Rother District Council elections
Rother District Council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 38 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]
Political control[]
Since 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 |
---|---|
Independent | 1973 - 1979 |
No overall control | 1979 - 1983 |
Conservative | 1983 - 1991 |
No overall control | 1991 - 1999 |
Conservative | 1999 - 2019 |
No overall control | 2019–present |
Council elections[]
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election reducing the number of seats by 7.[3]
- (New ward boundaries)[4]
Year | Conservative | Independent | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Green | Vacant | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[5] | 20 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
[6] | 14 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7] |
1999[8] | 28 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
2003[9] | 23 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | New ward boundaries[10] |
2007[11] | 28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2011[2] | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2015[12] | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
2019[13] | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
District result maps[]
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
By-election results[]
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[14] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bexhill Central | 19 September 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Beckley and Peasmarsh | 27 February 1997 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Central | 25 September 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Bexhill Central by-election | 7 June 2001 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Bexhill St Mark's by-election | 7 June 2001 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Fairlight by-election | 1 November 2001 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Old Town by-election | 17 October 2002 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Bexhill Sackville by-election | 9 September 2004 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Bexhill St Stephens by-election | 29 September 2005 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Ticehurst and Etchingham by-election | 17 November 2005 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Bexhill Kewhurst by-election | 4 May 2006 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Bexhill Sackville by-election | 4 May 2006 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Bexhill St Marks by-election | 4 May 2006 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Bexhill Collington by-election | 12 June 2008 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Bexhill Sackville by-election | 3 July 2008 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Darwell by-election | 31 July 2014 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Battle Town by-election | 16 July 2015 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats |
References[]
- ^ "Council and Democracy". Rother District Council. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ a b "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ The District of Rother (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ "Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 4 May 1991.
- ^ "Complete list of results from thursday's council elections - Council elections". The Times. NewsBank. 6 May 1995.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Rother". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "English councils - Non-metropolitan districts". The Times. NewsBank. 3 May 2003. p. 47.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rother (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Rother". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Local elections 2019: full results for English councils". The Guardian. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
External links[]
- Rother District Council elections
- Council elections in East Sussex
- District council elections in England