Local Election Results 2005

East Sussex

New division boundaries came into force at this election.

Other results for East Sussex:2009 2013 2017 2021
By-elections for East Sussex (may be incomplete): 29th September 2005 (Pevensey & Westham) — 12th June 2008 (Bexhill King Offa) — 9th July 2015 (Old Hastings & Tressell) — 5th May 2016 (St Helens & Silverhill) — 10th January 2019 (Bexhill W.) — 27th July 2023 (Heathfield & Mayfield) — 3rd August 2023 (Meads) — 20th November 2025 (Ashdown & Conquest)
Results for district councils — Eastbourne2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Hastings2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2021 2022 2024 — Lewes2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Rother2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — Wealden2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Map of the results —Export spreadsheet

Consolidated results — East Sussex 2005

Party	Votes	Percent	Seats
Conservative	103810	41.8%	29
Liberal Democrat	88011	35.4%	14
Labour	39636	15.9%	5
Green Party	9707	3.9%	0
Independent	5417	2.2%	1
UK Independence Party	2008	0.8%	0

Alfriston, East Hoathly and Hellingly

John Garvican	C	3246	56.9%
Daniel Shing	LD	2455	43.1%

Ashdown and Conquest

John Wilson	C	2347	45.4%
Ronald Rushbrook	Lab	1646	31.8%
Patricia Kennelly	LD	958	18.5%
Brian Phillips	Grn	219	4.2%

Baird and Ore

Jeremy Birch	Lab	1789	43.3%
Peter Pragnell	C	1347	32.6%
David Hancock	LD	832	20.2%
Mary Robertson	Grn	159	3.9%

Battle and Crowhurst

Kathryn Field	LD	2358	48.8%
Richard Carroll	C	1855	38.4%
Timothy Macpherson	Lab	619	12.8%

Bexhill East

Martyn Forster	LD	2160	50.7%
Martin Kenward	C	2100	49.3%

Bexhill King Offa (2)

Ronald Dyason	C	4398	39.2%
Graham Gubby	C	3435
Neil Francis	LD	3427	30.6%
James Wood	LD	3419
Keith Bridger	Lab	3386	30.2%

Bexhill West

Brian Gadd	C	3278	61.0%
Trevor Smith	LD	2098	39.0%

Braybrooke and Castle

Godfrey Daniel	Lab	2087	47.6%
Robert Cooke	C	1068	24.4%
Gary Potter	LD	904	20.6%
Laurence Homewood	Grn	326	7.4%

Brede Valley and Marsham

Carl Maynard	C	2789	55.1%
John Smith	LD	1423	28.1%
David Waller	Lab	846	16.7%

Buxted Maresfield

Anthony Reid	C	3610	63.2%
John Stevens	LD	1470	25.7%
Roy Barnacle	Lab	632	11.1%

Central St Leonards and Gensing

Trevor Webb	Lab	1547	39.6%
Keith Bing	C	1109	28.4%
Evelyn Modlinger	LD	894	22.9%
David Carey-Stuart	Grn	359	9.2%

Chailey

Margaret Stroude	C	3217	49.9%
Gavin Burke	LD	2351	36.5%
Peter Hambly	Lab	473	7.3%
Lorraine Serrecchia	Grn	408	6.3%

Crowborough (2)

Richard Stogdon	C	4307	42.3%
Sylvia Tidy	C	3904
Carolyn Clark	LD	2618	25.7%
Hilary Lyon	LD	2317
Brendan Clegg	Lab	1209	11.9%
Ian McKirgan	Ind	1205	11.8%
Jean McCarthy	Lab	1132
Paul Scott	Ind	1098
Sarah Hale	Grn	841	8.3%
Colin Stocks	Grn	586

Devonshire

Beryl Healy	LD	2395	55.3%
Kenneth Graham	C	1074	24.8%
Richard Goude	Lab	509	11.7%
Clive Gross	Grn	231	5.3%
Leonard Richardson	UKIP	125	2.9%

Forest Row

Francis Whetstone	C	2975	49.8%
Linda Graham	LD	1568	26.2%
David Jonas	Grn	875	14.6%
Sonja le Vay	Lab	559	9.4%

Framfield and Horam

Christopher Dowling	C	3070	54.1%
Michael Harker	LD	1576	27.8%
Ian Smith	Lab	691	12.2%
Keith Riddle	UKIP	334	5.9%

Hailsham and Herstmonceux (2)

William Bentley	C	4558	43.2%
John Thomas	C	3607
Brian Cock	LD	3228	30.6%
David White	LD	3139
Laura Jordan	Lab	1739	16.5%
Steven Jordan	Lab	1531
Laurence Keeley	UKIP	1028	9.7%

Hampden Park

Olive Woodall	LD	2452	58.5%
Edward Abella	C	851	20.3%
Nora Ring	Lab	695	16.6%
Leslie Dalton	Grn	192	4.6%

Heathfield

Rupert Simmons	C	2992	57.6%
Elizabeth Kiernan	LD	2201	42.4%

Hollington and Wishing Tree

Philip Scott	Lab	2246	54.0%
Gladys Martin	C	1087	26.1%
Wilfrid Pickard	LD	625	15.0%
Kevin Young	Grn	204	4.9%

