Council area
Mid Sussex
Non-metropolitan district · England
Composition after May 2026 elections
Liberal Democrats: 1
1 seat declared across 27 wards · Average turnout: 50.2%
Composition over time
| Election | Composition | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 1 | |
| May 2023 | 48 | |
| May 2021 | 1 | |
| May 2019 | 32 |
Wards
| Ward | Recent results | Latest winner | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardingly Balcombe Turners Hill | 2023 | Jenny EdwardsGreen Party of England and Wales | (new ward) |
| Ashurst Wood East Grinstead South | 2023 | John Edward BelseyConservative and Unionist Party | (new ward) |
| Burgess Hill Dunstall | 201520192023 | Mike KennedyLiberal Democrats | Con → LD |
| Burgess Hill Franklands | 201720192023 | Janice Marie HenwoodLiberal Democrats | (hold) |
| Burgess Hill Leylands | 201520192023 | Anne EvesGreen Party of England and Wales | LD → Green |
| Burgess Hill Meeds Hammonds | 2023 | Robert EgglestonLiberal Democrats | (new ward) |
| Burgess Hill St Andrews | 201520192023 | Christine Angela CherryLiberal Democrats | Green → LD |
| Burgess Hill Victoria | 201520192023 | Peter Jack ChapmanIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (hold) |
| Copthorne Worth | 201920212023 | Graham CasellaConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| Crawley Down | 2023 | Ian GibsonIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (new ward) |
| Cuckfield Bolney Ansty | 2023 | Malcolm Ronald AveryConservative and Unionist Party | (new ward) |
| Downland Villages | 2023 | Geoff ZeidlerConservative and Unionist Party | (new ward) |
| East Grinstead Ashplats | 201520192023 | Margaret BelseyConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| East Grinstead Baldwins | 201520192023 | Julie Anne MockfordIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | Con → IND |
| East Grinstead Herontye | 201520192023 | Dick SweatmanConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| East Grinstead Imberhorne | 201720192023 | Rex WhittakerConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| East Grinstead Town | 201520192023 | Jacquie RussellConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| Handcross Pease Pottage | 2023 | Eric Andrew PrescottConservative and Unionist Party | (new ward) |
| Hassocks | 201520192023 | Sue HattonLiberal Democrats | (hold) |
| Haywards Heath Ashenground | 201520192023 | Richard Stemp BatesLiberal Democrats | (hold) |
| Haywards Heath Bentswood Heath | 2023 | Alison Clare ReesLiberal Democrats | (new ward) |
| Haywards Heath Franklands | 201520192023 | Rod ClarkeConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| Haywards Heath Lucastes Bolnore | 2023 | Paul LucraftLiberal Democrats | (new ward) |
| Haywards Heath North | 2023 | Sandy EllisConservative and Unionist Party | (new ward) |
| Hurstpierpoint | 20232026 | Lyn Joyce WilliamsLiberal Democrats | (hold) |
| Lindfield | 201520192023 | Anne-Marie CookeLiberal Democrats | Con → LD |
| Lindfield Rural High Weald | 2023 | Paul BrownGreen Party of England and Wales | (new ward) |
Westminster constituencies
Wards in Mid Sussex are split across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
| Constituency | Wards in this council | Current MP |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Sussex | 18 | Alison Bennett(Liberal Democrats) |
| East Grinstead and Uckfield | 9 | Mims Davies(Conservative and Unionist Party) |