The results of the West Sussex County Council elections were announced late on Friday 8 May and parties are now in talks to decide who will form an administration.

Last week 321,657 people voted for whom they want to represent their local community on the council, a turnout of just over 47%.

This is the highest level of voting since 2005, with Horsham producing the highest turnout of all districts in the county.

• Reform UK has 23 councillors with 28% of the vote
• The Liberal Democrats have 23 councillors with 23% of the vote
• The Conservative Party has 11 councillors with 22% of the vote
• The Green Party has 7 councillors with 14% of the vote
• The Labour Party has 5 councillors with 10% of the vote
• The Local Alliance has 1 councillor with < 1% of the vote

No one political party has more than half the seats on the council and so the outcome is no overall control.

More on the results

On our website you can see how people voted in your local area of West Sussex, including who won the vote, the party they represent and a map of results.

Each county councillor represents their division on behalf of around 12,000 residents and contributes to policy and spending decisions affecting vital council services.

Find your local councillor and their contact details.

Results for local areas

The first full meeting of all newly elected county councillors is next Friday (22 May).

At the meeting, key council positions are due to be formally appointed including chairman, leader of the council, cabinet members, and committee members.

Find the agenda and watch the meeting live, or the webcast at a later date.

County Council meeting Friday 22 May

Adur District, Crawley Borough and Worthing Borough Councils also held elections as well as some town and parish councils.

The results are published on their websites.

District and borough councils

West Sussex County Council and our partners are part of plans for historic changes to local government across England.

Local government reorganisation is the process of moving to a single level of unitary councils in areas where there are currently two council levels.

The government is consulting on proposals for two unitary authorities in West Sussex.

Have your say here – consultation open until 15 June

Plans are progressing too for devolution. This is the separate process that created the Sussex & Brighton Combined County Authority with elections for mayor due in 2028. 

More on the future of local government