Your Councillors
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:
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Councillor Malcolm AveryCuckfield, Bolney & Ansty
Conservative
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Councillor Abdul BasharHaywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Richard BatesHaywards Heath Ashenground
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor John BelseyAshurst Wood & East Grinstead South
Conservative
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Councillor Margaret BelseyEast Grinstead Ashplats
Conservative
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Councillor Alison BennettHurstpierpoint
Liberal Democrats
Deputy Leader
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Councillor Kristian BerggreenHassocks
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Paul BrownLindfield Rural & High Weald
Green Party
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Councillor Lorraine CarvalhoLindfield Rural & High Weald
Conservative
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Councillor Graham CasellaCopthorne and Worth
Conservative
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Councillor Peter ChapmanBurgess Hill Victoria
Burgess Hill Independent
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Councillor Christine CherryBurgess Hill St Andrews
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Rod ClarkeHaywards Heath Franklands
Conservative
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Councillor Anne-Marie CookeLindfield
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Matthew CornishBurgess Hill St Andrews
Green Party
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Councillor John DabellEast Grinstead Town
Conservative
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Councillor Jenny EdwardsArdingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill
Green Party
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Councillor Robert EgglestonBurgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
Liberal Democrats
Leader of the Council
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Councillor David EggletonBurgess Hill Franklands
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Sandy EllisHaywards Heath North
Conservative
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Councillor Anne EvesBurgess Hill Leylands
Green Party
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Councillor Lee FarrenEast Grinstead Imberhorne
Conservative
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Councillor Ian GibsonCrawley Down
Independent
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Councillor Sue HattonHassocks
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Janice HenwoodBurgess Hill Franklands
Liberal Democrats
Vice Chairman of the Council
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Councillor Simon HicksBurgess Hill Leylands
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor John HitchcockCrawley Down
Independent
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Councillor Chris HobbsHassocks
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Tofojjul HussainBurgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Rodney JacksonHurstpierpoint
Liberal Democrats
Chairman of the Council
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Councillor Mike KennedyBurgess Hill Dunstall
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Paul KennyHaywards Heath Franklands
Labour
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Councillor Jim KnightCuckfield, Bolney & Ansty
Conservative
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Councillor Paul LucraftHaywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Gary MarshArdingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill
Conservative
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Councillor Mustak MiahBurgess Hill Dunstall
Conservative
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Councillor Julie MockfordEast Grinstead Baldwins
Independent
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Councillor Duncan PascoeHaywards Heath Ashenground
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Adam PeacockEast Grinstead Ashplats
Conservative
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Councillor Christopher PhillipsCopthorne and Worth
Independent
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Councillor Anthony PlattsHaywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Eric PrescottHandcross & Pease Pottage
Conservative
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Councillor Alison ReesHaywards Heath Bentswood & Heath
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Jacquie RussellEast Grinstead Town
Conservative
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Councillor Dick SweatmanEast Grinstead Herontye
Conservative
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Councillor Rex WhittakerEast Grinstead Imberhorne
Conservative
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Councillor Cavan WoodLindfield
Liberal Democrats
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Councillor Geoff ZeidlerDownland Villages
Conservative