2023 Mid Sussex District Council election

The 2023 Mid Sussex District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mid Sussex District Council in West Sussex, England.[2] This would be on the same day as other local elections in England.

2023 Mid Sussex District Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
All 48 seats to Mid Sussex District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Jonathan Ash-Edwards[1] Alison Bennett
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 34 seats, 40.0% 13 seats, 30.2%
Seats before 33 13
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Paul Brown Ian Gibson
Party Green Independent
Last election 3 seats, 11.4% 4 seats, 8.2%
Seats before 4 4
Leader before election

Jonathan Ash-Edwards
Conservative

 Leader after election

TBD

New ward boundaries were drawn up for this election, with the number of seats on the council reducing from 54 to 48.[3]

Summary

Election result
2023 Mid Sussex District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 48
  Liberal Democrats 39
  Green 25
  Independent 20
  Labour 19
  Monster Raving Loony 1

Candidates

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Mid Sussex District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[4]

Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Forbes
Conservative Gary Marsh*
Green Matt Brewin
Green Jenny Edwards*
Independent Julian Smith
Independent Barry Theobald
Liberal Democrats Ben Jerrit

Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Belsey*
Green Pete Wells
Liberal Democrats Graham Knight

Burgess Hill Dunstall
Burgess Hill Dunstall (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mustak Miah
Conservative Chris Mucklestone
Independent Yann Davies
Labour Pam Haigh
Liberal Democrats Mike Kennedy
Liberal Democrats Giles Parsons

Burgess Hill Franklands
Burgess Hill Franklands (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claire Fussell
Conservative Tobias Parker
Independent Andy Stowe
Liberal Democrats David Eggleton
Liberal Democrats Janice Henwood*

Burgess Hill Leylands
Burgess Hill Leylands (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Holden
Conservative Adam White
Green Anne Eves*
Liberal Democrats Simon Hicks*

Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cherry Catharine
Conservative Elizabeth White
Independent Sean Kelly
Liberal Democrats Robert Eggleston*
Liberal Democrats Tofojjul Hussain*

Burgess Hill St Andrews
Burgess Hill St Andrews (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Catharine
Conservative Toby Dawson
Green Matthew Cornish*
Independent Ray Woods
Labour Joanne Rodway
Labour Rebecca Sinnatt
Liberal Democrats Christine Cherry

Burgess Hill Victoria
Burgess Hill Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Willcock
Independent Peter Chapman*
Labour Linda Gregory

Copthorne and Worth
Copthorne and Worth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Casella
Conservative Tony Dorey
Green Lorcan Smith
Independent Christopher Phillips*
Liberal Democrats Maggie Aston

Crawley Down
Crawley Down (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Coote*
Conservative Liz Williams
Green Gordon Westcott
Independent Ian Gibson*
Independent John Hitchcock
Liberal Democrats Matthew Goldsmith

Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Avery
Conservative Jim Knight*
Green Rachel McNamara
Independent Sacha Dykes
Labour Andrew Foster
Liberal Democrats James Holloway
Liberal Democrats Barbara King
Monster Raving Loony Baron Von Thunderclap

Downland Villages
Downland Villages
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoff Zeidler
Green Clare Rogers
Labour Norina O'Hare
Liberal Democrats Neville Searle

East Grinstead Ashplats
East Grinstead Ashplats (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Belsey*
Conservative Adam Peacock*
Green Alex Langridge
Independent Carly Godfrey
Independent Stef Hillwood
Labour Thomas Britton
Liberal Democrats Andrew Lane

East Grinstead Baldwins
East Grinstead Baldwins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Evans
Independent Julie Mockford*
Liberal Democrats Fathi Tarada

East Grinstead Herontye
East Grinstead Herontye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dick Sweatman*
Green Sharon Martin
Independent Nick Gibson
Liberal Democrats Steve Hall

East Grinstead Imberhorne
East Grinstead Imberhorne (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Farren
Conservative Rex Whittaker*
Green Chrissie Masters
Independent Heidi Brunsdon*
Independent Christopher Lomas
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams

East Grinstead Town
East Grinstead Town (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Dabell*
Conservative Jacquie Russell
Green Laura Buonocore
Independent Norman Mockford
Labour David Wilbraham
Liberal Democrats Steve Barnett
Liberal Democrats Lee Gibbs

Handcross & Pease Pottage
Handcross & Pease Pottage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Prescott
Independent Carole Steggles
Liberal Democrats Peter Cox

Hassocks
Hassocks (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Beck
Conservative Stephen Horsfield
Conservative Alex Simmons
Green Marie Holmstrom
Labour Alison Whelan
Liberal Democrats Kristian Berggreen
Liberal Democrats Sue Hatton*
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hobbs

Haywards Heath Ashenground
Haywards Heath Ashenground (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Justin Cromie
Conservative Wickremaratchi Sujan
Green Richard Kail
Labour Murray Crump
Liberal Democrats Richard Bates*
Liberal Democrats Duncan Pascoe

Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rachel Cromie*
Conservative Stephen Hillier*
Green Deanna Nicholson
Labour Jack Taplin
Labour Benjamin Webb
Liberal Democrats Anthony Platts
Liberal Democrats Alison Rees

Haywards Heath Franklands
Haywards Heath Franklands (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rod Clarke*
Conservative Mike Pulfer*
Green Caroline Mendes
Labour Paul Kenny
Labour Tim Weekes
Liberal Democrats Susan Knight
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Lucraft

Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ruth De Mierre*
Conservative Alastair McPherson
Green Allan Murray
Labour Nick Lashmar
Liberal Democrats Abdul Bashar
Liberal Democrats Paul Lucraft

Haywards Heath North
Haywards Heath North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sandy Ellis*
Green Richard Nicholson
Independent Christian Pitt
Labour David Morley
Liberal Democrats Emiliano Mancino

Hurstpierpoint
Hurstpierpoint (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Billy Lee
Conservative Mark Scholfield
Green Sue Kelly
Labour Graciano Soares
Liberal Democrats Alison Bennett*
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson*

Lindfield
Lindfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Ash-Edwards*
Conservative Anthea Lea*
Green Stu Nisbett
Green David Woolley
Labour Iain Maclean
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Cooke
Liberal Democrats Cavan Wood

Lindfield Rural & High Weald
Lindfield Rural & High Weald (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lorraine Carvalho
Conservative Sarah Webster
Green Paul Brown*
Green Nigel Cross
Labour Mandy Claiden
Liberal Democrats Emily Lomax

References
  1. "Local Political Parties". Mid Sussex District Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. "The Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/812, retrieved 1 May 2023
  4. "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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