Wealden council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 40 wards · 44 seats contested

Most seats
13
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
44
across 40 wards
Turnout
36.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 13 +9 9,839 18.5% +4.8
Green Party 11 +9 11,476 21.6% +2.4
Independent 10 +5 8,207 15.5% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party 8 -25 18,501 34.8% -10.3
Labour Party 2 +2 4,570 8.6% -0.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 346 0.7% -0.8
Reform UK 0 +0 121 0.2% —
Social Democratic Party 0 +0 34 0.1% —

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 44
Conservative and Unionist Party 43
Independent 23
Liberal Democrats 22
Green Party 14
Labour Party 11
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2
Reform UK 1
Social Democratic Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 44 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.

Arlington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Alison Jane Wilson Elected 668 54.5% +24.4
Conservative and Unionist Party David Russell Watts 446 36.4% -12.4
Liberal Democrats Catherine Naledi Hall 109 8.9% -12.2
Majority222
Turnout51.0%
Registered electors2,418
Ballots cast1,225

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Buxted

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Graham Shaw Elected 671 60.1% +27.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Jane Stevens-Smith 444 39.8% -19.5
Majority227
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors2,858
Ballots cast1,116

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Chiddingly, East Hoathly &Waldron

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoffrey Joseph Draper Elected 578 61.2% +6.2
Labour Party Tony Fielding 367 38.8% +28.0
Majority211
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,706
Ballots cast945

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Crowborough Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Jane Huntington Clark Elected 576 54.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ronald George Reed 410 39.0% -12.0
Independent Peter James Bucklitsch 65 6.2% -21.9
Majority166
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors3,031
Ballots cast1,051

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Crowborough Jarvis Brook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gareth Huw Owen-Williams Elected 648 75.3% +37.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Barrington Edwards 212 24.7% -0.2
Majority436
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors3,006
Ballots cast860

Liberal Democrats hold

Crowborough North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James Partridge Elected 605 54.4% —
Independent Kay Jane Moss 265 23.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Turgoose 243 21.8% -30.1
Majority340
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors2,793
Ballots cast1,113

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Crowborough South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andrew James Ashton Wilson Elected 732 74.2% +36.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Malcolm Lunn 258 26.1% -20.3
Majority474
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors3,122
Ballots cast987

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Crowborough South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alison Clare Arthur Elected 454 58.3% +35.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Harry Waller 322 41.3% -10.2
Majority132
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors2,482
Ballots cast779

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Crowborough St Johns

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Martyn Everitt Elected 572 49.7% +13.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Vaughan Hallett 501 43.5% -19.9
Labour Party Sarah Bammann 82 7.1% —
Majority71
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors2,733
Ballots cast1,152

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Danehill & Fletching

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Christina Nanna Mary Coleman Elected 1,107 64.3% +23.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Galley 545 31.6% -27.2
Independent Wes Constantinou 73 4.2% —
Majority562
Turnout53.0%
Registered electors3,250
Ballots cast1,722

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Forest Row

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Patricia Patterson-Vanegas Elected 937 77.9% -1.2
Independent Rowena Clare Moore 265 22.0% —
Majority672
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors2,823
Ballots cast1,203

Green Party hold

Framfield & Cross-in-Hand

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Elizabeth Newton Elected 571 57.5% -0.7
Labour Party Peter Ullmann 422 42.5% +34.5
Majority149
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors2,657
Ballots cast993

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Frant & Wadhurst 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sarah Glynn-Ives Elected 882 41.4% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Johanna Christina Dorothy Howell Elected 865 40.6% -14.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Weavers 766 36.0% —
Independent Serena Jane Gadd 655 30.8% —
Labour Party James Walker 635 29.8% +13.2
Majority99
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors5,467
Ballots cast2,130

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hailsham Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Neil Andrew Cleaver Elected 432 66.1% +33.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Doina Rusu 222 33.9% -6.3
Majority210
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors2,502
Ballots cast654

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hailsham East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Gavin Michael Blake-Coggins Elected 520 71.1% +12.1
Conservative and Unionist Party James Ian Cottenham 211 28.9% -12.1
Majority309
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors3,361
Ballots cast731

Liberal Democrats hold

Hailsham North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Steven Holbrook Elected 583 74.6% +34.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Antony James Hayes 199 25.4% -7.5
Majority384
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors2,577
Ballots cast782

Liberal Democrats hold

Hailsham North West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Glynn Richard White Elected 412 52.1% -2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven David Keogh 375 47.4% +1.5
Majority37
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors2,691
Ballots cast791

Liberal Democrats hold

Hailsham South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Anne Barbara Blake-Coggins Elected 381 47.0% -12.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Stephan Coltman 309 38.1% -0.4
Reform UK Rob Stevens 121 14.9% —
Majority72
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors2,859
Ballots cast811

Liberal Democrats hold

Hailsham West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Grocock Elected 293 36.9% -8.6
Liberal Democrats Alexa Claire Clarke 255 32.2% -4.1
Independent David John Radtke 211 26.6% —
Social Democratic Party Stephen Gander 34 4.3% —
Majority38
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors2,937
Ballots cast793

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Hartfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Rachel Millward Elected 774 63.0% +7.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Janie Robinson 456 37.1% -7.1
Majority318
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors2,845
Ballots cast1,229

