2023 Mid Sussex District Council election
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The 2023 Mid Sussex District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mid Sussex District Council in West Sussex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
New ward boundaries were drawn up for this election, with the number of seats on the council reducing from 54 to 48.[2]
Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. Following the election the council was left under no overall control with the Liberal Democrats being the largest party; the Conservative leader of the council, Jonathan Ash-Edwards, lost his seat. Following the election a minority administration of the Liberal Democrats and four of the five independent councillors took control of the council, with Liberal Democrat councillor Robert Eggleston being appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 23 May 2023.[3]
Overall result
The overall results were as follows:[4]
| 2023 Mid Sussex District Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Liberal Democrats | 39 | 20 | 8 | 0 |  8 |
41.7 | 37.0 | 28,248 | +6.8 | |
| Conservative | 48 | 18 | 0 | 11 |  11 |
37.5 | 32.9 | 25,147 | –7.1 | |
| Independent | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10.4 | 10.3 | 7,858 | +2.1 | |
| Green | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8.3 | 12.0 | 9,172 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2.1 | 7.7 | 5,870 | –1.5 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
0.0 | 0.2 | 150 | N/A | |
Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Mid Sussex District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[5] The results were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[6][7]
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Jenny Edwards* | 709 | 40.4 | ||
| Conservative | Gary Marsh* | 567 | 32.3 | ||
| Green | Matt Brewin | 565 | 32.2 | ||
| Conservative | Bruce Forbes | 511 | 29.2 | ||
| Independent | Julian Smith | 393 | 22.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Jerrit | 358 | 20.4 | ||
| Independent | Barry Theobald | 243 | 13.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,753 | 37.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,650 | ||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Belsey* | 535 | 64.0 | ||
| Green | Pete Wells | 168 | 20.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Knight | 133 | 15.9 | ||
| Majority | 367 | 43.9 | |||
| Turnout | 836 | 41.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,053 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Burgess Hill Dunstall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Kennedy | 648 | 41.6 | ||
| Conservative | Mustak Miah | 622 | 40.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Giles Parsons | 553 | 35.5 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Mucklestone | 526 | 33.8 | ||
| Independent | Yann Davies | 249 | 16.0 | ||
| Labour | Pam Haigh | 174 | 11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,556 | 38.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,100 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Burgess Hill Franklands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Janice Henwood* | 1,130 | 63.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Eggleton | 1,107 | 61.7 | ||
| Conservative | Claire Fussell | 404 | 22.5 | ||
| Conservative | Tobias Parker | 393 | 21.9 | ||
| Independent | Andy Stowe | 328 | 18.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,793 | 43.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,213 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Burgess Hill Leylands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Anne Eves* | 848 | 61.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Hicks* | 813 | 59.0 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Holden | 383 | 27.8 | ||
| Conservative | Adam White | 331 | 24.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,379 | 37.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,702 | ||||
| Green hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Eggleston* | 1,208 | 67.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tofojjul Hussain* | 1,046 | 58.0 | ||
| Independent | Sean Kelly | 402 | 22.3 | ||
| Conservative | Cherry Catharine | 334 | 18.5 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth White | 287 | 15.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,803 | 38.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,770 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Burgess Hill St Andrews
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Cherry | 800 | 45.5 | ||
| Green | Matthew Cornish* | 665 | 37.8 | ||
| Independent | Ray Woods | 442 | 25.1 | ||
| Conservative | Jeremy Catharine | 368 | 20.9 | ||
| Labour | Joanne Rodway | 319 | 18.1 | ||
| Conservative | Toby Dawson | 317 | 18.0 | ||
| Labour | Rebecca Sinnatt | 212 | 12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,758 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,057 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Green hold | |||||
Burgess Hill Victoria
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Chapman* | 666 | 66.7 | ||
| Labour | Linda Gregory | 201 | 20.1 | ||
| Conservative | Martin Willcock | 132 | 13.2 | ||
| Majority | 465 | 46.6 | |||
| Turnout | 999 | 32.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,124 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Copthorne and Worth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Casella | 612 | 50.9 | ||
| Independent | Christopher Phillips* | 505 | 42.0 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Dorey | 481 | 40.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Maggie Aston | 323 | 26.9 | ||
| Green | Lorcan Smith | 219 | 18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,202 | 28.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,276 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Crawley Down
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ian Gibson* | 1,080 | 62.6 | ||
| Independent | John Hitchcock | 980 | 56.8 | ||
| Conservative | Liz Williams | 439 | 25.5 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Coote* | 403 | 23.4 | ||
| Green | Gordon Westcott | 188 | 10.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Goldsmith | 159 | 9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,724 | 37.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,653 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Avery | 894 | 45.3 | ||
| Conservative | Jim Knight* | 706 | 35.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara King | 540 | 27.4 | ||
| Independent | Sacha Dykes | 419 | 21.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Holloway | 367 | 18.6 | ||
| Green | Rachel McNamara | 360 | 18.3 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Foster | 292 | 14.8 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | Baron Von Thunderclap | 150 | 7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,972 | 39.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,007 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Downland Villages
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoff Zeidler | 511 | 55.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Neville Searle | 185 | 20.1 | ||
| Labour | Norina O'Hare | 116 | 12.6 | ||
| Green | Clare Rogers | 109 | 11.8 | ||
| Majority | 326 | 35.4 | |||
| Turnout | 921 | 36.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,525 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
East Grinstead Ashplats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Belsey* | 696 | 48.6 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Peacock* | 561 | 39.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Lane | 310 | 21.6 | ||
| Independent | Carly Godfrey | 272 | 19.0 | ||
| Green | Alex Langridge | 272 | 19.0 | ||
| Labour | Thomas Britton | 266 | 18.6 | ||
| Independent | Stef Hillwood | 254 | 17.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,432 | 27.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,298 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
East Grinstead Baldwins
