Mid Sussex: West Sussex County Council election results 2026

Residents voted for their chosen county councillors at the polls on Thursday, May 7.

The count for Mid Sussex then took place the following day in the Triangle Leisure Centre arena in Burgess Hill.

The candidates that were elected took to social media afterwards to celebrate their result.

Councillor Jacquie Russell (Conservative), who was re-elected, said on Facebook: “I cannot tell you how emotional it has been today. Lots of change afoot but absolutely honoured to be returned as the County Councillor for East Grinstead South and Ashurst Wood alongside Cllr Lorraine Carvalho Councillor the new County Councillor for East Grinstead Meridian. We will be a formidable team with Mims Davies MP. I am overwhelmed to have received an endless stream of support from so many residents and I have many people to thank for keeping me going – they know who they are.”

Councillor Erika Woodhurst-Trueman (Lib Dem) said ‘a huge thank you’ on Facebook to everyone who voted for her. She said: “It was wonderful to see so many people coming into the polling stations to exercise their democratic right. I’m absolutely delighted to have retained this wonderful division.”

Reform UK East Grinstead and Uckfield said the party was ‘thrilled’ at the election of Mel Winn for Worth Forest and Gary Dowsett for Imberdown, calling this ‘a fantastic result’.

Mid Sussex District Councillor (Lib Dem, Burgess Hill Leylands) Simon Hicks said UK Pirate Party candidate Nathan Griffiths ‘got the prize for the best hat’. He then congratulated Lib Dems Jane Davey for winning Burgess Hill North and Richard Cherry for being re-elected in Burgess Hill East. He said: “Thanks to everyone who supported our campaign and all who voted Liberal Democrat.”

Here is how residents voted for each area:

Burgess Hill East

Richard Cherry – Liberal Democrats: 1,919

Archie Sheail – Reform UK: 1,210

Sebastian Monk Conservative Party: 957

Colin Clark – Green Party: 684

Jake Tennant – Labour: 201

Burgess Hill North

Jane Davey – Liberal Democrats: 1,603

Tim Cooper – Reform UK: 1,298

Mustak Miah – Conservative Party: 1,017

Ross Thornton – Green Party: 550

Pam Haigh – Labour, 130

Nathan Griffiths – UK Pirate Party: 58

Cuckfield & Lucastes

Lauren Lloyd – Liberal Democrats – 2,335

Jim Knight – Conservative: 1,198

Paul Hollands – Reform UK: 1,038

Bob Foster – Green Party: 454

Ian Renshaw – Labour: 139

East Grinstead Meridian

Lorraine Carvalho – Conservative: 1,248

Michael Simpson – Reform UK: 1,190

Alex Langridge – Green Party: 627

Lee Gibbs – Liberal Democrats: 505

Norman Mockford – Independent: 250

Muhammad Uddin – Labour: 155

East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood

Jacquie Russell – Conservative: 1,911

Omar Dawood – Reform UK: 1,134

Vanessa Wilson – Liberal Democrats: 773

Zara Carey – Green Party: 525

John Turley – Labour: 142

Hassocks & Burgess Hill South

Erika Woodhurst-Trueman – Liberal Democrats: 3,009

Chris French – Reform UK: 1,198

Toby Dawson – Conservative: 556

Di Penly – Green Party: 468

Linda Taylor – Labour: 175

Haywards Heath East

Kirsten Sutton – Liberal Democrats: 1,750

Craig Read – Reform UK: 930

Christian Alexander – Conservative: 662

Matt Brewin – Green Party: 423

Candida Lewis – Labour: 188

Haywards Heath Town

Caroline Ward – Liberal Democrats: 1,889

Tom McCulloch – Reform UK: 901

Sujan Wickremaratchi – Conservative: 892

Richard Kail – Green Party: 575

David Morley – Labour: 190

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney

Rodney Jackson – Liberal Democrats: 1,862

Thomas Givons – Reform UK: 1,258

Eliza Brazil – Conservative: 1,222

Sue Kelly – Green Party: 587

Andrew Foster – Labour: 209

Baron Von Thunderclap – Official Monster Raving Loony: 52

Imberdown

Gary Dowsett – Reform UK: 1,425

Liz Williams – Conservative: 1,146

Ian Gibson – Independent: 1,129

Stephen Barnett – Liberal Democrats: 384

Andre Mascarenhas Pereira – Green Party: 338

Simon Stone – Labour: 134

Lindfield & High Weald

Cavan Wood – Liberal Democrats: 2,224

Garry Wall – Conservative: 1,472

Paul Vallis – Reform UK: 1,168

Emma Barker – Green Party: 620

Linda Gregory – Labour: 173

Worth Forest

Mel Winn – Reform UK: 1,996

Gary Marsh – Conservative: 1,417

James Lark – Green Party: 852

Stuart Condie – Liberal Democrats: 782

Christopher Phillips – Independent: 560

See what happened elsewhere in our live election blog.