Wealden District Council Wealden may refer to: * Wealden District, a local government district in the county of East Sussex, England * Wealden Group, a group of rock strata in southern England, occasionally also referred to as the Wealden Supergroup * Wealden iron indus ...

East Sussex East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Su ...

, England is elected every four years. From 2003 until the election in 2019, 55 councillors were elected from 35

wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...

. From 2019, 45 councillors have been elected from 41 wards.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:

Council elections

Summary of the results of recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. * 1973 Wealden District Council election * 1976 Wealden District Council election * 1979 Wealden District Council election * 1983 Wealden District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk
The District of Wealden (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
Retrieved on 19 November 2015. * 1987 Wealden District Council election

District result maps

File:Wealden UK local election 2003 map.svg, 2003 results map File:Wealden UK local election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map File:Wealden UK local election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

References

External links

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