2019 Chichester District Council election
First party
Second party
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Seats before
38[a]
5[a]
Seats won
18
11
Seat change
10[b]
7[b]
Popular vote
24,245
19,228
Percentage
41.6%
33.0%
Map showing the results of the 2019 Chichester District Council elections by ward.
Council control before election
Conservative
Council control after election
No overall control
Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex , United Kingdom were held on 2 May 2019. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party had its majority wiped out.[1] [2]
Boundary changes [ ]
In 2016, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England presented its proposed boundary changes for the Chichester District , following a three-month consultation with the public. This involved reducing the number of councillors from 48 to 36, and the number of wards from 29 to 21.[3]
Election result [ ]
Chichester District Council Election Result 2019[4]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
18
1
11
10
50.00
41.61
24,245
Liberal Democrats
10
7
0
7
30.55
33.00
19,228
Green
2
2
0
3
5.56
8.37
4,878
Labour
2
2
0
2
5.56
6.63
3,864
Local Alliance
2
2
0
2
5.56
2.62
1,528
Independent
1
0
3
3
2.77
4.07
2,374
UKIP
0
0
0
0.00
2.72
1,582
Patria
0
0
0
0.00
0.14
84
Total
36
58,262
↓
18
11
2
2
2
1
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Green
Labour
LA
I
Ward results [ ]
Chichester Central (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Martyn John Bell
381
44.3
Liberal Democrats
Anne Mary Dorothy Scicluna
353
40.1
Labour
Malcolm Shepherd
108
12.5
Turnout
861
38.46
Conservative hold
Swing
Chichester East (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Labour
Kevin Garry Hughes
462
34.6
Labour
Sarah Carol Lishman
441
Conservative
Christopher Carl Spink
380
28.1
Conservative
Jane Louise Kilby
355
Liberal Democrats
John Francis Hughes
283
20.2
Green
Pauline Gaskin
279
10.7
Liberal Democrats
Michael Woolley
246
UKIP
Terrence Leonard Walters
146
5.6
Turnout
2,612
30.99
Labour gain from Conservative
Swing
Labour gain from Conservative
Swing
Chichester North (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Richard Edward Plowman
625
37.9
Conservative
Anthony Peter Dignum
623
38.7
Conservative
Peter John Budge
586
Liberal Democrats
Julian Alexander Joy
560
Green
Elizabeth Lucy Noble
490
15.7
Labour
Theo Kent
219
7.0
Turnout
3,125
38.76
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Chichester South (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Green
Sarah Mary Sharp
987
54.9
Green
Heather Margaret Barrie
692
Conservative
Jamie David Fitzjohn
324
21.1
Conservative
Nigel Geoffrey Galloway
321
Liberal Democrats
Angus Richard Bond
196
11.6
Labour
Amanda Jane Atkinson
187
11.6
Labour
Philip James Wilson
167
Liberal Democrats
John Kentish Turbefield
160
Turnout
3,056
31.74
Green gain from Conservative
Swing
Green gain from Conservative
Swing
Chichester West (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Clare Margaret Mary Apel
1,139
51.1
Liberal Democrats
John-Henry David Bowden
890
Conservative
Simon Huw Peter Lloyd-Williams
538
26.1
Conservative
Stephen Leon Hill
498
Labour
James Douglas Hobson
228
11.1
Labour
Aimie Jane Merrett
216
Independent
Michael Clive Thorn
181
4.6
UKIP
Michael Alan Hamilton Mason
177
4.5
Patria
Andrew Emerson
84
2.1
Turnout
3,970
42.71
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Easebourne (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Erik Francis Hobbs
536
63.7
Liberal Democrats
Alexander Gordon Motley
287
34.1
Turnout
841
35.93
Conservative hold
Swing
Fernhurst (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Norma Dorothy Graves
969
66.9
Conservative
Peter John Henry Wilding
922
Liberal Democrats
John Derek Morton
690
24.4
UKIP
Peter Hugh Pearce
227
8.0
Turnout
2,829
34.35
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Fittleworth (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Alan James Franklin Sutton
661
66.8
Liberal Democrats
Sean Anton Cemm
302
30.5
Turnout
990
38.70
Conservative hold
Swing
Goodwood (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Henry Charles Potter
448
52.0
Green
Philip Gerald Maber
212
24.6
Liberal Democrats
Jack David Lovejoy
186
21.6
Turnout
861
34.75
Conservative hold
Swing
Harbour Villages (3 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Adrian Geoffrey Frank Moss
1,739
44.6
Liberal Democrats
David John Alwin Rodgers
1,247
