Political make-up
The county council is currently Conservative-controlled.
To view how the county council is politically structured, see our Council structure page.
Vacancies
There are currently vacancies for the Burgess Hill North, Hassocks & Burgess Hill South, Horsham Riverside, Midhurst and St Leonard's Forest electoral divisions.
- Burgess Hill North (PDF, 41KB)
- Hassocks & Burgess Hill South (PDF, 42KB)
- Horsham Riverside vacancy notice (PDF, 41KB)
- Midhurst vacancy notice (PDF, 41KB)
- St Leonard’s Forest vacancy notice (PDF, 41KB)
- How to call a by-election (PDF, 38KB)
By-elections
A by-election will be held on:
- Thursday 1 May 2025 for the Midhurst division
- Thursday 22 May 2025 for the Horsham Riverside division
2021 election results
2017 election results
By-election results
4 May 2023 for a vacancy in the East Grinstead Meridian electoral division:
8 September 2022 for a vacancy in the Felpham electoral division:
7 July 2022 for a vacancy in the Worthing West electoral division:
4 November 2021 for a vacancy in the Bourne electoral division:
21 November 2019 for a vacancy in the Bourne electoral division:
26 September 2019 for a vacancy in the Three Bridges electoral division:
2 May 2019 for a vacancy in the Northgate & West Green electoral division: