Chichester local elections
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Chichester Council is elected every four years.
Contents |
[edit] Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - 2004
No overall control 2004 - 2006
Conservative 2006 - present
[edit] Council elections
Chichester Council election, 1999
Chichester Council election, 2003
Chichester Council election, 2007
[edit] By-election results
| Petworth By-Election 11 December 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 607 | 51.8 | +7.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Chichester East By-Election 7 May 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Chichester South By-Election 7 May 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Fernhurst By-Election 24 January 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 595 | 66.0 | +35.5 | ||
| Conservative | 249 | 27.6 | -35.7 | ||
| UK Independence | 57 | 6.3 | +6.3 | ||
| Majority | 346 | 38.4 | |||
| Turnout | 901 | 35.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| West Wittering By-Election 22 August 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 418 | 51.7 | -10.3 | ||
| UK Independence | 186 | 23.0 | +23.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 159 | 19.7 | -6.7 | ||
| Labour | 46 | 5.7 | -5.9 | ||
| Majority | 232 | 28.7 | |||
| Turnout | 809 | 32.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| East Wittering By-Election 14 August 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Keith Smith | 427 | 35.8 | +35.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Simon Green | 421 | 35.3 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | Jane Chevis | 231 | 19.4 | -15.8 | |
| UK Independence | 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 Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Plaistow By-Election 14 August 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Paul Mackey | 471 | 52.6 | -10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Raymond Cooper | 363 | 40.5 | +3.5 | |
| UK Independence | 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 Democrat | Jacqueline Cook | 485 | 35.3 | +35.3 | |
| Conservative | Nicholas Bromfield | 414 | 30.1 | -18.0 | |
| UK Independence | 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 Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Chichester East By-Election 16 June 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 611 | 62.1 | +20.9 | ||
| Conservative | 262 | 26.6 | +7.4 | ||
| UK Independence | 58 | 6.0 | -9.6 | ||
| British National Party | Andrew Emerson | 52 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 349 | 35.5 | |||
| Turnout | 983 | 17.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Tangmere By-Election 18 May 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Brenda Atlee | 278 | 44.1 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Betty Rudkin | 275 | 43.7 | -8.4 | |
| British National Party | Andrew Emerson | 41 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
| UK Independence | James McCulloch | 22 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Patrick O'Sullivan | 14 | 2.2 | -4.5 | |
| Majority | 3 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 630 | 36.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| West Wittering By-Election 20 July 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Justus Montyn | 868 | 57.5 | +5.6 | |
| Independent | David Hopson | 330 | 21.9 | +21.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Roger Tilbury | 139 | 9.2 | -9.9 | |
| British National Party | Andrew Emerson | 123 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | Gordon Chuchill | 48 | 3.2 | -2.7 | |
| Majority | 538 | 35.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,508 | 37.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
