# 2021 East Sussex County Council election

The 2021 East Sussex County Council election took place alongside the other local elections. All 50 seats to East Sussex County Council were up for election.

## Summary
### Election result

2021 East Sussex County Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 50 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 54.0 | 42.0 | 67,837 | –3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 43 | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 22.0 | 20.9 | 33,692 | –1.9 |
| Labour | 45 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 15.2 | 24,624 | +0.5 |
| Green | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8.0 | 14.5 | 23,355 | +8.7 |
| Independent | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 10,544 | –0.1 |
| UKIP | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 698 | –3.2 |
| Reform UK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 350 | N/A |
| SDP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 103 | N/A |
| Democratic Network | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 99 | N/A |
| Heritage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | <0.1 | 73 | N/A |

## Results by Division
### Eastbourne

District summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Liberal Democrat | 6 | 11,958 | 43.3 | –0.7 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 10,785 | 39.0 | –1.3 |
| | Labour | 0 | 2,497 | 9.0 | +0.4 |
| | Green | 0 | 1,775 | 6.4 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 389 | 1.4 | –2.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | 158 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | 0 | 58 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 9 | 27,620 | | |
Division results
Devonshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Holt | 1,243 | 44.4 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Taylor | 747 | 26.7 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | Jill Shacklock | 453 | 16.2 | 0.2 |
| | Green | Sarah Hill | 253 | 9.0 | 5.0 |
| | UKIP | Lukasz Antoniewski | 105 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 18.6 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2801 | 27.7 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.5 | |
Hampden Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Swansborough* | 956 | 40.9 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Mozmil Hussain | 717 | 30.7 | 4.7 |
| | Labour | Margaret Robinson | 337 | 14.4 | 0.2 |
| | Green | Susan Dixon | 169 | 7.2 | 2.3 |
| | Independent | Lucette Davies | 158 | 6.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 10.2 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2337 | 30.2 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.4 | |
Langney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Shuttleworth* | 1,490 | 64.0 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | David Small | 584 | 25.1 | 3.3 |
| | Labour | Graham Dean | 136 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| | Green | Donna Lonsdale-O'Brien | 65 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Holloway | 54 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 906 | 38.9 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2329 | 29.9 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
Meads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Taylor* | 1,770 | 45.6 | 14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Diplock | 1,552 | 40.0 | 15.7 |
| | Green | Dorothy Forsyth | 235 | 6.1 | 1.1 |
| | Labour | Bill Filby | 228 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| | Reform UK | Kayaking Kris Mullens | 95 | 2.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 5.6 | 29.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3880 | 45.7 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.8 | |
Old Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ungar* | 1,792 | 49.2 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Findon | 1,075 | 29.5 | 0.7 |
| | Labour | Jake Lambert | 445 | 12.2 | 3.0 |
| | Green | Jo Henderson | 332 | 9.1 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 717 | 19.7 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3644 | 43.9 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.9 | |
Ratton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Belsey* | 1,776 | 56.2 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Burton | 1,027 | 32.5 | 11.3 |
| | Labour | Wendy Lambert | 219 | 6.9 | 0.9 |
| | Green | Holly Atkins | 138 | 4.4 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 749 | 23.7 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3160 | 42.4 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.8 | |
St Anthony's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Tutt* | 1,440 | 51.1 | 8.4 |
| | Conservative | Nick Ansell | 961 | 34.1 | 6.6 |
| | Labour | Ian Culshaw | 188 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| | Green | Becky Gayler | 150 | 5.3 | 3.4 |
| | UKIP | Colin Horscroft | 79 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | 17.0 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2818 | 33.3 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.5 | |
Sovereign :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penny Di Cara | 2,045 | 58.7 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathy Ballard | 998 | 28.4 | 1.7 |
| | Labour | Louis Thorburn | 217 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| | Green | James Herbert | 149 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| | UKIP | Ian Garbutt | 107 | 3.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1047 | 29.8 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3516 | 37.4 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
Upperton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Rodohan* | 1,460 | 45.2 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | Nick Henderson | 1,110 | 34.4 | 2.7 |
| | Green | Alexandra Hough | 284 | 8.8 | 4.7 |
| | Labour | Paul Richards | 274 | 8.5 | 1.4 |
| | Reform UK | Dashiell Bourne | 58 | 1.8 | New |
| | UKIP | Amanda Sheehan | 44 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 10.8 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3230 | 38.3 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Hastings

