Buxted Parish Council
Buxted Parish Council governs the village of Buxted, a civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex in England. The council appoints one councillor who is then known as the "Chairman" or "Chairwoman." The current Chairperson is Councillor Vivienne Blandford.
Buxted Parish Council is formed of two wards - these wards are currently represented by twelve parish councillors.
Clockwise, from the north, it borders the communities of Crowborough, Five Ashes, Heathfield, Buxted & Uckfield.
History
Buxted Parish Council was established in 1894, when the system of Parish Councils was created for rural communities.
Council
Members of the Council are elected for four-year terms. Meetings are held every month. All meetings of the Council and the committees are open to the public. The Council is a member Council of East Sussex Association of Local Councils. It manages recreational areas such as the Buxted Recreation Ground and High Hurstwood Recreation Ground.
Buxted Parish Council is made up of up to 15 councillors elected from two wards. The last elections were held in 2015, and resulted in the election of 12 Independent councillors.
2015 election
The 2015 Buxted Parish Council elections were held alongside the elections for Wealden District Council & the Wealden Parliamentary constituency on 7 May 2015. All 15 seats were up for election, of these seats only 12 were filled.
2011 election
In the 2011 Buxted Parish Council elections, 15 seats were contested, and all of these seats were filled by independent candidates.
2007 election
In the 2007 Buxted Parish Council elections, an uncontested election occurred in which 12 of the 15 available seats were filled by independents.
2003 election
In the 2003 Buxted Parish Council elections, an uncontested election occurred in which 10 seats were filled by independents.