Langney

Jon Harris	LD	2218	53.9%
Lorraine Zonneveld	C	1196	29.1%
James Nolan	Lab	538	13.1%
Christine Quarrington	Grn	161	3.9%

Lewes

Christina O'Keeffe	Ind	2951	46.2%
Elizabeth Sleeper	LD	1699	26.6%
Isabel Warren	C	630	9.9%
Stephen Watts	Lab	593	9.3%
Susan Murray	Grn	402	6.3%
Andrew Small	Ind	110	1.7%

Maze Hill and West St Leonards

Joy Waite	C	1914	43.5%
Alan Roberts	Lab	1360	30.9%
Brett McLean	LD	911	20.7%
Catriona Toms	Grn	219	5.0%

Meads

Barry Taylor	C	3066	60.3%
Margaret Ticehurst	LD	1234	24.3%
Dennis Scard	Lab	384	7.6%
Kate Arnold	Grn	261	5.1%
Ian Cameron	UKIP	136	2.7%

Newhaven and Ouse Valley West

David Rogers	LD	2369	47.2%
Sheryn Scanlan	C	1168	23.3%
Eric Lambert	Lab	642	12.8%
Sian Bishop	Ind	548	10.9%
Richard Luxford	Grn	287	5.7%

Northern Rother

Peter Jones	C	2789	49.7%
Susan Prochak	LD	2221	39.6%
Annette Maloney	Lab	605	10.8%

Old Hastings and Tressell

Jay Kramer	Lab	1750	40.6%
Richard Stevens	LD	1206	28.0%
Terence Keen	C	1074	24.9%
Sura Poorun	Grn	283	6.6%

Old Town

Maurice Skilton	LD	2921	50.1%
Ronald Cussons	C	2188	37.5%
Zoe Vonderdell	Grn	365	6.3%
Colin Akers	Lab	360	6.2%

Ouse Valley East

Thomas Ost	LD	2427	46.6%
Graham Yeldon	C	1658	31.8%
William Spicer	Lab	605	11.6%
Christopher Chatwin	Ind	363	7.0%
Keith Rapley	Grn	157	3.0%

Peacehaven and Telscombe Towns (2)

John Livings	C	3939	40.5%
Philip Howson	C	3782
Marina Pepper	LD	2620	26.9%
John Carden	Lab	2554	26.3%
Elizabeth Lee	LD	2390
Lorrel Wood	Lab	2249
Patricia Broome Reed	Grn	613	6.3%
Luisa Serrecchia	Grn	493

Pevensey and Westham

John Vincent	C	2374	49.9%
Cynthia Dewick	LD	1553	32.6%
Robert Walker	Lab	834	17.5%

Polegate, Willingdon and East Dean (2)

Roy Martin	LD	4739	51.0%
Stephen Shing	LD	4621
Margaret Whitmore	C	3664	39.4%
Anthony Wallis	C	3558
Malcolm Cornwall	Lab	897	9.6%

Ratton

Michael Tunwell	C	2816	52.1%
Andrew Watkins	LD	1717	31.8%
Martin Falkner	Lab	501	9.3%
Kenneth Alderton	UKIP	198	3.7%
Kevin Moore	Grn	171	3.2%

Ringmer and Lewes Bridge

Rosalyn St Pierre	LD	2597	43.2%
Ian Wilson	C	1852	30.8%
Simon Anderson	Grn	831	13.8%
Anne Sawyer	Lab	734	12.2%

Rother North West

Anthony Barnes	C	2724	56.3%
George Hearn	LD	2116	43.7%

Rye and Eastern Rother

Keith Glazier	C	2182	46.0%
Geoffrey Lyus	Lab	1304	27.5%
Sonia Holmes	LD	1253	26.4%

St Anthony's

David Tutt	LD	3080	58.2%
Brian Jones	C	1520	28.7%
Ian Culshaw	Lab	467	8.8%
Hugh Norris	Grn	223	4.2%

St Helens and Silverhill

Matthew Lock	C	1903	38.1%
Melanie Rycroft	Lab	1869	37.4%
Ann Terry	LD	835	16.7%
Sally Phillips	Grn	206	4.1%
Neil Jackson	UKIP	187	3.7%

Seaford Blatchington

Jon Freeman	LD	2450	48.8%
Julian Peterson	C	1579	31.5%
Helen Renson	Lab	493	9.8%
Nichola McGilligan	Grn	256	5.1%
Linda Sheppard	Ind	240	4.8%

Seaford Sutton

Michael Murphy	C	2331	44.2%
Ralph Taylor	LD	2209	41.9%
Trevor Hopper	Lab	471	8.9%
Roger Murray	Grn	260	4.9%

Sovereign

David Elkin	C	2220	48.8%
Margaret Salsbury	LD	2007	44.1%
Jocelyn McCarthy	Grn	320	7.0%

Uckfield

Paul Sparks	LD	2475	46.7%
Mairede Thomas	C	1907	36.0%
Leonard Ashby	Lab	916	17.3%

Upperton

Robert Lacey	C	2274	48.9%
Richard Noden	LD	1602	34.5%
Elizabeth Goude	Lab	442	9.5%
John Storey-Tennant	Grn	332	7.1%

Wadhurst

Robert Tidy	C	3564	56.5%
Adria Morris	LD	1559	24.7%
Jane Zacharzewski	Lab	644	10.2%
Keith Obbard	Grn	546	8.6%

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