Hastings District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 4 | | 9,002 | 38.9 | –1.3 |
| | Labour | 3 | 1 | 8,786 | 37.8 | –7.6 |
| | Green | 1 | 1 | 4,100 | 17.7 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 1,281 | 5.5 | –2.4 |
| Total | Total | 8 | | 23,139 | 100.0 | |
Ashdown and Conquest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Pragnell* | 1,609 | 59.8 | 2.2 |
| | Labour | Judy Rogers | 629 | 23.4 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Griffiths | 235 | 8.7 | 1.3 |
| | Green | Christopher Saunders | 219 | 8.7 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 980 | 36.4 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2692 | 43.3 | 9.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
Baird and Ore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Hay | 1,188 | 48.1 | 0.9 |
| | Labour | Ali Roark | 937 | 37.9 | 6.5 |
| | Green | Daniel Hope | 268 | 10.8 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Wakeford | 78 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 10.2 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2471 | 38.8 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
Braybrooke and Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Godfrey Daniel* | 1,633 | 49.6 | 9.0 |
| | Conservative | Lucian Fernando | 766 | 23.3 | 1.6 |
| | Green | Sally Phillips | 693 | 21.0 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Katy Hunter-Burbridge | 201 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 867 | 26.3 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3293 | 43.3 | 4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
Central St Leonards and Gensing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Webb* | 1,453 | 44.8 | 8.9 |
| | Green | Kenneth Davis | 832 | 25.6 | 15.7 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Williams | 757 | 23.3 | 4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Milton | 203 | 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 19.1 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3245 | 39.0 | 6.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.3 | |
Hollington and Wishing Tree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Scott* | 1,198 | 50.4 | 5.7 |
| | Conservative | Andy Patmore | 887 | 37.3 | 2.6 |
| | Green | Beccy McCray | 190 | 8.0 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emlyn Jones | 101 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 13.1 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2376 | 34.4 | 5.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.2 | |
Maze Hill and West St Leonards :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Beaver* | 1,447 | 53.9 | 2.2 |
| | Labour | Nigel Sinden | 707 | 26.3 | 3.7 |
| | Green | Samuel Heffernan | 354 | 13.2 | 9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Rayment | 179 | 6.7 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 740 | 27.5 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2687 | 45.8 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9 | |
Old Hastings and Tressell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Julia Hilton | 1,125 | 37.7 | 26.8 |
| | Labour | Ruby Cox | 1,013 | 33.9 | 20.5 |
| | Conservative | Fiona Archbold | 757 | 25.4 | 3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gene Saunders | 90 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 3.8 | 22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2985 | 44.8 | 9.5 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 23.7 | |
St Helens and Silverhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sorrell Marlow-Eastwood | 1,591 | 46.9 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | Margi O'Callaghan | 1,186 | 35.0 | 2.7 |
| | Green | Dave Carey-Stuart | 419 | 12.4 | 8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Lloyd | 194 | 5.7 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 11.9 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3390 | 53.8 | 13.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Lewes

Chailey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Milligan | 1,627 | 40.1 | 20.1 |
| | Green | Zoe Nicholson | 1,580 | 38.9 | 32.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Fell-Rayner | 623 | 15.4 | 8.7 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Belcher | 186 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| | Heritage | Kizzi Dodd | 42 | 1.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 1.2 | 34.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4058 | 46.9 | 6.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 26.4 | |
Lewes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Wendy Maples | 2,030 | 43.4 | 36.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Wood | 1,345 | 28.7 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Hambly | 763 | 16.3 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | David Charnock | 542 | 11.6 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 14.6 | 23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4680 | 55.5 | 3.0 |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent |
The incumbent Independent Ruth O'Keeffe did not stand for re-election.
Newhaven and Bishopstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James MacCleary | 1,251 | 39.5 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | Liz Boorman | 1,235 | 39.0 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | Steve Saunders | 238 | 7.5 | New |
| | Green | Emily O'Brien | 223 | 7.0 | 3.8 |
| | Labour | Elaine Sammarco | 219 | 6.9 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3166 | 36.0 | 1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.5 | |
Ouse Valley West and Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Osborne* | 1,671 | 51.1 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bradbury | 1,108 | 33.9 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Paul Keene | 285 | 8.7 | 4.4 |
| | Labour | David Hallett | 209 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 563 | 17.2 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3273 | 42.6 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.6 | |
Peacehaven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Collier | 1,363 | 46.5 | +19.5 |
| | Conservative | Katie Sanderson | 1,307 | 44.6 | −9.5 |
| | Green | Lesley Orr | 100 | 3.4 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin West | 79 | 2.7 | −1.7 |
| | UKIP | Ian Buchanan | 51 | 1.7 | −9.9 |
| | Heritage | Adam Stratford | 31 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 1.9 | −25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2931 | 34.2 | +1.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.5 | |
Ringmer and Lewes Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Johnny Denis | 2,291 | 50.5 | +19.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Baah | 1,159 | 25.6 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Turner | 844 | 18.6 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Danny Sweeney | 240 | 5.3 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1132 | 25 | +22.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4526 | 50.5 | −2.4 |
| | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 13.7 | |
Seaford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sam Adeniji | 1,808 | 50.4 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Gemma McFarlane | 929 | 25.9 | +22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nazish Adil | 532 | 14.8 | −14.1 |
| | Labour | Ann Biddle | 209 | 5.8 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Phil Boorman* | 55 | 1.5 | −49.5 |
| | UKIP | Pete Leeming | 55 | 1.5 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 879 | 24.5 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3588 | 41.2 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.6 | |
The incumbent Philip Boorman previously stood for the Conservative Party
Seaford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Lambert* | 1,679 | 45.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Luke Proudfoot | 1,303 | 35.5 | −4.7 |
| | Labour | Alun Tlusty-Sheen | 347 | 9.5 | −2.0 |
| | Green | James Meek | 338 | 9.2 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 10.6 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3667 | 41.1 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.8 | |
Telscombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Robinson | 1,426 | 45.0 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | Andy Smith* | 1,354 | 42.7 | −12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Ackroyd | 199 | 6.3 | −1.5 |
| | Green | Anthony Shuster | 189 | 6.0 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 2.3 | −27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3168 | 34.9 | +1.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.1 | |

