Ashdown and Conquest By-election 2025 - Declaration of Result of Poll
Declaration of Result of Poll
I, Victoria Conheady, being the Deputy Returning Officer at the election of a County Councillor for the Ashdown & Conquest Electoral Division held on Thursday 20 November 2025 do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:
Poll results
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes* |
| FISHER, Aidan Christian | Reform UK | 797 - Elected |
| WARNE, Paula | The Green Party | 607 |
| KERSWELL, Caroline June | The Conservative Party Candidate | 494 |
| POLLARD, Amanda | Labour Party | 395 |
| GRIFFITHS, Martin Paul | Liberal Democrat | 129 |
| HODGES, Ricky | Independent | 55 |
* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.
The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:
| Reason rejected | Number |
|---|---|
| A Want of official mark | |
| B Voting for more than one candidate | |
| C Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | |
| D Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty | 3 |
| E Rejected in part | |
| Total | 3 |
Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 8032
Ballot papers issued: 2480
Turnout: 30.88%
And I do hereby declare that Aidan Christian Fisher is duly elected for the Ashdown and Conquest Electoral Division.
Victoria Conheady Deputy Returning Officer
Date: Friday 21 November 2025