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.
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