2023 Chichester District Council election

2023 Chichester District Council election
All 36 seats to Chichester District Council ; 19 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2023 Chichester District Council elections by ward.
Council control before election; No overall control (Conservative minority);	Council control after election; Liberal Democrats ;

Last updated July 29, 2023

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 4 May 2023. The election took place on the same day as other local elections.

The whole council was up for election, having previously been under no overall control and led by a Conservative minority administration.^[1] The Liberal Democrats won 25 seats, the first time that the party (or any other than the Conservative Party) secured a majority on Chichester District Council.^[2]

Summary

Election result

2023 Chichester District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	32	25	14	0	14
	Conservative	36	5	0	13	13
	Local Alliance	4	4	2	0	2
	Green	12	2	0	0
	Labour	17	0	0	2	2
	Reform UK	2	0	0	0
	Independent	2	0	0	1	1

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25	5	4	2
Liberal Democrats	Conservative	LA	Green

Ward results

Chichester Central

Chichester Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Vivian	404	46.0	5.9
	Conservative	Nicholas Roberts	275	31.3	13.0
	Labour	James Field	107	12.2	0.3
	Green	Mark Record	92	10.5	10.5
Majority			129	14.7	N/A
Turnout			889	41.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	9.5

Chichester East

Chichester East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Brisbane	705	58.8	38.1
	Liberal Democrats	Rhys Chant	613	51.1	33.1
	Labour	James Sandbach	353	29.5	4.3
	Labour	Clare Walsh	348	29.0	3.3
	Conservative	Peter Beveridge	286	23.9	3.9
	Patria	Andrew Emerson	92	7.7	7.7
Majority			352	29.4	N/A
Majority			265	22.1	N/A
Turnout				30.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	21.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	18.2

Chichester North

Chichester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Brown	1,280	67.6	29.2
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Corfield	1,255	66.3	31.9
	Conservative	Alison Griffiths	462	24.4	13.9
	Conservative	Giles Thompson	448	23.7	12.3
	Labour	Olivia Connolly	280	14.8	1.3
	Heritage	Teri Grieve	68	3.6	3.6
Majority			818	43.2	40.8
Majority			807	42.6	N/A
Turnout				44.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	21.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	22.1

Chichester South

Chichester South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah Sharp	1,287	83.6	22.2
	Green	Tim Young	943	61.2	18.2
	Liberal Democrats	Joanne Kondabeka	303	19.7	5.5
	Labour	Gareth Hitchman	281	18.2	6.6
	Conservative	Simon Bailey	266	17.3	2.8
Majority			984	63.9	22.6
Majority			662	43.0	30.0
Turnout				34.2
	Green hold		Swing	8.4
	Green hold		Swing	5.8

Chichester West

Chichester West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clare Apel	1,554	71.1	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Quail	1,403	64.2	20.6
	Conservative	Simon Lloyd-Williams	549	25.1	1.2
	Conservative	David Millican	540	24.7	0.3
	Labour	Adam Fyfe	325	14.9	3.7
Majority			1005	46.0	16.5
Majority			863	39.5	20.3
Turnout				42.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.2

Easebourne

Easebourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis Hobbs	534	58.2	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Carl Keeling	243	26.5	7.6
	Green	Leo Homewood	76	8.3	8.3
	Labour	Gordon Churchill	65	7.1	7.1
Majority			291	31.7	2.1
Turnout				38.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

Fernhurst

Fernhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanora Newbery	892	69.4	29.2
	Conservative	Brett Burkhart	853	66.4	9.9
	Conservative	Peter Wilding	825	64.2	10.4
Majority			67	5.2	N/A
Majority			N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnout				33.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	9.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Fittleworth

Fittleworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Cross	534	47.5	17.0
	Conservative	Alan Sutton	506	45.0	21.8
	Green	David Ross	84	7.5	7.5
Majority			28	2.5	N/A
Turnout				44.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	19.4

Goodwood

Goodwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Potter	450	47.1	4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Lovejoy	283	29.6	8.0
	Green	Philip Maber	222	23.2	1.4
Majority			167	17.5	9.9
Turnout				33.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Harbour Villages

Harbour Villages
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Moss	2,342	68.1	16.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Bates	2,257	65.6	28.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Johnson	2,066	60.1	26.1
	Conservative	Penny Plant	855	24.9	10.3
	Conservative	Sandra James	755	21.9	11.2
	Green	Georgina Armour Glasius	705	20.5	8.2
	Conservative	Jane Kilby	690	20.1	9.7
	Independent	Kevin Mann	341	9.9	9.9
	Labour	Susan Walsh	309	9.0	0.8
Majority			1487	43.2	24.3
Majority			1502	43.7	36.2
Majority			1361	39.6	N/A
Turnout				45.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	19.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	17.9

