Your Councillors by Ward
The Council comprises 48 elected Councillors. The political balance of the Council is: 20 Liberal Democrat, 18 Conservative, 4 Green, 4 Independent, 1 Burgess Hill Independent and 1 Labour. Each councillor represents a specific area and serves for four years
Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. For more details on Members Allowances and Expenses, please see here.
By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
All councillors follow a code of conduct and must declare any financial interests or gifts. Details of the Member’s Code of Conduct, and the Local Code of Conduct Complaints Process can be found here.
Councillors Privacy Notice - Elected members are data controllers in their own right and must ensure that any personal information they hold/use in their office as an elected member is treated in line with GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. More information can be found here.
To find your councillor please use the below links:
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill
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Councillor Jenny EdwardsArdingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill
Green Party
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Councillor Gary MarshArdingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill
Conservative
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South
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Councillor John BelseyAshurst Wood & East Grinstead South
Conservative
Burgess Hill Dunstall
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Councillor Mike KennedyBurgess Hill Dunstall
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Mustak MiahBurgess Hill Dunstall
Conservative
Burgess Hill Franklands
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Councillor David EggletonBurgess Hill Franklands
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Janice HenwoodBurgess Hill Franklands
Liberal Democrats
Vice Chairman of the Council
Burgess Hill Leylands
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Councillor Anne EvesBurgess Hill Leylands
Green Party
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Councillor Simon HicksBurgess Hill Leylands
Liberal Democrats
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
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Councillor Robert EgglestonBurgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Council
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Councillor Tofojjul HussainBurgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
Liberal Democrats
Burgess Hill St Andrews
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Councillor Christine CherryBurgess Hill St Andrews
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Matthew CornishBurgess Hill St Andrews
Green Party
Burgess Hill Victoria
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Councillor Peter ChapmanBurgess Hill Victoria
Burgess Hill Independent
Copthorne and Worth
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Councillor Graham CasellaCopthorne and Worth
Conservative
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Councillor Christopher PhillipsCopthorne and Worth
Independent
Crawley Down
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Councillor Ian GibsonCrawley Down
Independent
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Councillor John HitchcockCrawley Down
Independent
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty
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Councillor Malcolm AveryCuckfield, Bolney & Ansty
Conservative
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Councillor Jim KnightCuckfield, Bolney & Ansty
Conservative
Downland Villages
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Councillor Geoff ZeidlerDownland Villages
Conservative
East Grinstead Ashplats
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Councillor Margaret BelseyEast Grinstead Ashplats
Conservative
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Councillor Adam PeacockEast Grinstead Ashplats
Conservative
East Grinstead Baldwins
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Councillor Julie MockfordEast Grinstead Baldwins
Independent
East Grinstead Herontye
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Councillor Dick SweatmanEast Grinstead Herontye
Conservative
East Grinstead Imberhorne
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Councillor Lee FarrenEast Grinstead Imberhorne
Conservative
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Councillor Rex WhittakerEast Grinstead Imberhorne
Conservative
East Grinstead Town
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Councillor John DabellEast Grinstead Town
Conservative
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Councillor Jacquie RussellEast Grinstead Town
Conservative
Handcross & Pease Pottage
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Councillor Eric PrescottHandcross & Pease Pottage
Conservative
Hassocks
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Councillor Kristian BerggreenHassocks
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Sue HattonHassocks
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Chris HobbsHassocks
Liberal Democrats
Haywards Heath Ashenground
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Councillor Richard BatesHaywards Heath Ashenground
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Duncan PascoeHaywards Heath Ashenground
Liberal Democrats
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
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Councillor Anthony PlattsHaywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Alison ReesHaywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
Liberal Democrats
Haywards Heath Franklands
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Councillor Rod ClarkeHaywards Heath Franklands
Conservative
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Councillor Paul KennyHaywards Heath Franklands
Labour
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore
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Councillor Abdul BasharHaywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Paul LucraftHaywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore
Liberal Democrats
Haywards Heath North
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Councillor Sandy EllisHaywards Heath North
Conservative
Hurstpierpoint
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Councillor Alison BennettHurstpierpoint
Liberal Democrats
Deputy Leader
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Councillor Rodney JacksonHurstpierpoint
Liberal Democrats
Chairman of the Council
Lindfield
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Councillor Anne-Marie CookeLindfield
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Cavan WoodLindfield
Liberal Democrats
Lindfield Rural & High Weald
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Councillor Paul BrownLindfield Rural & High Weald
Green Party
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Councillor Lorraine CarvalhoLindfield Rural & High Weald
Conservative