New boundaries due to come into force for 2023 elections

In total 71 people and organisations made comments to the Boundary Commission to help decide the new wards.

The major changes from the current arrangements will see Hurstpierpoint have its own ward, with settlements to the south and west grouped in a Downland Villages ward, while Bolney and Warnlinglid will be paired with Cuckfield and Ansty.

In Burgess Hill, Skylark Way and the cul-de-sacs leading off it will transfer from Victoria to Dunstall, and the Hammonds Ridge area from Victoria to a renamed Meeds and Hammonds. Leylands and Dunstall would both see their northern boundaries extended.

Handcross & Pease Pottage would be a separate ward as would Crawley Down, with Turners Hill joining Ardingly & Balcombe.

Walstead would become part of Lindfield Rural and

High Weald.

In Haywards Heath, Ashenground’s boundary would be changed from South Road to Church Road, Heath and Bentswood would join, with a new North ward created north of the railway station and The Hollow and roads off it would become part of Franklands.

Meanwhile in East Grinstead, parts of Herontye would be combined with Ashurst Wood, Town would now include Hurst Farm Road and properties west of Dunnings Road and everything south of London Road would now be in Imberhorne.

Parliament now needs to agree the changes. The new arrangements would then apply for the 2023 council election.

Details of the final changes can be found at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/ all-reviews/south-east/ west-sussex/mid-sussex