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    Rother: 1997 local elections

    8 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1996) (45 seats, Elections Centre)

    Liberal Democrats 21 · Conservative 14 · Other 5 · Labour 5

    After (end of 1997) (45 seats, Elections Centre)

    Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 15 · Labour 5 · Other 5

    Ward results

    Battle1 seat · turnout 75.6%
    Kathryn FieldLiberal Democrats3,064
    Gaynor GoughConservative2,344
    T McDonaldLabour814
    Bexhill East1 seat · turnout 67.4%
    Jean HopkinsonConservative2,568
    Frances WinterbornLiberal Democrats1,636
    J. JohnsLabour1,013
    Bexhill North1 seat
    K. BridgerLabour2,016
    D. RobinsonConservative1,691
    B. EberliLiberal Democrats1,188
    Bexhill South1 seat · turnout 68.2%
    R. DyasonConservative2,984
    J. ZipperlenLiberal Democrats1,705
    C. FoyLabour1,100
    Bexhill West1 seat
    W ClementsConservative3,794
    C DewickLiberal Democrats2,099
    P CoughlanLabour963
    J PankhurstUK Independence Party (UKIP)310
    Rye1 seat · turnout 74.1%
    P JonesConservative2,363
    Sonia HolmesLiberal Democrats1,992
    P. CareyLabour1,439
    W. AndrewsUK Independence Party (UKIP)236
    Ticehurst1 seat
    Anthony John Lane BarnesConservative3,221
    J OwensLiberal Democrats2,737
    D WilliamsLabour734
    Winchelsea1 seat · turnout 77.7%
    K. GlazierConservative2,966
    James C.Liberal Democrats2,208
    S. SticklandLabour1,155
    J. MossUK Independence Party (UKIP)344