Local government elections in West Sussex, England
Chichester District Council in West Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 36 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.
Council elections
Election results
| Overall control | | Conservative | | Lib Dems | | Labour | | Green | | Local Alliance | | Independent |
2023 | LD | 5 | 25 | - | 2 | 4 | - |
2019 | NOC | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
2015 | Con | 42 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
2011 | Con | 38 | 8 | - | - | - | 2 |
2007 | Con | 34 | 11 | - | - | - | 3 |
2003 | Con | 26 | 21 | - | - | - | 1 |
Results maps
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
1995–1999
Petworth By-Election 11 December 1997 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 607 | 51.8 | +7.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 482 | 41.1 | -14.6 |
| Labour | | 65 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Independent | | 18 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
Majority | 125 | 10.7 | |
Turnout | 1,172 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Chichester East By-Election 7 May 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 673 | 50.2 | -2.0 |
| Conservative | | 425 | 31.7 | +7.8 |
| Labour | | 242 | 18.1 | -5.8 |
Majority | 248 | 18.5 | |
Turnout | 1,340 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Chichester South By-Election 7 May 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 688 | 56.3 | +0.4 |
| Conservative | | 341 | 27.9 | +5.2 |
| Labour | | 193 | 15.8 | -5.6 |
Majority | 347 | 28.4 | |
Turnout | 1,222 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
1999–2003
Fernhurst By-Election 24 January 2002 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 595 | 66.0 | +35.5 |
| Conservative | | 249 | 27.6 | -35.7 |
| UKIP | | 57 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
Majority | 346 | 38.4 | |
Turnout | 901 | 35.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
West Wittering By-Election 22 August 2002 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 418 | 51.7 | -10.3 |
| UKIP | | 186 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 159 | 19.7 | -6.7 |
| Labour | | 46 | 5.7 | -5.9 |
Majority | 232 | 28.7 | |
Turnout | 809 | 32.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2003–2007
East Wittering By-Election 14 August 2003[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Keith Smith | 427 | 35.8 | +35.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Green | 421 | 35.3 | +2.7 |
| Conservative | Jane Chevis | 231 | 19.4 | -15.8 |
| UKIP | Roger Wilson | 69 | 5.8 | -4.2 |
| Labour | Patrick O'Sullivan | 45 | 3.8 | -11.1 |
Majority | 6 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 1,193 | 33.6 | |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Plaistow By-Election 14 August 2003[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul Mackey | 471 | 52.6 | -10.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Cooper | 363 | 40.5 | +3.5 |
| UKIP | Vivienne Moran | 62 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
Majority | 108 | 12.1 | |
Turnout | 896 | 24.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Selsey North By-Election 30 September 2004 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Cook | 485 | 35.3 | +35.3 |
| Conservative | Nicholas Bromfield | 414 | 30.1 | -18.0 |
| UKIP | Bernard Smith | 328 | 23.9 | +3.7 |
| Labour | Ian Bell | 147 | 10.7 | -21.0 |
Majority | 71 | 5.2 | |
Turnout | 1,374 | 28.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chichester East By-Election 16 June 2005 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Denmead | 611 | 62.1 | +20.9 |
| Conservative | Stuart King | 262 | 26.6 | +7.4 |
| UKIP | James McCulloch | 58 | 6.0 | -9.6 |
| BNP | Andrew Emerson | 52 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
Majority | 349 | 35.5 | |
Turnout | 983 | 17.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tangmere By-Election 18 May 2006[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brenda Esther Atlee | 278 | 44.1 | +2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Betty Rudkin | 275 | 43.7 | -8.4 |
| BNP | Andrew Emerson | 41 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| UKIP | James McCulloch | 22 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Labour | Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan | 14 | 2.2 | -4.5 |
Majority | 3 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 630 | 36.0 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
West Wittering By-Election 20 July 2006 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Justus Adriaan Pieter Montyn | 868 | 57.5 | +5.6 |
| Independent | David Hopson | 330 | 21.9 | +21.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Walter Tilbury | 139 | 9.2 | -9.9 |
| BNP | Andrew Emerson | 123 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Labour | Gordon Trevor Churchill | 48 | 3.2 | -2.7 |
Majority | 538 | 35.6 | |
Turnout | 1,508 | 37.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2007–2011
Bury By-Election 10 July 2008[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Francis Elliott | 431 | 69.3 | +14.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hares | 191 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
Majority | 240 | 38.6 | |
Turnout | 622 | 34.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Wittering By-Election 23 October 2008[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Graeme Barrett | 410 | 40.3 | +6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Ellen Green | 364 | 35.8 | +7.0 |
| BNP | Andrew Emerson | 125 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| Labour | Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan | 69 | 6.8 | -0.4 |
| UKIP | James McCulloch | 49 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
Majority | 46 | 4.5 | |
Turnout | 1,017 | 25.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Plaistow By-Election 5 February 2009[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Andrews | 455 | 57.1 | -21.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ernest John Cooper | 342 | 42.9 | +21.0 |
Majority | 113 | 14.2 | |
Turnout | 797 | 21.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Plaistow By-Election 11 February 2010[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Philippa Hardwick | 504 | 57.7 | -20.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Cooper | 301 | 34.4 | +12.5 |
