2021 West Sussex County Council election

2021 West Sussex County Council election
All 70 seats to West Sussex County Council; 36 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2021 West Sussex County Council election

Last updated September 27, 2024

The West Sussex County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections. All 70 seats to West Sussex County Council were elected.^[1] Labour gained 4 seats in the Worthing division, while the Green Party and Local Alliance gained their first ever seats on the council.^[2]

Summary

Election result

2021 West Sussex County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	70	48	3	11	8	68.6	46.7	112,801	–4.6
	Liberal Democrats	65	10	4	3	1	14.3	19.5	47,164	+0.3
	Labour	67	9	5	1	4	12.9	19.2	46,324	+3.7
	Green	56	1	1	0	1	1.4	10.2	24,721	+5.1
	Independent	13	1	1	0	1	1.4	3.1	7,437	+0.7
	Local Alliance	1	1	1	0	1	1.4	0.7	1,733	N/A
	Reform UK	6	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	559	N/A
	For Britain	8	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	419	N/A
	Peace	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	208	+0.1
	Monster Raving Loony	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	122	+0.1
	Democratic Network	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	90	N/A
	Libertarian	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	78	N/A
	TUSC	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	37	N/A
	Patria	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	32	±0.0

Results by division

Adur

Lancing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy McGregor	1,632	48.8	+4.4
	Labour	Lee Cowen	1,203	36.0	+18.4
	Liberal Democrats	Doris Martin	264	7.9	−6.2
	Green	Russell Whiting	243	7.3	+0.9
Majority			429	12.8	−14.0
Turnout			3,342	33.4	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Shoreham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Emma Evans	1,648	41.7	−9.6
	Labour	Deborah Stainforth	1,482	37.5	+15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nico Kearns	460	11.6	+2.6
	Green	Anne Younger	364	9.2	+1.2
Majority			166	4.2	−24.9
Turnout			3,954	39.1	+10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.5

Shoreham South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Boram	1,671	37.8	−8.5
	Labour	Catherine Arnold	1,544	34.9	+9.9
	Green	Leslie Groves-Williams	906	20.5	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Neville Pressley	301	6.8	−3.7
Majority			127	2.9	−18.4
Turnout			4,422	46.5	+8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.2

Sompting and North Lancing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carson Albury	2,009	58.9	+7.2
	Labour	Cathy Glynn-Davies	745	21.8	+3.9
	Green	Lynn Finnigan	301	8.8	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Male	290	8.5	−1.2
	For Britain	Mike Glennon	66	1.9	N/A
Majority			1,264	37.1	+3.3
Turnout			3,411	33.5	+0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Southwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Dunn	1,751	50.9	−0.7
	Labour	Steve Gilbert	1,200	34.9	+6.1
	Green	Patrick Ginnelly	258	7.5	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jones	228	6.6	−0.9
Majority			551	16.0	−6.8
Turnout			3,411	33.5	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Arun

