Arun District Council in West Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 54 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.
Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Labour | UKIP | Independents | Majority | Notes | ||||||
1973 [7] | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | Con Maj 18 | First elections to Council, formed of 60 seats | ||||||
1976 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Con Maj 40 | |||||||
1979 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Con Maj 40 | |||||||
1983 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Con Maj 46 | Boundary changes reduce size of council to 56 | ||||||
1987 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Con Maj 46 | |||||||
1991 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | Con Maj 16 | |||||||
1995 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | Con Maj 2 | |||||||
1999 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | Con Maj 16 | |||||||
2003 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | Con Maj 16 | |||||||
2007 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Con Maj 28 | |||||||
2011 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Con Maj 40 | |||||||
2015 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Con Maj 30 | Boundary changes reduce size of council to 54 | ||||||
2019 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 8 | NOC | |||||||
2023 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | NOC | |||||||
Political party | Councillors | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973 | 1976 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | |||
Conservative | 39 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 48 | 42 | 21 | 20 / 54 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 / 54 | ||
Labour | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 / 54 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 / 54 | ||
Independent | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 / 54 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 / 54 |
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rustington South | 26 March 1998 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Felpham | 3 December 1998 | Independent | Conservative | ||
Rustington South | 15 July 1999 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Hotham | 27 July 2000 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Yapton | 5 May 2005 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
Felpham East | 22 September 2005 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Angmering | 10 November 2005 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Rustington West | 20 April 2006 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Angmering | 1 June 2006 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Yapton | 1 June 2006 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Yapton | 20 March 2008 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Felpham West | 2 April 2009 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Aldwick East | 14 March 2013 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
Angmering | 18 April 2013 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Aldwick West | 2 November 2017 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
Marine | 22 February 2018 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
Brookfield | 6 May 2021 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Pevensey | 6 May 2021 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Barnham | 8 September 2022 | Conservative | Green | ||
Arundel and Walberton | 1 December 2022 | Green | Green |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 594 | 60.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 374 | 38.6 | |||
Majority | 220 | 22.8 | |||
Turnout | 968 | 31.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 393 | 40.1 | +9.6 | ||
Independent | 294 | 30.0 | +8.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 167 | 17.0 | +9.4 | ||
Independent | 102 | 10.4 | +10.4 | ||
Labour | 24 | 2.5 | -6.4 | ||
Majority | 99 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 980 | 27.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Florence Harrison | 604 | 64.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard James | 208 | 22.1 | ||
Labour | Moira Rice | 130 | 13.8 | ||
Majority | 396 | 42.0 | |||
Turnout | 942 | 30.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Evans | 429 | 38.7 | -2.7 | |
Labour | Pauline Nash | 388 | 35.0 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Olliver | 292 | 26.3 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 41 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,109 | 24.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Menzies | 1,213 | 50.7 | +24.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Taft | 1,179 | 49.3 | -24.3 | |
Majority | 34 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,392 | 60.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul English | 492 | 58.2 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Harvey | 267 | 31.6 | +31.6 | |
Labour | Simon Holland | 86 | 10.2 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 225 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 845 | 22.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Bicknell | 846 | 66.8 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Richards | 421 | 33.2 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 425 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,267 | 22.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Florence Harrison | 769 | 44.1 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Lauretani | 581 | 33.4 | +3.0 | |
UKIP | 277 | 15.9 | -2.1 | ||
Labour | 115 | 6.6 | -2.7 | ||
Majority | 188 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,742 | 26.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dudley Wensley | 1,052 | 73.6 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Richards | 254 | 17.8 | -15.4 | |
Labour | 123 | 8.6 | +8.6 | ||
Majority | 798 | 55.8 | +22.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,429 | 24.7 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Taft | 699 | 70.5 | +21.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roslyn Kissell | 205 | 20.7 | -30.0 | |
Labour | 87 | 8.8 | +8.8 | ||
Majority | 494 | 49.8 | |||
Turnout | 991 | 24.0 | -36.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Emma Neno | 620 | 59.8 | -4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Jones | 212 | 20.4 | -2.4 | |
BNP | Albert Bodle | 205 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Majority | 408 | 39.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,037 | 25.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gillian Madeley | 630 | 52.1 | -3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Lury | 269 | 22.2 | +10.3 | |
BNP | Michael Witchell | 165 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
UKIP | Joan Phillips | 89 | 7.4 | -4.6 | |
Labour | Michelle White | 56 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 361 | 29.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,209 | 30.2 | -8.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Wells | 383 | 33.6 | +17.9 | |
Conservative | Bill Smee | 357 | 31.3 | -32.6 | |
UKIP | Janet Taylor | 339 | 29.7 | +22.6 | |
Labour | Richard Dawson | 61 | 5.3 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 26 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,141 | 26.8 | -26.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 25.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andy Cooper | 878 | 63.9 | +22.3 | |
Labour | Carly Godwin | 268 | 19.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jamie Bennett | 228 | 16.6 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 610 | 34.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,141 | 23.4 | -21.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 10.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Martin Smith | 719 | 52.7 | +17.9 | |
Conservative | Guy Purser | 480 | 36.2 | -32.6 | |
Labour | Ian Manion | 112 | 8.2 | New | |
Green | Carol Birch | 54 | 4.0 | New | |
Majority | 239 | 17.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,369 | 26.3 | -26.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 25.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Matt Stanley | 309 | 32.7 | New | |
Labour | Alison Sharples | 252 | 26.7 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | Katherine Eccles | 242 | 25.6 | -0.7 | |
Independent | Steve Goodheart | 141 | 14.9 | New | |
Majority | 57 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 950 | 20.1 | -30.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Chace | 680 | 48.5 | +17.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roberta Woodman | 526 | 37.5 | -21.0 | |
Labour | Freddie Tandy | 152 | 10.8 | +0.1 | |
Workers Party | Jonathan Maxted | 45 | 3.2 | New | |
Majority | 154 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,411 | 29.6 | +1.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 19.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan English | 357 | 38.3 | +16.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Barrett | 210 | 22.5 | -6.9 | |
Labour | Simon McDougall | 140 | 15.0 | -0.6 | |
Independent | Jan Cosgrove | 132 | 14.2 | New | |
Green | Carol Birch | 93 | 10.0 | New | |
Majority | 147 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 947 | 22.4 | -3.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 11.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Sue Wallsgrove | 786 | 50.9 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | Graham Jones | 641 | 41.5 | -8.6 | |
Labour | Alan Butcher | 116 | 7.5 | -14.0 | |
Majority | 145 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,547 | 21.3 | -7.6 | ||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Stephen McAuliffe | 873 | 47.7 | +21.9 | |
Conservative | Mario Trabucco | 549 | 30.0 | -1.8 | |
Labour | Michael Ward | 407 | 22.3 | +9.9 | |
Majority | 324 | 17.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,829 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
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