The 2019 Wealden District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of Wealden District Council in England. Due to new ward boundaries, the number of total seats was reduced to 45 seats, elected from 41 wards.[1]
Summary edit
Election result edit
2019 Wealden District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 44 | 34 | N/A | N/A | 16 | 75.6 | 45.2 | 21,377 | –10.7 | |
Independent | 11 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 11.1 | 11.6 | 5,484 | +1.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 24 | 4 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 8.9 | 13.7 | 6,500 | +2.3 | |
Green | 25 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 4.4 | 19.2 | 9,077 | +14.4 | |
Labour | 27 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 8.9 | 4,227 | +3.9 | ||
UKIP | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 1.4 | 680 | –11.4 |
Ward Results edit
Arlington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Watts | 486 | 48.8 | ||
Green | Kay Syrad | 300 | 30.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Hall | 210 | 21.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,025 | 41.94 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Buxted edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Toby Illingworth | 647 | 59.3 | ||
Green | Caroline Coxon | 357 | 32.7 | ||
Labour | Mark Chapman | 87 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,104 | 39.68 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Draper | 604 | 55.0 | ||
Green | Alison Wilson | 225 | 20.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Katrina Best | 150 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | Rupert Wilkinson | 119 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,126 | 41.34 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Crowborough Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ronald Reed | 409 | 51.0 | ||
Independent | Peter Bucklitsch | 225 | 28.1 | ||
Labour | Michael Coyne | 168 | 20.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 828 | 28.75 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Crowborough Jarvis Brook edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Owen-Williams | 334 | 37.7 | ||
Conservative | Barry Marlowe | 220 | 24.9 | ||
Labour | David Neeves | 189 | 21.4 | ||
Green | Colin Stocks | 142 | 16.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 909 | 30.61 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Crowborough North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kay Moss | 480 | 51.9 | ||
Green | Nigel Fox | 293 | 31.7 | ||
Labour | Anthony Stevenson | 151 | 16.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 944 | 33.63 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Crowborough South East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Lunn | 368 | 46.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Morris | 302 | 38.1 | ||
Labour | Stuart Snowden | 123 | 15.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 828 | 30.52 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Crowborough South West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Waller | 336 | 51.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alison Arthur | 152 | 23.0 | ||
Green | Pamela Lysh | 92 | 13.9 | ||
Labour | Brendan Clegg | 72 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 676 | 26.78 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Crowborough St Johns edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Hallett | 626 | 63.4 | ||
Green | Gabrielle Symonds | 362 | 36.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,007 | 36.54 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Danehill & Fletching edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roy Galley | 749 | 58.9 | ||
Green | Simon Darlington-Cramond | 523 | 41.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,301 | 40.04 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Forest Row edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Diana Patterson-Vanegas | 1,212 | 79.1 | ||
Conservative | Rowena Moore | 321 | 20.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,543 | 53.26 | |||
Green win (new seat) |
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Newton | 574 | 58.2 | ||
Green | Timothy Parry | 250 | 25.3 | ||
UKIP | Graham Shevill | 84 | 8.5 | ||
Labour | Laura Burstow | 79 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 996 | 38.97 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Frant & Wadhurst edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Johanna Howell | 917 | 49.8 | ||
Conservative | Robert Standley | 904 | 49.1 | ||
Green | Beth Martin | 688 | 37.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bruce Meredeen | 404 | 21.9 | ||
Labour | Felicity Harvest | 277 | 15.0 | ||
Labour | Christopher Morris | 148 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,880 | 36.57 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Dixon | 581 | 61.5 | ||
Green | Felicity Thompson | 363 | 38.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 976 | 38.07 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hailsham Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Coltman | 296 | 40.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Holbrook | 237 | 32.2 | ||
Green | Charlotte Still | 132 | 18.0 | ||
Labour | Kay Coxon | 70 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 758 | 30.19 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hailsham East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gavin Blake-Coggins | 356 | 59.0 | ||
Conservative | Amanda O'Rawe | 247 | 41.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 628 | 20.85 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Hailsham North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Collinson | 247 | 33.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Holbrook | 208 | 28.0 | ||
Green | Rachel Chilton | 175 | 23.6 | ||
Labour | Malcolm Richards | 112 | 15.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 761 | 29.45 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hailsham North West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Neil Cleaver | 398 | 54.1 | ||
Conservative | Kevin Balsdon | 338 | 45.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 775 | 30.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Hailsham South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Triandafyllou | 319 | 46.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Blake-Coggins | 197 | 28.8 | ||
Labour | Joshua Funnell | 169 | 24.7 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 738 | 25.82 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hailsham West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Grocock | 362 | 45.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Murphy | 288 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Laura Jordan | 144 | 18.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 846 | 28.56 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hartfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Hardy | 566 | 56.9 | ||
Green | Vania Phitidis | 428 | 43.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,023 | 35.88 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Heathfield North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Angel | 537 | 59.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Kerr | 226 | 25.2 | ||
Labour | Gregory Savva | 134 | 14.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 939 | 30.76 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Heathfield South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Thomas | 564 | 68.4 | ||
Labour | David Newman | 260 | 31.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 876 | 29.19 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hellingly edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David White | 580 | 62.9 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Potts | 239 | 25.9 | ||
Labour | Janet Perez | 103 | 11.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 928 | 31.58 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pamela Doodes | 823 | 39.0 | ||
