Wealden District Council elections

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Map showing the composition of Wealden Council as of the 2011 election. Conservatives in blue, independents in grey and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 55 councillors have been elected from 35 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 1997
Conservative 1997 - present

Council elections

Summary of the results of recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election.

Year Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats Green Labour
1991[3] 44 3 11 0 0
1995[4] 29 4 24 0 1
1999[5] 34 2 22 0 0
2003[6] 34 6 15 0 0
2007[7] 34 7 12 2 0
2011[2] 47 5 3 0 0
2015 50 5 1 0 0

District result maps

  • 2003 results map

  • 2007 results map

  • 2011 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[8] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Pevensey Weston 28 November 1996 Conservative Conservative
Wadhurst 4 September 1997 Independent Conservative
Buxted 28 September 1997 Conservative Conservative
Pevensey Westham 28 September 1997 Liberal Democrat Conservative
Herstmonceux 2 April 1998 Conservative Conservative
Polegate South 28 May 1998 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Heathfield by-election 7 June 2001 Conservative Conservative
Uckfield by-election (2) 29 November 2001 Liberal Democrat Conservative
Herstmonceux by-election 4 April 2002 Conservative Conservative
Uckfield by-election 27 June 2002 Conservative Liberal Democrat
Uckfield Ridgewood by-election 16 September 2004 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Pevensey and Westham by-election 29 September 2005 Conservative Conservative
Crowborough North by-election 6 April 2006 Conservative Conservative
Uckfield New Town by-election 29 June 2006 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Uckfield New Town by-election 17 July 2008 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Alfriston by-election 25 September 2008 Conservative Liberal Democrat
Heathfield North and Central by-election 23 September 2010 Conservative Conservative
Polegate North by-election 2 August 2012 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Heathfield North and Central by-election 29 November 2012 Conservative Conservative
Crowborough West by-election 22 January 2015 Conservative Conservative

References

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