Buxted Parish Council governs the village of Buxted, a civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex in England. The council appoints one councillor who is then known as the "Chairman" or "Chairwoman." The current Chairperson is Councillor Vivienne Blandford.
Buxted Parish Council is formed of two wards - these wards are currently represented by twelve parish councillors.
Clockwise, from the north, it borders the communities of Crowborough, Five Ashes, Heathfield, Buxted & Uckfield.
History Buxted Parish Council was established in 1894, when the system of Parish Councils was created for rural communities.
Council Members of the Council are elected for four-year terms. Meetings are held every month. All meetings of the Council and the committees are open to the public. The Council is a member Council of East Sussex Association of Local Councils. It manages recreational areas such as the Buxted Recreation Ground and High Hurstwood Recreation Ground.
Current composition Group affiliation Members Independent 12 Total 12
Election history
Buxted Parish Council is made up of up to 15 councillors elected from two wards. The last elections were held in 2015, and resulted in the election of 12 Independent councillors.
2015 election The 2015 Buxted Parish Council elections were held alongside the elections for Wealden District Council & the Wealden Parliamentary constituency on 7 May 2015. All 15 seats were up for election, of these seats only 12 were filled.
Ward Party Parish councillors elected 2015Buxted Vivienne Blandford Ian Goldsmith Martin Hall Francis Harding Kate Littlefield Fiona McQuarrie Jon Milner Dermot Mulvagh John Rose Jean SkinnerHigh Hurstwood Morna Rogers Geoffrey Sheard
2011 election In the 2011 Buxted Parish Council elections, 15 seats were contested, and all of these seats were filled by independent candidates.
Ward Party Parish councillors elected 2011Buxted Marjan Hoorieh Arabizadeh Vivienne Blandford Alison Crowe Maggie Dopson Martin Hall Francis Harding Graham Manchester John Pearson John Rose Katie SeddonHigh Hurstwood Louise Daniel Geoffrey Sheard Violet Treacher Michelle Warner Pat Wood
2007 election In the 2007 Buxted Parish Council elections, an uncontested election occurred in which 12 of the 15 available seats were filled by independents.
Ward Party Parish councillors elected 2007Buxted James Chalmers Peter Coxon Alison Crowe Louise Daniel Jacky Downing Francis Harding Mike Kettell Martin Rogers John Rose Henry WilkesHigh Hurstwood Fraser Sheard Violet Treacher
2003 election In the 2003 Buxted Parish Council elections, an uncontested election occurred in which 10 seats were filled by independents.
Ward Party Parish councillors elected 2003Buxted Alison Crowe Jacqueline Downing Michael Kettell John Rose Walter WilkesHigh Hurstwood Peter Bowdery Jean McQuillen Fraser Sheard Violet Treacher Michael Turton
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