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County Council election, Thursday 4 June 2009

County council election results have been declared. Find out who has been elected as your county councillor. This information is also available as an interactive map.

Map of East Sussex, divided into electoral divisions

Key to parties

Blue: Conservative
29 seats
Yellow: Liberal Democrat
13 seats
Red: Labour
4 seats
White: Independent
3 seats
Lilac: British National
0 seats
Pink: English Democrats
0 seats
Green: Green
0 seats
Teal: Labour and Co-operative
0 seats
Purple: UK Independence
0 seats
Forest Row Crowborough Wadhurst Rother North West Northern Rother Rye & Eastern Rother Brede Valley & Marsham Baird & Ore Old Hastings & Tressell Braybrooke & Castle St Helens & Silverhill Central St Leonards & Gensing Hollington & Wishing Tree Ashdown & Conquest Maze Hill & West St Leonards Bexhill East Bexhill King Offa Bexhill West Devonshire Sovereign St Anthony's Langney Hampden Park Ratton Upperton Old Town Meads Pevensey & Westham Battle & Crowhurst Heathfield Seaford Sutton Polegate, Willingdon & East Dean Hailsham & Herstmonceux Seaford Blatchington Ouse Valley East Peacehaven & Telscombe Towns Newhaven & Ouse Valley West Lewes Alfriston, East Hoathly & Hellingly Uckfield Framfield & Horam Ringmer & Lewes Bridge Chailey Buxted Maresfield

Alfriston, East Hoathly & Hellingly

Wealden District Council

Total possible votes: 8,659. Turnout: 46%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BENNETT, NickConservative1,72043.1%
CHISHOLM, LizzieUK Independence56214.1%
SHING, Raymond Dak WaiIndependent2305.8%
WHITE, David GeorgeLiberal Democrat1,47537%

Conservative win.

Ashdown & Conquest

Hastings Borough Council

Total possible votes: 8,338. Turnout: 37.8%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
DOWLING, Bruce ThomasLabour50215.9%
GALLOP, AnneLiberal Democrat61919.6%
PRAGNELL, Peter WilliamConservative1,67953.2%
STANDRING, KeithBritish National35411.2%

Conservative win.

Total possible votes: 7,231. Turnout: 34.4%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
FAWTHROP, TerryConservative80932.5%
FORWARD, KimLabour77131%
SCOTT, AnneLiberal Democrat35314.2%
SWAINE, FrankBritish National1737%
WILLARD, PaulUK Independence38215.4%

Conservative win.

Battle & Crowhurst

Rother District Council

Total possible votes: 7,199. Turnout: 45.5%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BODY, RichardLabour1986.1%
FIELD, Kathryn MargaretLiberal Democrat1,84956.5%
GUARD, Samantha JaneConservative1,22537.4%

Liberal Democrat win.

Total possible votes: 7,466. Turnout: 37.2%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
FORSTER, Martyn SheridanLiberal Democrat94033.8%
GRANGER, DianeUK Independence68824.7%
KENWARD, Martin JohnConservative94634%
WATSON, Maurice ReginaldLabour2077.4%

Conservative win.

Bexhill King Offa

Rother District Council

Total possible votes: 36,468. Turnout: 34.7%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
ENSOR, MichaelConservative2,82122.3%
HUGHES, JoyConservative2,64720.9%
JONES, Frederick ClementUK Independence1,42711.3%
KEMP, John Arthur JosephLiberal Democrat1,68113.3%
LAMPEY, Kenneth WilliamUK Independence1,34610.6%
LINDEN, Marcia AnnetteLiberal Democrat1,63212.9%
MACPHERSON, Timothy GordonLabour6014.7%
MEREDITH, Hugh RussellLabour5114%

Conservative win (two seats).

Total possible votes: 7,718. Turnout: 45.6%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
GADD, BrianConservative1,79250.9%
HOLLINGTON, NickLiberal Democrat1,59445.3%
KHAN, AbdullaLabour1353.8%

Conservative win.

Braybrooke & Castle

Hastings Borough Council

Total possible votes: 7,872. Turnout: 40.7%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BEAVER, Matthew JosephConservative58118.1%
DANIEL, GodfreyLabour1,52247.5%
DUMAS, AndyIndependent62519.5%
TURNER, MichaelBritish National1615%
WEEDEN, RogerLiberal Democrat3189.9%

Labour win.

Brede Valley & Marsham

Rother District Council

Total possible votes: 7,097. Turnout: 42.9%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
GREENUP, DerekLiberal Democrat87128.6%
HARLAND, Linda AnnLabour2869.4%
MAYNARD, Carl RaymondConservative1,88562%

Conservative win.

Buxted Maresfield

Wealden District Council

Total possible votes: 8,400. Turnout: 44.7%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
WHITTAKER, AlanLiberal Democrat51613.7%
JONAS, DavidGreen53114.1%
REID, TonyConservative2,55968.1%
WEBB, Nathan Henry JamesLabour1524%

Conservative win.

Central St. Leonards & Gensing

Hastings Borough Council

Total possible votes: 7,832. Turnout: 33.6%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
CORELLO, SimonConservative84332%
MALONEY, Oliver WinfieldLiberal Democrat52219.8%
WEBB, Trevor EdwardLabour1,06840.6%
WEIR, Stephen JohnBritish National2007.6%

Labour win.

Total possible votes: 9,339. Turnout: 46.3%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BLAIR, Louis RobertLabour1343.1%
JAMIESON, Ann CatherineLiberal Democrat1,16326.9%
RUDKIN, Richard John AnthonyGreen44310.3%
STROUDE, MegConservative2,58159.7%

Conservative win.

Total possible votes: 32,348. Turnout: 35%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BOWERS, ChrisLiberal Democrat9348.3%
STOGDON, RichardConservative3,47030.7%
CLARK, JaneLiberal Democrat1,80115.9%
CLEGG, BrendanLabour5054.5%
STOCKS, Colin GeoffreyGreen1,24211%
TIDY, Sylvia MaryConservative3,36229.7%

Conservative win (two seats).

Total possible votes: 8,068. Turnout: 31.7%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
GOUDE, Richard HuntleyLabour1546%
HEALY, Beryl AnneLiberal Democrat1,32551.7%
JENKINS, RegConservative51320%
MOORE, KevinGreen2148.4%
RICHARDSON, Leonard RoyUK Independence35513.9%

Liberal Democrat win.

Total possible votes: 9,089. Turnout: 46%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BUTCHER, David CharlesEnglish Democrats45410.9%
OBBARD, Keith DavidGreen1,75441.9%
WHETSTONE, Francis William JohnConservative1,97647.2%

Conservative win.

Framfield & Horam

Wealden District Council

Total possible votes: 8,540. Turnout: 43.1%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
DOWLING, Christopher DavidConservative2,54669.1%
HARKER, Michael JamesLiberal Democrat97126.4%
SETFORD-SMITH, Vanessa LouiseLabour1674.5%

Conservative win.

Hailsham & Herstmonceux

Wealden District Council

Total possible votes: 34,048. Turnout: 35.2%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BENTLEY, BillConservative2,91324.3%
BLAKE COGGINS, Anne BarbaraLiberal Democrat1,80615.1%
JORDAN, Laura LouiseLabour4423.7%
KEELEY, Laurence VictorUK Independence1,93916.2%
MOORE, KevinEnglish Democrats7025.9%
MURPHY, Laura JaneLiberal Democrat1,87315.6%
THOMAS, RogerConservative2,30119.2%

Conservative win (two seats).

Total possible votes: 7,269. Turnout: 32.1%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
ANSELL, CarolineConservative55623.8%
KENNELLY, BettyUK Independence35215.1%
LESLIE, DaltonGreen1868%
SALMON, David MichaelLabour1436.1%
SHING, Oi LinIndependent2259.6%
THOMPSON, MikeLiberal Democrat87037.3%

Liberal Democrat win.

Total possible votes: 8,016. Turnout: 40.7%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BENSON, JimLiberal Democrat1,12334.4%
SIMMONS, Rupert Alexander JamesConservative2,14365.6%

Conservative win.

Hollington & Wishing Tree

Hastings Borough Council

Total possible votes: 7,952. Turnout: 33.2%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BENNER, ChrisLiberal Democrat36914%
BRITTON, Victoria Catherine LouiseBritish National34713.1%
COOKE, RobConservative79330%
SCOTT, Phil GeraldLabour1,13242.9%

Labour win.

Total possible votes: 7,871. Turnout: 29.7%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
QUARRINGTON, ChrisGreen1265.4%
HARRIS, Jon PaulLiberal Democrat96441.2%
JONES, BrigidLabour944%
KEFALLINOS, Diane ChristineUK Independence30913.2%
TOMLINSON, David BruceIndependent28412.1%
WALTERS, StephanieConservative56424.1%

Liberal Democrat win.

