Chichester District Council elections

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

1973 Chichester District Council election
1976 Chichester District Council election
1979 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
1983 Chichester District Council election
1987 Chichester District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]
1991 Chichester District Council election
1995 Chichester District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]^[4]
1999 Chichester District Council election
2003 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)^[5]^[6]
2007 Chichester District Council election
2011 Chichester District Council election
2015 Chichester District Council election
2019 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 12)^[7]
2023 Chichester District Council election

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

2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995–1999

Petworth By-Election 11 December 1997
Party		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		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		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		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		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.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Chichester District Council

[1] The District of Chichester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977

[2] The Arun and Chichester (Areas) Order 1985

[3] slation.gov.uk – The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[4] slation.gov.uk – The Surrey and West Sussex (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[hold-5] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[6] slation.gov.uk – The District of Chichester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[7] "The Chichester (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/475, retrieved 27 January 2024

[wittering-8] "District By Election Results 2003". Chichester District Online. Archived from the original on 11 June 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

[tangemere-9] "By Election Results 2006". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[bury-10] "Conservatives win Bury by-election". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2008.

[wittering2-11] "Conservative wins East Wittering by-election". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[plaistow-12] "Conservatives win Plaistow by-election". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[conservatives-13] "Conservatives win Plaistow by-election". Chichester District Council. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Plaistow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Westbourne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Rogate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Plaistow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bosham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — East Wittering Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — North Mundham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[21] "Local Elections Archive Project — Plaistow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[22] "Local Elections Archive Project — Fishbourne Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[23] "Local Elections Archive Project — Rogate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[24] "Local Elections Archive Project — Loxwood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[25] "Local Elections Archive Project — Chichester East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

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v t e Council elections in West Sussex
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Adur	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2021 2022 2024
Arun	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Chichester	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Crawley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Horsham	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Mid Sussex	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Worthing	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
See also: Wards Boundary changes