Release date: 6 June 2025
Sam Raby, Jane Davey and Erika Woodhurst-Trueman have been elected to West Sussex County Council to represent the divisions of St Leonard’s Forest, Burgess Hill North and Hassocks & Burgess Hill South respectively.
Three by-elections were held on Thursday 5 June 2025 to fill a trio of vacancies on the county council, following the resignations of councillors Katie Nagel, Stuart Condie and Kirsty Lord.
The results of the St Leonard’s Forest division by-election are as follows:
• Sam Raby (Liberal Democrats) – 644 votes – ELECTED
• Robert Nye (Reform UK) – 584 votes
• Damian Stuart (Conservatives) – 401 votes
• Andrew Finnegan (Green Party) – 259 votes
• Sara Loewenthal (Labour) – 94 votes
The total number of votes cast in the by-election was 1,982. There were three rejected ballot papers and the turnout was 23%.
The results of the Burgess Hill North division by-election are as follows:
• Jane Davey (Liberal Democrats) – 1,088 votes – ELECTED
• Tim Cooper (Reform UK) – 707 votes
• Mustak Miah (Conservatives) – 618 votes
• Paul Woods (Green Party) – 153 votes
• Jake Tennant (Labour) – 92 votes
The total number of votes cast in the by-election was 2,658. There were four rejected ballot papers and the turnout was 26%.
The results of the Hassocks & Burgess Hill South division by-election are as follows:
• Erika Woodhurst-Trueman (Liberal Democrats) – 1,694 votes – ELECTED
• Pete Bradshaw (Reform UK) – 762 votes
• Eliza-Jane Brazil (Conservatives) – 310 votes
• Sue Kelly (Green Party) – 175 votes
• Martin McCabe (Labour) – 123 votes
The total number of votes cast in the by-election was 3,064. There were four rejected ballot papers and the turnout was 31%.
More information on these by-elections is available on the council’s website.
