# Buxted Parish Council

Buxted Parish Council governs the village of Buxted, a civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex in England. The council appoints one councillor who is then known as the Chairman or Chairwoman. The current Chairperson is Councillor Vivienne Blandford.
Buxted Parish Council is formed of two wards - these wards are currently represented by twelve parish councillors.
Clockwise, from the north, it borders the communities of Crowborough, Five Ashes, Heathfield, Buxted & Uckfield.

## Current composition

| Group affiliation | Group affiliation | Members |
| | Independent | 12 |
| Total | Total | 12 |

## Election history

Buxted Parish Council is made up of up to 15 councillors elected from two wards. The last elections were held in 2015, and resulted in the election of 12 Independent councillors.

### 2015 election

The 2015 Buxted Parish Council elections were held alongside the elections for Wealden District Council & the Wealden Parliamentary constituency on 7 May 2015. All 15 seats were up for election, of these seats only 12 were filled.
| Ward | Party | Parish councillors elected 2015 |
| Buxted | Independent | Vivienne Blandford |
| Buxted | Independent | Ian Goldsmith |
| Buxted | Independent | Martin Hall |
| Buxted | Independent | Francis Harding |
| Buxted | Independent | Kate Littlefield |
| Buxted | Independent | Fiona McQuarrie |
| Buxted | Independent | Jon Milner |
| Buxted | Independent | Dermot Mulvagh |
| Buxted | Independent | John Rose |
| Buxted | Independent | Jean Skinner |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Morna Rogers |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Geoffrey Sheard |

### 2011 election

In the 2011 Buxted Parish Council elections 15 seats were contested, all of these seats were filled by independent candidates.
| Ward | Party | Parish councillors elected 2011 |
| Buxted | Independent | Marjan Hoorieh Arabizadeh |
| Buxted | Independent | Vivienne Blandford |
| Buxted | Independent | Alison Crowe |
| Buxted | Independent | Maggie Dopson |
| Buxted | Independent | Martin Hall |
| Buxted | Independent | Francis Harding |
| Buxted | Independent | Graham Manchester |
| Buxted | Independent | John Pearson |
| Buxted | Independent | John Rose |
| Buxted | Independent | Katie Seddon |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Louise Daniel |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Geoffrey Sheard |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Violet Treacher |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Michelle Warner |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Pat Wood |

### 2007 election

In the 2007 Buxted Parish Council elections an uncontested election occurred in which 12 of the 15 available seats were filled by independents.
| Ward | Party | Parish councillors elected 2007 |
| Buxted | Independent | James Chalmers |
| Buxted | Independent | Peter Coxon |
| Buxted | Independent | Alison Crowe |
| Buxted | Independent | Louise Daniel |
| Buxted | Independent | Jacky Downing |
| Buxted | Independent | Francis Harding |
| Buxted | Independent | Mike Kettell |
| Buxted | Independent | Martin Rogers |
| Buxted | Independent | John Rose |
| Buxted | Independent | Henry Wilkes |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Fraser Sheard |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Violet Treacher |

### 2003 election

In the 2003 Buxted Parish Council elections an uncontested election occurred in which 10 seats were filled by independents.
| Ward | Party | Parish councillors elected 2003 |
| Buxted | Independent | Alison Crowe |
| Buxted | Independent | Jacqueline Downing |
| Buxted | Independent | Michael Kettell |
| Buxted | Independent | John Rose |
| Buxted | Independent | Walter Wilkes |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Peter Bowdery |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Jean McQuillen |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Fraser Sheard |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Violet Treacher |
| High Hurstwood | Independent | Michael Turton |