| BNP | Andrew Emerson | 69 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
Majority | 203 | 23.3 | |
Turnout | 874 | 23.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2011–2015
Plaistow by-election, 19 April 2012[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nick Thomas | 455 | 52.7 | -8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Cooper | 408 | 47.3 | +20.6 |
Majority | 47 | 5.4 | |
Turnout | 863 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westbourne by-election, 17 October 2013[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Dunn | 184 | 41.3 | -18.6 |
| UKIP | Alicia Denny | 106 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| Green | Thomas French | 85 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip MacDougall | 68 | 15.2 | -24.9 |
| Patria | Andrew Emerson | 3 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
Majority | 78 | 17.5 | |
Turnout | 446 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rogate by-election, 23 October 2014[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gillian Keegan | 342 | 71.3 | -19.8 |
| UKIP | Elena McCloskey | 106 | 28.8 | +28.8 |
Majority | 204 | 42.5 | |
Turnout | 480 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
2015–2019
Plaistow by-election, 1 December 2016[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Brown | 646 | 57.7 | +15.8 |
| Conservative | David Harwood | 289 | 25.8 | -32.3 |
| UKIP | Patricia Hunt | 132 | 11.8 | +11.8 |
| Labour | Rebecca Hamlet | 53 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
Majority | 357 | 31.9 | |
Turnout | 1,120 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bosham by-election, 4 May 2017[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andy Collins | 859 | 57.0 | -4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Moss | 649 | 43.0 | +4.4 |
Majority | 210 | 14.0 | |
Turnout | 1,508 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Wittering by-election, 4 May 2017[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Keith Martin | 965 | 72.6 | +20.7 |
| Labour | Joe O'Sullivan | 177 | 13.3 | -6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Scotland | 169 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Patria | Andrew Emerson | 18 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
Majority | 788 | 59.3 | |
Turnout | 1,329 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Mundham by-election, 4 May 2017[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chris Page | 471 | 68.1 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Linzell | 221 | 31.9 | N/A |
Majority | 250 | 36.2 | |
Turnout | 692 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Plaistow by-election, 4 May 2017[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Wilding | 1,042 | 73.6 | -1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Cooper | 373 | 26.4 | +1.2 |
Majority | 669 | 47.2 | |
Turnout | 1,415 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fishbourne by-election, 22 February 2018[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Moss | 459 | 54.6 | +3.3 |
| Conservative | Libby Alexander | 294 | 35.0 | -2.2 |
| Labour | Kevin Hughes | 88 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
Majority | 165 | 19.6 | |
Turnout | 841 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Rogate by-election, 12 April 2018[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate O'Kelly | 444 | 55.8 | +55.8 |
| Conservative | Robert Pettigrew | 319 | 40.1 | -27.3 |
| Labour | Ray Davey | 21 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Green | Philip Naber | 12 | 1.5 | -18.2 |
Majority | 125 | 15.7 | |
Turnout | 796 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
2019–2023
Loxwood by-election, 21 November 2019[24] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Janet Duncton | 1,005 | 61.8 | +17.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Jeffery | 486 | 29.9 | -25.7 |
| Green | Francesca Chetta | 126 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Patria | Andrew Emerson | 9 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
Majority | 519 | 31.9 | |
Turnout | 1,626 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Chichester East by-election, 24 June 2021[25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Brisbane | 430 | 43.0 | +24.7 |
| Conservative | Jane Kilby | 310 | 31.0 | +6.5 |
| Labour | Clare Walsh | 261 | 26.1 | -3.7 |
Majority | 120 | 12.0 | |
Turnout | 1,001 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
References
- ^ The District of Chichester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ The Arun and Chichester (Areas) Order 1985
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Chichester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "The Chichester (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/475, retrieved 27 January 2024
- ^ a b "District By Election Results 2003". Chichester District Online. Archived from the original on 11 June 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ "By Election Results 2006". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Conservatives win Bury by-election". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
- ^ "Conservative wins East Wittering by-election". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Conservatives win Plaistow by-election". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Conservatives win Plaistow by-election". Chichester District Council. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Plaistow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Westbourne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rogate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Plaistow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bosham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Wittering Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — North Mundham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Plaistow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Fishbourne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rogate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Loxwood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Chichester East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
External links
- Chichester District Council