Rother council election, 2023
Most seats
10
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
38
across 21 wards
Turnout
36.5%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 10 | -4 | 16,852 | 37.4% | +1.0 |
| Labour Party | 8 | +5 | 6,400 | 14.2% | +1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | +0 | 7,038 | 15.6% | +0.3 |
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 7 | +7 | 5,968 | 13.2% | — |
| Independent | 3 | -10 | 4,309 | 9.6% | -17.4 |
| Green Party | 3 | +2 | 3,064 | 6.8% | +2.6 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0 | +0 | 1,047 | 2.3% | -2.3 |
| Independent Network | 0 | +0 | 406 | 0.9% | — |
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 38 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 38 | |
| Labour Party | 16 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 10 | |
| Independent | 9 | |
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 9 | |
| Green Party | 5 | |
| Independent Network | 1 |
A party standing a full slate could field 38 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.
Bexhill Central 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Christine Ann Bayliss Elected | 732 | 62.7% | +3.9 |
| Labour Party | Ruairi Anthony McCourt Elected | 579 | 49.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nurul Amin | 250 | 21.4% | -20.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Leonard Webb | 224 | 19.2% | — |
| Independent | Andrew J Crotty | 208 | 17.8% | — |
| Independent | Andy Voyce | 98 | 8.4% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Colin Sullivan | 76 | 6.5% | -10.4 |
| Majority | 329 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,162 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,168 | |||
Labour Party hold
Bexhill Collington 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Doug Oliver Elected | 1,148 | 68.8% | — |
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Ashan Jeeawon Elected | 1,055 | 63.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bridget Ann Hollingsworth | 560 | 33.6% | +16.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Balwinder Singh Khaira | 397 | 23.8% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Jill Moray Davies | 176 | 10.6% | +3.3 |
| Majority | 495 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,928 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,668 | |||
Rother Association of Independent Councillors gain from Independent · Rother Association of Independent Councillors gain from Independent
Bexhill Kewhurst 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Brian John Drayson Elected | 671 | 42.5% | — |
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Andrew Peter Hayward Elected | 637 | 40.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gillian Johnson | 528 | 33.4% | +1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin Kenward | 469 | 29.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Goddard | 440 | 27.9% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Alison Phillips | 140 | 8.9% | +0.3 |
| Majority | 109 | |||
| Turnout | 47.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,394 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,579 | |||
Rother Association of Independent Councillors gain from Independent · Rother Association of Independent Councillors gain from Independent
Bexhill Old Town & Worsham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Polly Janet Gray Elected | 535 | 54.0% | +17.7 |
| Labour Party | Mark Colby Legg Elected | 374 | 37.8% | +22.1 |
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Chris Madeley | 323 | 32.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barbara Clark | 282 | 28.5% | +4.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hannah Jean Louise Fisher | 190 | 19.2% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Michael Phillips | 79 | 8.0% | -9.5 |
| Majority | 51 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,248 | |||
| Ballots cast | 990 | |||
Green Party hold · Labour Party gain from Independent
Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Charles Clark Elected | 754 | 60.6% | -23.9 |
| Labour Party | Gareth Robert Michael Delany Elected | 429 | 34.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jay Brewerton | 391 | 31.4% | +5.9 |
| Independent | Charlie Rustem | 268 | 21.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Geoffrey Raymond Robertson | 180 | 14.5% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | John Frank Dicker | 90 | 7.2% | -7.5 |
| Majority | 38 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,956 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,244 | |||
Independent hold · Labour Party gain from Independent
Bexhill Sackville 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Hazel Linda Timpe Elected | 643 | 48.2% | — |
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Terry Byrne Elected | 629 | 47.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shaji Thomas | 392 | 29.4% | -4.8 |
| Labour Party | Brian Basham | 313 | 23.5% | +3.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Christopher James David Rawdon-Mogg | 293 | 22.0% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Sheila Patricia Allen-Rodgers | 122 | 9.1% | -7.7 |
| Majority | 237 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,064 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,334 | |||
Rother Association of Independent Councillors gain from Independent · Rother Association of Independent Councillors gain from Independent
Bexhill Sidley 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Sam Coleman Elected | 507 | 51.8% | +1.6 |
| Labour Party | Fazlul Haque Chowdhury Elected | 420 | 42.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jim Carroll | 377 | 38.5% | -5.6 |
| Independent | Sharon Joy Blagrove | 209 | 21.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brett Reginald McLean | 203 | 20.7% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | John Kamil Zipser | 61 | 6.2% | -22.5 |
| Majority | 43 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,249 | |||
| Ballots cast | 979 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party hold
Bexhill St Marks 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Connor Jack Winter Elected | 630 | 37.3% | -37.8 |
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Jimmy Stanger Elected | 527 | 31.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Foster | 474 | 28.0% | +8.4 |
| Independent Network | Nigel Jacklin | 406 | 24.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nathaniel Robert Jack Lake | 315 | 18.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Ann Dash | 241 | 14.3% | +6.3 |
| Labour Party | Peter Victor Hillier-Palmer | 239 | 14.1% | +8.1 |
| Labour Party | Justin Webster Pierce | 191 | 11.3% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Christine Zipser | 99 | 5.9% | -1.3 |
| Majority | 53 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,091 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,691 | |||
