2023 Chichester District Council election

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2023 Chichester District Council election
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  2019 4 May 20232027 

All 36 seats to Chichester District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderAdrian Moss [1] Eileen LintillTim Johnson
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Local Alliance
Last election11 seats, 33.3%18 seats, 42.0%2 seats, 2.6%
Seats before11172
Seats won2554
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 14Decrease2.svg 13Increase2.svg 2

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Party Green Labour Independent
Last election2 seats, 8.4%2 seats, 6.7%1 seat, 4.1%
Seats before213
Seats won200
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1

ChichesterDistrictelection2023.png
Map showing the results of the 2023 Chichester District Council elections by ward.

Leader before election

Eileen Lintill
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Adrian Moss
Liberal Democrats

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.

Contents

The whole council was up for election, having previously been under no overall control and led by a Conservative minority administration. [2] The Conservative leader of the council prior to the election, Eileen Lintill, did not stand for re-election. 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. [3] [4] Liberal Democrat group leader Adrian Moss was appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023. [5]

Summary

Election result

2023 Chichester District Council election [3]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 3225140Increase2.svg 14
  Conservative 365013Decrease2.svg 13
  Local Alliance 4420Increase2.svg 2
  Green 12200Steady2.svg
  Labour 17002Decrease2.svg 2
  Reform UK 2000Steady2.svg
  Independent 2001Decrease2.svg 1
25542
Liberal DemocratsConservativeLAGreen

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election: [6] [7]

Chichester Central

Chichester Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Vivian 404 46.0 Increase2.svg 5.9
Conservative Nicholas Roberts27531.3Decrease2.svg 13.0
Labour James Field10712.2Decrease2.svg 0.3
Green Mark Record9210.5Increase2.svg 10.5
Majority12914.7N/A
Turnout 88941.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 9.5

Chichester East

Chichester East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Brisbane* 705 58.8 Increase2.svg 38.1
Liberal Democrats Rhys Chant 613 51.1 Increase2.svg 33.1
Labour James Sandbach35329.5Decrease2.svg 4.3
Labour Clare Walsh34829.0Decrease2.svg 3.3
Conservative Peter Beveridge28623.9Decrease2.svg 3.9
PatriaAndrew Emerson927.7Increase2.svg 7.7
Majority35229.4N/A
Majority26522.1N/A
Turnout 30.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 21.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 18.2

Chichester North

Chichester North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Brown* 1,280 67.6 Increase2.svg 29.2
Liberal Democrats Maureen Corfield 1,255 66.3 Increase2.svg 31.9
Conservative Alison Griffiths46224.4Decrease2.svg 13.9
Conservative Giles Thompson44823.7Decrease2.svg 12.3
Labour Olivia Connolly28014.8Increase2.svg 1.3
Heritage Teri Grieve683.6Increase2.svg 3.6
Majority81843.2Increase2.svg 40.8
Majority80742.6N/A
Turnout 44.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 21.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 22.1

Chichester South

Chichester South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sarah Sharp* 1,287 83.6 Increase2.svg 22.2
Green Tim Young 943 61.2 Increase2.svg 18.2
Liberal Democrats Joanne Kondabeka30319.7Increase2.svg 5.5
Labour Gareth Hitchman28118.2Increase2.svg 6.6
Conservative Simon Bailey26617.3Decrease2.svg 2.8
Majority98463.9Increase2.svg 22.6
Majority66243.0Increase2.svg 30.0
Turnout 34.2
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg 8.4
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg 5.8

Chichester West

Chichester West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Apel* 1,554 71.1 Increase2.svg 15.3
Liberal Democrats Sarah Quail 1,403 64.2 Increase2.svg 20.6
Conservative Simon Lloyd-Williams54925.1Decrease2.svg 1.2
Conservative David Millican54024.7Increase2.svg 0.3
Labour Adam Fyfe32514.9Increase2.svg 3.7
Majority100546.0Increase2.svg 16.5
Majority86339.5Increase2.svg 20.3
Turnout 42.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 8.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 10.2