### Rother

Battle and Crowhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Field* | 1,683 | 53.3 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Brown | 1,183 | 37.4 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher Husbands | 293 | 9.3 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | 15.8 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3159 | 41.5 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.6 | |
Bexhill East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Charles Clark* | 763 | 29.3 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | Martin Kenward | 744 | 28.6 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | Joanna Brewerton | 394 | 15.1 | New |
| | Green | Sue Burton | 377 | 14.5 | New |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Walker | 323 | 12.4 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.7 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2601 | 31.1 | −1.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 1.9 | |
Bexhill North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Abul Azad | 1,597 | 57.7 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Christine Bayliss | 907 | 32.8 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan James | 265 | 9.6 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 690 | 24.9 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2769 | 33.6 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.1 | |
Bexhill South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Hollidge | 1,405 | 40.0 | −18.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Sage | 798 | 22.7 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Yolanda Laybourne | 720 | 20.5 | New |
| | Independent | Andrew Crotty | 392 | 11.2 | New |
| | Independent | Pat Stappleton | 194 | 5.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 17.3 | −19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3509 | 35.7 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.5 | |
Bexhill West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nuala Geary | 1,729 | 42.8 | +9.2 |
| | Independent | Deirdre Earl-Williams* | 1,389 | 34.4 | −17.4 |
| | Labour | John Walker | 433 | 10.7 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Dash | 386 | 9.6 | +4.0 |
| | Democratic Network | Nigel Jacklin | 99 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 8.4 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4036 | 43.6 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 13.3 | |
Deirdre Earl-Williams vote share is calculated on the 2019 Bexhill West By-Election that she won following the death of her husband, the former incumbent Stuart Earl.
Brede Valley and Marsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carl Maynard* | 1,871 | 53.4 | −13.6 |
| | Independent | Beverley Coupar | 1,158 | 33.0 | New |
| | Labour | Liam Crowter | 394 | 11.2 | −2.5 |
| | Reform UK | Wayne Andrews | 81 | 2.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 20.3 | −32.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3504 | 42.7 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 23.3 | |
Northern Rother :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Redstone | 1,838 | 59.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hardy | 880 | 28.6 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Tim MacPherson | 360 | 11.7 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 958 | 31.1 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3078 | 41.3 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 | |
Rother North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eleanor Kirby-Green | 1,923 | 65.8 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Don Nicholls | 635 | 21.7 | New |
| | Labour | Joe Roper | 364 | 8.7 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1288 | 44.1 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2922 | 38.1 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.0 | |
Rye and Eastern Rother :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Glazier* | 1,849 | 55.3 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Dominic Manning | 819 | 24.5 | +18.1 |
| | Labour | Ash Madden | 676 | 20.2 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1030 | 30.8 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3344 | 40.8 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