Total possible votes: 8,949. Turnout: 52.9%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
CHARTIER, Michael PierreLiberal Democrat86718.3%
HARTFIELD, PaulUK Independence1362.9%
MURRAY, Susan JeanGreen2545.4%
O'KEEFFE, RuthIndependent3,03264.1%
SHEPPARD, JimConservative2946.2%
SPENCER, JonathanLabour1493.1%

Independent win.

Maze Hill & West St. Leonards

Hastings Borough Council

Total possible votes: 7,966. Turnout: 34.4%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
DONNELLY, KennethBritish National32411.8%
KENNELLY, TriciaLiberal Democrat55520.2%
ROBERTS, Alan RaymondLabour50718.5%
WAITE, JoyConservative1,35849.5%

Conservative win.

Total possible votes: 8,052. Turnout: 45.8%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
CAMERON, Ian Peter NevilleUK Independence53414.5%
FORSYTH, DorothyGreen3248.8%
SCARD, Dennis LeslieLabour1704.6%
TAYLOR, Barry EdwardConservative2,00154.3%
TICEHURST, Margaret DianeLiberal Democrat65717.8%

Conservative win.

Newhaven & Ouse Valley West

Lewes District Council

Total possible votes: 8,177. Turnout: 38%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
CORK, George RobertUK Independence49415.9%
HOPPER, Trevor HughLabour1364.4%
RAPLEY, Keith JosephGreen2568.2%
ROGERS, David OwenLiberal Democrat1,51548.8%
SIMMONS, Melvyn GeorgeConservative70322.6%

Liberal Democrat win.

Total possible votes: 8,086. Turnout: 46%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
JONES, PeterConservative2,04655.1%
MACMILLAN, RogerLabour1674.5%
PROCHAK, SueLiberal Democrat1,50340.4%

Conservative win.

Old Hastings & Tressell

Hastings Borough Council

Total possible votes: 7,712. Turnout: 38.6%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BIRCH, Jeremy PeterLabour1,05335.4%
MURPHY, Stuart PaulLiberal Democrat74525%
PADGET, StuartConservative85528.7%
PRINCE, Nicholas Adrian PaulBritish National32210.8%

Labour win.

Total possible votes: 8,085. Turnout: 50.7%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
CHAMBERS, AnneUK Independence3408.3%
COUTURE, JeanLabour1022.5%
HEAPS, Carolyn JoanLiberal Democrat1,99048.6%
HOWLETT, SandieConservative1,38133.7%
SIER, RobertGreen2846.9%

Liberal Democrat win.

Ouse Valley East

Lewes District Council

Total possible votes: 7,661. Turnout: 45.2%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BISHOP, George SeymourConservative1,03730%
CREES, Martin AndrewGreen2396.9%
JENNER, Ursula KatherineUK Independence53015.3%
LAMBERT, Eric WilliamLabour1183.4%
OST, PatLiberal Democrat1,53544.4%

Liberal Democrat win.

Peacehaven & Telscombe Towns

Lewes District Council

Total possible votes: 31,782. Turnout: 35.1%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
CARDEN, John ErnestLabour and Co-operative8757.9%
DENIS, JohnnyGreen7156.4%
GROVER, Darren PaulLiberal Democrat9248.3%
HOWSON, Philip AnthonyConservative3,09927.8%
LEE, LizLiberal Democrat1,0549.5%
LIVINGS, JohnConservative3,02027.1%
MCGILLIGAN, Nicola AnnGreen7056.3%
O'CONNOR, Laurence JulianLabour and Co-operative7516.7%

Conservative win (two seats).

Pevensey & Westham

Wealden District Council

Total possible votes: 7,337. Turnout: 39.9%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BENIER, Marc DominicLiberal Democrat49316.8%
FREEBODY, Tony GrahamConservative1,31444.9%
PAYEA, Roy SidneyLabour1876.4%
PURSGLOVE, Michael CharlesUK Independence93531.9%

Conservative win.

Polegate, Willingdon & East Dean

Wealden District Council

Total possible votes: 28,564. Turnout: 49%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
FENTON, KirstyConservative1,73412.4%
MARTIN, RoyLiberal Democrat1,47310.5%
MURRAY, Douglas MalcolmConservative1,57311.2%
SHING, Daniel Dak YanIndependent3,45224.7%
SHING, Stephen Sai HungIndependent3,83427.4%
TICEHURST, Catharine LouisaUK Independence4062.9%
TICEHURST, Alan MichaelUK Independence4933.5%
WATKINS, AndyLiberal Democrat1,0357.4%

Independent win (two seats).

Total possible votes: 7,695. Turnout: 50.2%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BELSEY, ColinConservative1,71244.3%
GROVER, Nicola RachelLiberal Democrat1,42836.9%
LAMBERT, JakeLabour1253.2%
NEEDHAM, Roger AntonyUK Independence40310.4%
RIACH, IzzyGreen1985.1%

Conservative win.

Ringmer & Lewes Bridge

Lewes District Council

Total possible votes: 8,794. Turnout: 47.7%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BURMAN, Roy HaskellConservative1,03124.6%
CHARLTON, Peter AlbertUK Independence4029.6%
KENT, MattGreen45410.8%
ST PIERRE, Rosalyn MaryLiberal Democrat2,10050.1%
WATTS, SteveLabour2074.9%

Liberal Democrat win.

Rother North West

Rother District Council

Total possible votes: 7,150. Turnout: 41.5%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BARNES, Anthony John LaneConservative1,89163.8%
HEARN, George Edward StanleyLiberal Democrat1,07536.2%

Conservative win.

Rye & Eastern Rother

Rother District Council

Total possible votes: 7,066. Turnout: 42.2%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
GLAZIER, Keith JohnConservative1,57252.8%
MEARS, ChrisLabour40713.7%
SMITH, John AllisonLiberal Democrat1,00033.6%

Conservative win.

Seaford Blatchington

Lewes District Council

Total possible votes: 7,684. Turnout: 43.6%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BROOME, PattiGreen2156.4%
FREEMAN, Jon HarrisLiberal Democrat1,57146.9%
LATHAM, ChristinaUK Independence51315.3%
REYNOLDS, EddieConservative1,05031.4%

Liberal Democrat win.

Total possible votes: 7,395. Turnout: 49.5%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
LAMBERT, Carolyn ShelaghLiberal Democrat1,58443.2%
LATHAM, Alan NormanUK Independence40811.1%
MURPHY, MikeConservative1,46840.1%
MURRAY, RogerGreen2035.5%

Liberal Democrat win.

Total possible votes: 8,846. Turnout: 39.7%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BOYS, HarryGreen1173.3%
ELKIN, DavidConservative1,18433.7%
MIERES, DavidLabour681.9%
MORRIS, Susan SarahLiberal Democrat98928.2%
PORTE, PatriciaUK Independence3439.8%
RUNALLS, RickIndependent80923%

Conservative win.

Total possible votes: 8,237. Turnout: 38.3%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
ALDERTON, Kenneth StanleyUK Independence47515.1%
CULSHAW, Ian DerekLabour912.9%
NORRIS, HughGreen1665.3%
STEINBERG, Susan HelenaConservative73623.4%
TUTT, David OwenLiberal Democrat1,68353.4%

Liberal Democrat win.

St. Helens & Silverhill

Hastings Borough Council

Total possible votes: 7,463. Turnout: 40.9%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
BEAUMONT, ChristopherLiberal Democrat63620.9%
JACKSON, Neil PlayleBritish National2688.8%
LOCK, MatthewConservative1,45947.9%
SINDEN, Nigel ColinLabour68622.5%

Conservative win.

Total possible votes: 8,673. Turnout: 33.6%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
ASHBY, Leonard EdwardLabour33411.5%
SPARKS, Paul JohnLiberal Democrat2,58088.5%

Liberal Democrat win.

Total possible votes: 7,811. Turnout: 44.3%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
ANGEL, AnneConservative1,35239.1%
GOUDE, Elizabeth AnnLabour902.6%
MACKILLOP, Geraldine AnneUK Independence2747.9%
MONTAGUE, SusanGreen2537.3%
RODOHAN, PatLiberal Democrat1,49143.1%

Liberal Democrat win.

Total possible votes: 9,168. Turnout: 44.4%

CandidatePartyVotes% of votes
MARTIN, Beth SuzanneGreen80019.7%
SWEETLAND, BobLiberal Democrat63115.5%
TIDY, BobConservative2,64064.8%

Conservative win.

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