The 2019 Wealden District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of Wealden District Council in England. Due to new ward boundaries, the number of total seats was reduced to 45 seats, elected from 41 wards.
Summary
Election result
Ward results Arlington
Buxted
Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
Crowborough Central
Crowborough Jarvis Brook
Crowborough North
Crowborough South East
Crowborough South West
Crowborough St Johns
Danehill & Fletching
Forest Row
Framfield & Cross-in-Hand
Frant & Wadhurst
Hadlow Down & Rotherfield
Hailsham Central
Hailsham East
Hailsham North
Hailsham North West
Hailsham South
Hailsham West
Hartfield
Heathfield North
Heathfield South
Hellingly
Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels
Horam & Punnetts Town
Lower Willingdon
Maresfield
Mayfield & Five Ashes
Pevensey Bay
Polegate Central
Polegate North
Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill
South Downs
Stone Cross
Uckfield East
Uckfield New Town
Uckfield North
Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted
Upper Willingdon
Withyham
Changes 2019–2023 * 2020: Kay Moss, councillor for Crowborough North, left the Conservative Party and sat as an independent councillor. * 2021: Lin Clark, councillor for Pevensey Bay, left the Conservative Party and sat as an independent councillor.
By-elections
Hailsham North by-election
The vacancy affected the seat held at the 2019 election by Conservative councillor Nicholas Collinson.
Hailsham South by-election
The by-election followed the death of Conservative councillor Chriss Triandafyllou.
Heathfield North by-election
The vacancy affected the seat held at the 2019 election by Conservative councillor Richard Angel.
Heathfield South by-election
The by-election followed the resignation of Conservative councillor John "Roger" Thomas, who stood down on 1 July 2020 at the age of 79 due to medical reasons; the resulting by-election was delayed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hartfield by-election
The by-election followed the death of Conservative councillor Chris Hardy in September 2021.
Hailsham South by-election
The by-election followed the resignation of Conservative councillor Kevin Balsdon.
Maresfield by-election
The by-election followed the resignation of Conservative councillor Peter Roundell.
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