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| Lots drawn for election decider | Lots drawn for election decider |
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| The final seat in the local election count at one East Sussex council has been decided by drawing lots, after six recounts failed to reveal a result. | The final seat in the local election count at one East Sussex council has been decided by drawing lots, after six recounts failed to reveal a result. |
| The former Liberal Democrat leader in Hastings, Richard Stevens, retained his seat in the draw, leaving the borough with a hung council. | The former Liberal Democrat leader in Hastings, Richard Stevens, retained his seat in the draw, leaving the borough with a hung council. |
| Labour and the Conservatives each gained one seat and the Liberal Democrats lost two seats in the poll. | Labour and the Conservatives each gained one seat and the Liberal Democrats lost two seats in the poll. |
| Hastings was the first of four areas of Sussex to announce its results. | Hastings was the first of four areas of Sussex to announce its results. |
| Mr Stevens, a former mayor who left the Labour Party to join the Lib Dems five years ago, and Conservative Stuart Padget both polled 633 votes at Old Hastings ward. | Mr Stevens, a former mayor who left the Labour Party to join the Lib Dems five years ago, and Conservative Stuart Padget both polled 633 votes at Old Hastings ward. |
| Seats lost | |
| Had Mr Stevens lost his seat, the Conservatives would have taken control at council meetings - even against a coalition of the other members - because of the Tory mayor's casting vote. | Had Mr Stevens lost his seat, the Conservatives would have taken control at council meetings - even against a coalition of the other members - because of the Tory mayor's casting vote. |
| There are 15 Conservative, 13 Labour, three Liberal Democrat and one independent councillors in the borough. | There are 15 Conservative, 13 Labour, three Liberal Democrat and one independent councillors in the borough. |
| The Conservatives have increased their majority in Crawley with Labour losing three seats and the Liberal Democrats surrendering one. | The Conservatives have increased their majority in Crawley with Labour losing three seats and the Liberal Democrats surrendering one. |
| In Worthing and Adur, the Conservatives retained control of the councils with no change to the number of seats they hold. | In Worthing and Adur, the Conservatives retained control of the councils with no change to the number of seats they hold. |
| A total of 55 seats in Adur, Crawley, Hastings and Worthing were contested. | A total of 55 seats in Adur, Crawley, Hastings and Worthing were contested. |