Mid Sussex council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 27 wards · 48 seats contested

Most seats
20
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
48
across 27 wards
Turnout
37.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 20 +7 28,248 36.9% +6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 18 -12 25,143 32.9% -7.2
Independent 5 +1 7,940 10.4% +2.2
Green Party 4 +1 9,172 12.0% +0.5
Labour Party 1 +1 5,870 7.7% -1.4
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 +0 150 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 48
Conservative and Unionist Party 48
Liberal Democrats 39
Green Party 24
Independent 20
Labour Party 19
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 48 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jenny Edwards Elected 709 40.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Marsh Elected 567 32.3% —
Green Party Matt Brewin 565 32.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bruce Forbes 511 29.2% —
Independent Julian Raymond Eric Smith 393 22.4% —
Liberal Democrats Ben Jerrit 358 20.4% —
Independent Barry John Theobald 243 13.9% —
Majority2
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors4,650
Ballots cast1,753

Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Edward Belsey Elected 535 64.0% —
Green Party Pete Wells 168 20.1% —
Liberal Democrats Graham Ernest Knight 133 15.9% —
Majority367
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast836

Burgess Hill Dunstall 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Kennedy Elected 648 41.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mustak Miah Elected 622 40.0% —
Liberal Democrats Giles Anthony John Parsons 553 35.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Mucklestone 526 33.8% —
Independent Yann Charles Davies 249 16.0% —
Labour Party Pam Haigh 174 11.2% —
Majority69
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors4,100
Ballots cast1,556

Burgess Hill Franklands 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Janice Marie Henwood Elected 1,130 63.0% —
Liberal Democrats David Christopher Eggleton Elected 1,107 61.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Claire Fussell 404 22.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tobias Christoper Joel Parker 393 21.9% —
Independent Andy Stowe 328 18.3% —
Majority703
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors4,213
Ballots cast1,793

Burgess Hill Leylands 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Anne Eves Elected 848 61.5% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Hicks Elected 813 59.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Christopher Holden 383 27.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam George William White 331 24.0% —
Majority430
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors3,702
Ballots cast1,379

Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Robert Eggleston Elected 1,208 67.0% —
Liberal Democrats Tofojjul Hussain Elected 1,046 58.0% —
Independent Sean Robert Kelly 402 22.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cherry Catharine 334 18.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Catherine White 287 15.9% —
Majority644
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors4,770
Ballots cast1,803

Burgess Hill St Andrews 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Christine Angela Cherry Elected 800 51.2% —
Green Party Matthew Alan Cornish Elected 665 42.6% —
Independent Ray Woods 442 28.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeremy Charles Catharine 368 23.6% —
Labour Party Joanne Clare Rodway 319 20.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Toby Dawson 317 20.3% —
Labour Party Rebecca Emma Sinnatt 212 13.6% —
Majority223
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,562

Burgess Hill Victoria

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Peter Jack Chapman Elected 666 66.7% —
Labour Party Linda Gregory 201 20.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin George Willcock 132 13.2% —
Majority465
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast999

Copthorne & Worth 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Casella Elected 612 57.2% —
Independent Christopher Thomas Phillips Elected 505 47.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Dorey 481 45.0% —
Liberal Democrats Maggie Aston 323 30.2% —
Green Party Lorcan Stuart Peter Stillwell Smith 219 20.5% —
Majority24
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,070

Crawley Down 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ian Paul Gibson Elected 1,080 66.5% —
Independent John Hitchcock Elected 980 60.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Williams 439 27.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phillip Alfred Charles Coote 403 24.8% —
Green Party Gordon Richard Westcott 188 11.6% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew Robin Goldsmith 159 9.8% —
Majority541
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,624

Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm Ronald Avery Elected 894 48.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Knight Elected 706 37.9% —
Liberal Democrats Barbara Edith King 540 29.0% —
Independent Sacha Dykes 419 22.5% —
Liberal Democrats James Jonathan Holloway 367 19.7% —
Green Party Rachel Louise McNamara 360 19.3% —
Labour Party Andrew William Foster 292 15.7% —
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party Baron Von Thunderclap 150 8.0% —
Majority166
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,864

Downland Villages

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Zeidler Elected 511 55.5% —
Liberal Democrats Neville Reginald Searle 185 20.1% —
Labour Party Norina O'Hare 116 12.6% —
Green Party Clare Rogers 109 11.8% —
Majority326
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast921

East Grinstead Ashplats 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Belsey Elected 696 52.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam David Peacock Elected 561 42.6% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Henry Lane 310 23.6% —
Green Party Alex Langridge 272 20.7% —
Independent Carly Rebecca Godfrey 272 20.7% —
Labour Party Thomas Peter Nicolas Britton 266 20.2% —
Independent Stef Hillwood 254 19.3% —
Majority251
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,316

