Tories Win All 54 District Council Seats

Bad news for the residents of Burgess Hill and Mid Sussex as the Conservative party won all 54 seats on Mid Sussex District Council.

The 54 councillor shut-out means that there will be no scrutiny of the council's actions, no debates and they'll not have to face a grilling from opposing councillors.

If you have an issue with the district council and their decisions, you'll not have any councillors to speak up on your behalf.

Last term, the Lib Dems held three of the seats on behalf of Burgess Hill, they've now been wiped out.

The 12 Burgess Hill seats on the Distict Council were won by the Tories with 48.75% of the vote, meaning that the majority of voters did not want them in.

Of the six Burgess Hill Wards, only Dunstall and Leylands had more Conservative voters than non-Tory voters.

The Full Result Of The District Council Seats Contested In Burgess Hill:

Dunstall Ward		Votes
Jacqui Landriani	Conservative Party	1385
Andrew Barrett-Miles	Conservative Party	1372
Tim Cooper	UKIP	463
Sue Knight	Liberal Democrats	389
Pamela Haigh	Labour Party	361
David Chalkley	Labour Party	340
Graham Knight	Liberal Democrats	331
Heather Salisbury	Green Party	267
4908 - Total Votes 2757 - Tory Votes 2151 - Non Tory Votes, Vote Share: Tories 56%, Non Tory 44%

Franklands Ward		Votes
Chris King	Conservative Party	1435
Ginny Heard	Conservative Party	1179
Graham Allen	Liberal Democrats	732
Richard Tudway	Liberal Democrats	576
Gerry Carter	UKIP	512
Richard Kavanagh	Labour Party	394
Elaine Bolton	Green Party	311
Robert Duggan	Green Party	212
5351 - Total Votes 2614 - Tory Votes 2737 - Non Tory Votes Vote Share: Tories 49%, Non Tory 51%

Leylands Ward		Votes
Publicity Pru Moore	Conservative Party	1209
Cherry Catharine	Conservative Party	1181
Simon Hicks	Liberal Democrats	680
Sue Jex	Labour Party	459
Tofojjul Hussain	Liberal Democrats	443
Anne Eves	Green Party	344
4316 - Total Votes 2390 - Tory Votes 1926 - Non Tory Votes Vote Share:Tories 55%, Non Tory 45%

Meeds Ward		Votes
Anne Jones	Conservative Party	1020
Richard Cherry	Conservative Party	769
Janice Henwood	Liberal Democrats	713
Robert Eggleston	Liberal Democrats	697
Tony Balsdon	Labour Party	503
Chris French	UKIP	432
Penny Ritson	Labour Party	394
4528 - Total Votes 1789 - Tory Votes 2739 - Non Tory Votes Vote Share: Tories 40% Non Tory 60%

St Andrews Ward		Votes
Kirsty Page	Conservative Party	1089
Colin Holden	Conservative Party	907
Roger Cartwright	Liberal Democrats	606
David Boot	Labour Party	566
Kathy Willis	Liberal Democrats	530
Dan Kinning	UKIP	465
Matthew Cornish	Green Party	297
4460 - Total Votes 1996 - Tory Votes 2464 - Non Tory Votes Vote Share: Tories 45% Non Tory 55%

Victoria Ward		Votes
Steve Hansford	Conservative Party	1188
Mandy Thomas-Atkin	Conservative Party	988
Dean Faria	Labour Party	561
Geoffrey Boore	UKIP	492
Mike Bliss	Liberal Democrats	489
Collette Prevett	Liberal Democrats	435
Terry Barnes	Green Party	237
John Fernandez	Green Party	196
4586 - Total Votes 2176 - Tory Votes 2410 - Non Tory Votes Vote Share: Tories 47% Non Tory 53%

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