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2026 East Sussex County Council election

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2026 East Sussex County Council election
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←  2021
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
2027 (TBD) →
All 50 seats to East Sussex County Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 
LeaderKeith GlazierKathryn FieldJohnny Denis
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Last election27 seats, 42.0%11 seats, 20.9%4 seats, 14.5%
Current seats22 [1] 116
 
LeaderChris CollierStephen Shing [a]
Party Labour Independent Reform
Last election5 seats, 15.2%3 seats, 6.5%0 seats, 0.2%
Current seats54 [b] 2
Incumbent Leader

Keith Glazier
Conservative
No overall control [c]



The 2026 East Sussex County Council election is due to take place in 2026 to elect members to East Sussex County Council in East Sussex, England. [2] [3] All 50 seats will be elected. This will be on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Background

At the 2021 election, the Conservatives won an outright majority of seats. [4]

Council composition

After 2021 electionBefore 2026 election
PartySeatsPartySeats
Conservative 27 Conservative 22
Liberal Democrats 11 Liberal Democrats 11
Green 4 Green 6
Labour 5 Labour 5
Reform 0 Reform 2
Independent 3 Independent 4 [d]

Changes 2021–2026:

Incumbents by authority

Eastbourne

WardIncumbent councillorPartyRe-standing
DevonshireStephen Holt Liberal Democrats
Hampden ParkColin Swansborough Liberal Democrats
LangneyAlan Shuttleworth Liberal Democrats
MeadsBrett Wright [e] Green
Old TownJohn Ungar Liberal Democrats
RattonColin Belsey Conservative
St Anthony'sDavid Tutt Liberal Democrats
SovereignPenny Di Cara Conservative
UppertonPat Rodohan Liberal Democrats

Hastings

WardIncumbent councillorPartyRe-standing
Ashdown & ConquestAidan Fisher [f] Reform
Baird & OreAlan Hay Conservative
Braybrooke & CastleGodfrey Daniel Labour
Central St Leonards & GensingTrevor Webb Labour
Hollington & Wishing TreePhil Scott Labour
Maze Hill & West St LeonardsMatthew Beaver Conservative
Old Hastings & TressellJulia Hilton Green
St Helens & SilverhillSorrell Marlow-Eastwood Conservative

Lewes

WardIncumbent councillorPartyRe-standing
ChaileyMatthew Milligan Conservative
LewesWendy Maples Green
Newhaven & BishopstoneJames MacCleary Liberal Democrats
Ouse Valley West & DownsSarah Osborne Liberal Democrats
PeacehavenChris Collier Labour
Ringmer & Lewes BridgeJohnny Davis Green
Seaford NorthSam Adeniji [g] Reform
Seaford SouthCarolyn Lambert Liberal Democrats
TelscombeChristine Robinson Labour

Rother

WardIncumbent councillorPartyRe-standing
Battle & CrowhurstKathryn Field Liberal Democrats
Bexhill EastCharles Clark Independent
Bexhill NorthAbul Azad [h] Independent
Bexhill SouthIan Hollidge Conservative
Bexhill WestNuala Geary Conservative
Brede Valley & MarshamCarl Maynard Conservative
Northern RotherPaul Redstone Conservative
Rother North WestEleanor Kirby-Green Conservative
Rye & Eastern RotherKeith Glazier Conservative

Wealden

WardIncumbent councillorPartyRe-standing
Arlington, East Hoathly & HellinglyNick Bennett Conservative
Crowborough North &
Jarvis Brook		Johanna Howell Conservative
Crowborough South &
St John's		Philip Lunn Conservative
Forest Row & GroombridgeGeorgia Taylor Green
Hailsham MarketSteve Murphy Liberal Democrats
Hailsham New TownGerard Fox Conservative
Heathfield & MayfieldAnne Cross [i] Green
Maresfield & BuxtedRoy Galley Conservative
Pevensey & Stone CrossTom Liddiard Conservative
Polegate & WatermillDaniel Shing Independent
Uckfield NorthClaire Dowling Conservative
Uckfield South with FramfieldChris Dowling Conservative
Wealden EastBob Bowdler Conservative
Wealden North EastBob Standley Conservative
Willingdon & South DownsStephen Shing Independent

References

  1. ↑ Leader of the Independent Democrats group.
  2. ↑ Of the 4 Independent councillors before the election, 2 sat in the Independent Democrats group and 2 were non-aligned.
  3. ↑ Conservative minority.
  4. ↑ 2 councillors sit as part of the Independent Democrats group.
  5. ↑ Originally elected as a Liberal Democrat at the 2023 Meads by-election; later defected to the Green Party.
  6. ↑ Elected at the 2025 Ashdown & Conquest by-election.
  7. ↑ Originally elected as a Conservative, but later defected to Reform.
  8. ↑ Originally elected as a Conservative, but later left the party to sit as an Independent.
  9. ↑ Elected at the 2023 Heathfield & Mayfield by-election.
  1. ↑ "East Sussex Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Suffolk County Council elections 'will go ahead in May 2026'". BBC News. 2025-11-05. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Election timetable in England". Electoral Commission. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Elections 2021: Conservatives hold Sussex county councils". BBC News. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  5. ↑ Fuller, Christian (19 April 2023). "Rupert Simmons: Tributes as veteran East Sussex councillor dies at 70". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Oxburgh, Huw (19 July 2023). "Fresh tributes paid to long-serving Eastbourne councillor described as a 'true gentleman'". SussexWorld. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Heathfield and Mayfield Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Meads Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  9. ↑ Oxburgh, Huw (10 June 2024). "East Sussex conservative councillor resigns to stand as independent". Sussex News. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  10. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Reform gets Broads support". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  11. ↑ Oxburgh, Huw (2 September 2025). "Tributes after death of 'respected' East Sussex councillor". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ashdown and Conquest Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  13. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Liberals in the Bear's Den". LocalCouncils.co.uk.
  14. ↑ Robson, Graham (6 February 2026). "Eastbourne gains first Green County Councillor after Brett Wright defects from Lib Dems". Scene Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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