East Grinstead Baldwins

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Julie Anne Mockford Elected 340 38.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Colin John Evans 292 33.1% —
Liberal Democrats Fathi Hasan Ali Tarada 250 28.3% —
Majority48
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors2,687
Ballots cast882

East Grinstead Herontye

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dick Sweatman Elected 429 45.6% —
Liberal Democrats Steve Hall 272 28.9% —
Independent Nick Gibson 126 13.4% —
Green Party Sharon Martin 113 12.0% —
Majority157
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast940

East Grinstead Imberhorne 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rex Whittaker Elected 666 43.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Phillip Farren Elected 530 34.4% —
Independent Heidi Anne Brunsdon 517 33.5% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams 412 26.7% —
Green Party Chrissie Masters 342 22.2% —
Independent Christopher Lomas 333 21.6% —
Majority13
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors4,989
Ballots cast1,542

East Grinstead Town 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacquie Russell Elected 539 43.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Dabell Elected 504 40.3% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barnett 498 39.8% —
Liberal Democrats Lee Daniel Gibbs 378 30.2% —
Green Party Laura Buonocore 203 16.2% —
Independent Norman Mockford 199 15.9% —
Labour Party David Lloyd Wilbraham 183 14.6% —
Majority6
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,252

Handcross & Pease Pottage

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Eric Andrew Prescott Elected 270 44.0% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Anthony Cox 199 32.4% —
Independent Carole Ann Steggles 145 23.6% —
Majority71
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast614

Hassocks 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sue Hatton Elected 2,314 75.2% —
Liberal Democrats Kristian Johannes Berggreen Elected 2,084 67.7% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Patrick Hobbs Elected 1,699 55.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Simmons 587 19.1% —
Labour Party Alison Doreen Whelan 564 18.3% —
Green Party Marie Holmstrom 541 17.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Henry Beck 474 15.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Anthony Horsfield 423 13.7% —
Majority1,112
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors6,727
Ballots cast3,077

Haywards Heath Ashenground 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Richard Stemp Bates Elected 873 48.5% —
Liberal Democrats Duncan Pascoe Elected 708 39.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sujan Wickremaratchi 532 29.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Justin Wade Cromie 467 26.0% —
Labour Party Murray Elliott Crump 370 20.6% —
Green Party Richard Kail 328 18.2% —
Majority176
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors5,424
Ballots cast1,799

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alison Clare Rees Elected 751 43.0% —
Liberal Democrats Anthony Peter Platts Elected 700 40.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Cromie 560 32.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Hillier 552 31.6% —
Labour Party Jack William Taplin 369 21.1% —
Green Party Deanna Nicholson 311 17.8% —
Labour Party Benjamin John Webb 251 14.4% —
Majority140
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,747

Haywards Heath Franklands 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rod Clarke Elected 620 39.3% —
Labour Party Paul Kenny Elected 594 37.6% —
Labour Party Tim Weekes 562 35.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Pulfer 536 34.0% —
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Lucraft 359 22.8% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Knight 293 18.6% —
Green Party Caroline Susan Mendes 192 12.2% —
Majority32
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,578

Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Lucraft Elected 715 39.1% —
Liberal Democrats Abdul Bashar Elected 710 38.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ruth De Mierre 704 38.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alastair Charles McPherson 697 38.1% —
Green Party Allan Murray 375 20.5% —
Labour Party Nick Lashmar 372 20.4% —
Majority6
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors5,241
Ballots cast1,828

Haywards Heath North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sandy Ellis Elected 400 35.7% —
Liberal Democrats Emiliano Mancino 339 30.3% —
Green Party Richard Alan Nicholson 168 15.0% —
Labour Party David George Morley 167 14.9% —
Independent Christian Alexander Pitt 47 4.2% —
Majority61
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors2,791
Ballots cast1,120

Hurstpierpoint 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alison Bennett Elected 1,236 64.3% —
Liberal Democrats Rodney Thomas Hayden Jackson Elected 1,050 54.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Scholfield 471 24.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Billy Lee 444 23.1% —
Labour Party Graciano Soares 328 17.1% —
Green Party Sue Kelly 315 16.4% —
Majority579
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,922

Lindfield 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Cooke Elected 1,141 46.0% —
Liberal Democrats Cavan Wood Elected 1,020 41.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Ash-Edwards 906 36.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthea Lea 855 34.5% —
Green Party David Woolley 450 18.2% —
Green Party Stu Nisbett 360 14.5% —
Labour Party Ian Willian MacLean 225 9.1% —
Majority114
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,478

Lindfield Rural & High Weald 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Paul Brown Elected 852 40.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lorraine Carvalho Elected 851 40.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Victoria Webster 821 38.7% —
Liberal Democrats Emily Julia Lomax 567 26.7% —
Green Party Nigel Cross 519 24.4% —
Labour Party Mandy Claiden 305 14.4% —
Majority30
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors5,363
Ballots cast2,124

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