0
1995[6] 29 5 24 0 0 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7][8]
1999[9] 34 2 22 0 0
2003[10] 34 6 15 0 0 New ward boundaries[11]
2007[12] 34 7 12 2 0 Some new ward boundaries[13]
2011[2] 47 5 3 0 0
2015 49 5 1 0 0
2019 34 5 4 2 0 New ward boundaries, with the number of seats reduced to 45[14]
2023 9 10 13 11 2

District result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[15] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Pevensey Weston 28 November 1996 Conservative Conservative
Wadhurst 4 September 1997 Independent Conservative
Buxted 28 September 1997 Conservative Conservative
Pevensey Westham 28 September 1997 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Herstmonceux 2 April 1998 Conservative Conservative
Polegate South 28 May 1998 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Heathfield by-election 7 June 2001 Conservative Conservative
Uckfield by-election (2) 29 November 2001 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Herstmonceux by-election 4 April 2002 Conservative Conservative
Uckfield by-election 27 June 2002 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Uckfield Ridgewood by-election 16 September 2004 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Pevensey and Westham by-election 29 September 2005 Conservative Conservative
Crowborough North by-election 6 April 2006 Conservative Conservative
Uckfield New Town by-election 29 June 2006 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Uckfield New Town by-election 17 July 2008 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Alfriston by-election 25 September 2008 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Heathfield North and Central by-election 23 September 2010 Conservative Conservative
Polegate North by-election 2 August 2012 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Heathfield North and Central by-election 29 November 2012 Conservative Conservative
Crowborough West by-election 22 January 2015 Conservative Conservative
Hellingly by-election 29 October 2015 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Crowborough East by-election 21 January 2016 Conservative Conservative
Chiddingly and East Hoathly by-election 20 July 2017 Conservative Conservative
Hailsham North by-election 6 May 2021 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Hailsham South by-election 6 May 2021 Conservative Conservative
Heathfield North by-election 6 May 2021 Conservative Conservative
Heathfield South by-election 6 May 2021 Conservative Conservative
Hartfield by-election 2 December 2021 Conservative Green
Hailsham South by-election 10 February 2022 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Maresfield by-election 22 September 2022 Conservative Green

References

  1. ^ "Council - Wealden District Council". www.wealden.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Council minutes". Wealden District Council. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wealden (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991.
  6. ^ "English shire districts 1972-2011/12". The Elections Centre. 2012.
  7. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent and East Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Wealden". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  11. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Wealden". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  13. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Wealden (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  14. ^ "The Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 22 December 2011.

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