Chichester District Council elections

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–present

Council elections

Chichester District Council election, 1999
Chichester District Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)^[3]
Chichester District Council election, 2007
Chichester District Council election, 2011
Chichester District Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

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

1999-2003

Fernhurst By-Election 24 January 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

West Wittering By-Election 22 August 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		418	51.7	-10.3
	UKIP		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

2003-2007

East Wittering By-Election 14 August 2003^[4]
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
	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 Democrat		Swing

Plaistow By-Election 14 August 2003^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Mackey	471	52.6	-10.4
	Liberal Democrat	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

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
	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Chichester East By-Election 16 June 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat hold		Swing

Tangmere By-Election 18 May 2006^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Esther Atlee	278	44.1	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat		Swing

West Wittering By-Election 20 July 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Justus Adriaan Pieter Montyn	868	57.5	+5.6
	Independent	David Hopson	330	21.9	+21.9
	Liberal Democrat	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

Bury By-Election 10 July 2008^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Francis Elliott	431	69.3	+14.0
	Liberal Democrat	David Hares	191	30.7	+30.7
Majority			240	38.6
Turnout			622	34.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Wittering By-Election 23 October 2008^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graeme Barrett	410	40.3	+6.6
	Liberal Democrat	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

Plaistow By-Election 5 February 2009^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Andrews	455	57.1	-21.0
	Liberal Democrat	Raymond Ernest John Cooper	342	42.9	+21.0
Majority			113	14.2
Turnout			797	21.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Plaistow By-Election 11 February 2010^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philippa Hardwick	504	57.7	-20.4
	Liberal Democrat	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

Westbourne Ward by-election, 17 October 2013^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Dunn	184	41.3
	UKIP	Alicia Ruth Denny	106	23.8
	Green	Thomas Brian French	85	19.1
	Liberal Democrat	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. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
↑ "Chichester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "District By Election Results 2003". Chichester District Online. Archived from the original on 2004-06-11. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
↑ "By Election Results 2006". Chichester District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
↑ "Conservatives win Bury by-election". Chichester District Council. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
↑ "Conservatives win Plaistow by-election". Chichester District Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
↑ "Conservatives win Plaistow by-election". Chichester District Council. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
↑ http://www.patria-uk.org/patria-makes-its-mark/
↑ http://www.chichester.gov.uk/index.cfm?ArticleID=22490

By-election results

External links

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Council elections in West Sussex

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