Wealden local elections

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Wealden Council is elected every four years.

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[edit] Political control

Conservative 1973 - 1995

No overall control 1995 - 1999

Conservative 1999 -

[edit] Council elections

Wealden Council election 1999

Wealden Council election 2003

[edit] By-election results

Pevensey Weston By-Election 28 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,025 55.8
Liberal Democrats 809 44.1
Majority 216 11.7
Turnout 1,834 36.2
Conservative hold Swing
Wadhurst By-Election 4 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 445 54.3 +24.0
Independent 374 45.7 -15.8
Majority 71 8.6
Turnout 819
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Buxted By-Election 25 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 370 79.1 +30.9
Labour 98 20.9 +7.7
Majority 272 58.2
Turnout 468
Conservative hold Swing
Pevensey Westham By-Election 25 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 820 53.4 +7.3
Liberal Democrats 431 28.1 -25.8
Independent 163 10.6 +10.6
Labour 122 7.9 +7.9
Majority 389 25.3
Turnout 1,536
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Herstmonceux By-Election 2 April 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 636 64.6 +12.6
Liberal Democrats 348 35.4 -12.6
Majority 286 29.2
Turnout 984
Conservative hold Swing
Polegate South By-Election 28 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 627 59.2 +16.8
Conservative 329 31.0 +31.0
Labour 104 9.8 -12.5
Majority 298 28.2
Turnout 1,060 33.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Heathfield By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,966 56.0 +4.2
Liberal Democrats 1,259 35.9 +1.8
Independent 284 8.1 +8.1
Majority 707 20.1
Turnout 3,509
Conservative hold Swing
Uckfield By-Election 29 November 2001 (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Sampson 702
Conservative Silvia Buck 685
Liberal Democrats Anthony Parker 551
Liberal Democrats Michael Hakiel 547
Labour Duncan Bennett 284
Labour Ian Smith 244
Turnout 3,013 14.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Herstmonceux By-Election 4 April 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Long 596 60.2 -3.8
Liberal Democrats Graham Love 394 39.8 +3.8
Majority 202 20.4
Turnout 990 30.7
Conservative hold Swing
Uckfield By-Election 27 June 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Parker 1,162 47.8 +7.3
Conservative Stanley French 914 37.6 +8.7
Labour Duncan Bennett 356 14.6 -0.2
Majority 248 10.2
Turnout 2,432 22.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Uckfield Ridgewood By-Election 16 September 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Sweetland 380 60.4 +3.2
Conservative Jacob Vince 195 31.0 -5.7
Labour Leonard Ashby 54 8.6 +2.6
Majority 185 29.4
Turnout 629 28.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pevensey & Westham By-Election 29 September 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Balsdon 1,229 66.7 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Thomas 469 25.5 -13.4
Labour Robert Walker 143 7.8 +7.8
Majority 760 41.2
Turnout 1,841 25.7
Conservative hold Swing
Crowborough By-Election 6 April 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Tyler 417 52.3 +22.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Bucklitsch 138 17.3 +2.6
Independent Paul Scott 103 12.9 -33.5
Labour Jean McCarthy 94 11.8 +2.8
Independent Colin Stocks 45 5.6 +5.6
Majority 279 35.0
Turnout 797 20.1
Conservative hold Swing
Uckfield New Town By-Election 29 June 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julia Hey 381 58.4 +4.2
Conservative Marion Rowland 211 32.4 +9.6
Green Samantha Bryant 69 9.2 +9.2
Majority 170 26.0
Turnout 652 32.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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