Arun District Council elections

Arun District Council in West Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 54 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.

Political control[]

Since the first election to the council in 1973 the council had been controlled by the Conservative Party, but in 2019 for the first time in 46 years they were no longer the majority party.^[1] Later in 2019 the Conservatives became the largest party, and following two by-election victories in May 2021 they retook control of the council under Cllr Shaun Gunner.^[2]


Conservative	1973-2019
No overall control	2019–present	Liberal Democrat	2019–2021
		Conservative	2021–present

Council elections[]

(New ward boundaries)^[3]
(District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]^[5]
1999 Arun District Council election
2003 Arun District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[6]^[7]
2007 Arun District Council election
2011 Arun District Council election
2015 Arun District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[8]

Composition of council[]

Year		Conservative		Liberal Democrats		Labour		UKIP		Independents	Majority		Notes
^[9]	39		4		4		0		13			Con Maj 18	First elections to Council, formed of 60 seats
	50		5		1		0		4			Con Maj 40
	50		9		1		0		0			Con Maj 40
	51		4		1		0		0			Con Maj 46	Boundary changes reduce size of council to 56
	51		4		1		0		0			Con Maj 46
	36		11		7		0		2			Con Maj 16
	29		14		10		0		3			Con Maj 2
1999	36		10		8		0		2			Con Maj 16
2003	36		11		8		0		1			Con Maj 16
2007	42		9		3		0		2			Con Maj 28
2011	48		4		3		0		1			Con Maj 40
2015	42		5		1		4		2			Con Maj 30	Boundary changes reduce size of council to 54
2019	21		22		1		0		8			NOC

District result maps[]

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map

By-election results[]

1995-1999[]

Rustington South By-Election 26 March 1998
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	594	60.4
	Liberal Democrats	374	38.6
Majority		220	22.8
Turnout		968	31.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Felpham By-Election 3 December 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	393	40.1	+9.6
	Independent	294	30.0	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	167	17.0	+9.4
	Independent	102	10.4	+10.4
	Labour	24	2.5	-6.4
Majority		99	10.1
Turnout		980	27.4
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

1999-2003[]

Rustington South By-Election 15 July 1999^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Florence Harrison	604	64.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard James	208	22.1
	Labour	Moira Rice	130	13.8
Majority			396	42.0
Turnout			942	30.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hotham By-Election 27 July 2000^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Evans	429	38.7	-2.7
	Labour	Pauline Nash	388	35.0	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Olliver	292	26.3	-3.0
Majority			41	3.7
Turnout			1,109	24.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007[]

Yapton By-Election 5 May 2005^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Menzies	1,213	50.7	+24.3
	Conservative	Richard Taft	1,179	49.3	-24.3
Majority			34	1.4
Turnout			2,392	60.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Felpham East By-Election 22 September 2005^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul English	492	58.2	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Harvey	267	31.6	+31.6
	Labour	Simon Holland	86	10.2	-1.6
Majority			225	26.6
Turnout			845	22.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Angmering By-Election 10 November 2005^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Bicknell	846	66.8	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Richards	421	33.2	-3.4
Majority			425	33.6
Turnout			1,267	22.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rustington West By-Election 20 April 2006^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Florence Harrison	769	44.1	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Lauretani	581	33.4	+3.0
	UKIP		277	15.9	-2.1
	Labour		115	6.6	-2.7
Majority			188	10.7
Turnout			1,742	26.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Angmering By-Election 1 June 2006^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,052	73.6	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Richards	254	17.8	-15.4
	Labour		123	8.6	+8.6
Majority			798	55.8	+22.2
Turnout			1,429	24.7	+1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yapton By-Election 1 June 2006^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Taft	699	70.5	+21.2
	Liberal Democrats	Roslyn Kissell	205	20.7	-30.0
	Labour		87	8.8	+8.8
Majority			494	49.8
Turnout			991	24.0	-36.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2007-2011[]

Yapton by-election 20 March 2008^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ema Neno	620	59.8	-4.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Jones	212	20.4	-2.4
	BNP	Albert Bodle	205	19.8	+19.8
Majority			408	39.4
Turnout			1,037	25.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.2

Felpham West by-election 2 April 2009^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gillian Madeley	630	52.1	-3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Lury	269	22.2	+10.3
	BNP	Michael Witchell	165	13.6	+13.6
	UKIP	Joan Phillips	89	7.4	-4.6
	Labour	Michelle White	56	4.6	+4.6
Majority			361	29.9	N/A
Turnout			1,209	30.2	-8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015[]

Aldwick East by-election 14 March 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Wells	383	33.6	+17.9
	Conservative	Bill Smee	357	31.3	-32.6
	UKIP	Janet Taylor	339	29.7	+22.6
	Labour	Richard Dawson	61	5.3	-1.3
Majority			26	2.3
Turnout			1,141	26.8	-26.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	25.3

References[]

^ "Arun". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
^ "Conservatives regain control of Arun District Council after two-year hiatus". Bognor Regis Observer.
^ The District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
^ The Adur, Arun and Worthing (Areas) Order 1985
^ The Arun and Chichester (Areas) Order 1985
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Arun 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
^ "Rustington South". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
^ "Hotham". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
^ "Yapton Ward of Arun District Council". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
^ "Felpham East By-Election results announced". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
^ "Angmering Ward By-Election results announced". Arun District Council. 2005-11-15. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
^ "By-election results announced". Arun District Council. 2006-04-21. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "By-election results announced in the Arun District". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
^ "BNP defeated in Sussex poll". The Argus. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
^ "Felpham chooses Tory councillor". Chichester Observer. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-09-02.

By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Arun District Council

[glance-1] "Arun". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-20.

[retake-2] "Conservatives regain control of Arun District Council after two-year hiatus". Bognor Regis Observer.

[3] The District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980

[4] The Adur, Arun and Worthing (Areas) Order 1985

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

[hold-6] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-02.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[8] slation.gov.uk - The Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[electioncentre-9] "Arun 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

[south-10] "Rustington South". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.

[hotham-11] "Hotham". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.

[menzies-12] "Yapton Ward of Arun District Council". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.

[felpham-13] "Felpham East By-Election results announced". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.

[angmering-14] "Angmering Ward By-Election results announced". Arun District Council. 2005-11-15. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.

[rustington-15] "By-election results announced". Arun District Council. 2006-04-21. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.

[announced-16] Jump up to: ^a ^b "By-election results announced in the Arun District". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2010-03-20.

[sussex-17] "BNP defeated in Sussex poll". The Argus. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2010-03-20.

[chichester-18] "Felpham chooses Tory councillor". Chichester Observer. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-09-02.

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