Reform UK's Dan Bradley has won both Rye seats in Thursday's local elections. He will represent Rye and Eastern Rother on East Sussex County Council, and Rye and Winchelsea on Rother District Council.
Speaking after returning from the count at Bexhill he said, "I’m incredibly honoured and grateful for the support shown by residents across Rye, Winchelsea and Eastern Rother. This result reflects a real desire for stronger local representation and action on the issues that matter to our communities. I’ll work hard to represent all residents fairly and visibly whether they voted for me or not. Thank you everyone that went out and voted.”
In the Rye and Eastern Rother seat on East Sussex County Council he won 1186 votes - 29.5% - ahead of nearest rival Sally-Ann Hart representing the Conservatives. The turn out was 51%.
| BRADLEY, Dan | Reform UK | 1,186 | 29.5% |
| HART, Sally-Ann | Conservative | 956 | 23.8% |
| MANNING, Dominic Mark Wistow | Green | 800 | 19.9% |
| POLLARD, Amanda Kate Carman | Labour | 550 | 13.7% |
| MIER, Andrew Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 311 | 7.7% |
| HYATT, Jimmy Edward | Independent | 193 | 4.8% |
| MCLAREN, Pete | TUSC | 21 | 0.5% |
For the Rye and Winchelsea seat on Rother District Council he won 531 votes, 31 ahead of Dominic Manning for the Green party.
| BRADLEY, Daniel | Reform UK | 531 | ELECTED |
| COOKE, David Peter | Conservative | 368 | |
| GREENUP, Derek William | Liberal Democrat | 146 | |
| MANNING, Dominic Mark Wistow | Green Party | 500 | |
| POLLARD, Amanda Kate Carman | Labour Party | 402 |
Here are the two other local results.
East Sussex County Council - Northern Rother - Conservative hold
| EASON, Jeannie | Labour Party | 197 | |
| HARDY, Stephen Philip | Liberal Democrats | 778 | |
| JENNINGS, Jonathan Owen David | Reform UK | 1,162 | |
| REDSTONE, Paul | Conservative | 1,216 | ELECTED |
| WEDMORE, Andrew John Michael | Green Party | 408 |
East Sussex County Council - Brede and Marsham - Reform UK win from Conservatives
| COUPAR, Beverley Jane | Liberal Democrat | 869 | |
| HONEYWELL, Reece | Green Party | 447 | |
| LACH, Daniel Emil | Reform UK | 1,483 | ELECTED |
| MAYNARD, Carl Raymond | Conservative | 1,100 | |
| POLLARD, Imogen | Labour Party | 242 |
Thursday update
Voting closed at 10pm on Thursday 7 May for this year’s local elections. Rye News will publish the results as soon as they are declared – most likely on Friday afternoon/evening. All the seats on East Sussex County Council (ESCC) are being contested, along with the Rye and Winchelsea ward on Rother District Council and a place on Northiam Parish Council.
These are the seven candidates who stood in the Rye and Easter Rother ward for East Sussex County Council: Dan Bradley (Reform), Sally-Ann Hart (Conservative), Jimmy Hyatt (Independent), Dominic Manning (Green), Pete McLaren (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition), Andrew Mier (Liberal Democrat) and Amanda Pollard (Labour).
You can read more from each of these candidates here.
These are the five candidates who were on the ballot for the vacant post on Rother District Council – the Rye and Winchelsea ward – caused by the resignation of Councillor Simon McGurk: Dan Bradley (Reform), David Cooke (Conservative), Derek Greenup (Liberal Democrat), Dominic Manning (Green), Amanda Pollard (Labour).
More from each of these candidates here.
You can find out who the candidates are in the Northern Rother ward for ESCC. The Brede Valley and Marsham candidates are here.
There was also an election for one seat on Northiam Parish Council. Dean Johnson and Riley Lee are the candidates.
Rye News will publish the results of the ballots as soon as they are announced on Friday 8 May, with interviews with the winning candidates the following week.