Easebourne

Easebourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Hobbs* 534 58.2 Decrease2.svg 5.5
Liberal Democrats Carl Keeling24326.5Decrease2.svg 7.6
Green Leo Homewood768.3Increase2.svg 8.3
Labour Gordon Churchill657.1Increase2.svg 7.1
Majority29131.7Increase2.svg 2.1
Turnout 38.0
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg 1.1

Fernhurst

Fernhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eleanora Newbery 892 69.4 Increase2.svg 29.2
Conservative Brett Burkhart 853 66.4 Increase2.svg 9.9
Conservative Peter Wilding*82564.2Increase2.svg 10.4
Majority675.2N/A
MajorityN/AN/AN/A
Turnout 33.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 9.4
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Fittleworth

Fittleworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Cross 534 47.5 Increase2.svg 17.0
Conservative Alan Sutton*50645.0Decrease2.svg 21.8
Green David Ross847.5Increase2.svg 7.5
Majority282.5N/A
Turnout 44.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 19.4

Goodwood

Goodwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Potter* 450 47.1 Decrease2.svg 4.9
Liberal Democrats Jack Lovejoy28329.6Increase2.svg 8.0
Green Philip Maber22223.2Decrease2.svg 1.4
Majority16717.5Decrease2.svg 9.9
Turnout 33.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 6.5

Harbour Villages

Harbour Villages
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Moss* 2,342 68.1 Increase2.svg 16.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Bates 2,257 65.6 Increase2.svg 28.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Johnson 2,066 60.1 Increase2.svg 26.1
Conservative Penny Plant85524.9Decrease2.svg 10.3
Conservative Sandra James75521.9Decrease2.svg 11.2
Green Georgina Armour Glasius70520.5Decrease2.svg 8.2
Conservative Jane Kilby69020.1Decrease2.svg 9.7
Independent Kevin Mann3419.9Increase2.svg 9.9
Labour Susan Walsh3099.0Decrease2.svg 0.8
Majority148743.2Increase2.svg 24.3
Majority150243.7Increase2.svg 36.2
Majority136139.6N/A
Turnout 45.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 13.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 19.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 17.9

Harting

Harting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim O'Kelly 942 76.5 Increase2.svg 2.4
Conservative Bob Hall28923.5Decrease2.svg 0.4
Majority65353.0Increase2.svg 2.8
Turnout 43.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 1.4

Lavant

Lavant
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joseph Brookes-Harmer 475 45.8 Increase2.svg 16.6
Conservative David Palmer*45744.1Decrease2.svg 14.3
Labour Rhiannon Brome Thompson10510.1Decrease2.svg 0.2
Majority181.7N/A
Turnout 40.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 15.5

Loxwood

Loxwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Evans* 1,805 78.4 Increase2.svg 22.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Todhunter 1,556 67.6 Increase2.svg 19.8
Conservative Paul North71130.9Decrease2.svg 13.4
Conservative Steve Waight53023.0Decrease2.svg 16.8
Majority109447.5Increase2.svg 36.3
Majority102644.6Increase2.svg 36.8
Turnout 42.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 18.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 18.3

Midhurst

Midhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jess Brown-Fuller 1,326 64.9 Increase2.svg 33.8
Liberal Democrats Hannah Burton 1,112 54.4 Increase2.svg 38.7
Conservative Tom Richardson81740.0Increase2.svg 10.3
Conservative Nicola Holben69434.0Increase2.svg 8.2
Labour Don Fraser1386.8Decrease2.svg 3.8
Majority50924.9N/A
Majority41820.5Increase2.svg 15.2
Turnout 39.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg 11.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 15.3

North Mundham and Tangmere

North Mundham and Tangmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Betts 1,123 66.6 Increase2.svg 14.0
Liberal Democrats Charlie Hastain 880 52.2 Increase2.svg 52.2
Conservative Simon Oakley*64938.5Decrease2.svg 12.5
Conservative Terry O'Brien46827.7Decrease2.svg 16.5
Labour Mark Todd25315.0Increase2.svg 15.0
Majority47428.1N/A
Majority41224.4N/A
Turnout 32.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 13.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 34.4

