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1985 East Sussex County Council election

← 1981 2 May 1985 (1985-05-02) 1989 →
All 70 seats to East Sussex County Council 36 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Alliance Seats won 35 21 Seat change 18 6 Popular vote 92,754 72,229 Percentage 42.4% 33.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Seats won 14 0 Seat change 2 Popular vote 48,637 1,350 Percentage 22.2% 0.6%
Results map of the 1985 East Sussex County Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

The 1985 East Sussex County Council election took place on 2 May 1985 to elect members to East Sussex County Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1985 East Sussex County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	67	35	0	5	18	50.0	42.4	92,754
	Alliance	65	21	3	2	6	30.0	33.0	72,229
	Labour	60	14	4	0		20.0	22.2	48,637
	Residents	2	0	0	0		0.0	1.0	2,195
	Independent	5	0	0	0	2	0.0	0.6	1,350
	Ecology	10	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	1,217
	Ind. Conservative	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	352

Division results by local authority

Brighton

Division results

Hollingbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Robson	1,846	57.2	+4.6
	Conservative	L. Watts	887	27.5	–8.7
	Alliance	T. Hunter	495	15.3	+4.0
Majority			959	29.7	+13.3
Turnout			3,228	42.1	–4.5
Registered electors			7,668
	Labour hold		Swing	6.7

Kings Cliff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Spillman*	1,562	50.2	+7.1
	Conservative	F. Deen	1,160	37.3	–12.9
	Alliance	M. Dennis	388	12.5	+5.8
Majority			402	12.9	N/A
Turnout			3,110	46.7	–1.9
Registered electors			6,664
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.0

Patcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Theobald	2,029	53.4	–4.6
	Labour	W. Scrace	1,144	30.1	+5.0
	Alliance	N. Cook	629	16.5	–0.5
Majority			885	23.3	–9.6
Turnout			3,802	53.0	+11.1
Registered electors			7,180
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

Queens Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Bodfish	1,735	56.2	+8.9
	Conservative	V. Dew	869	28.2	–14.3
	Alliance	A. Saunders	379	12.3	+2.1
	Ecology	S. Paskins	102	3.3	N/A
Majority			866	28.1	+23.3
Turnout			3,085	47.4	+2.4
Registered electors			6,515
	Labour hold		Swing	11.6

Regency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Cullen	1,346	46.7	+30.1
	Conservative	Michael Fabricant	1,135	39.4	–12.1
	Alliance	A. Cole	403	14.0	–17.9
Majority			211	7.3	N/A
Turnout			2,884	42.5	+4.1
Registered electors			6,787
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	21.1

Rottingdean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mont	2,365	58.8	–1.7
	Alliance	R. Dore	1,337	33.3	+4.1
	Labour	B. Jones	319	7.9	–2.4
Majority			1,028	25.6	–5.7
Turnout			4,021	51.9	–1.2
Registered electors			7,754
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Farmer	1,526	45.4	–1.5
	Conservative	W. Brandon	880	26.2	–17.0
	Alliance	J. Guyer	842	25.1	+15.2
	Ecology	R. Nicklin	113	3.4	N/A
Majority			646	19.2	+15.5
Turnout			3,361	46.7	–1.4
Registered electors			7,202
	Labour hold		Swing	7.8

Stanmer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hill*	1,918	58.0	+3.4
	Conservative	D. Fairhall	938	28.4	+4.7
	Alliance	D. McBeth	451	13.6	–8.1
Majority			980	29.6	N/A
Turnout			3,307	42.9	+8.4
Registered electors			7,703
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Eastbourne

Division results

Hastings

Division results

Hove

Division results

Goldsmid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. White*	1,592	59.8	–12.2
	Alliance	R. Bates	634	23.8	+8.8
	Labour	A. Richards	434	16.3	+3.3
Majority			958	36.0	–21.1
Turnout			2,660	34.9	+2.2
Registered electors			7,632
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.5

Hangleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Williams*	1,037	47.9	–0.8
	Labour	M. Robinson	736	34.0	–3.4
	Alliance	C. Furness	390	18.0	+4.1
Majority			301	13.9	+2.7
Turnout			2,163	30.9	–3.2
Registered electors			7,010
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Portslade North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Hamilton*	1,631	61.9	–3.6
	Conservative	A. Burton	735	27.9	±0.0
	Alliance	D. Hirst	269	10.2	+4.4
Majority			896	34.0	–3.7
Turnout			2,635	37.8	–7.7
Registered electors			6,962
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Portslade South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Turner	1,252	40.0	+13.2
	Alliance	Mathew Huntbach	950	30.3	–15.7
	Conservative	B. Greenway	931	29.7	+3.5
Majority			302	9.6	N/A
Turnout			3,133	43.0	–3.5
Registered electors			7,289
	Labour gain from Alliance		Swing	14.5

Stanford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Exley	1,725	73.1	–9.9
	Alliance	S. Bucknall	463	19.6	+8.1
	Labour	J. Stacey	173	7.3	+1.8
Majority			1,262	53.5	–18.0
Turnout			2,361	35.0	–5.1
Registered electors			6,754
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.0

Vallance

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Stevens	1,294	51.2	–12.2
	Labour	C. Hopper	752	29.8	+14.0
	Alliance	R. Bagnall	435	17.2	–3.6
	Ecology	A. Sparkes	45	1.8	N/A
Majority			542	21.5	–21.1
Turnout			2,526	33.9	+0.9
Registered electors			7,447
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.1

Westbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Randall	1,587	48.7	+33.2
	Conservative	R. Ireland*	1,241	38.0	–26.3
	Labour	J. Naysmith	367	11.3	–8.9
	Ecology	M. Dixon	67	2.1	N/A
Majority			346	10.6	N/A
Turnout			3,262	43.6	+8.5
Registered electors			7,489
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	29.8

Wish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rowe	1,251	48.4	–23.2
	Alliance	A. Percy	793	30.7	+16.5
	Labour	I. Caplin	541	20.9	+6.7
Majority			458	17.7	–39.7
Turnout			2,585	35.7	–3.5
Registered electors			7,246
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.9

Lewes

Division results

Newhaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Harwood	1,451	43.7	+1.1
	Labour	L. Lamont	1,246	37.5	–4.6
	Alliance	R. Philp	470	14.2	–1.2
	Independent	P. Allen	153	4.6	N/A
Majority			205	6.2	+5.7
Turnout			3,320	43.0	+4.1
Registered electors			7,722
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Peacehaven

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Vince	1,586	42.5	–4.2
	Alliance	G. Wagstaff	1,074	28.8	+13.3
	Labour	R. Weatherhead	1,069	28.7	–9.1
Majority			512	13.7	+4.8
Turnout			3,729	38.9	+0.9
Registered electors			9,575
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

Seaford (Blatchington)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Martin	1,774	52.2	+23.8
	Conservative	L. Preddy*	1,627	47.8	–11.5
Majority			147	4.3	N/A
Turnout			3,401	42.4	–0.4
Registered electors			8,024
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	17.7

Seaford (Sutton)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Mackilligin*	1,755	49.9	–9.9
	Alliance	A. Stiles	962	27.3	–1.3
	Independent	L. Williams	370	10.5	N/A
	Labour	Alison Chapman	298	8.5	–3.0
	Ecology	A. Long	133	3.8	N/A
Majority			793	22.5	–8.7
Turnout			3,518	45.4	+1.0
Registered electors			7,743
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Telscombe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lovill*	1,424	47.5	–8.1
	Alliance	P. Cook	912	30.4	+10.7
	Labour	T. Mayo	505	16.9	–7.8
	Ecology	M. Ryle	155	5.2	N/A
Majority			512	17.1	–13.8
Turnout			2,996	39.5	–3.4
Registered electors			7,580
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