Angmering and Findon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Deborah Urquhart	1,597	55.7	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Louisa Fowles	754	26.3	+8.1
	Labour	Alison Baker	310	10.8	−2.7
	Green	Chris Medland	207	7.2	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Arundel and Courtwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Markwell	1,361	52.9	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Rusbridge	517	20.1	+6.7
	Labour	Michael Ward	348	13.5	−3.6
	Green	Richard Smith	346	13.5	+7.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bersted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keir Greenway	1,040	37.3	+3.9
	Independent	Paul Wells	676	24.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Yeates	633	23.0	+3.3
	Labour	Nigel Smith	409	14.8	+0.3
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bognor Regis East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Oppler	689	31.7	−7.0
	Conservative	Steve Reynolds	612	28.2	+2.3
	Independent	Steve Goodheart	329	15.1	+6.4
	Labour	Roger Nash	285	13.1	−1.2
	Green	Chloe Wilkinson	136	6.3	+3.0
	Independent	Phil Woodall	123	5.7	N/A
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bognor Regis West and Aldwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ashvin Patel	1,825	53.4	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Stanley	1,115	32.6	+2.2
	Labour	Heather Robbins	479	14.0	+4.6
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Preston and Ferring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Elkins	2,830	67.2	−4.8
	Labour	Steve McConnell	437	10.4	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Richards	425	10.1	−0.2
	Green	Elizabeth Hammond	380	9.0	N/A
	For Britain	Karen Pearson	139	3.3	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Felpham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Charles	1,642	52.4	−12.5
	Independent	Richard Parker	629	20.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Samantha-Jayne Staniforth	323	10.3	+2.2
	Green	Rebecca Rowland	283	9.0	+5.3
	Labour	Lynne Armstrong	256	8.2	−0.3
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fontwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Bence	1,618	49.9	−13.8
	Green	Paul Ayling	1,157	35.7	+25.5
	Labour	Jane Mote	353	10.9	+2.6
	For Britain	Jeannie Dunning	80	2.5	N/A
	TUSC	Sarah Welch	37	1.1	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Littlehampton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Walsh	1,575	46.6	+1.8
	Conservative	Mike Clayden	1,283	38.0	−2.5
	Labour	Freddie Tandy	318	9.4	−1.7
	Green	Joseph Downie	203	6.0	+2.3
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Littlehampton Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Britton	971	37.2	+5.1
	Labour	Alan Butcher	677	26.0	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	William Tilbrook	452	17.3	−22.3
	Independent	Ian Buckland	307	11.8	−27.8
	Green	Lilias Cheyne	200	7.7	+2.8
Majority
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacky Pendleton	1,799	55.4	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Worne	1,024	31.5	+23.5
	Green	Helen Pengelly	205	6.3	+1.2
	Labour	Berni Millam	177	5.4	−3.2
	For Britain	Tricia Wales	44	1.4	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nyetimber
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Hall	1,489	44.5	−13.0
	Independent	David Huntley	1,337	40.0	N/A
	Green	Carol Birch	309	9.2	+3.1
	Labour	David Meagher	211	6.3	−1.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rustington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alison Cooper	2,629	64.6	+21.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Bennett	790	19.4	−26.6
	Labour	Nigel Stapley	404	9.9	+4.4
	Green	Faye Mackenzie	248	6.1	N/A
Majority
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Chichester

Bourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Magill	1,869	50.9	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Kerry-Bedell	1,064	29.0	+9.5
	Green	Ann Stewart	400	10.9	+4.0
	Labour	Jane Towers	336	9.2	+1.4
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chichester East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Oakley	1,292	49.9	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Betts	657	25.4	−3.6
	Labour	Steve Gough	641	24.7	+9.9
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chichester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Hunt	2,035	51.7	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie Hastain	909	23.1	+1.6
	Green	George Hibberd	497	12.6	+5.7
	Labour	Sarah Lishman	497	12.6	+3.9
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chichester South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah Sharp	2,183	57.3	+29.7
	Conservative	Simon Lloyd-Williams	1,189	31.2	−16.5
	Independent	Juliet Johnson	204	5.4	N/A
	Independent	Adam Brown	179	4.7	N/A
	Reform UK	Mark Crossman	55	1.4	N/A
Majority
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Chichester West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Joy	1,417	35.3	+8.8
	Conservative	Bob Hayes	1,414	35.3	−20.1
	Independent	Gregory Fielder	727	18.1	N/A
	Labour	James Hobson	420	10.5	+3.4
	Patria	Andrew Emerson	32	0.8	+0.3
Majority
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Midhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kate O'Kelly	2,123	57.1	+22.3
	Conservative	Oliver Vickery	1,436	38.6	+5.2
	Labour	Don Fraser	159	4.3	N/A
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Petworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Duncton	2,335	66.8	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Fred Lerche-Lerchenborg	514	14.7	−2.4
	Green	Philip Maber	335	9.6	N/A
	Labour	Jonathan Rodell	310	8.9	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rother Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Richardson	2,105	61.7	−7.8
	Green	Tim Young	651	19.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Hilliard	408	12.0	−8.7
	Labour	Juliette Reynolds	250	7.3	−2.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Selsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Local Alliance	Donna Johnson	1,733	60.1	+32.8
	Conservative	David Shakespeare	1,150	39.9	−11.5
Majority
	Local Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

