Lawrence Smith

Turnout breakdown by ward for East Sussex Council Elections for Lewes is: Chailey: 53.13 per cent Lewes: 63.76 Newhaven and Bishopstone: 46.36 Ouse Valley W/Downs: 51.29 Peacehaven: 41.44 Ringmer/Lewes Bridge: 58.25 Seaford North: 55.85 Sford South: 50.92 Telscombe: 45.10

Very high turnout for the Lewes count of the East Sussex County Council elections. The breakdown of the turnout by each ward has now been revealed! #sussex #localelections

The winners from the Lewes count of the East Sussex County Council elections are expected to be announced after 3.30pm today #sussex #localelections

Election results are expected today after Sussex went to the polls – follow live at sussexexpress.co.uk/news/pol…

Lewes Town Hall before the verification and vote count begins #sussex #localelections

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Alison Bennett is elected MP for the Mid Sussex constituency. Kristy Lyn Adams (Con) 14,474 Alison Bennett (Lib Dem) 21,136 ELECTED Gary Johnson (Reform) 5,921 Deanna Nicholson (Green) 2,048 David Rowntree (Lab) 9,397 Baron Von Thunderclap (Official Monster Raving Loony) 352

Mims Davies is elected as MP for the East Grinstead and Uckfield constituency. Christina Nanna Mary Coleman (Green) 5,277 Ben Sebastian Cox (Lab) 10,440 Mims Davies (Con) 19,319 Benedict Dempsey (Lib Dem) 10,839 Ian Gibson (Ind) 2,482 William Jeffrey Highton (Eng Dem) 2,036

Mid Sussex Labour candidate Dave Rowntree told the Middy during the count: "I'm really happy with our campaign. The whole party worked together; everybody contributed. It's something to build on in the future, and shows that Labour can be a force to reckon with in Mid Sussex."

The actual count is now underway for both Mid Sussex and East Grinstead and Uckfield constituencies. Result could be announced at 5am, partly due to the late arrival of some postal votes. A lot of people voted in this one! #GeneralElection2024

For East Grinsted and Uckfield the electorate is 75,385. 50,886 ballot papers were issued. The turnout was 67.5 per cent #GeneralElection2024

Counting has begun at The Triangle in Burgess Hill as verification is complete. For the Mid Sussex constituency the electorate was 75,969. The verification or ballot papers issued was 53,489. The turnout figure Mid Sussex was 70.4 per cent.

Hopefully verification will be complete soon at The Triangle, Burgess Hill. Council person just told me voter turnout looks high. Yesterday it was about 85% for postal vote. They predict it's over 70% for both Mid Sussex and East Grinstead/Uckfield #GeneralElection2024

About two and a half hours to go at the Mid Sussex and East Grinstead/Uckfield count Follow our live blog and updates for Sussex at sussexexpress.co.uk/news/pol… #GeneralElection2024

In the words of Kathryn Hall, chief executive of Mid Sussex District Council and returning officer: "It's a marathon not a sprint tonight." "We'll do our very best to get through this as quickly and efficiently as we can." #burgesshill #GeneralElection2024

The floor is starting to fill up with ballot boxes and bags at The Triangle #burgesshill after 90 mins of counting. Clearly a huge amount of work going on for the first election night if the new constituency #GeneralElection2024

I've just been informed that Mid Sussex District Council expects the results for East Grinstead/Uckfield and Mid Sussex to come in at 3am #GeneralElection2024

Kathryn Hall, chief executive of MSDC and returning officer, said a wall will be in place all night here at Burgess Hill Triangle to keep the counts for the Mid Sussex and East Grinstead/Uckfield completely separate #GeneralElection2024

I'm at the count for Mid Sussex and East Grinstead/Uckfield constituencies for the @midsussex_times for #GeneralElection2024 Readers can follow our Sussex wide coverage at sussexexpress.co.uk/news/pol…