How East Sussex County Council works

• Political leadership of the Council
• What councillors do
• What Council officers do
• Council departments and responsibilities

East Sussex County Council has a Conservative administration.

The residents of East Sussex elect 50 councillors (also known as members). The people who stand for election as councillors may belong to:

• one of the national political parties
• a local political party
• be completely independent of a political party

The last full County Council elections took place on 6 May 2021. There were two by-elections held on the 27 July, and 3 August 2023. The current political make-up of East Sussex County Council is:

• 25 Conservative
• 12 Liberal Democrats
• 5 Labour
• 5 Green
• 2 Independent Democrats
• 1 Independent

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