Rother District Council is the local authority for Rother District in East Sussex, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 38 councillors have been elected from 20 wards. Political control Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Leadership The leaders of the council since 2001 have been: Council elections Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election reducing the number of seats by 7. 1973 Rother District Council election 1976 Rother District Council election 1979 Rother District Council election 1983 Rother District Council election (New ward boundaries) 1987 Rother District Council election District result maps By-election results By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name. References External links Rother District Council Council elections in East Sussex Rother