# 2023 Rother District Council election

The 2023 Rother District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Rother District Council in East Sussex, England. This would be on the same day as other local elections in England.
Prior to the election the council was administered by the "Rother Alliance", being a coalition of the Rother Association of Independent Councillors, Liberal Democrats, Labour and Greens.
The council remained under no overall control after the election, and the Rother Alliance coalition continued to form the council's administration.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Rother District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26.3 | 37.8 | 16,852 | +1.4 |
| Labour | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21.1 | 14.3 | 6,400 | +1.7 |
| Rother Association of Independent Councillors | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 21.1 | 12.6 | 5,645 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | 18.4 | 15.8 | 7,038 | +0.5 |
| Green | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 3,064 | +2.7 |
| Independent | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 4,309 | –17.3 |
| UKIP | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.1 | 925 | –2.5 |
| Ind. Network | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.9 | 406 | N/A |

## Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Rother District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. The results were as follows:

### Bexhill Central

Bexhill Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Bayliss* | 732 | 63.2 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | Ruairi McCourt | 579 | 50.0 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Nurul Amin | 250 | 21.6 | −15.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Webb | 224 | 19.3 | −8.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Crotty | 208 | 17.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Andy Voyce | 98 | 8.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Colin Sullivan | 76 | 6.6 | −8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,159 | 28 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,162 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bexhill Collington

Bexhill Collington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RAOIC | Douglas Oliver* | 1,148 | 64.9 | +1.4 |
| | RAOIC | Ashan Jeeawon** | 1,055 | 59.7 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Bridget Hollingsworth | 560 | 31.7 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | Balwinder Khaira | 397 | 22.5 | +9.8 |
| | UKIP | Jill Davies | 176 | 10.0 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,768 | 45 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,928 | | |
| | RAOIC gain from Independent | RAOIC gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | RAOIC gain from Independent | RAOIC gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Ashan Jeeawon was a sitting councillor for Bexhill St. Stephen's ward

### Bexhill Kewhurst

Bexhill Kewhurst (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RAOIC | Brian Drayson* | 671 | 42.7 | −17.4 |
| | RAOIC | Andrew Hayward | 637 | 40.6 | −25.6 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Johnson | 528 | 33.6 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Martin Kenward | 469 | 29.9 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Goddard | 440 | 28.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Alison Phillips | 140 | 8.9 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,570 | 40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,994 | | |
| | RAOIC gain from Independent | RAOIC gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | RAOIC gain from Independent | RAOIC gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Bexhill Old Town & Worsham

Bexhill Old Town & Worsham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Polly Gray* | 535 | 54.1 | +21.7 |
| | Labour | Mark Legg | 374 | 37.8 | +23.8 |
| | RAOIC | Chris Madeley* | 323 | 32.7 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Clark | 282 | 28.5 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Fisher | 190 | 19.2 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | Michael Phillips | 79 | 8.0 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 989 | 30 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,248 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Bexhill Pebsham & St. Michael's

Bexhill Pebsham & St. Michael's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Charles Clark* | 754 | 60.6 | −9.3 |
| | Labour | Gareth Delany | 429 | 34.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jay Brewerton* | 391 | 31.4 | −19.1 |
| | Independent | Charles Rustem | 268 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Robertson | 180 | 14.5 | −6.6 |
| | UKIP | John Dicker | 90 | 7.2 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,244 | 31 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,956 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Bexhill Sackville

Bexhill Sackville (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RAOIC | Hazel Timpe* | 643 | 48.4 | +3.8 |
| | RAOIC | Terry Byrne* | 629 | 47.4 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Shaji Thomas | 392 | 29.5 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Brian Basham | 313 | 23.6 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Rawdon-Mogg | 293 | 22.1 | −4.2 |
| | UKIP | Sheila Allen-Rodgers | 122 | 9.2 | −6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,328 | 33 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,064 | | |
| | RAOIC gain from Independent | RAOIC gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | RAOIC gain from Independent | RAOIC gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Bexhill Sidley

Bexhill Sidley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sam Coleman* | 507 | 52.1 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Fazlul Chowdhury | 420 | 43.2 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Jimmy Carroll* | 377 | 38.7 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Sharon Blagrove | 209 | 21.5 | −11.8 |
| | Conservative | Brett McLean | 203 | 20.9 | −12.4 |
| | UKIP | John Zipser | 61 | 6.3 | −18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 973 | 23 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,249 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bexhill St. Mark's

Bexhill St. Mark's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Connor Winter | 630 | 37.3 | −34.7 |
| | RAOIC | Jimmy Stanger | 527 | 31.2 | −35.0 |
| | Conservative | Tony Foster | 474 | 28.0 | +9.1 |
| | Ind. Network | Nigel Jacklin | 406 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nathaniel Lake | 315 | 18.6 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Dash | 241 | 14.3 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Peter Hillier-Palmer | 239 | 14.1 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Justin Pierce | 191 | 11.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Christine Zipser | 99 | 5.9 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | 41 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,091 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | RAOIC gain from Independent | RAOIC gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Bexhill St. Stephen's

Bexhill St. Stephen's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Arren Rathbone Ariel | 561 | 45.3 | +18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Thomas* | 548 | 44.3 | +17.3 |
| | Conservative | Abul Azad | 462 | 37.3 | +16.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Carroll | 425 | 34.3 | +11.5 |
| | UKIP | Gillian Ammoun | 139 | 11.2 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,238 | 31 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,961 | | |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Brede & Udimore

Brede & Udimore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Gordon | 414 | 58.3 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Griffiths | 239 | 33.7 | +26.0 |
| | Labour | Sandra Margaret | 57 | 8.0 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 710 | 39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,809 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burwash & The Weald

Burwash & The Weald (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Barnes* | 610 | 47.7 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Eleanor Kirby-Green* | 605 | 47.3 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Varrall | 541 | 42.3 | +10.0 |
| | Independent | Heather Love | 448 | 35.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,279 | 36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,583 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Catsfield & Crowhurst

Catsfield & Crowhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chas Pearce | 403 | 48.4 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | Gary Curtis* | 275 | 33.1 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Tim MacPherson | 154 | 18.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 832 | 43 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,928 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Eastern Rother

Eastern Rother (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lizzie Hacking* | 605 | 44.3 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Osborne* | 578 | 42.3 | −14.6 |
| | Green | Dominic Manning | 563 | 41.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Catherine Glover | 466 | 34.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Linda Whymark | 300 | 21.9 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,367 | 36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,804 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hurst Green & Ticehurst

Hurst Green & Ticehurst (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Teresa Killeen | 740 | 54.1 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative | Mary Barnes* | 635 | 46.4 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hardy | 611 | 44.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Graham Browne* | 603 | 44.1 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,368 | 33 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,137 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### North Battle, Netherfield & Wallington

North Battle, Netherfield & Wallington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Field* | 1,092 | 73.3 | +8.1 |
| | Green | Sue Burton | 939 | 63.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mark Beaumont | 305 | 20.5 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Kirsty Curtis | 266 | 17.9 | −3.0 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Mabon | 65 | 4.4 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,489 | 39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,848 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Northern Rother

Northern Rother (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Ganly* | 881 | 52.1 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Tony Biggs | 880 | 52.0 | −3.2 |
| | Independent | Peter Vine-Hall | 851 | 50.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | 42 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,086 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Robertsbridge

Robertsbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Prochak* | 519 | 73.1 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Redstone | 191 | 26.9 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 710 | 38 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,019 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Rye & Winchelsea

Rye & Winchelsea (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Cheryl Creaser | 608 | 39.4 | +13.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Simon McGurk | 606 | 39.3 | +19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Harris | 506 | 32.8 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Gennette Stevens* | 435 | 28.2 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Jayne Stevens | 371 | 24.0 | −2.4 |
| | RAOIC | Chris Hoggart | 335 | 21.7 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | 39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,930 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Sedlescombe & Westfield

Sedlescombe & Westfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Beverley Coupar | 843 | 57.7 | +34.3 |
| | Conservative | Carl Maynard* | 714 | 48.9 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Kate Ludden | 647 | 44.3 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | 35 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,257 | | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### South Battle & Telham

South Battle & Telham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vikki Cook | 388 | 64.8 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Brown | 211 | 35.2 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 599 | 35 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,736 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Southern Rother

Southern Rother (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Mier* | 770 | 47.5 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Tim Grohne | 645 | 39.8 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | James Bradley | 569 | 35.1 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Nick Warren | 489 | 30.2 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | Sue Learoyd-Smith | 402 | 24.8 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,621 | 36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,566 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |