| Chichester South | |
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Shown within West Sussex |
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| District: | Chichester |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Chichester |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 9007 |
| County Councillor | |
| Margaret Whitehead (Con) | |
Chichester South is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
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The division covers the southern part of the town of Chichester; and the villages of Apuldram, Donnington, Highleigh, Hunston and Sidlesham.
It comprises the following Chichester District wards: Chichester South Ward, Donnington Ward and Sidlesham Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Appledram, the southern part of Chichester, Donnington, Hunston, North Mundham and Sidlesham.
The latest election in the division took place on 4 June 2009:
| Chichester South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Margaret Whitehead | 1,419 | 42.9 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Chaplin | 1,068 | 32.3 | -8.2 | |
| UKIP | Nigel Sitwell | 581 | 17.6 | +10.9 | |
| Labour | Wendy Pengelly | 241 | 7.3 | -8.8 | |
| Majority | 351 | 10.6 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,309 | 36.7 | -28.6 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
| Chichester South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mr A D Chaplin | 2,244 | 40.5 | ||
| Conservative | Mr A P Dignum | 2,034 | 36.7 | ||
| Labour | Mr M J Few | 891 | 16.1 | ||
| UKIP | Mr N D W Sitwell | 374 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | 210 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 5,543 | 65.3 | |||
Election Results - West Sussex County Council