Wealden District Council elections
Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years. From 2003 until the election in 2019, 55 councillors were elected from 35 wards. From 2019, 45 councillors have been elected from 41 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1973–1995 | |
| No overall control | 1995–1997 | |
| Conservative | 1997–2023 | |
| No overall control | 2023-present | |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[3]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rupert Thornely-Taylor | Conservative | 18 Jul 2001 | 4 May 2003 | |
| Nigel Coltman | Conservative | 21 May 2003 | 6 May 2007 | |
| Pam Doodes | Conservative | 23 May 2007 | 19 May 2010 | |
| Bob Standley | Conservative | 19 May 2010 | 18 May 2022 | |
| Ann Newton | Conservative | 18 May 2022 | 18 May 2023 | |
| James Partridge | Liberal Democrats | 18 May 2023 | Present | |
Council elections
The table below shows the composition of seats held on the council directly after each election. Click on the year for full details of each election.
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green | Labour | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (56 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 29 | 3 | – | 1 | 23 | Conservative | ||
| 1976 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | Conservative | ||
| 1979 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (58 seats)[5] | ||||||||
| 1983 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Conservative | ||
| 1987 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Conservative | ||
| 1991 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Conservative | ||
| 1995 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | No overall control | ||
| 1999 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (58 seats)[6] | ||||||||
| 2003 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (58 seats)[7] | ||||||||
| 2007 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | Conservative | ||
| 2011 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Conservative | ||
| 2015 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries (45 seats)[8] | ||||||||
| 2019 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Conservative | ||
| 2023 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 10 | No overall control | ||
District result 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
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[9] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
Notes
- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
References
- ^ "Council - Wealden District Council". www.wealden.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Council minutes". Wealden District Council. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wealden (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Wealden (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "The Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 22 December 2011.