Voters from across the county go to the polls

Each ward returns one councillor, except for Hailsham and Herstmonceux, which returns two.

Candidates are:

Battle & Crowhurst, people who can vote: 7,472. (Currently Liberal Democrat)

Doodes, Pam, Conservative

Field, Kathryn Margaret, Liberal Democrat

Foy, Tom, UK Independence

MacPherson, Tim, Labour

Brede Valley & Marsham, people who can vote: 7,383. (Currently Conservative)

Lee, Jonathan Paul, Labour

Lewcock, Chris, Liberal Democrat

Maynard, Carl Raymond, Conservative

Stokes, Cliff, UK Independence

Hailsham & Herstmonceux, people who can vote: 17,266. Total possible votes: 34,532. (Currently Conservative)

Bentley, Bill, Conservative

Cross, Steven Harvey, Labour

Holbrook, Paul Steven, Liberal Democrat

Keeley, Laurence Victor, UK Independence

McCarthy, Roger Francis, Labour

Morgan, Graham David, Liberal Democrat

Thomas, Roger, Conservative

Younge, David, UK Independence

Northern Rother, people who can vote: 8,242. (Currently Conservative)

Davies, Angharad Elizabeth, Conservative

Gooding, Trevor Douglas, UK Independence

Prochak, Sue, Liberal Democrat

Rother North West, people who can vote: 7,511. (Currently Conservative)

Barnes, John, Conservative

Barrass, Steve, Liberal Democrat

Husbands, Christopher T, Labour

Nicholls, Don, Green

Smith, Tony, UK Independence

Rye & Eastern Rother, people who can vote: 7,357. (Currently Conservative)

Glazier, Keith John, Conservative

Hillier-Palmer, Peter Victor, Liberal Democrat

McKenzie, Michael John, UK Independence

Warren, Nick, Labour

East Sussex County Council currently has 28 Conservatives, 13 Liberal Democrats, four Labour, one Independent and one UKIP.

Votes are being counted tonight at The De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill tomorrow (Friday).

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