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That's the end of our live updates, thank you for following along. A new council has been elected with no single party holding a majority. The results are: * Reform - 22 members * Liberal Democrats - 13 members * Green Party - 11 members * Conservative - 3 members * Independent - 1 member

The results are in for Maresfield & Buxted: Coleman (Green Party) – 1,754 Galley (Conservative) – 1,752 Johnson (Reform) – 1,371 Murray (Liberal Democrats) – 380 ✅ Elected: Coleman, Christina (Green Party) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Crowborough North & Jarvis Brook: Fielding (Reform) – 1,804 Fox (Green Party) – 427 Johnstone (Liberal Democrats) – 1,414 Towey (Conservative) – 1,120 ✅ Elected: Fielding, Catherine (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Willingdon & South Downs: Daniel (Liberal Democrats) – 841 Goulson (Green Party) – 300 Hunt (Labour) – 65 Shing (Independent) – 1,618 Smith (Reform) – 1,180 Taylor (Conservative) – 505 ✅ Elected: Shing, Stephen (Independent) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Crowborough South & St Johns: Arthur (Liberal Democrats) – 1,166 Everitt (Green Party) – 376 Jury (Reform) – 1,742 Waller (Independent) – 282 Wilson (Conservative) – 1,233 ✅ Elected: Jury, Sarah (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Heathfield & Mayfield: Blake-Coggins (Liberal Democrats) – 403 Blaxland (Conservative) – 1,288 Hulbert (Green Party) – 1,222 Taylor (Labour) – 177 Woolley (Reform)– 1,480 ✅ Elected: Woolley, Andy (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Forest Row & Groombridge: Butler (Conservative) – 1,163 Chowaniec (Liberal Democrats) – 278 Joad (Reform) – 1,091 Taylor (Green Party) – 1,863 ✅ Elected: Taylor (Green Party) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Wealden North East: Barret (Reform) – 1037 Gadd (Independent) – 321 Lunn (Conservative) – 1,457 Sherlock (Green Party) – 652 Taylor (Liberal Democrats) – 451 Walker (Labour) – 259 ✅ Elected: Lunn, Michael (Conservative) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Telscombe: Boniface (Liberal Democrats) – 294 Chapman (Reform) – 1,312 Day (Green Party) – 598 Fabry (Labour) – 1,111 Webster (Conservative) – 651 ✅ Elected: Chapman, Stephen (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Ringmer & Lewes Bridge: Baah (Liberal Democrats) – 1,869 Brewer (Labour) – 99 Denis (Green Party) – 2,263 O'Neill (Reform) – 767 Turner (Conservative) – 385 ✅ Elected: Denis, Johnny (Green Party) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Newhaven and Bishopstone: Boniface (Liberal Democrats) – 2,059 Boorman (Conservative) – 339 Moughrabi (Labour) – 95 O'Brien (Green Party) – 361 Wilson (Reform) – 1,315 ✅ Elected: Boniface, Lesley (Liberal Democrats) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Chailey: Embleton-Archard (Labour) – 101 Graham-Dixon (Reform) – 1,137 Hughes (Liberal Democrats) – 573 Keenan (Green Party) – 1,802 Linington (Conservative) – 1,114 ✅ Elected: Keenan, Charlotte (Green Party) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Rye & Eastern Rother: Bradley (Reform) – 1,186 ELECTED ✅ Hart (Con) – 956 Hyatt (Independent) – 193 Manning (Green) – 800 McLaren (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition) – 21 Mier (Lib Dem) – 311 Pollard (Labour) - 550 Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Rother North West: Ashdown (Reform) – 1,196 Kent (Green Party) – 526 Kirby-Green (Conservative) – 1,169 Macpherson (Labour) – 125 Varral (Liberal Democrats) – 800 ✅ Elected: Ashdown, Mark (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Lewes: Crawley (Reform) – 398 Maples (Green Party) – 2,600 Webb (Conservative) – 174 West (Liberal Democrats) – 2,072 ✅ Elected: Maples, Wendy (Green Party) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Ouse Valley West and Downs: Heasman-O'Neill (Conservative) – 500 Keene (Green Party) – 537 Kemsley (Reform) – 861 Osborne (Liberal Democrats) – 2,134 ✅ Elected: Osborne, Sarah (Liberal Democrats) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Brede Valley & Marsham: Coupar (Liberal Democrats) – 869 Honeywell (Green