2001 West Sussex County Council election

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Elections to West Sussex County Council were held on 7 June 2001, alongside a parliamentary general election. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservative Party remained in control of the council. Turnout across the county ranged from 42.7% in Broadfield to 69.6% in Midhurst, with the county average standing at 60.8%. [1]

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Election result

West Sussex County Council Election Result 2001
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4262+459.243.8155,338
  Liberal Democrats 1827-525.432.1113,902
  Labour 1120+215.522.479,370
  Green 00000.00.72,527
  Independent 001-10.00.62,155
  UKIP 00000.00.2876
  Socialist Labour 00000.00.1232
  Monster Raving Loony 00000.00.0113

Results by electoral division

Adur

Kingston Buci
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ashley1,55436.4
Labour Co-op David Munnery1,37932.4
Liberal Democrats Sydney Little1,32831.2
Majority 1754.0
Turnout 4,26160.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Lancing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Nicklen1,83437.5
Liberal Democrats Keith Dollemore1,77436.3
Labour David Rubin1,28426.2
Majority 601.2
Turnout 4,89258.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Saltings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Mockridge2,53346.7
Labour Co-op Jeanette White1,58529.2
Liberal Democrats Patrick Beresford1,30224.0
Majority 94817.8
Turnout 5,42060.2
Conservative hold Swing
Shoreham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clive Williams2,52644.9
Labour Co-op Geoffrey Howitt1,91634.0
Liberal Democrats Elisa Vaughan1,18621.1
Majority 61010.9
Turnout 5,62865.4
Conservative hold Swing
Sompting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vilna Woolhead1,43036.1
Labour Peter Berry1,29832.8
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Brookes1,23531.1
Majority 1323.3
Turnout 3,96359.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Southwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Brian Whipp1,73841.4
Conservative Robert Dunn1,58037.7
Liberal Democrats John Hilditch87620.9
Majority 1583.7
Turnout 4,19461.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Arun

Arun East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Sedgwick2,88066.3
Liberal Democrats Margaret Munro1,44233.4
Majority 1,43833.2
Turnout 4,32267.9
Conservative hold Swing
Arundel and Angmering
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oliver Wingrove2,59851.8
Liberal Democrats Ivan Olney2,41848.2
Majority 1803.6
Turnout 5,01661.2
Conservative hold Swing
Bersted
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Holland1,92836.8
Conservative Bernard Widger1,84035.1
Liberal Democrats Simon McDougall1,47028.1
Majority 881.7
Turnout 5,23853.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bognor Regis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Brown2,41646.7
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Scutt1,72333.3
Labour Gail Walker1,02919.9
Majority 69313.4
Turnout 5,16858.4
Conservative hold Swing
Felpham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan-Jeffrey Stainton2,03540.2
Independent George Stride1,38327.3
Labour Melanie Webb84316.7
Liberal Democrats John Barstow79915.8
Majority 65212.9
Turnout 5,06064.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Fontwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Hall2,79253.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen White1,34625.5
Labour Andrew Holliday1,13321.5
Majority 1,44627.5
Turnout 5,27162.2
Conservative hold Swing
Hotham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Jones1,39336.6
Conservative Hilary Flynn1,24632.7
Liberal Democrats Catherine Morrish1,16630.6
Majority 1473.9
Turnout 3,80550.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Littlehampton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George O'Neill1,83848.3
Conservative Marian Ayres1,28633.8
Liberal Democrats David Jones67817.8
Majority 55214.5
Turnout 3,80254.1
Labour hold Swing
Littlehampton Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Tyler1,83835.6
Labour Alan Butcher1,71733.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wiltshire1,35926.3
Independent Scott Horwood2444.7
Majority 1212.3
Turnout 5,15853.1
Conservative hold Swing
Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christina Freeman2,49451.2
Liberal Democrats Roslyn Kissell1,26626.0
Labour Tiggy Ayoub1,10722.7
Majority 1,22825.2
Turnout 4,86760.0
Conservative hold Swing
Nyetimber
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Coleman2,98047.9
Liberal Democrats Francis Oppler1,55725.0
Labour Pauline Nash1,39722.5
Independent Peter Cain2854.9
Majority 1,42322.9
Turnout 6,21963.3
Conservative hold Swing
Preston Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Moor3,32158.9
Liberal Democrats John Richards2,31541.1
Majority 1,00617.8
Turnout 5,63662.8
Conservative hold Swing
Rustington West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Walsh2,33241.1
Conservative David Marchant2,28040.2
Labour Edward Walsh1,05618.6
Majority 520.9
Turnout 5,66864.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chichester

Bourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Dunn2,50146.1
Liberal Democrats Karen Juniper1,24823.0
Labour Oona Hickson1,06419.6
Green Judith Barr2504.6
UKIP Alicia Denny2033.7
Independent Mark Hoar1633.0
Majority 1,25323.1
Turnout 5,42962.3
Conservative hold Swing
Chichester East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Hall1,66140.9
Conservative John Roffey1,14528.2
Labour Benjamin Earnshaw-Mansell90022.2
Green Carolyn Finbow1794.4
UKIP Elizabeth Bygrave1774.4
Majority 51612.7
Turnout 4,06257.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chichester North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Phillips2,20346.1
Liberal Democrats Barry Fletcher1,80037.6
Labour Selma Barkham58012.1
Green Valerie Briginshaw1994.2
Majority 4038.5
Turnout 4,78266.5
Conservative hold Swing
Chichester South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Dignum1,80335.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Chaplin1,79835.1
Labour John Bennett1,07321.0
Green Josephine Eckhard2234.4
UKIP Nigel Muir2234.4
Majority 50.1
Turnout 5,12062.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Chichester West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary-Louise Goldsmith2,15839.7
Liberal Democrats David Siggs1,90435.0
Labour Ian Edwards86115.8
UKIP Douglas Denny2735.0
Green Gavin Graham2464.5
Majority 2544.7
Turnout 5,44265.1
Conservative hold Swing
Fernhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Pemberton2,96056.0
Liberal Democrats William Quinn1,57629.8
Labour Bernard Hollowood75014.2
Majority 1,38426.2
Turnout 5,28666.0
Conservative hold Swing
Midhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Walker2,95749.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Shaxson2,35839.3
Labour Andrew Young68311.4
Majority 59910.0
Turnout 5,99869.6
Conservative hold Swing
Petworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Greenwell3,44758.6
Liberal Democrats John Ireland1,71629.2
Labour Dave Morrison72312.3
Majority 1,73129.4
Turnout 5,88665.7
Conservative hold Swing
Selsey and Sidlesham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Jones2,63947.4
Labour Ian Bell1,85833.4
Liberal Democrats Leonard Eyles1,07019.2
Majority 78114.0
Turnout 5,56762.3
Conservative hold Swing
The Witterings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Daws-Chew3,28354.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Tilbury1,47724.7
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan1,22920.5
Majority 1,80630.1
Turnout 5,98963.2
Conservative hold Swing

