West Sussex County Council Election 2026 Results
No party won a majority on West Sussex County Council, with Liberal Democrats and Reform UK tied on the most seats (23 each of 70).
| Party | Actual | Previous | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 11 | 38 | -27 |
| Labour | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 23 | 10 | +13 |
| Green | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Reform UK | 23 | 4 | +19 |
| Others | 1 | 8 | -7 |
Election type: All 70 seats up for election
Control: Conservative to No overall control
Last election (2021)
Conservative 48, Labour 9, Liberal Democrats 10, Green 1, Others 2
Conservative 46.8% Labour 19.1% Liberal Democrats 19.4% Green 10.3% Others 4.2%
2026 ward results
| Ward | Elected | Con | Lab | LD | Grn | Ref | Oth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angmering Findon | Conservative 1 | 34.0 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 14.7 | 31.2 | 0.0 |
| Arundel Courtwick | Reform UK 1 | 29.1 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 23.5 | 31.4 | 0.0 |
| Bersted | Reform UK 1 | 12.9 | 6.3 | 25.8 | 9.2 | 45.8 | 0.0 |
| Bewbush Ifield West | Reform UK 1 | 14.3 | 26.6 | 5.2 | 13.5 | 36.1 | 4.2 |
| Billingshurst | Liberal Democrats 1 | 28.2 | 2.1 | 33.4 | 7.9 | 28.4 | 0.0 |
| Bognor Regis East | Reform UK 1 | 10.0 | 4.9 | 27.5 | 10.6 | 40.2 | 6.8 |
| Bognor Regis West Aldwick | Reform UK 1 | 25.7 | 6.9 | 20.7 | 9.8 | 37.0 | 0.0 |
| Bourne | Liberal Democrats 1 | 15.7 | 2.4 | 49.2 | 7.5 | 25.2 | 0.0 |
| Bramber Castle | Green 1 | 21.9 | 3.2 | 16.5 | 36.8 | 21.5 | 0.0 |
| Broadbridge | Liberal Democrats 1 | 24.0 | 2.1 | 39.1 | 7.9 | 26.9 | 0.0 |
| Broadfield | Labour 1 | 14.1 | 33.5 | 5.1 | 13.8 | 33.5 | 0.0 |
| Broadwater | Green 1 | 13.3 | 22.9 | 5.4 | 35.0 | 23.4 | 0.0 |
| Burgess Hill East | Liberal Democrats 1 | 19.3 | 4.0 | 38.6 | 13.8 | 24.3 | 0.0 |
| Burgess Hill North | Liberal Democrats 1 | 21.8 | 2.8 | 34.4 | 11.8 | 27.9 | 1.2 |
| Chichester East | Liberal Democrats 1 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 45.4 | 8.9 | 26.6 | 0.0 |
| Chichester North | Liberal Democrats 1 | 26.8 | 2.2 | 45.5 | 7.5 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Chichester South | Liberal Democrats 1 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 44.6 | 17.0 | 22.4 | 0.3 |
| Chichester West | Liberal Democrats 1 | 15.1 | 2.3 | 57.4 | 6.1 | 19.2 | 0.0 |
| Cissbury | Conservative 1 | 32.7 | 16.4 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 31.7 | 0.0 |
| Cuckfield Lucastes | Liberal Democrats 1 | 23.2 | 2.7 | 45.2 | 8.8 | 20.1 | 0.0 |
| Durrington Salvington | Reform UK 1 | 22.3 | 15.2 | 10.2 | 14.0 | 38.3 | 0.0 |
| East Grinstead Meridian | Conservative 1 | 31.4 | 3.9 | 12.7 | 15.8 | 29.9 | 6.3 |
| East Grinstead South Ashurst Wood | Conservative 1 | 42.6 | 3.2 | 17.2 | 11.7 | 25.3 | 0.0 |
| East Preston Ferring | Conservative 1 | 39.1 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 31.7 | 0.0 |
| Felpham | Reform UK 1 | 18.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.2 | 36.7 |
| Fontwell | Green 1 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 33.8 | 33.7 | 0.0 |
| Goring | Green 1 | 25.8 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 34.5 | 26.7 | 0.0 |
| Hassocks Burgess Hill South | Liberal Democrats 1 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 55.7 | 8.7 | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| Haywards Heath East | Liberal Democrats 1 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 44.3 | 10.7 | 23.5 | 0.0 |