Party) – 447 Lach (Reform) – 1,483 Maynard (Conservative) – 1,100 Pollard (Labour) – 242 ✅ Elected: Lach, Daniel (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Northern Rother: Eason (Labour) – 197 Hardy (Liberal Democrats) – 778 Jennings (Reform) – 1,162 Redstone (Conservative) – 1,216 Wedmore (Green Party)– 408 ✅ Elected: Redstone, Paul (Conservative) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Seaford South: Francomb (Green Party) – 474 Lambert (Liberal Democrats) – 2,439 Large (Conservative) – 391 Payne (Reform) – 1,019 Purser (Labour) – 108 ✅ Elected: Lambert, Carolyn (Liberal Democrats) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Peacehaven: Chapman (Green Party) – 541 Davies (Labour) – 905 Enever (Conservative) – 725 Garoghan (Liberal Democrats) – 241 Pedro (Reform) – 1,322 ✅ Elected: Pedro, Tracey (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Bexhill West: Carter (Conservative) – 1,047 Fenner (Green Party) – 388 Llewelyn (Liberal Democrats) – 334 McCourt (Labour) – 273 Morley (Reform) – 1,647 Winter (Independent) – 1,307 ✅ Elected: Morley, Peter (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Seaford North: Adeniji (Reform) – 1,526 Boorman (Conservative) – 445 Cohen (Green Party) – 1,284 Reeves (Liberal Democrats) – 1,629 ✅ Elected: Reeves, Jane (Liberal Democrats) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Hastings - Ashdown & Conquest: Chantal (Labour) – 447 Fisher (Reform) – 1,246 Rayment (Liberal Democrats) – 208 Streeten (Conservative) – 728 Warne (Green Party) – 835 ✅ Elected: Fisher, Aidan (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Bexhill North: Azad (Rother Association of Independent Councillors) – 864 Blagrove (Ind) – 152 Glenn (Green) – 267 Legg (Labour) – 185 Peters (Cons) – 484 Stanger (Lib Dem) – 410 Walmsley (Reform) - 1,056 ELECTED ✅ Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Bexhill South: Bayliss (Labour) – 704 Carson (Reform) – 1,333 Fairbrass (Independent) – 199 Hobden (Liberal Democrats) – 218 Hollidge (Conservative) – 978 Rathbone (Green Party) – 825 ✅ Elected: Carson, Victoria (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Eastbourne - Sovereign: Di Cara (Conservative) – 1,212 Kalo (Green Party) – 268 Nevill (Liberal Democrats) – 1,041 Peché (Reform) – 1,617 Sailing (Labour) – 113 ✅ Elected: Peché, Roy (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Eastbourne - St Anthony's: Bracuti (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition) – 31 Lambert (Labour) – 76 Moon (Cons) – 477 Parker (Lib Dem) – 1,472 ELECTED ✅ Shuttle (Green Party) – 297 Watt (Reform) – 1,224 Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Eastbourne - Ratton: Alfred (Reform) – 993 Belsey (Conservative) – 1,174 Burbridge (Green Party) – 239 Fry (Labour) – 86 Murray (Liberal Democrats) – 1,134 ✅ Elected: Belsey, Colin (Conservative) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Eastbourne - Devonshire: De Rozarieux (Conservative) - 297 Dickens (Green Party) - 493 Gell (Independent) - 51 Holt (Liberal Democrats) - 1,520 Pettitt (Reform) - 905 Richards (Labour) - 186 ✅ Elected: Holt, Stephen (Liberal Democrat) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Eastbourne - Old Town: Brinson (Labour) – 93 Diplock (Lib Dem) – 2,461 ELECTED ✅ Gisby (Cons) – 475 Horvath (Heritage Party - Pro-Freedom. Pro- Family. Pro-Life.) – 39 Norris (Reform) – 787 Von Hellermann (Green) – 403 Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Eastbourne - Upperton: Akers (Reform) – 915 Ballard (Liberal Democrats) – 1,820 Gillette (Labour) – 107 Salazar (Green Party) – 439 Van Dinter (Conservative) – 493 ✅ Elected: Ballard, Kathy (Liberal Democrat) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Eastbourne - Meads: Bucklitsch (Reform) – 1,054 Morrell (Liberal Democrats) – 1,553 Scard (Labour) – 129 Smart (Conservative) – 1,110 Wright (Green Party) – 682 ✅ Elected: Morrell, Jack (Liberal Democrats) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Bexhill East: Beeney (Ind Trade Union & Socialist) – 23 Clark (Ind) – 604 Delany (Labour) – 379 Elford (Cons) – 441 Goddard (Lib Dem) – 208 Gordon (Ind) – 128 Kenward (Reform) - 1,267 