Green Party hold

Heathfield North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mike Gadd Elected 523 46.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Raymond Andrew Cade 376 33.6% -28.4
Labour Party David Warden Newman 204 18.2% +3.1
Independent Naz Mian 14 1.3% —
Independent Naz Mian 14 1.3% —
Majority147
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors3,357
Ballots cast1,118

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Heathfield South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Kevin Owen Benton Elected 716 66.0% +26.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Guyton-Day 369 34.0% -26.0
Majority347
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors3,005
Ballots cast1,085

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hellingly

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David George White Elected 690 64.1% +1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Bryant 311 28.9% +3.0
Independent David Roger Alfred Alan Younge 77 7.1% —
Majority379
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors4,263
Ballots cast1,077

Independent hold

Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Nicholas Coleshill Elected 1,012 52.1% +24.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Fairweather Elected 1,000 51.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pam Doodes 737 37.9% -6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Nuala Geary 620 31.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Laurence Victor Keeley 183 9.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mike Pursglove 163 8.4% —
Majority263
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors5,605
Ballots cast1,944

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Horam & Punnetts Town 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Cornelie Usborne Elected 1,720 64.8% +27.8
Green Party Greg Collins Elected 1,697 63.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Bowdler 933 35.2% -17.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Stedman 812 30.6% —
Majority764
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors6,000
Ballots cast2,654

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Lower Willingdon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Stephen Sai Hung Shing Elected 602 54.6% -14.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Douglas Murray 342 31.0% +10.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Louise Whitehead 156 14.2% +3.7
Majority260
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors2,664
Ballots cast1,102

Independent hold

Maresfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Ian Michael Tysh Elected 950 69.1% +7.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Margaret Galley 424 30.9% -7.9
Majority526
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors3,029
Ballots cast1,374

Green Party hold

Mayfield & Five Ashes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Terence Redman Elected 716 55.4% -2.3
Green Party Simon Peter Cramond 344 26.6% -6.7
Labour Party Jason Keith Scott-Taggart 233 18.0% +9.0
Majority372
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors2,694
Ballots cast1,293

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Pevensey Bay

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Daniel David Brookbank Elected 524 64.9% +42.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Dianne Janet Dear 283 35.1% +4.6
Majority241
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors2,533
Ballots cast807

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Polegate Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Primett Elected 394 37.8% —
Liberal Democrats Andy O'Kane 260 25.0% —
Independent Malcolm James Cunningham 197 18.9% —
Labour Party Paul William Hunt 190 18.3% —
Majority134
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors3,575
Ballots cast1,041

Polegate North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Oi Lin Shing Elected 351 34.4% -16.1
Conservative and Unionist Party James Edward Heward 310 30.4% +12.6
Independent Nathan John Dunbar 241 23.7% —
Liberal Democrats Kate Edmons 117 11.5% +0.1
Majority41
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,019

Independent hold

Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Daniel Dak Yan Shing Elected 554 54.1% -18.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Cherie Dawn Berry 311 30.4% +14.0
Liberal Democrats Andy Watkins 159 15.5% —
Majority243
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,837
Ballots cast1,024

Independent hold

South Downs

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Martin Greaves Elected 660 47.9% +3.1
Liberal Democrats Katrina Ruth Best 555 40.3% +2.4
Green Party Tom Michael Harrison 163 11.8% -5.4
Majority105
Turnout53.0%
Registered electors2,626
Ballots cast1,377

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Stone Cross

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Oliver Upton Elected 335 46.5% -5.6
Liberal Democrats Carolina Rosena Adcock 244 33.9% —
Green Party Nick Mawdsley 141 19.6% -28.2
Majority91
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors3,069
Ballots cast720

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Uckfield East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Kelvin John Williams Elected 429 46.6% -9.4
Independent Duncan Alastair Bennett 298 32.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Petrina Voelcker 193 21.0% -7.5
Majority131
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,592
Ballots cast920

Liberal Democrats hold

Uckfield New Town 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ben Sebastian Cox Elected 1,078 53.2% +11.8
Independent Spike Mayhew Elected 727 35.9% —
Labour Party George Robert Keith Wilson 706 34.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Firth 634 31.3% -12.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Ginny Heard 471 23.2% —
Majority21
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors4,941
Ballots cast2,027

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Uckfield North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Daniel James Keith Manvell Elected 444 51.6% +33.5
Independent Jackie Love 223 25.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John Waldock 194 22.5% -21.8
Majority221
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,417
Ballots cast861

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ben Reed Elected 306 41.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Stuart Marshall 226 30.5% -13.5
Labour Party Christopher Field 209 28.2% +17.3
Majority80
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors2,170
Ballots cast741

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Upper Willingdon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Raymond Dak Wai Shing Elected 616 55.3% -0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Findon 299 26.8% -5.2
Liberal Democrats Dionne Joanne Michelle Daniel 200 18.0% +6.2
Majority317
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors3,076
Ballots cast1,114

Independent hold

Withyham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jessika Simone Hulbert Elected 850 72.2% +19.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Michael Banham 325 27.6% -19.7
Majority525
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors2,474
Ballots cast1,177

Green Party hold

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