West Sussex local elections

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West Sussex Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 3.1 1993-1997 3.2 1997-2001 3.3 2001-2005 3.4 2005-2009 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Conservative 1973 - 1993

No overall control 1993 - 1997

Conservative 1997 - present

[edit] Council elections

West Sussex Council election, 2001

West Sussex Council election, 2005

[edit] By-election results

[edit] 1993-1997

Ifield By-Election 11 July 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,283	79.8
	Conservative		229	14.2
	Liberal Democrat		96	6.0
Majority			1,054	65.6
Turnout			1,608	26.7
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] 1997-2001

Chichester East By-Election 7 May 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

Steyning By-Election 6 May 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,297	44.0	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat		Swing

Gossops Green By-Election 28 September 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		830	50.7	-1.1
	Conservative		635	38.8	+4.3
	Liberal Democrat		171	10.4	+0.0
Majority			195	11.9
Turnout			1,636	23.1
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] 2001-2005

Cuckfield Rural By-Election 3 July 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Saltings By-Election 3 July 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Dunn	1,145	59.9	+13.2
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] 2005-2009

Angmering & Findon By-Election 1 June 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Deborah Urquhart	1,500	75.6	+25.4
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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

Cuckfield and Lucastes By-Election 3 May 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Bradbury	2,020
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Blanch	1,274
Majority			746
Turnout			3,358	45.41	-27.39
	Conservative hold		Swing

Petworth By-Election 7 June 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Duncton	1,437
	Liberal Democrat	Raymond Cooper	346
	British National Party	Andrew Emerson	213
Majority			1,091
Turnout			2,002	21.12	-48.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• West Sussex Council