ELECTED ✅ Neale (Green) - 502 Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Hastings - St Helens & Silverhill: Clarke (Reform) – 1,125 Dowling (Green Party) – 1,152 Lloyd (Liberal Democrats) – 306 Martin (Conservative) – 578 O'Callaghan (Labour) – 745 ✅ Elected: Dowling, Shaun (Green Party) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Battle & Crowhurst: Bishop (Green Party) – 383 Doodes (Conservative) – 468 Field (Liberal Democrats) – 1,736 Henderson (Reform) – 1,098 Kent (Labour) – 124 ✅ Elected: Field, Kathryn (Liberal Democrats) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Hastings - Braybrooke & Castle: Clarke (Reform) – 701 Foster (Conservative) – 259 Horn (Green Party) – 2,577 Matthews (Labour) – 623 Milton (Liberal Democrats) – 134 ✅ Elected: Horn, Becca (Green Party) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Polegate & Watermill: Best (Liberal Democrats) – 498 Caira (Reform) - 1,466 Heward (Conservative) – 398 Lambert (Labour) – 95 Lillington (Green Party) – 253 Shing (Independent) – 1,420 ✅ Elected: Caira, Mickey (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Wealden East: Bowdler (Conservative) – 1,378 Keeley (Independent) – 129 Lovewell (Liberal Democrats) – 452 Mason (Green Party) – 1,072 Potts (Reform) – 1,925 Simons (Labour) – 171 ✅ Elected: Potts, Stephen (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Uckfield North: Coates (Green) – 407 Dowling (Conservative) – 785 Rhodes (Reform) – 1,082 Underhill (Labour) – 138 Williams (Liberal Democrats) – 1,113 ✅ Elected: Williams, Kelvin (Liberal Democrats) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Hailsham New Town: Blake-Coggins (Liberal Democrats) – 800 Botting (Conservative) – 500 Carpenter (Independent) – 768 Soane (Reform) – 1,192 Wells (Green Party) – 248 ✅ Elected: Soane, Paul (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Arlington, East Hoathly & Hellingly: Bennett (Conservative) – 1,176 Boone (Reform)– 1,784 Clegg (Labour Party) – 133 Canha (Green Party) – 835 Murphy (Liberal Democrats) – 789 ✅ Elected: Boone, William (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Hailsham Market: Beech (Conservative) – 456 Cleaver (Reform) – 1,455 Murphy (Liberal Democrats) – 1,099 Stevens (Green Party) – 356 ✅ Elected: Cleaver, Neil (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Pevensey & Stone Cross: Comfort (Labour) – 118 Fairweather (Liberal Democrats) – 941 Gottlieb (Green Party) – 278 Liddiard (Conservative) – 658 Lincoln (Reform) – 1,490 Pursglove (UKIP) – 84 ✅ Elected: Lincoln, Roger (1,490) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Uckfield South with Framfield: Butler (Liberal Democrats) – 836 Churnside (Green Party) – 487 Cox (Labour) – 362 Dowling (Conservative) – 1,017 Griffiths (Reform) – 1,322 ✅ Elected: Griffiths, Peter (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Hastings - St Leonards & Gensing: Gallop (Liberal Democrats) – 184 Jobson (Green Party) – 2,556 Kerswell (Conservative) – 206 Morgan (Reform) – 736 Redmond (Labour) – 626 ✅ Elected: Jobson, Amanda (Green Party) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Hastings - Baird & Ore: Atkins (Conservative) – 305 Forward (Labour) – 364 Griffiths (Liberal Democrats) – 123 McCree (Reform) – 991 Walker (Green Party) – 1,429 ✅ Elected: Walker, Jo (Green Party) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Eastbourne - Langney: Ansell (Conservative) – 196 Garbutt (UKIP) – 30 Goodchild (Labour) – 39 McCarthy (Reform) – 1,009 Sheppard (Green Party) – 132 Shuttleworth (Liberal Democrats) – 1,396 ✅ Elected: Shuttleworth, Alan (Lib Dem) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Eastbourne - Hampden Park: Hussain (Cons) – 248 Poole (Independent) – 62 Robinson (Labour) – 93 Swansborough (Lib Dem) – 1,275 Tominey (Reform) – 959 Zak (Green Party) – 223 ✅ Elected: Swansborough, Colin (Lib Dem) Thank you to everyone who voted.

The results are in for Hastings - Hollington & Wishing Tree: Butterton (Conservative) – 314 Estcourt (Reform) – 1,055 Keen (Liberal Democrats) – 151 Rankin (Labour) – 651 Wynne (Green Party) – 546 ✅ Elected: Estcourt, Mark (Reform) Thank you to everyone who voted.