Crawley

Bewbush
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Scully2,28260.2
Conservative Matthew Cowdrey95025.1
Liberal Democrats Barry Hamilton55714.7
Majority 1,33235.1
Turnout 3,78945.8
Labour hold Swing
Broadfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Briggs2,01055.2
Conservative David Bowen1,01627.9
Liberal Democrats Howard Llewelyn47713.1
Socialist Labour Martyn Badger1363.7
Majority 99427.3
Turnout 3,63942.7
Labour hold Swing
Furnace Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Smith3,48444.8
Labour Ian Irvine2,95138.0
Liberal Democrats Victoria Jones1,33717.2
Majority 5336.8
Turnout 7,77258.8
Conservative hold Swing
Gossops Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Mullins2,04051.3
Conservative Geoffrey Clarke1,34733.9
Liberal Democrats Darren Wise59214.9
Majority 69317.4
Turnout 3,97955.5
Labour hold Swing
Ifield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Mortimer1,88855.9
Conservative Christina Belben94027.8
Liberal Democrats Edward Reay54916.3
Majority 94828.1
Turnout 3,37755.0
Labour hold Swing
Langley Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Smith2,48365.0
Conservative Lee Burke81221.2
Liberal Democrats Kevin Osborne52713.8
Majority 1,67143.8
Turnout 3,82273.6
Labour hold Swing
Northgate Three Bridges
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Buck2,20049.4
Conservative Margaret Flatt1,29029.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Robson96421.6
Majority 91020.4
Turnout 4,45458.0
Labour hold Swing
Pound Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Dewdney2,27348.5
Labour David Shreeves1,51732.4
Liberal Democrats Nigel Aldridge81317.4
Independent Richard Symonds801.7
Majority 75616.1
Turnout 4,68353.4
Conservative hold Swing
Tilgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Lloyd2,26656.1
Conservative Corinne Bowen1,08626.9
Liberal Democrats Roger McMurry59114.6
Socialist Labour Derek Isaacs962.4
Majority 1,18029.2
Turnout 4,03954.6
Labour hold Swing

Horsham

Billingshurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Owen Davies1,98544.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Lawes1,61735.8
Labour Peter Scott90920.2
Majority 3688.2
Turnout 4,51162.9
Conservative hold Swing
Henfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lionel Barnard3,27859.7
Labour Richard Hanford1,19321.7
Liberal Democrats Laurence Price1,01818.5
Majority 2,08538.0
Turnout 5,48963.6
Conservative hold Swing
Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wilson3,76851.9
Liberal Democrats David Sheldon2,21730.6
Labour Raymond Chapman1,27017.5
Majority 1,55121.3
Turnout 7,25569.2
Conservative hold Swing
Hurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Dennis2,27953.4
Conservative Christian Mitchell1,51835.6
Labour Philip Gander47011.0
Majority 76117.8
Turnout 4,26767.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pulborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Arculus4,02862.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Barstow1,46722.8
Labour Edward Pitt94914.7
Majority 2,56139.7
Turnout 6,44467.4
Conservative hold Swing
Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Morwen Millson2,61150.6
Conservative Barbara Palmer1,80435.0
Labour Josephine Battersby74414.4
Majority 80715.6
Turnout 5,15961.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Roffey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacobus Clausen2,49546.8
Conservative Hasan Imam2,04138.3
Labour Mervyn Hamilton79614.9
Majority 4548.5
Turnout 5,33260.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Southwater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Watson2,98343.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Stainton2,92642.6
Labour Diane Dumbrill95213.9
Majority 570.9
Turnout 6,86162.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Steyning
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Deedman2,29041.9
Conservative Michael Willett2,28441.8
Labour John Ridley88616.2
Majority 60.1
Turnout 5,46064.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Storrington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Wilkinson2,91955.8
Liberal Democrats John Hewitt1,37426.3
Labour Phillipa Banks93417.9
Majority 1,54529.5
Turnout 5,22764.9
Conservative hold Swing
Warnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Hodgson2,48853.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Aris1,42430.5
Labour Richard Corthine75316.1
Majority 1,06422.8
Turnout 4,66564.5
Conservative hold Swing

