East Sussex County Council Election 2026 Results
No party won a majority on East Sussex County Council, with Reform UK taking the most seats (22 of 50).
| Party | Actual | Previous | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 3 | 22 | -19 |
| Labour | 0 | 5 | -5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | 11 | +2 |
| Green | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| Reform UK | 22 | 2 | +20 |
| Others | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Election type: All 50 seats up for election
Control: No overall control (no change)
Last election (2021)
Conservative 27, Labour 5, Liberal Democrats 11, Green 4, Others 3
Conservative 42.0% Labour 15.3% Liberal Democrats 20.9% Green 14.5% Others 7.1%
2026 ward results
| Ward | Elected | Con | Lab | LD | Grn | Ref | Oth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington East Hoathly Hellingly | Reform UK 1 | 24.9 | 2.8 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 37.8 | 0.0 |
| Ashdown Conquest | Reform UK 1 | 21.0 | 12.9 | 6.0 | 24.1 | 36.0 | 0.0 |
| Baird Ore | Green 1 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 3.8 | 44.5 | 30.9 | 0.0 |
| Battle Crowhurst | Liberal Democrats 1 | 12.3 | 3.3 | 45.6 | 10.1 | 28.8 | 0.0 |
| Bexhill East | Reform UK 1 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 14.1 | 35.7 | 21.3 |
| Bexhill North | Reform UK 1 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 30.9 | 29.7 |
| Bexhill South | Reform UK 1 | 23.0 | 16.5 | 5.1 | 19.4 | 31.3 | 4.7 |
| Bexhill West | Reform UK 1 | 21.0 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 33.0 | 26.2 |
| Braybrooke Castle | Green 1 | 6.0 | 14.5 | 3.1 | 60.0 | 16.3 | 0.0 |
| Brede Valley Marsham | Reform UK 1 | 26.6 | 5.8 | 21.0 | 10.8 | 35.8 | 0.0 |
| Central St Leonards Gensing | Green 1 | 4.8 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 59.3 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| Chailey | Green 1 | 23.6 | 2.1 | 12.1 | 38.1 | 24.1 | 0.0 |
| Crowborough North Jarvis Brook | Reform UK 1 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 29.7 | 9.0 | 37.9 | 0.0 |
| Crowborough South St Johns | Reform UK 1 | 25.7 | 0.0 | 24.3 | 7.8 | 36.3 | 5.9 |
| Devonshire | Liberal Democrats 1 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 44.0 | 14.3 | 26.2 | 1.5 |
| Forest Row Groombridge | Green 1 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 42.4 | 24.8 | 0.0 |
| Hailsham Market | Reform UK 1 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 32.7 | 10.6 | 43.2 | 0.0 |
| Hailsham New Town | Reform UK 1 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 22.8 | 7.1 | 34.0 | 21.9 |
| Hampden Park | Liberal Democrats 1 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 44.6 | 7.8 | 33.5 | 2.2 |
| Heathfield Mayfield | Reform UK 1 | 28.2 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 26.7 | 32.4 | 0.0 |
| Hollington Wishing Tree | Reform UK 1 | 11.6 | 24.0 | 5.6 | 20.1 | 38.8 | 0.0 |
| Langney | Liberal Democrats 1 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 49.8 | 4.7 | 36.0 | 1.1 |
| Lewes | Green 1 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 39.5 | 49.6 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
| Maresfield Buxted | Green 1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 33.4 | 26.1 | 0.0 |
| Maze Hill West St Leonards | Green 1 | 14.0 | 18.8 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 29.4 | 0.0 |
| Meads | Liberal Democrats 1 | 24.5 | 2.8 | 34.3 | 15.1 | 23.3 | 0.0 |
| Newhaven Bishopstone | Liberal Democrats 1 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 49.4 | 8.7 | 31.5 | 0.0 |
| Northern Rother | Conservative 1 | 32.3 | 5.2 | 20.7 | 10.8 | 30.9 | 0.0 |
| Old Hastings Tressell | Green 1 | 4.4 | 18.2 | 2.0 | 54.1 | 21.3 | 0.0 |
| Old Town | Liberal Democrats 1 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 57.8 | 9.5 | 18.5 | 0.9 |
| Ouse Valley West Downs | Liberal Democrats 1 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 52.9 | 13.3 | 21.4 | 0.0 |
| Peacehaven | Reform UK 1 | 19.4 | 24.2 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 35.4 | 0.0 |
| Pevensey Stone Cross | Reform UK 1 | 18.4 | 3.3 | 26.4 | 7.8 | 41.7 | 2.4 |
| Polegate Watermill | Reform UK 1 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 35.5 | 34.4 |
| Ratton | Conservative 1 | 32.4 | 2.4 | 31.3 | 6.6 | 27.4 | 0.0 |
| Ringmer Lewes Bridge | Green 1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 34.7 | 42.0 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
| Rother North West | Reform UK 1 | 30.6 | 3.3 | 21.0 | 13.8 | 31.3 | 0.0 |
| Rye Eastern Rother | Reform UK 1 | 23.8 | 13.7 | 7.7 | 19.9 | 29.5 | 5.3 |
| Seaford North | Liberal Democrats 1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 33.4 | 26.3 | 31.2 | 0.0 |
| Seaford South | Liberal Democrats 1 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 55.0 | 10.7 | 23.0 | 0.0 |
| Sovereign | Reform UK 1 | 28.5 | 2.7 | 24.5 | 6.3 | 38.0 | 0.0 |
| St Anthonys | Liberal Democrats 1 | 13.3 | 2.1 | 41.2 | 8.3 | 34.2 | 0.9 |
| St Helens Silverhill | Green 1 | 14.8 | 19.1 | 7.8 | 29.5 | 28.8 | 0.0 |
| Telscombe | Reform UK 1 | 16.4 | 28.0 | 7.4 | 15.1 | 33.1 | 0.0 |
| Uckfield North | Liberal Democrats 1 | 22.3 | 3.9 | 31.6 | 11.5 | 30.7 | 0.0 |
| Uckfield South With Framfield | Reform UK 1 | 25.3 | 9.0 | 20.8 | 12.1 | 32.9 | 0.0 |
| Upperton | Liberal Democrats 1 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 48.2 | 11.6 | 24.2 | 0.0 |
| Wealden East | Reform UK 1 | 26.9 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 20.9 | 37.5 | 2.5 |
| Wealden North East | Conservative 1 | 34.9 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 15.6 | 24.8 | 7.7 |
| Willingdon South Downs | Independent 1 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 18.7 | 6.7 | 26.2 | 35.9 |
Councillors elected in each ward, and each party's share of the votes cast in that ward (%).