2019 Mid Sussex District Council election
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2019 Mid Sussex District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Mid Sussex District Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect members of Mid Sussex District Council in West Sussex, England.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
- Conservative 34
- Liberal Democrat 13
- Green 3
- Independent 4
Summary
Election result
| 2019 Mid Sussex District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 54 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 63.0 | 40.0 | 30,942 | –17.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 34 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 24.1 | 30.2 | 23,356 | +17.7 | ||
| Independent | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 6,320 | +6.7 | ||
| Green | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.6 | 11.4 | 8,845 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 6,999 | –2.8 | ||
| UKIP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 826 | –6.7 | ||
Ward results
Ardingly and Balcombe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Marsh | 684 | 44.4 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew MacNaughton | 642 | 41.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Le Fleming | 470 | 30.5 | ||
| Green | Gillian Maher | 409 | 26.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Cox | 404 | 26.2 | ||
| Labour | Micah Roberts | 192 | 12.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,567 | 33.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Ashurst Wood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Belsey | 546 | 69.9 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Thompson | 235 | 30.1 | +30.1 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 806 | 37.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bolney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Judith Llewellyn-Burke | 420 | 49.4 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Cook | 162 | 19.1 | −9.3 | |
| Green | Susan Kelly | 115 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
| UKIP | Peter Hopgood | 98 | 11.5 | −7.9 | |
| Labour | David Jones | 55 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 854 | 39.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Burgess Hill Dunstall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Emma Coe-Gunnell White | 550 | 41.6 | ||
| Conservative | Samantha Smith | 503 | 38.0 | ||
| Green | John Fernandez | 502 | 38.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Condie | 475 | 35.9 | ||
| Labour | Simon Hayward | 202 | 15.3 | ||
| Labour | Pamela Haigh | 168 | 12.7 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 1,343 | 33.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Burgess Hill Franklands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Janice Henwood | 1,054 | 60.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Allen | 1,021 | 59.0 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Cherry | 528 | 30.5 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Landriani | 507 | 29.3 | ||
| Labour | Gemma Bolton | 178 | 10.3 | ||
| Labour | David Chalkley | 115 | 6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,769 | 43.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Burgess Hill Leylands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Hicks | 800 | 54.6 | ||
| Green | Anne Miles-Eves | 745 | 50.8 | ||
| Conservative | Prudence Moore | 415 | 28.3 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Kelly | 334 | 22.8 | ||
| UKIP | Stephen Curryer | 181 | 12.3 | ||
| Labour | Tara Greatorex | 135 | 9.2 | ||
| Labour | Linda Greatorex | 125 | 8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,472 | 39.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Burgess Hill Meeds
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Eggleston | 818 | 52.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tofojjul Hussain | 657 | 42.0 | ||
| Conservative | Anne Jones | 435 | 27.8 | ||
| Conservative | Adam White | 369 | 23.6 | ||
| Labour | Elaine Bolton | 249 | 15.9 | ||
| UKIP | Christopher French | 194 | 12.4 | ||
| Labour | Ian Greatorex | 170 | 10.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,581 | 41.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Burgess Hill St. Andrew's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Matthew Cornish | 686 | 46.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Cartwright | 673 | 45.4 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Holden | 476 | 32.1 | ||
| Labour | Tony Balsdon | 442 | 29.8 | ||
| Conservative | Raymond Smith | 402 | 27.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,511 | 34.7 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Burgess Hill Victoria
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Chapman | 950 | 62.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Gibbs | 686 | 45.0 | ||
| Conservative | Mandy Thomas-Atkin | 346 | 22.7 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Thomas-Atkin | 337 | 22.1 | ||
| Labour | Richard Neville | 267 | 17.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,541 | 34.9 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Copthorne and Worth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Budgen | 903 | 64.9 | ||
| Independent | Christopher Phillips | 671 | 48.2 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Dorey | 485 | 34.9 | ||
| Conservative | Trevor Hodsdon | 445 | 32.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,410 | 35.9 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Crawley Down and Turners Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ian Gibson | 1,552 | 72.2 | ||
| Conservative | Roger Webb | 831 | 38.6 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Coote | 647 | 30.1 | ||
| Green | Sean Betts | 623 | 29.0 | ||
| Conservative | Bruce Forbes | 529 | 24.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,170 | 37.5 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Cuckfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Bradbury | 720 | 44.1 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Salisbury | 674 | 41.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Notaras | 571 | 34.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blanch | 536 | 32.8 | ||
| Green | Catherine Edminson | 402 | 24.6 | ||
| Independent | Benedict White | 162 | 9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,652 | 37.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
East Grinstead Ashplats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elizabeth Bennett | 894 | 71.9 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Belsey | 807 | 64.9 | ||
| Labour | Alice Tyrrell | 299 | 24.1 | ||
| Labour | Martin Jeremiah | 292 | 23.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,335 | 29.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
East Grinstead Baldwins
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Julie Mockford | 679 | 56.5 | ||
| Conservative | Norman Webster | 506 | 42.1 | ||
| Independent | Norman Mockford | 424 | 35.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Fathi Tarada | 390 | 32.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,220 | 30.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
East Grinstead Herontye