Mid Sussex

Burgess Hill Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Angela Chapman2,99849.8
Conservative Edward Holland1,96532.7
Labour Ann Bridges1,02917.1
Majority 1,03317.1
Turnout 6,01861.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Burgess Hill East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Balsdon2,35549.4
Conservative Christopher Hersey1,76837.1
Labour Nigel Sweet57512.1
Majority 58712.3
Turnout 4,76964.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cuckfield Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Dennis2,75851.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Shevels1,54329.0
Labour Frederick Harrison98218.5
Majority 1,21522.8
Turnout 5,32268.4
Conservative hold Swing
East Grinstead East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Collins2,29049.5
Conservative Roger Horman1,81339.2
Labour Duncan Irvine47810.3
Majority 47710.3
Turnout 4,62361.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
East Grinstead South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brock2,32146.3
Conservative Allan Beal2,15843.0
Labour Jeremey Tomlinson4999.9
Majority 1630.3
Turnout 5,01664.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hassocks and Burgess Hill West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Wilsdon2,82743.5
Conservative Andrew Barrett-Miles2,62140.3
Labour Arleene Piercy1,01415.6
Majority 2063.2
Turnout 6,50363.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Haywards Heath East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Gayler1,74436.7
Labour Patrick Henry1,67535.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Harman1,30227.5
Majority 691.4
Turnout 4,74365.4
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Hall2,07542.3
Conservative Clive Chapman1,89638.7
Labour Rosemary Irvine78816.1
Monster Raving Loony Peter Berry1132.3
Majority 1793.7
Turnout 4,90167.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Imberdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phillip Coote3,15748.5
Liberal Democrats Janette Wilson2,26934.8
Labour John Crawford1,03515.9
Majority 88813.6
Turnout 6,51463.0
Conservative hold Swing
Lindfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Johnson2,51548.6
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Lucraft1,94337.5
Labour Pascal Atkins68413.2
Majority 57211.1
Turnout 5,17769.4
Conservative hold Swing
Mid Sussex North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Acraman2,81353.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Brown1,43727.2
Labour Thaddeus Dell97118.4
Majority 1,37626.1
Turnout 5,28263.1
Conservative hold Swing
Mid Sussex South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Oliver2,52553.9
Liberal Democrats Anthony Davies1,35929.0
Labour Dawn Houghton74716.0
Majority 1,16624.9
Turnout 4,68366.4
Conservative hold Swing

Worthing

Broadwater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Donald Lissenburg1,92748.2
Conservative Simon Paskin1,29632.4
Labour Gillian Thompson77519.4
Majority 63115.8
Turnout 3,99854.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cissbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Collingwood O'Neill2,90654.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Daniels1,67931.4
Labour Ann Saunders75614.2
Majority 1,22723.0
Turnout 5,34163.1
Conservative hold Swing
Durrington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Rodgers2,63959.1
Conservative David Goodyer1,54934.7
Green Lilian Taylor2786.2
Majority 1,09024.4
Turnout 4,46654.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
East Worthing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Richards1,56337.6
Conservative Graham Fabes1,39533.5
Labour John Turley96523.2
Green Coral Pfluger2365.7
Majority 1684.1
Turnout 4,15952.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Goring-by-Sea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Waight2,91756.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Smytherman1,44927.9
Labour Brian Gill82315.9
Majority 1,46828.3
Turnout 5,18965.4
Conservative hold Swing
Maybridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Rogers1,54338.6
Conservative Andrew Garrett1,51337.8
Labour Antony Bignell94623.6
Majority 300.8
Turnout 4,00256.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Richmond
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cecil Golds1,27839.1
Conservative Noël Atkins1,23637.8
Labour Richard Battson58117.8
Green Derek Colkett1745.3
Majority 421.3
Turnout 3,26946.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Salvington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clement Stevens2,14746.1
Liberal Democrats Sheila Player1,56133.5
Labour Peter Barnes71315.3
Green Joan Glass2335.0
Majority 58612.6
Turnout 4,65459.4
Conservative hold Swing
West Parade
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Livermore2,53050.4
Liberal Democrats James Doyle1,34326.7
Labour Barrie Slater80816.1
Green Lucielle Cokett3406.8
Majority 1,18723.7
Turnout 5,02158.6
Conservative hold Swing
West Tarring
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Green1,89647.4
Conservative Arthur Andrews1,26331.6
Labour Ian Sandell67116.8
Green Marie Hillcoat1694.2
Majority 63315.8
Turnout 3,99958.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. "COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS 2001". West Sussex County Council. 8 June 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.