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Julie Mockford* | 340 | 38.5 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Evans | 292 | 33.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Fathi Tarada | 250 | 28.3 | ||
| Majority | 48 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 882 | 33.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,687 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
East Grinstead Herontye
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dick Sweatman* | 429 | 45.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Hall | 272 | 28.9 | ||
| Independent | Nick Gibson | 126 | 13.4 | ||
| Green | Sharon Martin | 113 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | 157 | 16.7 | |||
| Turnout | 940 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,706 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
East Grinstead Imberhorne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rex Whittaker* | 666 | 43.2 | ||
| Conservative | Lee Farren | 530 | 34.4 | ||
| Independent | Heidi Brunsdon* | 517 | 33.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Williams | 412 | 26.7 | ||
| Green | Chrissie Masters | 342 | 22.2 | ||
| Independent | Christopher Lomas | 333 | 21.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,542 | 31.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,989 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
East Grinstead Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jacquie Russell | 539 | 40.0 | ||
| Conservative | John Dabell* | 504 | 37.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Barnett | 498 | 36.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Gibbs | 378 | 28.0 | ||
| Green | Laura Buonocore | 203 | 15.0 | ||
| Independent | Norman Mockford | 199 | 14.8 | ||
| Labour | David Wilbraham | 183 | 13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,349 | 27.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,905 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Handcross & Pease Pottage
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eric Prescott | 270 | 44.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Cox | 199 | 32.4 | ||
| Independent | Carole Steggles | 145 | 23.6 | ||
| Majority | 71 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 621 | 23.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,655 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hassocks
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Hatton* | 2,314 | 75.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kristian Berggreen | 2,084 | 67.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hobbs | 1,699 | 55.2 | ||
| Conservative | Alex Simmons | 587 | 19.1 | ||
| Labour | Alison Whelan | 564 | 18.3 | ||
| Green | Marie Holmstrom | 541 | 17.6 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Beck | 474 | 15.4 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Horsfield | 423 | 13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,077 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,727 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Haywards Heath Ashenground
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Bates* | 873 | 48.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Duncan Pascoe | 708 | 39.4 | ||
| Conservative | Sujan Wickremaratchi | 532 | 29.6 | ||
| Conservative | Justin Cromie | 467 | 26.0 | ||
| Labour | Murray Crump | 370 | 20.6 | ||
| Green | Richard Kail | 328 | 18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,799 | 33.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,424 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Rees | 751 | 45.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Platts | 700 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | Rachel Cromie* | 560 | 33.9 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Hillier* | 552 | 33.4 | ||
| Labour | Jack Taplin | 369 | 22.4 | ||
| Green | Deanna Nicholson | 311 | 18.8 | ||
| Labour | Benjamin Webb | 251 | 15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,651 | 29.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,644 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Haywards Heath Franklands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rod Clarke* | 620 | 36.8 | ||
| Labour | Paul Kenny | 594 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | Tim Weekes | 562 | 33.4 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Pulfer* | 536 | 31.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Lucraft | 359 | 21.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Knight | 293 | 17.4 | ||
| Green | Caroline Mendes | 192 | 11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,685 | 36.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,608 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Lucraft | 715 | 39.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Abdul Bashar | 710 | 38.8 | ||
| Conservative | Ruth De Mierre* | 704 | 38.5 | ||
| Conservative | Alastair McPherson | 697 | 38.1 | ||
| Green | Allan Murray | 375 | 20.5 | ||
| Labour | Nick Lashmar | 372 | 20.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,828 | 35.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,241 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Haywards Heath North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sandy Ellis* | 400 | 35.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Emiliano Mancino | 339 | 30.2 | ||
| Green | Richard Nicholson | 168 | 15.0 | ||
| Labour | David Morley | 167 | 14.9 | ||
| Independent | Christian Pitt | 47 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 61 | 5.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,121 | 40.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,791 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Hurstpierpoint
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Alison Bennett* | 1,236 | 62.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Jackson* | 1,050 | 52.8 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Scholfield | 471 | 23.7 | ||
| Conservative | Billy Lee | 444 | 22.3 | ||
| Labour | Graciano Soares | 328 | 16.5 | ||
| Green | Sue Kelly | 315 | 15.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,988 | 41.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,869 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Lindfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Cooke | 1,141 | 44.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Cavan Wood | 1,020 | 39.8 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Ash-Edwards* | 906 | 35.3 | ||
| Conservative | Anthea Lea* | 855 | 33.3 | ||
| Green | David Woolley | 450 | 17.5 | ||
| Green | Stu Nisbett | 360 | 14.0 | ||
| Labour | Iain Maclean | 225 | 8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,565 | 48.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,329 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Lindfield Rural & High Weald
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Green | Paul Brown* | 852 | 40.1 | ||
| Conservative | Lorraine Carvalho | 851 | 40.1 | ||
| Conservative | Sarah Webster | 821 | 38.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Emily Lomax | 567 | 26.7 | ||
| Green | Nigel Cross | 519 | 24.4 | ||
| Labour | Mandy Claiden | 305 | 14.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,124 | 39.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,363 | ||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ↑ "The Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/812, retrieved 1 May 2023
- ↑ Dunn, Karen (25 May 2023). "Lib Dems team up with majority of Independents to form minority administration at Mid Sussex District Council". Sussex World. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ "Mid Sussex election results". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ↑ Powling, Joshua (5 May 2023). "Full results from Mid Sussex District Council election 2023 - here's how it all unfolded live". Sussex World. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ "Election Results". Mid Sussex District Council. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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