Chichester District Council elections
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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 control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 |
Conservative | 1976–1995 |
No overall control | 1995–1999 |
Conservative | 1999–2004 |
No overall control | 2004–2006 |
Conservative | 2006–2019 |
No overall control | 2019 |
Conservative | 2019–present |
Council elections[]
- 1973 Chichester District Council election
- 1976 Chichester District Council election
- 1979 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1983 Chichester District Council election
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5][6]
- 2003 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)[7][8]
- 2007 Chichester District Council election
- 2015 Chichester District Council election
- 2019 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 12)
By-election results[]
1995–1999[]
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 |
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 |
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[]
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 |
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[]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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[]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Dunn | 184 | 41.3 | ||
UKIP | Alicia Ruth Denny | 106 | 23.8 | ||
Green | Thomas Brian French | 85 | 19.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dr Phillip McDougall | 68 | 15.2 | ||
Patria | Andrew Emerson | 3 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 78 | 17.48 | |||
Turnout | 446 | 24.06 |
References[]
- ^ "Councillors' Websites". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ "Chichester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ http://www.patria-uk.org/patria-makes-its-mark/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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