Rother

Division results

Battle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	David Amies*	1,960	53.3	+1.8
	Conservative	A. Robertson	1,718	46.7	–1.8
Majority			242	6.6	+3.6
Turnout			3,678	47.4	+3.4
Registered electors			7,763
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.8

Bexhill East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Kimber*	1,344	47.0	+1.1
	Residents	M .Traice	1,298	45.4	+0.9
	Labour	S. Tickner	220	7.7	–2.0
Majority			46	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			2,862	40.2	–6.1
Registered electors			7,119
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Bexhill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Ottley	1,628	57.1	–10.3
	Conservative	E. Nichols	1,221	42.9	+10.3
Majority			407	14.3	–20.6
Turnout			2,849	37.7	–8.2
Registered electors			7,555
	Labour hold		Swing	10.3

Ticehurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Ann Moore*	1,960	54.4	+19.2
	Conservative	J. Logan	1,641	45.6	–19.2
Majority			319	8.9	N/A
Turnout			3,601	44.7	+3.9
Registered electors			8,056
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	19.2

Winchelsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Bramley*	1,825	53.5	–2.9
	Alliance	John Lutman	1,204	35.3	–8.3
	Labour	B. Champion	385	11.3	N/A
Majority			621	18.2	+5.3
Turnout			3,414	40.5	–2.9
Registered electors			8,435
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

Wealden

Division results

Hailsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Gray	1,058	46.3	–1.2
	Alliance	T. Stanford	699	30.6	+0.7
	Labour	D. Rose	528	23.1	+0.5
Majority			359	15.7	–1.9
Turnout			2,285	32.4	–3.5
Registered electors			7,058
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Heathfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hatcher	2,317	55.7	–9.1
	Alliance	Robert Kiernan	1,530	36.8	+14.2
	Labour	B. Waters	313	7.5	–5.1
Majority			787	18.9	–23.2
Turnout			4,160	42.4	+2.1
Registered electors			9,820
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.7

Hellingly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Kelly*	1,417	49.8	–9.1
	Alliance	A. Cameron	1,043	36.7	+6.2
	Labour	G. Hayward	383	13.5	+2.9
Majority			374	13.2	–3.1
Turnout			2,843	34.9	+4.9
Registered electors			8,153
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Pevensey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hart*	1,962	55.7	–7.4
	Alliance	M. Pensten	1,563	44.3	+16.6
Majority			399	11.3	–24.2
Turnout			3,525	41.4	–1.8
Registered electors			8,523
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.0

Polegate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Brewer	1,240	34.5	–27.8
	Alliance	R. Kirtley	1,095	30.5	+10.3
	Residents	D. Manton	897	25.0	N/A
	Labour	R. Booth	361	10.0	–7.5
Majority			145	4.0	–38.1
Turnout			3,593	44.0	+0.4
Registered electors			8,166
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.1

Uckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Wigglesworth*	1,947	51.2	–3.6
	Conservative	J. Fordham	1,496	39.3	+2.2
	Labour	J. Sones	363	9.5	+1.5
Majority			451	11.8	–6.1
Turnout			3,806	45.8	–1.8
Registered electors			8,307
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.9

Wadhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wright*	1,840	59.3	–2.3
	Alliance	J. Brinton	1,008	32.5	+10.8
	Labour	D. White	253	8.2	–8.5
Majority			832	26.8	–13.1
Turnout			3,101	41.9	+2.2
Registered electors			7,394
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.6

Willingdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Chatfield*	2,389	67.5	+1.0
	Alliance	H. Gundry	754	21.3	+2.2
	Labour	G. Page	397	11.2	+1.3
Majority			1,635	46.2	–1.1
Turnout			3,540	43.7	–3.7
Registered electors			8,092
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

References

1. "East Sussex County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

v t e Council elections in East Sussex
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Rother District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Wealden District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Brighton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 Abolished
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