Arun District Council elections

Arun District Council in West Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 54 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.

Council elections

1973 Arun District Council election
1976 Arun District Council election
1979 Arun District Council election
1983 Arun District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
1987 Arun District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[2]^[3]
1991 Arun District Council election
1995 Arun District Council election
1999 Arun District Council election
2003 Arun District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]^[5]
2007 Arun District Council election
2011 Arun District Council election
2015 Arun District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[6]
2019 Arun District Council election
2023 Arun District Council election

Overview

Election results

Year							Notes
1973^[7]	39	4	4	0	13	Con Maj 18	First elections to Council, formed of 60 seats
1976	50	5	1	0	4	Con Maj 40
1979	50	9	1	0	0	Con Maj 40
1983	51	4	1	0	0	Con Maj 46	Boundary changes reduce size of council to 56
1987	51	4	1	0	0	Con Maj 46
1991	36	11	7	0	2	Con Maj 16
1995	29	14	10	0	3	Con Maj 2
1999	36	10	8	0	2	Con Maj 16
2003	36	11	8	0	1	Con Maj 16
2007	42	9	3	0	2	Con Maj 28
2011	48	4	3	0	1	Con Maj 40
2015	42	5	1	4	2	Con Maj 30	Boundary changes reduce size of council to 54
2019	21	22	1	0	8	NOC
2023	20	14	8	0	6	NOC

Composition of the council

Political party		Councillors
Political party		1973	1976	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023
	Conservative	39	50	50	51	51	36	29	36	36	42	48	42	21	20 / 54
	Liberal Democrat	4	5	9	4	4	11	14	10	11	9	4	5	22	14 / 54
	Labour	4	1	1	1	1	7	10	8	8	3	3	1	1	8 / 54
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6 / 54
	Independent	13	4	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	2	1	2	8	6 / 54
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0 / 54

District result maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

Overview

By-election	Date
Rustington South	26 March 1998	Conservative	Conservative
Felpham	3 December 1998	Independent	Conservative
Rustington South	15 July 1999	Conservative	Conservative
Hotham	27 July 2000	Conservative	Conservative
Yapton	5 May 2005	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Felpham East	22 September 2005	Conservative	Conservative
Angmering	10 November 2005	Conservative	Conservative
Rustington West	20 April 2006	Conservative	Conservative
Angmering	1 June 2006	Conservative	Conservative
Yapton	1 June 2006	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Yapton	20 March 2008	Conservative	Conservative
Felpham West	2 April 2009	Conservative	Conservative
Aldwick East	14 March 2013	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Angmering	18 April 2013	Conservative	Conservative
Aldwick West	2 November 2017	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Marine	22 February 2018	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Brookfield	6 May 2021	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Pevensey	6 May 2021	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Barnham	8 September 2022	Conservative	Green
Arundel and Walberton	1 December 2022	Green	Green

1995-1999

Rustington South By-Election 26 March 1998
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	594	60.4
	Liberal Democrats	374	38.6
Majority		220	22.8
Turnout		968	31.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Felpham By-Election 3 December 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	393	40.1	+9.6
	Independent	294	30.0	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	167	17.0	+9.4
	Independent	102	10.4	+10.4
	Labour	24	2.5	−6.4
Majority		99	10.1
Turnout		980	27.4
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

1999-2003

Rustington South By-Election 15 July 1999^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Florence Harrison	604	64.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard James	208	22.1
	Labour	Moira Rice	130	13.8
Majority			396	42.0
Turnout			942	30.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hotham By-Election 27 July 2000^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Evans	429	38.7	−2.7
	Labour	Pauline Nash	388	35.0	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Olliver	292	26.3	−3.0
Majority			41	3.7
Turnout			1,109	24.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007

Yapton By-Election 5 May 2005^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Menzies	1,213	50.7	+24.3
	Conservative	Richard Taft	1,179	49.3	−24.3
Majority			34	1.4
Turnout			2,392	60.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Felpham East By-Election 22 September 2005^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul English	492	58.2	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Harvey	267	31.6	+31.6
	Labour	Simon Holland	86	10.2	−1.6
Majority			225	26.6
Turnout			845	22.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Angmering By-Election 10 November 2005^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Bicknell	846	66.8	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Richards	421	33.2	−3.4
Majority			425	33.6
Turnout			1,267	22.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rustington West By-Election 20 April 2006^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Florence Harrison	769	44.1	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Lauretani	581	33.4	+3.0
	UKIP		277	15.9	−2.1
	Labour		115	6.6	−2.7
Majority			188	10.7
Turnout			1,742	26.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Angmering By-Election 1 June 2006^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dudley Wensley	1,052	73.6	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Richards	254	17.8	−15.4
	Labour		123	8.6	+8.6
Majority			798	55.8	+22.2
Turnout			1,429	24.7	+1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yapton By-Election 1 June 2006^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Taft	699	70.5	+21.2
	Liberal Democrats	Roslyn Kissell	205	20.7	−30.0
	Labour		87	8.8	+8.8
Majority			494	49.8
Turnout			991	24.0	−36.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2007-2011

