Wealden local elections

Wealden Council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Conservative 1973 - 1995

No overall control 1995 - 1999

Conservative 1999 - present

Council elections

Wealden Council election, 1999

Wealden Council election, 2003

Wealden Council election, 2007

By-election results

1995-1999

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,025
percentage = 55.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 809
percentage = 44.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 216
percentage = 11.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,834
percentage = 36.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 445
percentage = 54.3
change = +24.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 374
percentage = 45.7
change = -15.8Election box majority
votes = 71
percentage = 8.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 819
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 370
percentage = 79.1
change = +30.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 98
percentage = 20.9
change = +7.7Election box majority
votes = 272
percentage = 58.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 468
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 820
percentage = 53.4
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 431
percentage = 28.1
change = -25.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 163
percentage = 10.6
change = +10.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 122
percentage = 7.9
change = +7.9Election box majority
votes = 389
percentage = 25.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,536
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 636
percentage = 64.6
change = +12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 348
percentage = 35.4
change = -12.6Election box majority
votes = 286
percentage = 29.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 984
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 627
percentage = 59.2
change = +16.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 329
percentage = 31.0
change = +31.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 104
percentage = 9.8
change = -12.5Election box majority
votes = 298
percentage = 28.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,060
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

1999-2003

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,966
percentage = 56.0
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,259
percentage = 35.9
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 284
percentage = 8.1
change = +8.1Election box majority
votes = 707
percentage = 20.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,509
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Sampson
votes = 702
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Silvia Buck
votes = 685
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anthony Parker
votes = 551
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Hakiel
votes = 547
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Duncan Bennett
votes = 284
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Smith
votes = 244
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,013
percentage = 14.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Long
votes = 596
percentage = 60.2
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Graham Love
votes = 394
percentage = 39.8
change = +3.8Election box majority
votes = 202
percentage = 20.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 990
percentage = 30.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anthony Parker
votes = 1,162
percentage = 47.8
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley French
votes = 914
percentage = 37.6
change = +8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Duncan Bennett
votes = 356
percentage = 14.6
change = -0.2Election box majority
votes = 248
percentage = 10.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,432
percentage = 22.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

2003-2007

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Sweetland
votes = 380
percentage = 60.4
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jacob Vince
votes = 195
percentage = 31.0
change = -5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leonard Ashby
votes = 54
percentage = 8.6
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 185
percentage = 29.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 629
percentage = 28.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Balsdon
votes = 1,229
percentage = 66.7
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christine Thomas
votes = 469
percentage = 25.5
change = -13.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Walker
votes = 143
percentage = 7.8
change = +7.8Election box majority
votes = 760
percentage = 41.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,841
percentage = 25.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Tyler
votes = 417
percentage = 52.3
change = +22.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Bucklitsch
votes = 138
percentage = 17.3
change = +2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Paul Scott
votes = 103
percentage = 12.9
change = -33.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jean McCarthy
votes = 94
percentage = 11.8
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Colin Stocks
votes = 45
percentage = 5.6
change = +5.6Election box majority
votes = 279
percentage = 35.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 797
percentage = 20.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Julia Hey
votes = 381
percentage = 58.4
change = +4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Rowland
votes = 211
percentage = 32.4
change = +9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Samantha Bryant
votes = 69
percentage = 9.2
change = +9.2Election box majority
votes = 170
percentage = 26.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 652
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

2007-2011

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Carol Sweetland
votes = 311
percentage = 47.4
change = -16.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Carvey
votes = 289
percentage = 44.1
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Michael Pursglove
votes = 56
percentage = 8.5
change = +8.5Election box majority
votes = 22
percentage = 3.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 656
percentage = 31.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

External links

* [http://www.wealden.gov.uk Wealden Council]