Mid Sussex District Council elections

Mid Sussex District Council is elected every four years.

Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially acting as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973–1979
Conservative1979–1995
Liberal Democrats1995–1999
Conservative1999–2023
No overall control2023-present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2006 have been:[1]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Christine Field Conservative17 May 2006
Patrick Shanahan Conservative17 May 20066 May 2007
Gordon Marples Conservative16 May 200731 Oct 2009
Garry Wall Conservative18 Nov 20095 May 2019
Jonathan Ash-Edwards Conservative22 May 2019

Council elections

By-election results
Burgess Hill St Andrews By-Election 3 July 2008 (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janice Henwood 876
Liberal Democrats Graham Knight 829
Conservative Peter Burgess 561
Conservative Jim Clapperton 501
Green Philip Smith 65
Labour Leigh Marshall 40
Turnout 2,872 42.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hurstpierpoint and Downs By-Election 24 July 2008[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jack Callaghan 1,040 51.4 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson 608 30.1 +3.3
Green Mike Airey 374 18.5 -4.8
Majority 432 21.3
Turnout 2,022 35.9
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Council minutes". Mid Sussex District Council. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. The Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1982
  3. The District of Mid Sussex (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  4. The Horsham and Mid Sussex (Areas) Order 1985
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. "Hurstpierpoint and Downs (District Council By-election) 2008". Mid Sussex District Council. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
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