2019 Arun District Council election

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2019 Arun District Council election
  2015 2 May 2019 2023  

All 54 council seats
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Independent
Last election5 seats, 13.7%42 seats, 41.6%2 seats, 7.7%
Seats won22218
Seat changeIncrease2.svg17Decrease2.svg21Increase2.svg6
Popular vote26,16935,7867,837
Percentage31.0%42.3%9.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg16.3%Increase2.svg0.7%Increase2.svg1.6%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Green Labour UKIP
Last election0 seats, 3.6%1 seats, 10.9%4 seats, 22.5%
Seats won210
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg4
Popular vote2,5599,8462,335
Percentage3.0%11.6%2.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.6%Increase2.svg0.7%Decrease2.svg19.7%

Arun UK ward map 2019.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Arun District Council election

Largest Party before election

Conservative Party

Subsequent Largest Party

Liberal Democrats

The Arun District Council elections, 2019 took place on Thursday 2 May 2019, electing all 54 members of the council, and taking place alongside the other local elections in England and Northern Ireland. [1]

Contents

Summary

Election result

2019 Arun District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 4122170Increase2.svg 1740.731.026,169+16.3
  Conservative 5121122Decrease2.svg 2138.942.335,786+0.7
  Independent 10860Increase2.svg 614.89.37,837+1.6
  Green 6220Increase2.svg 23.73.02,559–0.6
  Labour 38100Steady2.svg1.911.69,846+0.7
  UKIP 8004Decrease2.svg 40.02.82,335–19.7

Ward results

Aldwick East

Aldwick East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Anthony Dixon 1,089 56.0 New
Independent Hugh Coster 1,086 55.8 New
Conservative Trevor Bence*78940.5
Conservative Gillian Brown*74238.1
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Aldwick West

Aldwick West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Smith* 722 39.0
Liberal Democrats Claire Needs 595 32.1
Conservative Caroline Spencer55229.8
Conservative David Gerrie52928.6
UKIP Matilda Watson38220.6
Green Carol Birch27414.8New
Labour Ian Manion1568.4New
Labour Lynne Armstrong Lilley1216.5New
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Martin Smith was previously elected at a by-election, gaining one of the Conservative seats.

Angmering & Findon

Angmering & Findon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Bicknell* 1,405 56.4
Conservative Andrew Cooper* 1,177 47.3
Conservative Michael Claydon 1,168 46.9
Liberal Democrats John Richards76030.5
Liberal Democrats George Schlich68027.3
Labour Alison Baker53921.6
UKIP Jean Dunning45018.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Arundel & Walberton

Arundel & Walberton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Dendle* 1,088 47.9
Conservative Grant Roberts 923 40.6
Green Faye Catterson 884 38.9 New
Conservative Robert Wheal*85237.5
Liberal Democrats Gilbert Cockburn64228.2New
Liberal Democrats Paul Graydon54624.0New
Labour Michael Ward42318.6
UKIP Elizabeth Wallace38817.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Barnham

Barnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Hughes* 932 50.1
Green Isabel Thurston 822 44.1
Conservative John Charles* 753 40.4
Conservative Laurence Wilshere65935.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Chapman65435.1New
Liberal Democrats Adrian Thorpe49826.7New
Labour Kristian Vill40021.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Beach

Beach
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Walsh* 945 65.9
Liberal Democrats Daniel Purchese* 833 58.0
Conservative David Britton33723.5
Conservative David Gaskin33623.4New
Labour Robert Gowland1369.5
Labour Stephen McConnell1359.4
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bersted

Bersted
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenton Batley 760 42.9
Liberal Democrats Gillian Yeates 742 41.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Lury 704 39.8
Conservative Keir Greenway47426.8
UKIP Ann Rapnik*43324.5
Conservative Susan Bence*42724.1
Conservative Graham Levell37521.2New
Labour Heather Robbins22812.9New
Labour Jeremy Tomlinson20811.8New
Labour Michelle White17910.1New
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Brookfield

Brookfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats William Blanchard-Cooper 736 56.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Blanchard-Cooper 711 54.7 New
Conservative Alan Gammon*38129.3
Conservative Michael Warren*37929.2
Labour Christine Wiltshire13510.4
Labour Neil Campbell13110.1
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Courtwick with Toddington

Courtwick with Toddington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative June Caffyn 645 41.0
Labour Michael Northeast* 631 40.1
Conservative Victoria Rhodes* 586 37.3
Conservative Jill Long54734.8New
Labour Marilyn May54334.5
Labour Freddie Tandy54334.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin Blake38824.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Victoria Rhodes was elected in 2015 as a UKIP councillor.

