Local elections

All results of the West Sussex County Council election for 2026 have now been announced. 

70 councillors have been elected:

• Reform UK has 23 councillors
• The Liberal Democrats have 23 councillors
• The Conservative Party has 11 councillors
• The Green Party has 7 councillors
• The Labour Party has 5 councillors
• One councillor is from the Local Alliance

No one political party has more than half the seats and so the outcome is no overall control. 

Read more here. 

Full details of who stood for election and the results

Map of election results

Elected councillors take policy and spending decisions and are accountable to residents. 

Find your local councillor and their contact details. 

See more on the political make-up and structure of the council, and learn how the council operates 

Find out more about the election process and results of previous elections.

Read more about plans for changes to local government across England, including work on the combined authority for Sussex and Brighton and the separate but related plans for re-organising local authorities.