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adam Peacock | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Dick Sweatman | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
East Grinstead Imberhorne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Heidi Brunsdon | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | Rex Whittaker | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
East Grinstead Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Neville Walker | 574 | 47.6 | ||
| Conservative | John Dabell | 537 | 44.5 | ||
| Independent | Stuart Pilbrow | 390 | 32.3 | ||
| Labour | Tess Fensterheim | 266 | 22.0 | ||
| Labour | David Wilbraham | 255 | 21.1 | ||
| UKIP | Ian Simcock | 167 | 13.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,229 | 29.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Hassocks
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Hatton | 2,170 | 65.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Benedict Dempsey | 1,721 | 51.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Sparasci | 1,606 | 48.2 | ||
| Conservative | Michelle Binks | 868 | 26.1 | ||
| Conservative | Alexander Simmons | 717 | 21.5 | ||
| Conservative | Helen Bedford | 683 | 20.5 | ||
| Labour | Victoria Standfast | 510 | 15.3 | ||
| Green | Moira Monteith | 449 | 13.5 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Owens | 423 | 12.7 | ||
| Labour | David Hammond | 406 | 12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,352 | 53.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Haywards Heath Ashenground
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Bates | 568 | 38.4 | ||
| Conservative | Anne Bourtup | 521 | 35.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Inglesfield | 505 | 34.1 | ||
| Conservative | Howard Mundin | 471 | 31.8 | ||
| Green | Matthew Brewin | 342 | 23.1 | ||
| Labour | Dean Finch | 325 | 21.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,511 | 36.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Haywards Heath Bentswood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Hillier | 588 | 43.3 | ||
| Conservative | Rachel Cromie | 546 | 40.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Leila Wilson | 419 | 30.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Faithfull | 372 | 27.4 | ||
| Green | Jack Langley | 363 | 26.8 | ||
| UKIP | Howard Burrell | 186 | 13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,382 | 31.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Haywards Heath Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sandra Ellis | 718 | 47.0 | ||
| Conservative | Clive Laband | 612 | 40.0 | ||
| Green | Richard Nicholson | 501 | 32.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Knight | 376 | 24.6 | ||
| Labour | Sarah Greenslade | 330 | 21.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Riikka Jokelainen | 326 | 21.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,584 | 36.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Haywards Heath Franklands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roderick Clarke | 598 | 51.2 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Pulfer | 514 | 44.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James France | 310 | 26.6 | ||
| Green | David Woolley | 299 | 25.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tristan Inglesfield | 264 | 22.6 | ||
| Labour | Thomas Martyn | 193 | 16.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,206 | 29.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Haywards Heath Lucastes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dana De Mierre | 808 | 47.6 | ||
| Conservative | James Knight | 762 | 44.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Rees | 512 | 30.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Chapman | 474 | 27.9 | ||
| Green | Allan Murray | 410 | 24.2 | ||
| Labour | Paul Kenny | 275 | 16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,727 | 33.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
High Weald
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Paul Brown | 751 | 49.8 | ||
| Conservative | Linda Stockwell | 576 | 38.2 | ||
| Conservative | Lorraine Nunes-Carvalho | 519 | 34.4 | ||
| Independent | Christopher Hersey | 483 | 32.1 | ||
| Green | Jonathan Lewis | 463 | 30.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,517 | 39.2 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Hurstpierpoint and Downs
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Bennett | 1,215 | 47.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Jackson | 967 | 38.0 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Trumble | 933 | 36.7 | ||
| Conservative | John Wilkinson | 928 | 36.5 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Watts Williams | 795 | 31.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Herve | 739 | 29.1 | ||
| Green | Lesley Burdett | 608 | 23.9 | ||
| Green | Nicholas Dearden | 424 | 16.7 | ||
| Labour | Norah O'Hare | 349 | 13.7 | ||
| Labour | Fred Bor Burns | 239 | 9.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,585 | 40.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Lindfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Lea | 1,011 | 39.8 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Ash-Edwards | 985 | 38.8 | ||
| Conservative | Anthea Lea | 967 | 38.1 | ||
| Independent | Margaret Hersey | 785 | 30.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Lucraft | 753 | 29.7 | ||
| Green | Peter Wemyss-Gorman | 753 | 29.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Lucraft | 624 | 24.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Cavan Wood | 483 | 19.0 | ||
| Labour | Linda Grace | 285 | 11.2 | ||
| Labour | Lisa Desbruslais | 254 | 10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,551 | 42.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
By-elections
Copthorne and Worth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bruce Forbes | 810 | 61.6 | ||
| Green | Matthew Brewin | 284 | 21.6 | ||
| Independent | Norman Mockford | 221 | 16.8 | ||
| Majority | 526 | 40.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,323 | 33.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,982 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Ardingly and Balcombe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Jenny Edwards | 452 | 36.9 | ||
| Conservative | Lorraine Nunes-Carvalho | 409 | 33.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Jerrit | 340 | 27.8 | ||
| Independent | Carole Steggles | 23 | 1.9 | ||
| Majority | 43 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,225 | 24.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,942 | ||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Bolney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kristy Adams | 301 | 50.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Jackson | 163 | 27.4 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Foster | 66 | 11.1 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | Baron von Thunerclap | 30 | 5.0 | ||
| Green | Sue Kelly | 28 | 4.7 | ||
| Independent | Norman Mockford | 7 | 1.2 | ||
| Majority | 138 | 23.2 | |||
| Turnout | 730 | 26.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,248 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Mid Sussex District Council election results: live updates". www.midsussextimes.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