### Wealden

Arlington, East Hoathly and Hellingly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Bennett* | 1,872 | 56.1 | −3.1 |
| | Green | Alison Wilson | 690 | 20.7 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beverley Johnstone | 345 | 10.3 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | Angie Smith | 316 | 9.5 | +2.6 |
| | Reform UK | Mark Everest | 116 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1182 | 35.4 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3339 | 38.3 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.2 | |
Crowborough North and Jarvis Brook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Johanna Howell | 1,131 | 33.7 | −32.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Walter Partridge | 1,096 | 32.6 | +17.0 |
| | Independent | Peter Bucklitsch | 551 | 16.4 | New |
| | Green | Colin Stocks | 324 | 9.7 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Norman Warren | 255 | 7.6 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 1.0 | −49.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3357 | 37.6 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 24.6 | |
Crowborough South and St Johns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Lunn | 1,647 | 55.7 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Owen-Williams | 686 | 23.2 | +6.1 |
| | Green | Pamela Tysh | 347 | 11.7 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Brendan Clegg | 279 | 9.4 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | 32.5 | −19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2959 | 35.8 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 | |
Forest Row and Groombridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Georgia Taylor | 2,325 | 58.1 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Simon Kirby | 1,676 | 41.9 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 16.2 | +14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4001 | 48.1 | +8.3 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.1 | |
Hailsham Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Murphy | 1,493 | 60.1 | +33.7 |
| | Conservative | Bruce Broughton | 888 | 35.7 | −5.2 |
| | SDP | Stephen Gander | 103 | 4.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 605 | 24.4 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2484 | 29.6 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.5 | |
Hailsham New Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerard Fox* | 1,282 | 47.6 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Cleaver | 814 | 30.2 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | Laurence Keeley | 337 | 12.5 | New |
| | Labour | Christopher Morris | 261 | 9.7 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 17.4 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2694 | 31.8 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.6 | |
Heathfield and Mayfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rupert Simmons* | 1,954 | 59.2 | −11.8 |
| | Green | Jennifer Howells | 612 | 18.5 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Jason Scott-Taggart | 383 | 11.6 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Clark | 345 | 10.4 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1342 | 40.6 | −18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3303 | 36.4 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12 | |
Maresfield and Buxted :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Galley* | 2,360 | 62.4 | −7.2 |
| | Green | Ian Tysh | 670 | 17.7 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Riminton | 438 | 11.6 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Nigel Doggett | 314 | 8.3 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1690 | 44.7 | −11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3782 | 41.3 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.9 | |
Pevensey and Stone Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Liddiard* | 1,212 | 50.1 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Fairweather | 709 | 29.3 | +18.2 |
| | Independent | Robert Slater | 293 | 12.1 | New |
| | UKIP | Mike Pursglove | 203 | 8.4 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 20.8 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2417 | 32.5 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.7 | |
Polegate and Watermill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Democrats | Daniel Dak Yan Shing | 1825 | 54.3 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Chris Primett | 986 | 29.3 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olivia Honeyman | 167 | 5.0 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Hunt | 231 | 6.9 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Adrienne Hall | 154 | 4.6 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 24.9 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3363 | 35.1 | −3.7 |
| | Independent Democrats hold | Independent Democrats hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
Daniel Dak Yan Shing previously stood as a Liberal Democrat before leaving the party due to his father's expulsion for bringing the party into disrepute.
Uckfield North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Claire Dowling* | 1,295 | 48.8 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Murray | 1,010 | 38.1 | +6.0 |
| | Green | Paul Shelton | 347 | 13.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 10.7 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2652 | 36.7 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
Uckfield South with Framfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Dowling* | 1,460 | 47.6 | −12.8 |
| | Labour | Ben Cox | 1,092 | 35.6 | +23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Bowers | 512 | 16.7 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 12.0 | −27.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3065 | 40.9 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 18.3 | |
Wealden East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Bowdler | 2,015 | 49.6 | −7.6 |
| | Green | Cornelie Usborne | 1,754 | 43.2 | +35.8 |
| | Labour | Barry Simons | 292 | 7.2 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 6.4 | −33.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4061 | 42.9 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 21.7 | |
Bob Bowdler was the previous incumbent in Hailsham Market (Wealden)
Wealden North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Standley* | 1,628 | 50.2 | −18.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Pop Buck | 714 | 22.0 | +7.6 |
| | Green | Simon Cramond | 461 | 14.2 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | James Walker | 438 | 13.5 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 914 | 28.2 | −25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3241 | 40.0 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.8 | |
Willingdon and South Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Democrats | Stephen Sai Hung Shing* | 2077 | 54.4 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Murray | 1,377 | 36.1 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Parker | 362 | 9.5 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 700 | 18.3 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3816 | 46.5 | −1.6 |
| | Independent Democrats hold | Independent Democrats hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
Stephen Sai Hung Shing was previously an elected councillor for the Liberal Democrats before being expelled for bringing the party into disrepute.

## Changes 2021–2025

Heathfield and Mayfield by-election, 27 July 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Anne Cross | 1,373 | 61.5 | +43.0 |
| | Conservative | Neil Harry | 858 | 38.5 | −20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 22.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,247 | 24.8 | −16.5 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +31.8 | |
The Heathfield and Mayfield by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Rupert Simmons.
Meads by-election, 3 August 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brett Wright | 1,649 | 50.1 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Taylor | 1,361 | 41.3 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | David Mannion | 157 | 4.8 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Claire Martin | 127 | 3.9 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.41 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.2 | |
The Meads by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Barry Taylor.