Local government elections in West Sussex, England
Mid Sussex District Council is elected every four years.
Council elections
Election results
| Overall control | | Conservative | | Lib Dems | | Labour | | Green | | Independent |
2023 | NOC | 18 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2019 | Con | 34 | 13 | - | 3 | 4 |
2015 | Con | 54 | - | - | - | - |
2011 | Con | 45 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
2007 | Con | 30 | 23 | 1 | - | - |
2003 | Con | 28 | 24 | 2 | - | - |
Results maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
2003-2007
Hurstpierpoint and Downs By-Election 5 May 2005[8][9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Maidment | 1,890 | 50.4 | +3.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Jackson | 1,240 | 33.1 | -0.8 |
| Labour | Ann Morgan | 619 | 16.5 | -3.0 |
Majority | 650 | 17.3 | |
Turnout | 3,749 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2007-2011
Burgess Hill St Andrews By-Election 3 July 2008 (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Janice Henwood | 876 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Knight | 829 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Burgess | 561 | | |
| Conservative | Jim Clapperton | 501 | | |
| Green | Philip Smith | 65 | | |
| Labour | Leigh Marshall | 40 | | |
Turnout | 2,872 | 42.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hurstpierpoint and Downs By-Election 24 July 2008[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jack Callaghan | 1,040 | 51.4 | +11.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Jackson | 608 | 30.1 | +3.3 |
| Green | Mike Airey | 374 | 18.5 | -4.8 |
Majority | 432 | 21.3 | |
Turnout | 2,022 | 35.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Haywards Heath Bentswood By-Election 22 January 2009[11][12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Irene Balls | 514 | 36.9 | +1.4 |
| Labour | Richard Goddard | 456 | 32.7 | -2.6 |
| Conservative | Andy Mackintosh | 332 | 23.8 | -5.4 |
| BNP | Tony Brewer | 92 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
Majority | 58 | 4.2 | |
Turnout | 1,394 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Cuckfield By-Election 6 May 2010[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Salisbury | 1,597 | 54.0 | -11.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blanch | 1,362 | 46.0 | +11.7 |
Majority | 235 | 8.0 | |
Turnout | 2,959 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Haywards Heath Heath By-Election 6 May 2010[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Ng | 1,350 | 46.9 | +1.4 |
| Conservative | Robert Salisbury | 1,310 | 45.5 | -9.0 |
| Labour | Alan Yates | 221 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
Majority | 40 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 2,881 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
High Weald By-Election 6 May 2010[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon McMenemy | 1,670 | 55.9 | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Lucraft | 922 | 30.9 | +15.0 |
| Green | Paul Brown | 395 | 13.2 | -15.9 |
Majority | 748 | 25.0 | |
Turnout | 2,987 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hurstpierpoint and Downs By-Election 6 May 2010[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon McMenemy | 2,362 | 56.1 | +15.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Jackson | 1,848 | 43.9 | +17.1 |
Majority | 514 | 12.2 | |
Turnout | 4,210 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Haywards Heath Franklands By-Election 29 July 2010[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John de Mierre | 545 | 50.8 | +1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Raha Kazemi | 464 | 43.3 | +27.8 |
| Independent | Colin Bates | 63 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
Majority | 81 | 7.6 | |
Turnout | 1,072 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2011-2015
Cuckfield By-Election 2 May 2013[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Pete Bradbury | 770 | 57.8 | +9.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blanch | 429 | 32.2 | -0.7 |
| Labour | Stuart Gilboy | 134 | 10.1 | +3.1 |
Majority | 341 | 25.6 | |
Turnout | 1,333 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Haywards Heath Franklands By-Election 19 December 2013[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roderick Clarke | 414 | 45.6 | -8.0 |
| UKIP | Howard Burrell | 269 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| Labour | Gregory Mountain | 103 | 11.3 | -0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Lucraft | 91 | 10.0 | -12.6 |
| Green | Miranda Diboll | 31 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
Majority | 145 | 16.0 | |
Turnout | 908 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Haywards Heath Lucastes By-Election 23 October 2014[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Rawlinson | 524 | 56.4 | +3.9 |
| UKIP | Marc Montgomery | 203 | 21.9 | +14.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Chapman | 112 | 12.1 | -10.9 |
| Labour | Henry Fowler | 90 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
Majority | 321 | 34.6 | |
Turnout | 929 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bolney By-Election 13 November 2014[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Allen | 261 | 42.9 | -24.2 |
| UKIP | Anthony Williams | 187 | 30.7 | +17.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Hicks | 161 | 26.4 | +6.9 |