East Preston

East Preston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Chapman* 1,528 64.7
Conservative Richard Bower* 1,524 64.6
Conservative Paul Kelly 1,443 61.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Taylor-Walsh64027.1New
Liberal Democrats Robert Burn63426.9New
Labour Anthony Dines49320.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Felpham East

Felpham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul English* 725 61.1
Conservative David Edwards* 698 58.9
Liberal Democrats Wayne Smith48040.5
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Felpham West

Felpham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Madeley* 747 57.9
Conservative Elaine Stainton* 693 53.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Gotheridge36128.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Waterhouse34326.6
Labour Jeffrey Daws15111.7New
Labour Bernard May14211.0New
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ferring

Ferring
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Elkins* 1,070 68.7
Conservative Colin Oliver-Redgate* 1,069 68.7
Labour Dorothy Macedo26917.3
Labour Peter Muncey22814.6
Liberal Democrats Adrian Midgley21513.8New
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hotham

Hotham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Goodheart 415 38.2 New
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Chapman 340 31.3
Liberal Democrats John Barrett33430.8
Conservative Joan English20719.1New
Conservative Stephen Reynolds*20118.5
UKIP Chloe Newby19317.8New
Labour David Meagher15414.2
Labour Roger Nash13712.6
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marine

Marine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Brooks* 684 61.5
Liberal Democrats Matthew Stanley* 429 38.6 New
Conservative Kim-Marie Stone25322.8
Labour Alison Sharples21219.1
Labour Nigel Alner*17315.6
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Matthew Stanley was previously elected in a by-election, gaining the Conservative seat.

Middleton-on-Sea

Middleton-on-Sea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Pendleton 643 43.4
Independent Shirley Haywood 637 43.0 New
Conservative Paul Wotherspoon*58239.3
Independent Graham Jones52235.2New
Liberal Democrats David Box1298.7
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Walder1127.6
Labour Richard Missenden805.4New
Labour Sam Walker805.4New
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Orchard

Orchard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Francis Oppler* 501 44.7
Liberal Democrats Samantha Staniforth 381 34.0
Independent Philip Woodall30627.3New
Conservative David Darling23821.2
Labour Jan Cosgrove23120.6
Green Susan Livett16915.1New
Labour Alan Foster13912.4
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Pagham

Pagham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Huntley 1,438 62.6 New
Independent June Hamilton 1,257 54.7 New
Conservative Anita Hall*47520.7
Conservative Ashvinkumar Patel*37816.5
UKIP Paul Davis28312.3
Green Paul Wyatt1566.8New
Labour Alistair Black1476.4New
Labour Helen Scutt1034.5New
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Pevensey

Pevensey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sandra Daniells* 403 39.5
Liberal Democrats Inna Erskine 396 38.8 New
Liberal Democrats John Erskine31931.2New
Conservative Patrick Dillon*26626.1
Labour Simon McDougall19719.3
Labour Linda Shepperd18217.8
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

River

River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Buckland* 962 43.6
Liberal Democrats Tracey Baker 912 41.3
Liberal Democrats Emily Seex 821 37.2
Labour George O'Neill51423.3
Conservative Philip Booker49422.4New
Labour Alan Butcher48822.1
Labour Bernadette Millam44120.0
Conservative George Blampied*41418.8
Conservative David Paige36516.5New
UKIP Steven Trigg36216.4
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

Rustington East

Rustington East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Cooper 975 61.2
Conservative Shaun Gunner 861 54.0
Liberal Democrats Jessica Halligan49731.2
Liberal Democrats David Chase46629.2
Labour Christopher Walsh17711.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rustington West

Rustington West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pauline Gregory 1,281 51.9
Liberal Democrats Jamies Bennett 1,226 49.7
Liberal Democrats William Tilbrook 1,128 45.7 New
Conservative Philippa Bower*94238.2
Conservative Stephen Horne88535.9
Conservative Mark Turner87635.5
Labour Lucy Toynbee26910.9
Labour Nigel Stapley25810.5
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Yapton

Yapton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Worne 800 54.2 New
Liberal Democrats Joshua Jones 550 37.3 New
Conservative Stephen Haymes*38225.9
Conservative Derek Ambler*37125.1
UKIP Patricia Wales27718.8
Green Douglas Maw25417.2New
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

Derek Ambler was elected in 2015 as a UKIP councillor.

By-elections

Brookfield

Brookfield: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Chace 680 48.5 +18.1
Liberal Democrats Bob Woodman52637.5-21.3
Labour Freddie Tandy15210.8±0.0
Workers Party Jonathan Maxted453.2New
Majority15411.0N/A
Turnout 1,403
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg19.7

Pevensey

Pevensey: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan English 357 38.3 +17.2
Liberal Democrats John Barrett21022.5-8.9
Labour Simon McDougall14015.0-0.6
Independent Jan Cosgrove13214.2N/A
Green Carol Birch9310.0New
Majority14715.8N/A
Turnout 932
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg13.1

Barnham

Barnham: 8 September 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sue Wallsgrove 786 50.9
Conservative Graham Jones64141.5
Labour Alan Butcher1167.5
Majority1459.4N/A
Turnout 154321.3
Green gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. "Arun District Council Elections".