The Witterings
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pieter Montyn	2,187	65.0	−3.5
	Green	Lucinda House	505	15.0	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Milnes	315	9.4	−1.0
	Labour	Susan Walsh	309	9.2	+0.6
	For Britain	Pat Hunt	48	1.4	−6.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crawley

Bewbush and Ifield West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Oxlade	1,348	47.3	+2.1
	Conservative	Martin Stone	1,038	36.4	+1.4
	Green	Richard Kail	365	12.8	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Mallinson	98	3.4	−1.9
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Broadfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Quinn	1,539	52.5	−2.4
	Conservative	Craig Burke	1,124	38.3	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Parveen Khan	271	9.2	+6.1
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Langley Green and Ifield East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alison Cornell	1,502	41.7	−6.6
	Conservative	Donald Butterfield	1,340	37.2	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Naeem Shahzad	511	14.2	+9.3
	Green	Iain Dickson	245	6.8	+3.6
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Maidenbower & Worth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Lanzer	2,234	64.6	−0.5
	Labour	Carlos Castro	762	22.0	+4.1
	Green	Sally-Claire Fadelle	318	9.2	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Sargent	146	4.2	−5.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Northgate & West Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Natalie Pudaloff	1,309	43.6	−5.8
	Conservative	Jan Tarrant	1,139	37.9	+2.7
	Independent	Karen Sudan	320	10.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Anderson	237	7.9	+2.9
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Pound Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Burrett	1,645	60.1	−5.9
	Labour	Bob Noyce	730	26.7	+7.6
	Green	Cyril Gambrell	288	10.5	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Trott	74	2.7	−4.4
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southgate and Gossops Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Zack Ali	1,784	45.8	+1.6
	Labour	Michael Jones	1,574	40.4	−4.5
	Green	Robin Fitton	243	6.2	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Eastman	203	5.2	N/A
	Reform UK	Colin Thornback	92	2.4	N/A
Majority
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Three Bridges
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Burgess	1,624	47.0	+2.0
	Labour	Linda Gregory	1,412	40.9	+7.0
	Green	Danielle Kail	283	8.2	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Taylor-Burr	136	3.9	−1.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tilgate and Furnace Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Duncan Crow	1,989	56.7	−1.4
	Labour	Colin Lloyd	1,163	33.2	+4.5
	Green	Tom Coombes	254	7.2	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Old	99	2.8	−2.3
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horsham

Billingshurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Jupp	2,051	53.0	−10.3
	Labour	Christopher Henson	723	18.7	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Geeson	719	18.6	+0.4
	Green	Emma Rothwell	375	9.7	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bramber Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Linehan	1,669	43.2	−10.6
	Labour	Simon Birnstingl	831	21.5	+11.7
	Green	Mike Croker	762	19.7	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Hopkinson	603	15.6	−10.2
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christian Mitchell	1,837	51.2	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Belinda Walters	1,010	28.1	+5.8
	Green	Catherine Ross	434	12.1	+5.7
	Labour	Joanne Kavanagh	307	8.6	+1.0
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Henfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Payne	2,117	53.3	−17.1
	Labour	Fiona Ayres	944	23.8	+10.4
	Green	Celia Emmott	608	15.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Epps	303	7.6	−8.6
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Holbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Baldwin	1,660	45.8	−17.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Fletcher	1,537	42.4	+21.6
	Labour	Ray Chapman	431	11.9	+1.9
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horsham East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jay Mercer	1,490	41.2	+8.1
	Conservative	Ross Dye	1,388	38.4	−10.0
	Labour	Gerard Kavanagh	433	12.0	+3.7
	Green	Ferial MacTavish	302	8.4	+4.3
Majority
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Horsham Hurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Dennis	2,406	59.6	+6.9
	Conservative	David Thompson	1,012	25.1	−6.9
	Labour	Carol Hayton	617	15.3	+3.4
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Horsham Riverside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Milne	1,653	46.0	+2.4
	Conservative	Tony Hogben	1,244	34.6	−2.3
	Labour	David Hide	489	13.6	+3.1
	Peace	Jim Duggan	208	5.8	+2.6
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pulborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charlotte Kenyon	2,303	57.8	−7.9
	Green	Jon Campbell	577	14.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Beveridge	546	13.7	−3.6
	Labour	Nick Dalton	440	11.0	+1.4
	For Britain	Jo Hughes	118	3.0	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southwater & Nuthurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Jupp	1,807	49.2	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Grant	1,112	30.3	+5.1
	Green	Morag Warrack	422	11.5	+4.7
	Labour	Kevin O'Sullivan	330	9.0	+2.2
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Leonards Forest
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Katie Nagel	1,418	54.6	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Raby	787	30.3	+12.8
	Labour	Sara Loewenthal	394	15.2	+4.9
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Storrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Marshall	2,594	56.9	−5.1
	Green	Claudia Fisher	1,294	28.4	N/A
	Labour	James Ross	420	9.2	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Miles	250	5.5	−14.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mid Sussex