Majority | 74 | 12.2 | |
Turnout | 609 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2015-2019
Bolney By-Election 4 May 2017[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Judy Llewellyn-Burke | 562 | 65.7 | +13.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Jackson | 201 | 23.5 | -4.9 |
| UKIP | Peter Hopgood | 59 | 6.9 | -12.5 |
| Monster Raving Loony | Baron von Thunderclap | 33 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
Majority | 361 | 42.2 | |
Turnout | 855 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Burgess Hill Franklands By-Election 4 May 2017[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Claire Fussell | 757 | 44.4 | +2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Allen | 600 | 35.2 | +13.6 |
| Labour | Elaine Bolton | 175 | 10.3 | -1.3 |
| UKIP | Chris French | 91 | 5.3 | -9.8 |
| Green | Robert Duggan | 81 | 4.8 | -4.4 |
Majority | 157 | 9.2 | |
Turnout | 1,704 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hassocks By-Election 8 June 2017 (2 seats)[24] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michelle Binks | 2,023 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Hatton | 1,931 | | |
| Conservative | Jessica Edwards | 1,835 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gemma Stockford | 1,536 | | |
| Labour | Will Matthews | 1,042 | | |
| Labour | Harry Young | 812 | | |
| Green | Viv Aloy | 512 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
East Grinstead Imberhorne By-Election 26 October 2017[25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rex Whittaker | 540 | 58.5 | -2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Martin | 206 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
| Labour | David Wilbraham | 110 | 11.9 | -8.7 |
| Independent | Ian Sanders | 67 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
Majority | 334 | 36.2 | |
Turnout | 923 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2019-2023
Copthorne and Worth By-Election 6 May 2021[26] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bruce Forbes | 810 | 61.6 | +26.7 |
| Green | Matthew Brewin | 284 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| Independent | Norman Mockford | 221 | 16.8 | +16.8 |
Majority | 526 | 40.0 | |
Turnout | 1,315 | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Ardingly and Balcombe By-Election 8 July 2021[27] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Jenny Edwards | 452 | 36.9 | +13.6 |
| Conservative | Lorraine Nunes-Carvalho | 409 | 33.4 | -5.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Jerrit | 340 | 27.8 | +1.0 |
| Independent | Carole Steggles | 23 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
Majority | 43 | 3.5 | |
Turnout | 1,224 | | |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bolney By-Election 15 September 2022[28] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kristy Adams | 301 | 50.6 | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Jackson | 163 | 27.4 | +8.3 |
| Labour | Andrew Foster | 66 | 11.1 | +4.6 |
| Monster Raving Loony | Baron von Thunderclap | 30 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Green | Sue Kelly | 28 | 4.7 | -8.8 |
| Independent | Norman Mockford | 7 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
Majority | 138 | 23.2 | |
Turnout | 595 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1982
- ^ The District of Mid Sussex (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ The Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1985
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "The Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/812, retrieved 29 January 2024
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hurstpierpoint and Downs Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "ELECTION OF A COUNCILLOR FOR THE HURSTPIERPOINT AND DOWNS WARD OF THE DISTRICT OF MID SUSSEX" (PDF). midsussex.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Hurstpierpoint and Downs (District Council By-election) 2008". Mid Sussex District Council. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haywards Heath Bentswood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL HAYWARDS HEATH BENTSWOOD WARD" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cuckfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haywards Heath Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — High Weald Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hurstpierpoint and Downs Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haywards Heath Franklands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cuckfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haywards Heath Franklands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haywards Heath Lucastes Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bolney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bolney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burgess Hill Franklands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hassocks Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Grinstead Imberhorne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Copthorne and Worth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ardingly and Balcombe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bolney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
External links
- Mid Sussex District Council