Conservative | Raymond Cade | 677 | 32.1 | ||
Green | Eve Ashley | 547 | 25.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Coleshill | 502 | 23.8 | ||
Independent | Alistair Slater | 494 | 23.4 | ||
Independent | Laurence Keeley | 427 | 20.2 | ||
Labour | Barry Simons | 232 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,125 | 39.03 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Horam & Punnetts Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Bowdler | 989 | 47.5 | ||
Conservative | Susan Stedman | 913 | 43.9 | ||
Independent | Andrew Long | 730 | 35.1 | ||
Green | Cornelie Usborne | 700 | 33.6 | ||
Labour | Jonathan Prus | 256 | 12.3 | ||
Labour | Anthony Watson | 199 | 9.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,113 | 38.10 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Lower Willingdon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Stephen Shing | 818 | 69.2 | ||
Conservative | Giselle Bailey | 240 | 20.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Milton | 124 | 10.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,204 | 44.22 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Maresfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Roundell | 668 | 62.0 | ||
Green | Ian Tysh | 333 | 30.9 | ||
Labour | George Wilson | 76 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,106 | 37.31 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Mayfield & Five Ashes edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Redman | 562 | 57.6 | ||
Green | Cyril Bolam | 325 | 33.3 | ||
Labour | Jason Scott-Taggart | 88 | 9.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,006 | 35.69 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Pevensey Bay edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lin Clark | 297 | 30.5 | ||
Independent | Daniel Brookbank | 220 | 22.6 | ||
UKIP | Michael Pursglove | 196 | 20.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roanna Brewer | 109 | 11.2 | ||
Independent | Dianne Dear | 98 | 10.1 | ||
Labour | Aaron McConnell | 54 | 5.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 980 | 40.03 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Polegate Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angela Snell | Unopposed | N/A | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Polegate North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lin Shing | 496 | 50.5 | ||
Conservative | Eunice Mummery | 175 | 17.8 | ||
UKIP | Bernard Goodwin | 141 | 14.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Watkins | 112 | 11.4 | ||
Labour | Alexius Mthobi | 58 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 990 | 32.18 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Daniel Shing | 752 | 72.6 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Primett | 170 | 16.4 | ||
UKIP | Maureen Goodwin | 114 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,043 | 36.40 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
South Downs edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Lunn | 531 | 44.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Rowlands | 449 | 37.9 | ||
Green | Mark Poland | 204 | 17.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,202 | 46.63 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Stone Cross edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alastair Douglas | 324 | 52.2 | ||
Green | Charlotte Cumber | 297 | 47.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 644 | 24.19 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Uckfield East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Sparks | 527 | 56.1 | ||
Conservative | Richard Broughton-Tompkins | 268 | 28.5 | ||
UKIP | Gareth Stell | 145 | 15.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 960 | 35.65 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Uckfield New Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Claire Dowling | 706 | 37.6 | ||
Conservative | Helen Firth | 681 | 36.2 | ||
Labour | Ben Cox | 662 | 35.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Meakin | 456 | 24.3 | ||
Green | Melissa Petty | 407 | 21.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carole Ridout | 285 | 15.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,926 | 39.80 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Uckfield North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Waldock | 305 | 44.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Murray | 136 | 19.8 | ||
Labour | Angela Smith | 124 | 18.0 | ||
Green | Simon Harriyott | 123 | 17.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 702 | 29.04 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Johnson | 296 | 44.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Edwards | 203 | 30.2 | ||
Green | Toby Quantrill | 100 | 14.9 | ||
Labour | Anthony Fielding | 73 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 686 | 36.66 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Upper Willingdon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Raymond Shing | 644 | 56.2 | ||
Conservative | Douglas Murray | 367 | 32.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Dewick | 135 | 11.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,166 | 41.87 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Withyham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Keith Obbard | 499 | 52.7 | ||
Conservative | Virginia Best | 448 | 47.3 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 960 | 39.43 | |||
Green win (new seat) |
By-elections edit
Hailsham North by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Holbrook | 360 | 39.6 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Chris Bryant | 293 | 32.3 | -1.0 | |
Independent | David Radtke | 152 | 16.7 | ||
Green | Rachel Chilton | 86 | 9.5 | -14.1 | |
SDP | Malcolm Richards | 17 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 67 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 908 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.6 |
Hailsham South by-election, May 2021 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Balsdon | 411 | 45.2 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Blake-Coggins | 332 | 36.5 | +7.7 | |
Independent | Laurence Keeley | 90 | 9.9 | ||
Green | Simon Wells | 77 | 8.5 | ||
Majority | 79 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 910 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 9.1 |
Heathfield North by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Baker | 733 | 62.1 | +2.2 | |
Green | Scott Candogan | 268 | 22.7 | ||
Labour | David Newman | 179 | 15.2 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 465 | 39.4 | |||
Turnout | 1180 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.7 |
Heathfield South by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Guyton-Day | 661 | 60.0 | -8.4 | |
Independent | Kevin Benton | 441 | 40.0 | ||
Majority | 220 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 1102 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 16.8 |
Hartfield by-election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Rachel Millward | 589 | 55.8 | +12.7 | |
Conservative | Bruce Rainbow | 467 | 44.2 | -12.7 | |
Majority | 122 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,056 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 25.4 |
Hailsham South by-election, February 2022 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anne Blake-Coggins | 394 | 59.7 | +30.9 | |
Conservative | Christopher Bryant | 254 | 38.5 | -8.1 | |
SDP | Stephen Gander | 12 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 140 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | 660 | 23.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.5 |
Maresfield by-election, September 2022 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Ian Tysh | 651 | 61.2 | +30.3 | |
Conservative | Helen Galley | 412 | 38.8 | -23.2 | |
Majority | 239 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,063 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "The Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Maresfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.