Hastings - Ashdown and Conquest division by-election November 2025
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
Notice of Poll
Notice is hereby given that:
- A poll for the election of a County Councillor for Ashdown and Conquest division will be held on Thursday 20 November 2025, between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm.
- The number of County Councillors to be elected is one.
- The names, home addresses and descriptions of the candidates remaining validly nominated for election and the names of all persons signing the candidates’ nomination paper are as follows.
| Name of Candidate | Home Address | Description (if any) | Names of assenters Proposer (+) & Seconder (++) listed first |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FISHER Aidan Christian |
(address in Rother) | Reform UK | Hazel E Vanbergen (+) Jason R Newman (++) |
|
GRIFFITHS Martin Paul |
(address in Rother) | Liberal Democrat | Robert J Wakeford (+) Catherine L Wakeford (++) |
|
HODGES Ricky |
(address in Hastings) | Independent | Philip A Todd (+) Lesley C Todd (++) |
|
KERSWELL Caroline June |
(address in Hastings) | The Conservative Party Candidate | Christopher M Wynne (+) Anne Waterfall (++) |
|
POLLARD Amanda |
(address in Rother) | Labour Party | Eileen E Masters (+) Alan P Masters (++) |
|
WARNE Paula |
(address in Hastings) | The Green Party | Caroline C Courtland-Smith (+) Philip C Nice (++) |
4. The situation of Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:
| Situation of Polling Station | Station Number | Ranges of electoral register numbers of persons entitled to vote thereat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings, East Sussex | 1 | A1-1 to A1-1184 | |
| St John`s Church Room, Upper Church Road, St Leonards on Sea | 2 | A2-1 to A2-1148 | |
| Bannatyne Spa Hotel (Montgomerie Suite), Battle Road, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex | 3 | A3-1 to A3-1700 | |
| The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings, East Sussex | 13 | F1-1 to F1-1632 | |
| St Peter and St Paul Church Hall, Parkstone Road, (Entrance Via Grange Avenue), Hastings | 14 | F2-1 to F2-2215 |
Dated Wednesday 12 November 2025
Victoria Conheady
Deputy Returning Officer
Statement of Persons Nominated
Local government election
East Sussex County Council Election of a County Councillor for Ashdown and Conquest on Thursday 20 November 2025
The following people have been or stand nominated for election to this division. Those who no longer stand nominated have a comment in the right hand column.
| Candidate name | Address of candidate* | Description of candidate | Reason why candidate no longer nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
|
FISHER Aidan Christian |
(address in Rother) | Reform UK | |
|
GRIFFITHS Martin Paul |
(address in Rother) | Liberal Democrat | |
|
HODGES Ricky |
(address in Hastings) | Independent | |
|
KERSWELL Caroline June |
(address in Hastings) | The Conservative Party Candidate | |
|
POLLARD Amanda |
(address in Rother) | Labour Party | |
|
WARNE Paula |
(address in Hastings) | The Green Party |
*In England, if a candidate has requested not to make their home address public, the relevant electoral area in which their home address is situated (or the country if their address is outside the UK) will be provided.
Dated Monday 27 October 2025
Victoria Conheady,
Deputy Returning Officer
Printed and published by the Deputy Returning Officer, Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3UY
Notice of Election Agents' Names and Offices
East Sussex County Council Election of a County Councillor for Ashdown and Conquest on Thursday 20 November 2025
I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that the names of election agents of the candidates at this election, and the addresses of the offices or places of such election agents to which all claims, notices, writs, summons, and other documents addressed to them may be sent, have respectively been declared in writing to me as follows:
| Name of Election Agent | Correspondence Address | Name of Candidate | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MORRIS Luis-Mark |
25 Harold Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5NJ |
FISHER Aidan Christian |
|
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VARRALL Mary |
Southernhay, Fontridge Lane, Etchingham, East Sussex, TN19 7DD |
GRIFFITHS Martin Paul |
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HODGES Ricky |
14A Sidley Green, Bexhill on Sea, TN39 5AH |
HODGES Ricky |
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|
ATKINS Liam |
6a Amherst Road, Bexhill on Sea, TN40 1QJ |
KERSWELL Caroline June |
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ROGERS Judy |
84 Bohemia Road, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 6RN |
POLLARD Amanda Kate Carman |
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LORD Tracey |
30 The Broadway, Hastings, TN35 5EH |
WARNE Paula |
Dated Monday 27 October 2025
Victoria Conheady,
Deputy Returning Officer
Notice of Election
East Sussex County Council
Election of Councillor - Ashdown and Conquest
1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Deputy Returning Officer at Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3UY on any day after the date of this notice between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday, but no later than 4pm on Friday 24th October 2025.
2. Nomination papers may be obtained by emailing electoralservices@hastings.gov.uk or from the offices of the Deputy Returning Officer, at Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3UY during the times stated above.
3. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 20th November 2025.
4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 12 midnight on Tuesday 4th November 2025. Applications can be made online.
5. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3UY by 5pm on Wednesday 5th November 2025. Applications can be made online or contact the Electoral Registration Office direct.
6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector's Document valid for this election, must reach the at Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3UY by 5pm on Wednesday 12th November 2025. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online.
7. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3UY by 5pm on Wednesday 12th November 2025. Some applications can be made online.
8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3UY by 5pm on Thursday 20th November 2025.
Dated Thursday 16th October 2025
Victoria Conheady,
Deputy Returning Officer
Notice of Vacancy
East Sussex County Council
County Division of Ashdown and Conquest
Local Government Act 1972
In accordance with Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, notice is hereby given that a casual vacancy has occurred in the office of councillor of the above county division, due to the death of Councillor Peter Pragnell.
An election to fill the vacancy shall be held within thirty-five days (so computed) after notice in writing of the vacancy has been given to me by two local government electors for the area.
Becky Shaw
County Returning Officer
East Sussex County Council
County Hall
St Anne’s Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1UE
Dated 02 October 2025.