Chichester District Council elections

Chichester District Council in West Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 48 councillors have been elected from 29 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973–1976
Conservative1976–1995
No overall control1995–1999
Conservative1999–2004
No overall control2004–2006
Conservative2006–2019
No overall control2019
Conservative2019–2020
No overall control2020–2023
Liberal Democrats2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1999 have been:[3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Jane Chevis Conservative19992002
Janet Duncton Conservative20022005
Andrew Smith Liberal Democrats20052006
Myles Cullen Conservative20062011
Heather Caird Conservative20112015
Tony Dignum Conservative20152019
Eileen Lintill Conservative20192023
Adrian Moss Liberal Democrats2023

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

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[10]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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[13]
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[14]
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[15]
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[16]
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[17]
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[18]
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[19]
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[20]
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[21]
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[22]
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[23]
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[24]
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[25]
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[26]
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[27]
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

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