Conservative
Penelope Clare Plant
1,178
35.6
Liberal Democrats
David Conrad Mackintosh
1,138
Conservative
Andrew Charles Collins
1,107
Conservative
Michael Brian Dicker
996
Green
Michael John Neville
961
10.4
Labour
Jane Anne Towers
329
8.9
Labour
Stephen John Gough
256
Labour
Jane Loveda Turton
235
Turnout
9,234
42.19
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Harting (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Kate Francesca Bacon O'Kelly
968
74.1
Conservative
Lawrence Vere Tristram Abel
313
23.9
Turnout
1,307
45.22
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Swing
Lavant (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
David Erroll Prior Palmer
531
58.4
Liberal Democrats
Matthew John Leeming
266
29.2
Labour
Gwendoline Jane Miles
94
10.3
Turnout
910
36.01
Conservative hold
Swing
Loxwood (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Natalie Cecilia Hume
1,088
54.3
Liberal Democrats
Gareth Benjamin Evans
938
Conservative
Christian Nicholas Mahne
868
44.2
Conservative
Christine Victoria Gibson-Pierce
781
Turnout
3,731
36.56
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Swing
Midhurst (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Independent
Gordon Valentine McAra
1,280
34.5
Liberal Democrats
Judith Russell Fowler
666
27.0
Conservative
Sally Veronica Watts
636
32.0
Conservative
Nicholas Richard Donald Thomas
553
Liberal Democrats
Caroline Lynda Annette Neville
335
Labour
Margaret Rhona Guest
227
6.1
Turnout
3,707
38.21
Independent hold
Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Swing
North Mundham and Tangmere (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Simon John Oakley
798
60.2
Conservative
Christopher Leslie William Page
691
Liberal Democrats
David Betts
666
27.1
UKIP
Andrew John Sheppard
289
11.8
Turnout
2,456
30.88
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Petworth (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Eileen Patricia Lintill
650
68.4
Liberal Democrats
David Clifford Hares
172
26.5
Labour
Jonathan Michael Rodell
107
11.3
Turnout
950
34.01
Conservative hold
Swing
Selsey South (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Local Alliance
Timothy Simon Charles Johnson
811
31.0
Conservative
John William Evans Elliott
735
47.7
Conservative
Peter Roger Barrow
513
Liberal Democrats
Simon Scotland
265
10.1
Labour
Bridget Ash
147
10.5
Labour
Mark Andrew Farwell
127
Turnout
2,616
31.40
Local Alliance gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Swing
Sidlesham with Selsey North (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Local Alliance
Donna Frances Johnson
717
28.2
Conservative
Linda Caroline Purnell
648
43.3
Conservative
Patricia Mary Tull
453
Green
Lucinda Anne Gibson-House
436
17.1
Liberal Democrats
Jane Mary Scotland
280
11.0
Turnout
2,544
30.90
Local Alliance gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Swing
Southbourne (2 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Jonathan Andrew Brown
1,018
61.1
Liberal Democrats
Tracie Patricia Bangert
884
Conservative
Robert Hayes
674
21.7
Conservative
Nigel Philip Hogben
492
37.5
Turnout
3,111
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Swing
The Witterings (3 seats)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Graeme Arthur Frederick Barrett
1,309
46.5
Conservative
Elizabeth Angela Booth Hamilton
1,191
Conservative
Susan Therese Taylor
1,003
Liberal Democrats
Margaret Joanna Gormley
744
19.2
Liberal Democrats
Susan Elizabeth Milnes
703
Green
Stephanie Grace Carn
592
7.9
Independent
Laurence Pocock
577
7.7
UKIP
Jonathan Bowman
396
9.9
UKIP
Maureen Patricia Hunt
347
Independent
Martin John Silcocks
336
4.5
Labour
Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan
314
4.2
Turnout
7,536
36.58
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative hold
Swing
Conservative gain from Independent
Swing
Westbourne (1 seat)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Roy Alan Briscoe
583
57.4
Green
Ann Elizabeth Stewart
229
22.6
Liberal Democrats
Claire Louise Power
194
19.1
Turnout
1,015
37.89
Conservative hold
Swing
By-elections [ ]
Chichester West [ ]
Chichester West: 24 June 2021
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
Sarah Quail
953
45.6
Conservative
Jane Kilby
770
36.8
Labour
James Hobson
323
15.4
Patria
Andrew Emerson
45
2.2
Majority
183
8.8
Turnout
2,119
42.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Swing
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