East Sussex County Council

East Sussex County Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county
Leadership
Chair	Roy Galley, Conservative since 7 May 2024[1]
Leader	Keith Glazier, Conservative since 21 May 2013
Chief executive	Becky Shaw since 2010
Structure
Seats	50 councillors[2]
Political groups	Administration (24)   Conservative (24) Other parties (26)   Liberal Democrats (12)   Green (5)   Labour (5)   Independent (4)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	6 May 2021
Next election	1 May 2025
Meeting place
County Hall, St Anne's Cresent, Lewes, BN7 1UE
Website
www.eastsussex.gov.uk

East Sussex County Council is the upper tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county; the latter additionally includes Brighton and Hove.

East Sussex is divided into five local government districts. Three are larger, rural, districts (from west to east: Lewes; Wealden; and Rother). The other two, Eastbourne and Hastings, are mainly urban areas. The rural districts are subdivided into civil parishes.^[3]

The council has been under no overall control since 2023, being led by a Conservative minority administration. It has its headquarters at County Hall in Lewes; there are a number of other administrative buildings located throughout the county.