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The large towns of Brighton and Hastings were deemed capable of providing their own county-level services and so they were made county boroughs, independent from East Sussex County Council. [6] Eastbourne was later also made a county borough in 1911. [7] Old County Hall, Lewes: Council's headquarters until 1938.
The Downs was converted into housing and a leisure centre built behind it. The new council's offices were divided between the other three buildings. In 1998 the council acquired Southover House on Southover Road in Lewes, which had previously been offices of East Sussex County Council, to serve as its main offices, remaining there until 2022. [33]
The level at which a local authority can increase council tax each year without holding a local referendum is regulated by the Localism Act 2011. [64] [62] In every area, one local authority acts as the billing authority (the district council in two-tier areas), which prepares and collects council tax bills. [62]
Hastings Borough Council is the local authority for Hastings in East Sussex, England. Hastings has had a council since medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974, Hastings has been a non-metropolitan district with borough status. The council has been under no overall control since 2022.
Brighton and Hove City Council is the local authority for Brighton and Hove, a local government district with city status in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2023.
They also provide a voice into district council meetings. The next level of government is Lewes District Council. District councils supply services such as refuse collection, planning, leisure amenities and council tax collection. [16] Wivelsfield also elects a councillor every four years to East Sussex County Council, for the
Council Tax Benefit was a means-tested rebate that potentially rebated 100% of a claimant's Council Tax bill. The rebate would be reduced by a fifth of any qualifying income above a certain level; benefits did not qualify for this calculation, but most other income did. In effect, Council Tax Benefit was a rebate for people with low incomes.
East Sussex county council is the third tier of government, providing education, libraries and highway maintenance. Brightling falls within the Rother North West ward. Anthony (John) Barnes, Conservative, was elected in the May 2005 election with 56.3% of the vote. The UK Parliament constituency for Brightling is Bexhill and Battle.