County Council elections
The next County Council election will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026.
2025 By-Election
2023 By-Elections
Previous County Council Elections
Information about the County Council elections in 2021, 2017 and 2013.
Pre-election period guidance
Guidance for elected Members and local authority staff on the pre-election period, sometimes referred to as ‘purdah’:
East Sussex pre-election period - guidance for elected members and local authority staff [252.8 KB] [pdf]
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.
East Sussex County Council, Local Government Act 2000 The Local Authorities (Referendums) (Petitions) (England) Regulations 2011
We are required by law to publish how many signatures of registered voters are required on a petition, which would require the council to hold a referendum on changing its model of governance. This figure is known as the verification number.
- Notice of Verification Number 2026 [112.2 KB] [pdf]