Chapter 11 East Sussex

New division boundaries came into force at this election.

Eastbourne

Devonshire

Beryl Healy  LD  2,395
Kenneth Graham  C  1,074
Richard Goude  Lab  509
Clive Gross  Grn  231
Leonard Richardson  UKIP  125

Hampden Park

Olive Woodall  LD  2,452
Edward Abella  C  851
Nora Ring  Lab  695
Leslie Dalton  Grn  192

Langney

Jon Harris  LD  2,218
Lorraine Zonneveld  C  1,196
James Nolan  Lab  538
Christine Quarrington  Grn  161

Meads

Barry Taylor  C  3,066
Margaret Ticehurst  LD  1,234
Dennis Scard  Lab  384
Kate Arnold  Grn  261
Ian Cameron  UKIP  136

Old Town

Maurice Skilton  LD  2,921
Ronald Cussons  C  2,188
Zoe Vonderdell  Grn  365
Colin Akers  Lab  360

Ratton

Michael Tunwell  C  2,816
Andrew Watkins  LD  1,717
Martin Falkner  Lab  501
Kenneth Alderton  UKIP  198
Kevin Moore  Grn  171

St Anthony's

David Tutt  LD  3,080
Brian Jones  C  1,520
Ian Culshaw  Lab  467
Hugh Norris  Grn  223

Sovereign

David Elkin  C  2,220
Margaret Salsbury  LD  2,007
Jocelyn McCarthy  Grn  320

Upperton

Robert Lacey  C  2,274
Richard Noden  LD  1,602
Elizabeth Goude  Lab  442
John Storey-Tennant  Grn  332

Hastings

Ashdown and Conquest

John Wilson  C  2,347
Ronald Rushbrook  Lab  1,646
Patricia Kennelly  LD  958
Brian Phillips  Grn  219

Baird and Ore

Jeremy Birch  Lab  1,789
Peter Pragnell  C  1,347
David Hancock  LD  832
Mary Robertson  Grn  159

Braybrooke and Castle

Godfrey Daniel  Lab  2,087
Robert Cooke  C  1,068
Gary Potter  LD  904
Laurence Homewood  Grn  326

Central St Leonards and Gensing

Trevor Webb  Lab  1,547
Keith Bing  C  1,109
Evelyn Modlinger  LD  894
David Carey-Stuart  Grn  359

Hollington and Wishing Tree

Philip Scott  Lab  2,246
Gladys Martin  C  1,087
Wilfrid Pickard  LD  625
Kevin Young  Grn  204

Maze Hill and West St Leonards

Joy Waite  C  1,914
Alan Roberts  Lab  1,360
Brett McLean  LD  911
Catriona Toms  Grn  219

Old Hastings and Tressell

Jay Kramer  Lab  1,750
Richard Stevens  LD  1,206
Terence Keen  C  1,074
Sura Poorun  Grn  283

St Helens and Silverhill

Matthew Lock  C  1,903
Melanie Rycroft  Lab  1,869
Ann Terry  LD  835
Sally Phillips  Grn  206
Neil Jackson  UKIP  187

Lewes

Chailey

Margaret Stroude  C  3,217
Gavin Burke  LD  2,351
Peter Hambly  Lab  473
Lorraine Serrecchia  Grn  408

Lewes

Christina O'Keeffe  Ind  2,951
Elizabeth Sleeper  LD  1,699
Isabel Warren  C  630
Stephen Watts  Lab  593
Susan Murray  Grn  402
Andrew Small  Ind  110

Newhaven and Ouse Valley West

David Rogers  LD  2,369
Sheryn Scanlan  C  1,168
Eric Lambert  Lab  642
Sian Bishop  Ind  548
Richard Luxford  Grn  287

Ouse Valley East

Thomas Ost  LD  2,427
Graham Yeldon  C  1,658
William Spicer  Lab  605
Christopher Chatwin  Ind  363
Keith Rapley  Grn  157

Peacehaven & Telscombe Towns (2)

