Rother District Council is the local authority for Rother District in East Sussex, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 38 councillors representing 21 wards, with each ward electing one or two councillors.
Council elections The table below is a summary of the council composition directly after each council election. Click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election reducing the number of seats by 7.
+ Composition of the councilYearConservativeLiberal DemocratsLabourGreenRAOICIndependents& OthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (45 seats)1973915301976150412519792013021New ward boundaries (45 seats)198324430141987294201019912016306199514215051999288504New ward boundaries (38 seats)legislation.gov.uk - The District of Rother (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.2003258302200728800220112752042015312104New ward boundaries (38 seats)legislation.gov.uk - The Rother (Electoral Changes) Order 2016. Retrieved on 20 February 2024.2019147311320231078382
District result maps
By-election results By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election Date Incumbent party Winning partyBexhill Central19 September 1996 Beckley and Peasmarsh27 February 1997 Central25 September 1997 Bexhill Central by-election7 June 2001 Bexhill St Mark's by-election7 June 2001 Fairlight by-election1 November 2001 Old Town by-election17 October 2002 Bexhill Sackville by-election9 September 2004 Bexhill St Stephens by-election29 September 2005 Ticehurst and Etchingham by-election17 November 2005 Bexhill Kewhurst by-election4 May 2006 Bexhill Sackville by-election4 May 2006 Bexhill St Marks by-election4 May 2006 Bexhill Collington by-election12 June 2008 Bexhill Sackville by-election3 July 2008 Darwell by-election31 July 2014 Battle Town by-election16 July 2015 Collington by-election 27 October 2016 Darwell by-election St Marks by-election10 January 2019 Eastern Rother by-election6 May 2021 Brede and Udimore by-election16 June 2022 Catsfield and Crowhurst by-election26 June 2025 Rye and Winchelsea by-election7 May 2026
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References
External links Rother District Council