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The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Mid Sussex District Council.

The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.

We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.

To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Mid Sussex. You can find out more about the review below.

Review Dates
  Date from: Date to:
Consultation on warding arrangements 23 March 2021  31 May 2021
Consultation on draft recommendations 31 August 2021 08 November 2021
Publication of final recommendations 1 February 2022
Latest Information

On 1 February 2022, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Mid Sussex District Council.

We have now completed our electoral review of Mid Sussex.

As a result of our final recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the new ward boundaries is also available.

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Mid Sussex District Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2023.

Opinion Survey

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.

 

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvassing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.

Previous Stages

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Mid Sussex District Council closed on 8 November 2021.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority

Political Groups

Councillors

MPs

Local Organisations

Parish and Town Councils

Local Residents

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here.

The consultation on draft recommendations for Mansfield District Council closed on 8 November 2021

On 31 August 2021, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Mid Sussex District Council.

From 31 August 2021 to 08 November 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Mid Sussex District Council.

As a result of our draft recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Mid Sussex electoral review:

  1. through our consultation area,
  2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
  3. writing to the following address:

   The Review Officer (Mid Sussex)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   1st Floor, Windsor House

   50 Victoria Street

   London

   SW1H 0TL

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here.

 

The consultation on the warding arrangements for Mid Sussex District Council closed on 31 May 2021. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Political Groups:

Councillors: 

Local Organisations: 

Parish and Town Councils: 

Local Residents: 

 

If you have any feedback regarding our review process then click here. 

The consultation on warding arrangements for Mid Sussex District Council closed on 31 May 2021

From 23 March 2021 to 31 May 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward  boundaries should be in Mid Sussex District Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Mid Sussex District Council should have 48 councillors in the future. This is 6 fewer than the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Mid Sussex to help it to produce new ward boundaries to accommodate 48 councillors.

For more information, see our:

To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Mid Sussex electoral review:

  1. through our consultation area, 
  2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
  3. writing to the following address:

The Review Officer (Mid Sussex)

LGBCE

PO Box 133

Blyth

NE24 9FE

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

 

*Revised current electoral figures. Forecast figures remain unchanged. 

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Mid Sussex District Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.

We received two submissions on council size:

The Commission is minded to recommend that 48 councillors should serve Mid Sussex District Council in the future. This is six fewer than the current number of councillors.

Previous Reviews

An electoral review of Mid Sussex was started by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE) on 10 July 2001, following the transfer of the LGCE's functions to The Electoral Commission on 1 April 2002, the review was completed by The Boundary Committee for England (BCFE).

The Order implementing The Electoral Commission's decision on the final recommendations of this review has been made and can be viewed on Her Majesty's Stationery Office's website. The Implementation Team section of the Commission's website explains how the Commission's decisions on The Boundary Committee for England's final recommendations are made into Orders. The current boundaries of the electoral wards and divisions can be viewed on Ordnance Survey's election maps website. Parish warding is not shown on the election maps website. It can be seen on the mapping from the Committee's final recommendations below; any modifications are listed in the Explanatory Note at the back of the Order.

Final report (PDF) was published 09 July 2002

Map 1 Existing wards in Mid Sussex; (PDF)

Map 2 The Committee's final recommendations for Mid Sussex; (PDF)

Map A1 Illustrates, in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries within the district and indicates the areas that are shown in more detail on Maps A2, A3 and the large map at the back of this report; (PDF)

Map A2 Illustrates the proposed parish warding of Slaugham Parish; (PDF)

Map A3 Illustrates the proposed parish warding of Cuckfield Rural Parish; (PDF)

Large map (6.9 Mb) illustrates the proposed warding arrangements for Burgess Hill, East Grinstead and Haywards Heath & Lindfield; (PDF)

Draft report (PDF) was published 26 February 2002

Map 1 Existing wards in Mid Sussex; (PDF)

Map 2 The Commission's draft recommendations for Mid Sussex; (PDF)

Map A1 Illustrates, the proposed ward boundaries within the district and indicates the areas that are shown in more detail on Maps A2, A3 and the large map; (PDF)

Map A2 Illustrates the proposed parish warding of Slaugham Parish; (PDF)

Map A3 Illustrates the proposed parish warding of Cuckfield Rural Parish; (PDF)

Large map (6.9 Mb) illustrating the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Burgess Hill, East Grinstead and Haywards Heath & Lindfield. This may take some time to download; (PDF)