England Elections 2022: How do Sussex councils spend your money?

25 April 2022

Local elections will be held in Sussex on Thursday 5 May.

People living in the Adur, Crawley, Hastings and Worthing council areas will vote on a third of the seats in each authority.

Local authorities are funded by a variety of sources, including council tax, government grants and other income, like parking charges.

Below we take a look at how £100 of your money gets spent by these councils.

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Adur District Council

Adur is currently a Conservative controlled council, with 14 of its 29 seats on this year's ballot papers.

Twelve of Crawley's 36 seats are being contested, with the council currently run by a minority Labour administration.

Labour currently hold Hastings by a majority of four. This year 16 of the council's 32 seats seats are up for re-election.

The Conservatives run Worthing as a minority administration, with 13 of its 37 councillors up for re-election this year.

Click here for a full list of candidates standing in local elections across the South East.

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