Burgess Hill East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Cherry	1,726	43.0	+12.7
	Conservative	Anne Jones	1478	36.9	−4.4
	Labour	Sue Jex	386	9.6	−1.0
	Green	Ann Pearce	327	8.2	+4.2
	Reform UK	Terence Gibbs	93	2.3	N/A
Majority			248	6.1	3.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Burgess Hill North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Condie	1,448	40.9	+26.8
	Conservative	Andrew Barrett-Miles	1,354	38.2	−2.0
	Green	Bob Foster	398	11.2	+7.5
	Labour	Pam Haigh	342	9.7	−4.0
Majority
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Cuckfield and Lucastes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pete Bradbury	1,740	46.1	−11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Rees	759	20.1	−4.7
	Labour	Paul Kenny	586	15.5	+5.5
	Green	Allan Murray	548	14.5	+6.5
	Reform UK	Richard Rap	144	3.8	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Grinstead Meridian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Bennett	1,532	54.4	−10.7
	Independent	Norman Mockford	357	12.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Lane	350	12.4	+1.2
	Labour	David Wilbraham	300	10.7	−1.9
	Green	Alexandra Langridge	276	9.8	+3.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacquie Russell	1,699	51.8	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Clark	806	24.6	+1.4
	Green	Laura Buonocore	389	11.9	+3.0
	Labour	Stephen Pritchard	292	8.9	+1.7
	Reform UK	Dave MacQuire	92	2.8	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hassocks and Burgess Hill South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kirsty Lord	2,818	61.9	+23.0
	Conservative	Alexander Simmons	1,184	26.0	−12.4
	Labour	Fred Burns	551	12.1	−1.7
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Haywards Heath East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Hillier	1,493	49.1	−2.4
	Labour	Richard Whiting	623	20.5	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	George Smith	468	15.4	−1.7
	Green	Deanna Nicholson	457	15.0	+9.2
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haywards Heath Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sujan Wickremaratchi	1,375	37.8	−10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Inglesfield	1,257	34.5	+2.1
	Labour	Gregory Mountain	553	15.2	+0.7
	Green	Michael Miller	365	10.0	+4.7
	Democratic Network	Jonathan Lea	90	2.5	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hurstpierpoint and Bolney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joy Dennis	1,774	41.0	−8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Jackson	1,482	34.2	+7.4
	Green	Nick Dearden	534	12.3	+4.7
	Labour	Alison Whelan	418	9.7	−1.1
	Monster Raving Loony	Baron von Thunderclap	122	2.8	+1.7
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Imberdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ian Gibson	1,843	53.1	+21.1
	Conservative	Norman Webster	1,286	37.1	−10.7
	Labour	Daniel Everett	316	9.1	+3.0
	For Britain	Barry Noldart	25	0.7	N/A
Majority
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Lindfield and High Weald
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Garry Wall	2,016	43.9	−14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Anne-Marie Cooke	1,393	30.3	+14.5
	Green	David Woolley	779	17.0	+4.0
	Labour	Tim Weekes	403	8.8	−0.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Worth Forest
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Forbes	2,082	57.5	−7.1
	Green	Jenny Edwards	798	22.1	+15.0
	Liberal Democrats	Cavan Wood	363	10.0	−3.9
	Independent	Carole Steggles	292	8.1	N/A
	Reform UK	Dominic Moorhouse	83	2.3	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Worthing

Broadwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dawn Smith	1,631	45.8	+12.1
	Conservative	Bryan Turner	1,410	39.6	−2.4
	Green	Richard Battson	309	8.7	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Apsey	215	6.0	−5.9
Majority
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cissbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Sparkes	2,320	64.8	−1.1
	Labour	Ibsha Choudhury	550	15.4	+4.9
	Green	Julie Dawe	347	9.7	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Iona Harte	323	9.0	−3.7
	For Britain	Mick Clark	38	1.1	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Durrington and Salvington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Noel Atkins	1,736	56.2	+5.1
	Labour	Helen Silman	648	21.0	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Norton	449	14.5	−6.2
	Green	James Darrall	255	8.3	+3.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Waight	1,949	57.5	−3.8
	Labour	Jim Deen	784	23.1	+9.2
	Green	Trevor Hopkins	440	13.0	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Rogers	214	6.3	−5.0
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Northbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sean McDonald	1,507	49.7	−0.1
	Labour	Ingrid Allan	930	30.6	+16.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Wiltshire	342	11.3	−8.3
	Green	Joe Pearce	256	8.4	+3.3
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tarring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henna Chowdhury	1,221	31.3	+16.4
	Conservative	Edward Crouch	1,193	30.5	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Thorpe	1,114	28.5	−9.9
	Green	Stephen Carleysmith	301	7.7	+2.5
	Libertarian	Marco Di Paola	78	2.0	N/A
Majority
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Worthing East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caroline Baxter	1,669	48.6	+11.1
	Conservative	Alex Harman	1,154	33.6	−4.8
	Green	Jo Paul	392	11.4	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Leonard	217	6.3	−4.5
Majority
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Worthing Pier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Turley	1,276	39.2	+8.1
	Conservative	Michael Cloake	1,185	36.4	−0.8
	Green	Ian Davey	558	17.1	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Brown	236	7.3	0.0
Majority
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Worthing West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beccy Cooper	1,824	46.4	+24.5
	Conservative	Paul High	1,540	39.1	−12.5
	Green	Sonya Mallin	285	7.2	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Cranefield	171	4.3	−7.7
	Independent	Christopher Woodward	114	2.9	N/A
Majority
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

By-elections

Bourne

Bourne: 4 November 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Kerry-Bedell	1,180	51.8	+22.8
	Conservative	Bob Hayes	893	39.2	−11.7
	Green	Ann Stewart	178	7.8	−3.1
	Labour	Alan Butcher	25	1.1	−8.1
Majority			287	12.6
Turnout			2,281	22.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	17.3

Worthing West

Worthing West: 7 July 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham McKnight	1,262	52.0	+5.6
	Conservative	Michael Cloake	795	32.8	–6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel horpe	235	9.7	+5.4
	Green	Joanne Paul	133	5.5	–1.7
Majority			467	19.2
Turnout			2,433	27.0
Registered electors			9,019
	Labour hold		Swing	6.0

Felpham

Felpham: 8 September 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jaine Wild	803	43.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	David Darling	733	39.6	–12.8
	Labour	David Meagher	217	11.7	+3.5
	Independent	Richard Parker	99	5.3	–14.8
Majority			70	3.8
Turnout			1,857	19.2
Registered electors			9,664
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

East Grinstead Meridan

East Grinstead Meridan: 4 May 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Dabell	1,064	43.6	–10.8
	Independent	Norman Mockford	467	19.1	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Lane	365	14.9	+2.5
	Labour	Timothy Cornell	340	13.9	+3.2
	Green	Alex Langridge	207	8.5	–1.3
Majority			597	24.5
Turnout			2,473	28.4
Registered electors			8,710
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

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↑ "Elections 2021: Conservatives hold Sussex county councils". BBC News. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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