Rye & Winchelsea ward

Vote share over time

Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.

07/05/2026 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Dan Bradley Elected 531 27.3% —
Green Party Dominic Mark Wistow Manning 500 25.7% —
Labour Party Amanda Kate Carman Pollard 402 20.6% -18.6
Conservative and Unionist Party David Peter Cooke 368 18.9% -9.2
Liberal Democrats Derek William Greenup 146 7.5% -25.2
Majority31
Turnout50.9%
Registered electors3,857
Ballots cast1,947

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

04/05/2023 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% —
Majority100
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors3,930
Ballots cast1,548

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Liberal Democrats

02/05/2019 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gennette Florence Stevens Elected 538 38.9% —
Liberal Democrats Howard John Norton Elected 453 32.7% —
Independent Chris Hoggart 451 32.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jayne Stevens 407 29.4% —
Labour Party Cheryl Creaser 397 28.7% —
Labour Party Jonathan Lee 314 22.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ruth Green 207 15.0% —
Majority2
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,384