County Council elections

County Council elections were last held on 4 June 2009. See '2009 elections' (below) for the results.

Future County Council elections

We'll post news about forthcoming elections here as and when information becomes available.

When full County Council elections are held, you'll be able to watch the live results come through on this site as they are declared.

Electoral boundaries

The number of voters represented by each county councillor should be roughly the same in every electoral division.

Because resident numbers change, electoral arrangements are regularly reviewed by The Boundary Committee for England to make sure voters are fairly represented.

2009 elections

County Council elections were last held on 4 June 2009. The Conservatives maintained control of East Sussex County Council.

A total of 49 councillors were elected. Figures in brackets show how many seats were held by each party before the election.

  • Conservative – 29 (29)
  • Labour – 4 (5)
  • Liberal Democrats – 13 (13)
  • Independent – 3 (2)

2005 elections

At the previous full County Council elections in 2005, the Conservatives maintained control and increased their seats from 24 to 29.

A total of 49 councillors were elected, up from 44 due to boundary changes. Figures in brackets show how many seats were held by each party before the election.

  • Conservative – 29 (24)
  • Labour – 5 (6)
  • Liberal Democrats – 13 (14)
  • Independent – 1 (0)
  • Independent Democrat – 1 (0)