Independent hold · Rother Association of Independent Councillors gain from Independent
Bexhill St Stephens 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Arren Rathbone Ariel Elected | 561 | 45.0% | +14.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Thomas Elected | 548 | 43.9% | +13.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Abul Kalam Azad | 462 | 37.0% | +10.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Carroll | 425 | 34.1% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Gillian Elaine Ammoun | 139 | 11.1% | -6.8 |
| Majority | 86 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,961 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,247 | |||
Green Party gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats hold
Brede & Udimore
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Neil Gordon Elected | 414 | 58.1% | -3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Paul Griffiths | 239 | 33.6% | -5.0 |
| Labour Party | XXXX Margaret Sandra | 57 | 8.0% | — |
| Majority | 175 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,809 | |||
| Ballots cast | 712 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Burwash & the Weald 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anthony John Lane Barnes Elected | 610 | 47.3% | -8.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Eleanor Mary Kirby-Green Elected | 605 | 46.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Elizabeth Varrall | 541 | 42.0% | +7.2 |
| Independent | Heather Beryl Love | 448 | 34.8% | — |
| Majority | 64 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,583 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,289 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Catsfield & Crowhurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chas Pearce Elected | 403 | 48.1% | +21.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary Clifford Curtis | 275 | 32.9% | -5.6 |
| Labour Party | Tim MacPherson | 154 | 18.4% | — |
| Majority | 128 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,928 | |||
| Ballots cast | 837 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Eastern Rother 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lizzie Hacking Elected | 605 | 43.8% | -19.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Norman Osborne Elected | 578 | 41.9% | — |
| Green Party | Dominic Mark Wistow Manning | 563 | 40.8% | — |
| Green Party | Catherine Laura Glover | 466 | 33.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Linda June Whymark | 300 | 21.7% | +2.6 |
| Majority | 15 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,804 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,381 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hurst Green & Ticehurst 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Teresa Mary Killeen Elected | 740 | 53.8% | +10.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mary Barnes Elected | 635 | 46.1% | -15.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Philip Hardy | 611 | 44.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Graham Stephen Browne | 603 | 43.8% | — |
| Majority | 24 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,137 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,376 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Margaret Field Elected | 1,092 | 73.1% | +3.9 |
| Green Party | Sue Burton Elected | 939 | 62.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Beaumont | 305 | 20.4% | -5.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kirsty Alexandra Curtis | 266 | 17.8% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Bernard Walter Mabon | 65 | 4.4% | -6.4 |
| Majority | 634 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,848 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,493 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Green Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Northern Rother 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Ganly Elected | 881 | 51.5% | -16.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Biggs Elected | 880 | 51.4% | — |
| Independent | Peter Jonathan Vine-Hall | 851 | 49.7% | — |
| Majority | 29 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,086 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,712 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Robertsbridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Prochak Elected | 519 | 72.6% | +4.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Redstone | 191 | 26.7% | +0.5 |
| Majority | 328 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,019 | |||
| Ballots cast | 715 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Rye & Winchelsea 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Cheryl Creaser Elected | 608 | 39.3% | +10.6 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Simon Bede McGurk Elected | 606 | 39.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Gillan Harris | 506 | 32.7% | -0.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gennette Florence Stevens | 435 | 28.1% | -10.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jayne Stevens | 371 | 24.0% | — |
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | Chris Hoggart | 335 | 21.6% | — |
| Majority | 100 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,930 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,548 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Sedlescombe & Westfield 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Beverley Coupar Elected | 843 | 56.7% | -9.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carl Raymond Maynard Elected | 714 | 48.0% | -6.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kate Elizabeth Ludden | 647 | 43.5% | — |
| Majority | 67 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,257 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,488 | |||
Independent hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
South Battle & Telham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Vikki Cook Elected | 388 | 63.9% | +0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bernard Peter Brown | 211 | 34.8% | +9.1 |
| Majority | 177 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,736 | |||
| Ballots cast | 607 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Southern Rother 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Stanley Mier Elected | 770 | 47.0% | -10.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tim Oliver Grohne Elected | 645 | 39.4% | -14.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Richard William Bradley | 569 | 34.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Nick Warren | 489 | 29.9% | +7.0 |
| Labour Party | Sue Learoyd-Smith | 402 | 24.5% | — |
| Majority | 76 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,566 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,638 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold