Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years. From 2003 until the election in 2019, 55 councillors were elected from 35 wards. From 2019, 45 councillors have been elected from 41 wards.[1]
Political control
editSince the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1973–1995 | |
| No overall control | 1995–1997 | |
| Conservative | 1997–2023 | |
| No overall control | 2023-present | |
Leadership
editThe leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[3]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rupert Thornely-Taylor | Conservative | 18 Jul 2001 | 4 May 2003 | |
| Nigel Coltman | Conservative | 21 May 2003 | 6 May 2007 | |
| Pam Doodes | Conservative | 23 May 2007 | 19 May 2010 | |
| Bob Standley | Conservative | 19 May 2010 | 18 May 2022 | |
| Ann Newton | Conservative | 18 May 2022 | 18 May 2023 | |
| James Partridge | Liberal Democrats | 18 May 2023 | Present | |
Council elections
editSummary of the results of recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election.
- 1973 Wealden District Council election
- 1976 Wealden District Council election
- 1979 Wealden District Council election
- 1983 Wealden District Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 1987 Wealden District Council election
| Year | Conservative | Independent | Liberal Democrats | Green | Labour | Notes | |||||
| 1991[5] | 44 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1995[6] | 29 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7][8] | |||||
| 1999[9] | 34 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2003[10] | 34 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries[11] | |||||
| 2007[12] | 34 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | Some new ward boundaries[13] | |||||
| 2011[2] | 47 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | New ward boundaries, with the number of seats reduced to 45[14] | |||||
| 2023 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
District result maps
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2003 results map -
2007 results map -
2011 results map -
2015 results map -
2019 results map -
2023 results map
By-election results
editBy-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[15] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
References
edit- ^ "Council - Wealden District Council". www.wealden.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Council minutes". Wealden District Council. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wealden (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991.
- ^ "English shire districts 1972-2011/12". The Elections Centre. 2012.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Kent and East Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Wealden". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Wealden". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Wealden (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "The Wealden (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 22 December 2011.