Wealden: East Sussex County Council election results 2026

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

With all the Wealden results now in, it’s been a triumphant day for Reform.

Going into the election, the county council’s overall political make up had been: 22 Conservative councillors; 11 Liberal Democrats; six Green Party councillors; five Labour councillors; two independents; two Independent Democrats; and two Reform UK councillors.

All 50 seats were up for election.

See below for the results from each ward:

Arlington, East Hoathly & Hellingly

Nick Bennett – Conservative Party: 1,176

William Boone – Reform UK: 1784

Ricardo Canha – Green Party: 835

Brendan Robert Clegg – Labour Party: 133

Laura Jane Murphy – Liberal Democrats: 789

CON LOSS, REFORM GAIN

Crowborough North & Jarvis Brook

Catherine Fielding – Reform UK: 1,804

Nigel James Fox – Green Party: 427

Bev Johnstone – Liberal Democrats: 1,414

Jeannette Elizabeth Towey – Conservative Party: 1,120

CON LOSS, REFORM GAIN

Crowborough South & St Johns

Alison Clare Arthur – Liberal Democrats: 1,166

Martyn Everitt – Green Party: 376

Sarah Jury – Reform UK: 1,742

Neil Harry Waller – Independent: 282

Andrew James Ashton Wilson – Conservative Party: 1,233

CON LOSS, REFORM GAIN

Forest Row & Groombridge

Edward Butler – Conservative Party: 1,163

Julia Barbara Chowaniec – Liberal Democrats: 278

Andrew Joad – Reform UK: 1,091

Georgia Widdicombe Taylor – Green Party: 1,863

GREEN HOLD

Hailsham Market

Jordan Woonton Beech – Conservative Party: 456

Neil Andrew Cleaver – Reform UK: 1,455

Steve Murphy – Liberal Democrats: 1,099

Ali Stevens – Green Party: 356

LIB DEM LOSS, REFORM GAIN

Hailsham New Town

Gavin Michael Blake-Coggins – Liberal Democrats: 800

Trevor Leslie Botting – Conservative Party: 500

Barry William Carpenter – Independent: 768

Paul Soane – Reform UK: 1,192

Simon Wells – Green Party: 248

CON LOSS, REFORM GAIN

Heathfield & Mayfield

Anne Barbara Blake-Coggins – Liberal Democrats: 403

Teresa Jane Blaxland – Conservative Party: 1,288

Jessika Simone Hulbert – Green Party: 1,222

Steve Taylor – Labour Party: 177

Andy Woolley – Reform UK: 1,480

CON LOSS, REFORM GAIN

Maresfield & Buxted

Christina Nanna Mary Coleman – Green Party: 1,754

Roy Galley – Conservative Party: 1,752

Gary Peter Johnson – Reform UK: 1,371

Tim Murray – Liberal Democrats: 380

CON LOSS, GREEN GAIN

Pevensey & Stone Cross

Lee Stephen Comfort – Labour Party: 118

Mark Fairweather – Liberal Democrats: 941

Xander Gottlieb – Green Party: 278

Tom Liddiard – Conservative Party: 658

Roger David Lincoln – Reform: 1,490

Mike Pursglove – UK Independence Party (UKIP) 84

CON LOSS, REFORM GAIN

Polegate & Watermill

Katrina Ruth Best – Liberal Democrats: 498

Mickey Caira – Reform UK: 1,466

James Heward – Conservative Party: 398

Jake Ethan Lambert – Labour Party: 95

Debbie Lillington – Green Party: 253

Daniel Dak Yan Shing – Independent: 1,420

INDEPENDENT LOSS, REFORM GAIN

Uckfield North

Michelle Coates – Green Party: 407

Claire Barbara Dowling – Conservative Party: 785

John Charles Rhodes – Reform UK: 1,082

Dylan Underhill – Labour Party: 138

Kelvin John Williams – Liberal Democrats: 1,113

CON LOSS, LIB DEM GAIN

Uckfield South with Framfield

Kathy Butler – Liberal Democrats: 836

Linda Margaret Churnside – Green Party: 487

Ben Sebastian Cox – Labour and Co-operative Party: 362

Christopher David Dowling – Conservative Party: 1,017

Peter Griffiths – Reform UK: 1,322

CON LOSS, REFORM GAIN

Wealden East

Bob Bowdler – Conservative Party: 1,378

Laurence Victor Keeley – Independent: 129

Tracey Jane Lovewell – Liberal Democrats: 452

Velvet Mason – Green Party: 1,072

Stephen Potts – Reform UK: 1,925

Barry Anthony Simons – Labour Party: 171

CON LOSS, REFORM GAIN

Wealden North East

Michael Barrett – Reform UK: 1,037

Serena Jane Gadd – Independent: 321

Michael Peter Lunn – Conservative Party: 1,457

Ben Sherlock – Green Party: 652

Barbara Susan Taylor – Liberal Democrats: 451

James Robert William – Labour Party: 259

CON HOLD

Willingdon & South Downs

Dionne Joanne Michelle Daniel – Liberal Democrats: 841

David Goulson – Green Party: 300

Paul William Hunt – Labour Party: 65

Stephen Sai Hung Shing – Independent: 1,618

Ben Smith – Reform UK: 1,180

Nicholas Taylor – Conservative Party: 505

INDEPENDENT HOLD

See results from across Sussex here