Local elections

The West Sussex County Council election is taking place on Thursday 7 May 2026.

The process will elect 70 county councillors to represent local areas (called divisions) of around 12,000 residents each.

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

In the last elections in 2021 over 240,000 people in West Sussex voted for their local county councillor.

See more on the current political make-up of the council and learn more about how the council operates on our county council structure webpage.

You can find out  more about the election process, results of previous elections, and how to register to vote on our elections webpages: Elections - West Sussex County Council.

30 March 2026 – notices of election will be published

10 April 2026 – nominations of candidates will be published

7 May 2026 – election will take place

8 May 2026 – votes will be counted and results announced

We will publish the results for each county council electoral division here on Friday 8 May 2026.

On these pages we will give:

• the results of each division in the county
• details of the overall results

Read more about plans for historic changes to local government across England, including plans to create a combined authority for Sussex and separate but related plans for re-organising local authorities.