John Livings  C  3,939
Philip Howson  C  3,782
Marina Pepper  LD  2,620
John Carden  Lab  2,554
Elizabeth Lee  LD  2,390
Lorrel Wood  Lab  2,249
Patricia Broome Reed  Grn  613
Luisa Serrecchia  Grn  493

Ringmer and Lewes Bridge

Rosalyn St Pierre  LD  2,597
Ian Wilson  C  1,852
Simon Anderson  Grn  831
Anne Sawyer  Lab  734

Seaford Blatchington

Jon Freeman  LD  2,450
Julian Peterson  C  1,579
Helen Renson  Lab  493
Nichola McGilligan  Grn  256
Linda Sheppard  Ind  240

Seaford Sutton

Michael Murphy  C  2,331
Ralph Taylor  LD  2,209
Trevor Hopper  Lab  471
Roger Murray  Grn  260

Rother

Battle and Crowhurst

Kathryn Field  LD  2,358
Richard Carroll  C  1,855
Timothy Macpherson  Lab  619

Bexhill East

Martyn Forster  LD  2,160
Martin Kenward  C  2,100

Bexhill King Offa (2)

Ronald Dyason  C  4,398
Graham Gubby  C  3,435
Neil Francis  LD  3,427
James Wood  LD  3,419
Keith Bridger  Lab  3,386

Bexhill West

Brian Gadd  C  3,278
Trevor Smith  LD  2,098

Brede Valley and Marsham

Carl Maynard  C  2,789
John Smith  LD  1,423
David Waller  Lab  846

Northern Rother

Peter Jones  C  2,789
Susan Prochak  LD  2,221
Annette Maloney  Lab  605

Rother North West

Anthony Barnes  C  2,724
George Hearn  LD  2,116

Rye and Eastern Rother

Keith Glazier  C  2,182
Geoffrey Lyus  Lab  1,304
Sonia Holmes  LD  1,253

Wealden

Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly

John Garvican  C  3,246
Daniel Shing  LD  2,455

Buxted Maresfield

Anthony Reid  C  3,610
John Stevens  LD  1,470
Roy Barnacle  Lab  632

Crowborough (2)

Richard Stogdon  C  4,307
Sylvia Tidy  C  3,904
Carolyn Clark  LD  2,618
Hilary Lyon  LD  2,317
Brendan Clegg  Lab  1,209
Ian McKirgan  Ind  1,205
Jean McCarthy  Lab  1,132
Paul Scott  Ind  1,098
Sarah Hale  Grn  841
Colin Stocks  Grn  586

Forest Row

Francis Whetstone  C  2,975
Linda Graham  LD  1,568
David Jonas  Grn  875
Sonja Le Vay  Lab  559

Framfield and Horam

Christopher Dowling  C  3,070
Michael Harker  LD  1,576
Ian Smith  Lab  691
Keith Riddle  UKIP  334

Hailsham and Herstmonceux (2)

William Bentley  C  4,558
John Thomas  C  3,607
Brian Cock  LD  3,228
David White  LD  3,139
Laura Jordan  Lab  1,739
Steven Jordan  Lab  1,531
Laurence Keeley  UKIP  1,028

Heathfield

Rupert Simmons  C  2,992
Elizabeth Kiernan  LD  2,201

Pevensey and Westham

John Vincent  C  2,374
Cynthia Dewick  LD  1,553
Robert Walker  Lab  834

Polegate, Willingdon and East Dean (2)

Roy Martin  LD  4,739
Stephen Shing  LD  4,621
Margaret Whitmore  C  3,664
Anthony Wallis  C  3,558
Malcolm Cornwall  Lab  897

Uckfield

Paul Sparks  LD  2,475
Mairede Thomas  C  1,907
Leonard Ashby  Lab  916

Wadhurst

Robert Tidy  C  3,564
Adria Morris  LD  1,559
Jane Zacharzewski  Lab  644
Keith Obbard  Grn  546

Consolidated Results — East Sussex

Conservative         103,810  41.8%  29 councillors
Liberal Democrat      88,011  35.4%  14 councillors
Labour                39,656  16.0%   5 councillors
Green Party            9,424   3.8%
Independents           5,417   2.2%   1 councillors
UK Independence Party  2,008   0.8%