Petworth

Petworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Harsha Desai 616 53.5 Increase2.svg 27.0
Conservative Janet Duncton*45039.1Decrease2.svg 29.3
Labour Jonathan Rodell564.9Decrease2.svg 6.4
Green Stephanie Carn302.6Increase2.svg 2.6
Majority16614.4N/A
Turnout 42.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 28.2

Selsey South

Selsey South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Local Alliance Tim Johnson* 741 51.2 Decrease2.svg 1.8
Local Alliance Steve Boulcott 729 50.4 Increase2.svg 50.4
Conservative Roger Barrow47933.1Decrease2.svg 15.0
Conservative Colin Rickman45231.2Decrease2.svg 2.4
Green Jack Olley16811.6Increase2.svg 11.6
Labour Heather Smith15310.6Increase2.svg 1.0
Liberal Democrats Jill Hilliard1198.2Decrease2.svg 9.1
Reform UK Simon Edginton543.7Increase2.svg 3.7
Majority26218.1Decrease2.svg 1.3
Majority27719.1N/A
Turnout 33.2
Local Alliance hold Swing Increase2.svg 6.6
Local Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 26.4

Sidlesham with Selsey North

Sidlesham with Selsey North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Local Alliance Donna Johnson* 631 47.9 Decrease2.svg 1.5
Local Alliance Val Weller 502 38.1 Increase2.svg 38.1
Conservative Tom Bromfield45734.7Decrease2.svg 9.9
Conservative Nick Rose44834.0Increase2.svg 2.8
Green Andrew Swain30823.4Decrease2.svg 6.6
Liberal Democrats Beth Meek15211.5Decrease2.svg 7.8
Labour Phil White13510.3Increase2.svg 10.3
Majority17413.2Decrease2.svg 5.0
Majority544.1N/A
Turnout 30.1
Local Alliance hold Swing Increase2.svg 4.2
Local Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 20.5

Southbourne

Southbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tracie Bangert* 1,226 68.9 Increase2.svg 6.4
Liberal Democrats Oona Hickson 1,034 58.1 Increase2.svg 3.9
Conservative Jake Sawkins46326.0Decrease2.svg 15.3
Conservative Bob Gould40923.0Decrease2.svg 6.8
Green Derrick Johnson30317.0Increase2.svg 17.0
Labour Sorcha Galvin1257.0Increase2.svg 7.0
Majority76342.9Increase2.svg 21.7
Majority62535.1Increase2.svg 11.1
Turnout 34.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 10.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg 5.4

The Witterings

The Witterings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Chilton 1,302 48.8 Increase2.svg 23.4
Liberal Democrats Iain Ballantyne 1,234 46.3 Increase2.svg 22.3
Conservative Elizabeth Hamilton* 1,118 41.9 Decrease2.svg 2.9
Liberal Democrats David Thompson1,11241.7Increase2.svg 41.7
Conservative Susan Taylor*1,09941.2Increase2.svg 0.5
Conservative Joanna El-Batal99637.4Increase2.svg 3.1
No DescriptionGraeme Barrett*59122.2Increase2.svg 22.2
Labour Joe O'Sullivan37414.0Increase2.svg 3.3
Reform UK Pat Hunt1726.5Increase2.svg 6.5
Majority2037.6N/A
Majority2388.9N/A
Majority60.2Decrease2.svg 19.2
Turnout 37.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 11.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg 9.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 22.3

Westbourne

Westbourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Briscoe* 563 45.3 Decrease2.svg 12.1
Liberal Democrats Helen Penfold54343.7Increase2.svg 24.6
Green Ann Stewart1008.0Decrease2.svg 14.6
Labour Luca Clark-Gutierrez373.0Increase2.svg 3.0
Majority201.6Decrease2.svg 33.2
Turnout 46.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg 18.4

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