Wealden District Council elections


Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England is elected every four years. From 2003 until the election in 2019, 55 councillors were elected from 35 wards. 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

The table below shows the composition of seats held on the council directly after each election. Click on the year for full details of each election.

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.