West Sussex local elections
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West Sussex Council is elected every four years.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1993
No overall control 1993 - 1997
Conservative 1997 -
[edit] Council elections
West Sussex Council election 2001
West Sussex Council election 2005
[edit] By-election results
| Ifield By-Election 11 July 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 1,283 | 79.8 | |||
| Conservative | 229 | 14.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 96 | 6.0 | |||
| Majority | 1,054 | 65.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,608 | 26.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Chichester East By-Election 7 May 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,077 | 50.2 | +4.5 | ||
| Conservative | 750 | 34.9 | -0.5 | ||
| Labour | 319 | 14.9 | -3.9 | ||
| Majority | 327 | 15.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,146 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Steyning By-Election 6 May 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 1,297 | 44.0 | +1.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,040 | 35.3 | -12.0 | ||
| Labour | 480 | 16.3 | +6.1 | ||
| Independent | 132 | 4.5 | +4.5 | ||
| Majority | 257 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,949 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Gossops Green By-Election 28 September 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 830 | 50.7 | -1.1 | ||
| Conservative | 635 | 38.8 | +4.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 171 | 10.4 | +0.0 | ||
| Majority | 195 | 11.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,636 | 23.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Cuckfield Rural By-Election 3 July 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Webster | 1,027 | 51.8 | +22.6 | |
| Conservative | Peter Jones | 954 | 48.2 | -4.0 | |
| Majority | 73 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,981 | 26.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Saltings By-Election 3 July 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Dunn | 1,145 | 59.9 | +13.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark O'Keeffe | 420 | 22.0 | -2.0 | |
| Labour | Adrienne Lowe | 346 | 18.1 | -11.1 | |
| Majority | 725 | 37.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,911 | 20.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Roffey By-Election 10 June 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hull | 1,652 | 44.9 | -1.9 | |
| Conservative | John Charles | 1,575 | 42.8 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | Richard Wilson | 454 | 12.3 | -2.6 | |
| Majority | 77 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,681 | 42.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Angmering & Findon By-Election 1 June 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Deborah Urquhart | 1,500 | 75.6 | +25.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Richards | 334 | 16.8 | -21.0 | |
| Labour | James Field | 149 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Majority | 1,166 | 58.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,983 | 25.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Southwick By-Election 14 September 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Janet Mockridge | 907 | 55.5 | +15.4 | |
| Labour | Andrew Bray | 316 | 19.4 | -9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Doyle | 314 | 19.2 | -0.3 | |
| Green | Susan Board | 96 | 5.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 591 | 36.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,633 | 21.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