Yapton by-election 20 March 2008^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Emma Neno	620	59.8	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Jones	212	20.4	−2.4
	BNP	Albert Bodle	205	19.8	+19.8
Majority			408	39.4
Turnout			1,037	25.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.2

Felpham West by-election 2 April 2009^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gillian Madeley	630	52.1	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Lury	269	22.2	+10.3
	BNP	Michael Witchell	165	13.6	+13.6
	UKIP	Joan Phillips	89	7.4	−4.6
	Labour	Michelle White	56	4.6	+4.6
Majority			361	29.9	N/A
Turnout			1,209	30.2	−8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Aldwick East by-election 14 March 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Wells	383	33.6	+17.9
	Conservative	Bill Smee	357	31.3	−32.6
	UKIP	Janet Taylor	339	29.7	+22.6
	Labour	Richard Dawson	61	5.3	−1.3
Majority			26	2.3
Turnout			1,141	26.8	−26.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	25.3

Angmering by-election 18 April 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy Cooper	878	63.9	+22.3
	Labour	Carly Godwin	268	19.5	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Bennett	228	16.6	+4.8
Majority			610	34.4
Turnout			1,141	23.4	−21.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.4

2015-2019

Aldwick West by-election 2 November 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Smith	719	52.7	+17.9
	Conservative	Guy Purser	480	36.2	−32.6
	Labour	Ian Manion	112	8.2	New
	Green	Carol Birch	54	4.0	New
Majority			239	17.5
Turnout			1,369	26.3	−26.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	25.5

Marine by-election 22 February 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Stanley	309	32.7	*New*
	Labour	Alison Sharples	252	26.7	+7.3
	Conservative	Katherine Eccles	242	25.6	−0.7
	Independent	Steve Goodheart	141	14.9	New
Majority			57	6.0
Turnout			950	20.1	−30.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	16.7

2019-2023

Brookfield by-election 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Chace	680	48.5	+17.7
	Liberal Democrats	Roberta Woodman	526	37.5	−21.0
	Labour	Freddie Tandy	152	10.8	+0.1
	Workers Party	Jonathan Maxted	45	3.2	New
Majority			154	11.0
Turnout			1,411	29.6	+1.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	19.4

Pevensey by-election 6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan English	357	38.3	+16.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Barrett	210	22.5	−6.9
	Labour	Simon McDougall	140	15.0	−0.6
	Independent	Jan Cosgrove	132	14.2	New
	Green	Carol Birch	93	10.0	New
Majority			147	15.8
Turnout			947	22.4	−3.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	11.7

Barnham by-election 8 September 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sue Wallsgrove	786	50.9	+6.8
	Conservative	Graham Jones	641	41.5	−8.6
	Labour	Alan Butcher	116	7.5	−14.0
Majority			145	9.4
Turnout			1,547	21.3	−7.6
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Arundel and Walberton by-election 1 December 2022^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Stephen McAuliffe	873	47.7	+21.9
	Conservative	Mario Trabucco	549	30.0	−1.8
	Labour	Michael Ward	407	22.3	+9.9
Majority			324	17.7
Turnout			1,829
	Green hold		Swing

References

^ The District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
^ The Adur, Arun and Worthing (Areas) Order 1985
^ The Arun and Chichester (Areas) Order 1985
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Arun 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
^ "Rustington South". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ "Hotham". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ "Yapton Ward of Arun District Council". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ "Felpham East By-Election results announced". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ "Angmering Ward By-Election results announced". Arun District Council. 15 November 2005. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ "By-election results announced". Arun District Council. 21 April 2006. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b "By-election results announced in the Arun District". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ "BNP defeated in Sussex poll". The Argus. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ "Felpham chooses Tory councillor". Chichester Observer. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Arundel and Walberton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Arun District Council

[1] The District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980

[2] The Adur, Arun and Worthing (Areas) Order 1985

[3] The Arun and Chichester (Areas) Order 1985

[hold-4] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[electioncentre-7] "Arun 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

[south-8] "Rustington South". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[hotham-9] "Hotham". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[menzies-10] "Yapton Ward of Arun District Council". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[felpham-11] "Felpham East By-Election results announced". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[angmering-12] "Angmering Ward By-Election results announced". Arun District Council. 15 November 2005. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[rustington-13] "By-election results announced". Arun District Council. 21 April 2006. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[announced-14] "By-election results announced in the Arun District". Arun District Council. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[sussex-15] "BNP defeated in Sussex poll". The Argus. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[chichester-16] "Felpham chooses Tory councillor". Chichester Observer. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Arundel and Walberton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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Adur	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2021 2022 2024
Arun	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Chichester	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Crawley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Horsham	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Mid Sussex	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Worthing	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
See also: Wards Boundary changes