Results of previous elections

Political make-up

The County Council is currently Conservative-controlled.

To view how the County Council is politically structured, see our Council structure page.

The next elections will take place in May 2025.

2021 election results

• Full Council Election Results 2021 (PDF, 245KB)
• Results of each division in the county

2017 election results

• Full Council Election Results 2017 (PDF, 444KB)
• Map of election results (PDF, 780KB)

2013 election results

• Full Council Election Results 2013 (PDF, 229KB)

2009 election results

• Full Council Election Results 2009 (PDF, 352KB)

By-election results

4 May 2023 for a vacancy in the East Grinstead Meridian electoral division:

• East Grinstead Meridian by-election results - 4 May 2023

8 September 2022 for a vacancy in the Felpham electoral division:

• Felpham by-election results - 8 September 2022

7 July 2022 for a vacancy in the Worthing West electoral division:

• Worthing West by-election results – 7 July 2022

4 November 2021 for a vacancy in the Bourne electoral division:

• Bourne by-election results - 4 November 2021

21 November 2019 for a vacancy in the Bourne electoral division:

• Bourne by-election results - 21 November 2019

26 September 2019 for a vacancy in the Three Bridges electoral division:

• Three Bridges by-election results

2 May 2019 for a vacancy in the Northgate & West Green electoral division:

• Northgate & West Green by-election results

19 December 2013 for a vacancy in the Haywards Heath East electoral division:

• Haywards Heath East by-election results (PDF, 16KB)

24 October 2013 for a vacancy in the Warnham and Rusper electoral division:

• Warnham and Rusper by-election results (PDF, 52KB)

24 September 2013 for a vacancy in the Storrington electoral division:

• Storrington by-election results (PDF, 51KB)