| Lavant | |
|---|---|
| Shown within Chichester | |
| Population | 1,669 (2007) |
| District | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | David Palmer (C) |
Lavant is an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England and returns one member to sit on Chichester District Council.
Following a district boundary review, the former ward of Funtington was split and merged into Lavant in 2019. Part of the previous Lavant boundaries were also split into the new Goodwood ward.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | David Palmer | Conservative | |
| 2015 | Mike N Hall | Conservative | |
| 2007 | Andrew Smith | Liberal Democrat | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Erroll Prior Palmer* | 531 | 58.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew John Leeming | 266 | 29.2 | ||
| Labour | Gwendoline Jane Miles | 94 | 10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 910 | 36.01 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Robert Homan Smith* | 362 | 59.74 | ||
| Conservative | John Elliott | 244 | 40.26 | ||
| Turnout | 606 | 36.55 | |||