Helping out our electoral neighbours

Whilst East Sussex County Council elections have been cancelled by the Labour government at the request of the Tory minority administration, elections are going ahead in neighbouring Kent. We have already been over to Folkestone and Hythe to help with their Crediton, Sandgate and East Hythe target ward, which Tim Prater missed why a small margin four years ago.

Elsewhere in Sussex we have the following

Horsham District Council: Colgate and Rusper ward.

Candidate Hannah Butler – elected 

Contact @ Jon Olson - 07837 790004

polling day April 17^th. Conservative councillor death.

Arun District Council: Marine ward (Bognor Regis)

Candidate Paul Wells came 2^nd – 296 votes to Reform’s 306 

polling day April 24^th

independent councillor death

Brighton and Hove; Westbourne and Poets Corner ward

Candidate Michael Wang

Contact @ Josh Wolcott – 07958 119731

Polling day May 1^st. Labour councillor resigned. Lib Dem target

canvassing and delivering on all Mondays Thursdays and Saturday

more info in HTTPS://chat. WhatsApp.com/LUdereGuJyN8Sm0hlUDAvm

Eastbourne borough: Upperton and Langney wards

Candidates Tom Neville (U) & Kara Bishop (L)

polling day May 1st two Lib Dems resigned campaigning to hold

Midhurst by elections 1st May 

Candidate Dominic Merritt (DC) & Yvonne Gravely (CC)

Chichester District Council and West Sussex County Council

Liberal Democrat resigned

Lewes District Council: Newhaven North

Candidate Carina Watts

contact Harry Garoghan 07817 245 889 harry@leweslibdems.org.uk

Independent resigned from District Council

polling day expected to be 29th May action day May 10^th

These elections are important in building up our profile for the Mayoralty and consolidating the gains of the general election.

Independent polling showed the Liberal Democrats as probable largest party in both East and West Sussex had May’s elections taken place, and indeed Surrey. But note the threat of Reform, which is why we’ve focussed on Kent and Folkestone & Hythe. Labour won the seat at the general election, though they only took 1,000 votes than they did in 2019. The Tory vote split three ways, most staying at home, leaving Reform only 600 votes behind them. Our last visit to Tim Prater’s target seat, Crediton, Sandgate and Hythe East, will be eve of poll on 30^th April. Contact Andrew on 07941 693737.