Harting

Harting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tim O'Kelly	942	76.5	2.4
	Conservative	Bob Hall	289	23.5	0.4
Majority			653	53.0	2.8
Turnout				43.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.4

Lavant

Lavant
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joseph Brookes-Harmer	475	45.8	16.6
	Conservative	David Palmer	457	44.1	14.3
	Labour	Rhiannon Brome Thompson	105	10.1	0.2
Majority			18	1.7	N/A
Turnout				40.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	15.5

Loxwood

Loxwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Evans	1,805	78.4	22.9
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Todhunter	1,556	67.6	19.8
	Conservative	Paul North	711	30.9	13.4
	Conservative	Steve Waight	530	23.0	16.8
Majority			1094	47.5	36.3
Majority			1026	44.6	36.8
Turnout				42.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	18.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.3

Midhurst

Midhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jessica Brown-Fuller	1,326	64.9	33.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Burton	1,112	54.4	38.7
	Conservative	Tom Richardson	817	40.0	10.3
	Conservative	Nicola Holben	694	34.0	8.2
	Labour	Don Fraser	138	6.8	3.8
Majority			509	24.9	N/A
Majority			418	20.5	15.2
Turnout				39.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing	11.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	15.3

North Mundham and Tangmere

North Mundham and Tangmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Betts	1,123	66.6	14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie Hastain	880	52.2	52.2
	Conservative	Simon Oakley	649	38.5	12.5
	Conservative	Terry O'Brien	468	27.7	16.5
	Labour	Mark Todd	253	15.0	15.0
Majority			474	28.1	N/A
Majority			412	24.4	N/A
Turnout				32.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	13.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	34.4

Petworth

Petworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Harsha Desai	616	53.5	27.0
	Conservative	Janet Duncton	450	39.1	29.3
	Labour	Jonathan Rodell	56	4.9	6.4
	Green	Stephanie Carn	30	2.6	2.6
Majority			166	14.4	N/A
Turnout				42.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	28.2

Selsey South

Selsey South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Local Alliance	Tim Johnson	741	51.2	1.8
	Local Alliance	Steve Boulcott	729	50.4	50.4
	Conservative	Roger Barrow	479	33.1	15.0
	Conservative	Colin Rickman	452	31.2	2.4
	Green	Jack Olley	168	11.6	11.6
	Labour	Heather Smith	153	10.6	1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Hilliard	119	8.2	9.1
	Reform UK	Simon Edginton	54	3.7	3.7
Majority			262	18.1	1.3
Majority			277	19.1	N/A
Turnout				33.2
	Local Alliance hold		Swing	6.6
	Local Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	26.4

Sidlesham with Selsey North

Sidlesham with Selsey North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Local Alliance	Donna Johnson	631	47.9	1.5
	Local Alliance	Val Weller	502	38.1	38.1
	Conservative	Tom Bromfield	457	34.7	9.9
	Conservative	Nick Rose	448	34.0	2.8
	Green	Andrew Swain	308	23.4	6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Beth Meek	152	11.5	7.8
	Labour	Phil White	135	10.3	10.3
Majority			174	13.2	5.0
Majority			54	4.1	N/A
Turnout				30.1
	Local Alliance hold		Swing	4.2
	Local Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	20.5

Southbourne

Southbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tracie Bangert	1,226	68.9	6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Oona Hickson	1,034	58.1	3.9
	Conservative	Jake Sawkins	463	26.0	15.3
	Conservative	Bob Gould	409	23.0	6.8
	Green	Derrick Johnson	303	17.0	17.0
	Labour	Sorcha Galvin	125	7.0	7.0
Majority			763	42.9	21.7
Majority			625	35.1	11.1
Turnout				34.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.4

The Witterings

The Witterings
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Chilton	1,302	48.8	23.4
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Ballantyne	1,234	46.3	22.3
	Conservative	Elizabeth Hamilton	1,118	41.9	2.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Thompson	1,112	41.7	41.7
	Conservative	Susan Taylor	1,099	41.2	0.5
	Conservative	Joanna El-Batal	996	37.4	3.1
	No Description	Graeme Barrett	591	22.2	22.2
	Labour	Joe O'Sullivan	374	14.0	3.3
	Reform UK	Pat Hunt	172	6.5	6.5
Majority			203	7.6	N/A
Majority			238	8.9	N/A
Majority			6	0.2	19.2
Turnout				37.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	11.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	9.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	22.3

Westbourne

Westbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Briscoe	563	45.3	12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Penfold	543	43.7	24.6
	Green	Ann Stewart	100	8.0	14.6
	Labour	Luca Clark-Gutierrez	37	3.0	3.0
Majority			20	1.6	33.2
Turnout				46.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.4

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[1] Karen Dunn (29 September 2020). "Two Chichester councillors quit Conservatives". Greatest Hits Radio (Sussex).

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