| Haywards Heath Town | Liberal Democrats 1 | 20.1 | 4.3 | 42.5 | 12.9 | 20.3 | 0.0 |
| Henfield | Conservative 1 | 28.8 | 5.4 | 12.3 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 0.0 |
| Holbrook | Liberal Democrats 1 | 18.1 | 3.4 | 47.0 | 6.6 | 24.9 | 0.0 |
| Horsham East | Liberal Democrats 1 | 17.2 | 2.8 | 49.1 | 7.8 | 23.0 | 0.0 |
| Horsham Hurst | Liberal Democrats 1 | 12.0 | 4.2 | 59.1 | 9.0 | 15.7 | 0.0 |
| Horsham Riverside | Liberal Democrats 1 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 48.9 | 9.0 | 21.6 | 1.4 |
| Hurstpierpoint Bolney | Liberal Democrats 1 | 23.5 | 4.0 | 35.9 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1.0 |
| Imberdown | Reform UK 1 | 25.2 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 31.3 | 24.8 |
| Lancing | Reform UK 1 | 15.7 | 24.7 | 8.7 | 14.2 | 36.8 | 0.0 |
| Langley Green Ifield East | Reform UK 1 | 15.4 | 29.2 | 5.3 | 16.0 | 34.1 | 0.0 |
| Lindfield High Weald | Liberal Democrats 1 | 26.0 | 3.1 | 39.3 | 11.0 | 20.6 | 0.0 |
| Littlehampton East | Reform UK 1 | 17.3 | 7.5 | 31.5 | 10.1 | 33.7 | 0.0 |
| Littlehampton Town | Reform UK 1 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 33.9 | 0.0 |
| Maidenbower Worth | Reform UK 1 | 31.0 | 13.1 | 10.0 | 13.3 | 32.7 | 0.0 |
| Middleton | Reform UK 1 | 29.8 | 4.8 | 18.4 | 9.8 | 37.3 | 0.0 |
| Midhurst | Liberal Democrats 1 | 31.8 | 1.4 | 40.4 | 5.2 | 20.7 | 0.4 |
| Northbrook | Reform UK 1 | 18.6 | 22.2 | 11.8 | 15.1 | 32.3 | 0.0 |
| Northgate West Green | Reform UK 1 | 15.8 | 26.5 | 7.7 | 17.1 | 32.9 | 0.0 |
| Nyetimber | Reform UK 1 | 19.3 | 2.8 | 24.0 | 8.3 | 45.6 | 0.0 |
| Petworth | Conservative 1 | 39.7 | 2.0 | 27.7 | 5.5 | 25.2 | 0.0 |
| Pound Hill | Reform UK 1 | 25.9 | 21.6 | 5.4 | 15.1 | 32.1 | 0.0 |
| Pulborough | Conservative 1 | 35.4 | 3.2 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 28.3 | 0.0 |
| Rother Valley | Conservative 1 | 43.4 | 2.2 | 28.3 | 9.4 | 16.6 | 0.0 |
| Rustington | Conservative 1 | 43.2 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 28.3 | 1.2 |
| Selsey | Local Alliance 1 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 36.7 | 39.7 |
| Shoreham North | Labour 1 | 16.6 | 34.4 | 7.2 | 15.9 | 25.9 | 0.0 |
| Shoreham South | Green 1 | 8.2 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 31.5 | 18.8 | 24.0 |
| Sompting North Lancing | Reform UK 1 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 13.3 | 36.6 | 17.7 |
| Southgate Gossops Green | Reform UK 1 | 25.1 | 20.6 | 4.4 | 14.4 | 35.5 | 0.0 |
| Southwater Nuthurst | Liberal Democrats 1 | 21.0 | 2.1 | 43.2 | 5.9 | 27.8 | 0.0 |
| Southwick | Labour 1 | 19.8 | 32.1 | 5.4 | 15.8 | 26.9 | 0.0 |
| St Leonards Forest | Liberal Democrats 1 | 18.8 | 2.9 | 37.4 | 7.2 | 33.7 | 0.0 |
| Storrington | Conservative 1 | 32.0 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 28.4 | 28.9 | 0.0 |
| Tarring | Labour 1 | 11.3 | 25.1 | 23.4 | 15.9 | 24.3 | 0.0 |
| The Witterings | Liberal Democrats 1 | 24.6 | 1.9 | 40.1 | 4.3 | 29.1 | 0.0 |
| Three Bridges | Reform UK 1 | 22.9 | 27.3 | 5.3 | 16.5 | 27.9 | 0.0 |
| Tilgate Furnace Green | Reform UK 1 | 28.2 | 18.4 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 36.4 | 0.0 |
| Worth Forest | Reform UK 1 | 25.3 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 35.6 | 10.0 |
| Worthing East | Green 1 | 11.3 | 27.8 | 5.0 | 32.4 | 23.5 | 0.0 |
| Worthing Pier | Green 1 | 12.6 | 23.7 | 6.5 | 36.4 | 20.8 | 0.0 |
| Worthing West | Labour 1 | 21.7 | 33.0 | 5.6 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 0.0 |
Councillors elected in each ward, and each party's share of the votes cast in that ward (%).