Rother District Council

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Rother District Council
Rother District Council logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Leader of the Council
Cllr D.B. Oliver, Independent
Deputy Leader of the Council
Cllr S.M. Prochak, Liberal Democrats
Structure
Seats38 councillors
Rother District Council 2019.svg
Political groups
Rother Alliance (24)
  Independents (13)
  Liberal Democrat (7)
  Labour (3)
  Green (1)
Opposition (14)
  Conservative (14)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
2 May 2019
Next election
Website
www.rother.gov.uk

The Rother District Council (East Sussex, England) is elected every four years, with currently 38 councillors being elected at each election. From 1983 until 2019, the Conservatives have had a majority on the council, apart from between 1991 and the 1999 election when no party had a majority. Since 2019, the 'Rother Alliance' has controlled the council, formed of a mixture of Independent, Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green Party councillors.[1] As of the last election in 2019 the council was composed of the following councillors:-[2]

Party Councillors
Conservative Party 14
Independent 13
Liberal Democrats 7
Labour Party 3
Green Party 1

Wards[]

Rother District Council offices are based in Bexhill-on-Sea. Bexhill has nine wards: the remaining councillors represent the other 11 wards.

Ward Population (2007) Councillors Ratio
Battle Town 4919 2 2460
Brede Valley 4698 2 2349
Central (Bexhill) 5106 2 2553
Collington (Bexhill) 4292 2 2146
Crowhurst 2546 1 2546
Darwell 4901 2 2451
Eastern Rother [includes Winchelsea and Camber] 4817 2 2409
Ewhurst and Sedlescombe 2382 1 2382
Kewhurst (Bexhill) 4500 2 2250
Marsham 3736 2 1868
Old Town (Bexhill) 3780 2 1890
Rother Levels [includes Northiam and Peasmarsh] 4627 2 2314
Rye 4108 2 2054
Sackville (Bexhill) 4577 2 2289
St Marks (Bexhill) 4590 2 2295
St Michaels (Bexhill) 4629 2 2315
St Stephens (Bexhill) 4366 2 2183
Salehurst 4430 2 2215
Sidley (Bexhill) 5333 2 2667
Ticehurst and Etchingham 4168 2 2084
Total Rother 86505 38 2276

Parishes[]

The lowest level of local government is the civil parish: there are 29 within the Rother District[3] which are:

Parish Type Area (sq mi) Population (2007) Pop Density /sq mi
Ashburnham and Penhurst Parish Council 22.4 370 43
Battle Town Council 31.8 6171 503
Beckley Parish Council 22.8 1012 115
Bexhill-on-Sea None 32.3 41173 3300
Bodiam Parish Council 6.5 391 156
Brede Parish Council 17.6 1715 252
Brightling Parish Council 19.8 366 48
Burwash Parish Council 30.1 2511 216
Camber Parish Council 14.1 1229 227
Catsfield Parish Council 12.2 805 171
Crowhurst Parish Council 10.1 859 219
Dallington Parish Council 7.9 310 102
Etchingham Parish Council 13.4 747 145
Ewhurst Parish Council 23.6 1052 115
Fairlight Parish Council 6.1 1682 711
Guestling Parish Council 15.9 1273 207
Hurst Green Parish Council 10.4 1451 362
Icklesham Parish Council 23.5 2804 309
Iden Parish Council 12.0 457 98
Mountfield Parish Council 15.3 573 97
Northiam Parish Council 14.5 2094 374
Peasmarsh Parish Council 15.8 1167 191
Pett Parish Council 6.5 781 311
Playden & East Guldeford See note 16.6 327 51
Rye Town Council 4.2 4108 2564
Rye Foreign Parish Council 3.9 354 238
Salehurst and Robertsbridge Parish Council 18.2 2588 369
Sedlescombe Parish Council 12.6 1330 273
Ticehurst Parish Council 32.5 3421 272
Udimore Parish Council 11.7 365 81
Westfield Parish Council 19.1 2618 355
Whatlington Parish Council 6.0 401 172
Total Rother 509.4 86505 440

Playden and East Guldeford are merged in the statistical analysis although they are both civil parishes in their own right. Playden has a Parish Council whilst East Guldeford holds a Parish Meeting.

References[]

  1. ^ "Rother District Council's new leader confirmed as parties form alliance". www.bexhillobserver.net. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  2. ^ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ Parish and Town Councils: map
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