West Sussex County Council election, 2005

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Elections to West Sussex County Council were held on 5 May 2005. The whole council was up for election and the Conservatives held overall control.

West Sussex County Council British administrative authority

West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains 7 district and borough councils, and 159 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 71 elected councillors. The Chief Executive and her/his team of Executive Directors are responsible for the day-to-day running of the council.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

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Election Result

West Sussex County Council Election Result 2005
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 46+665.7143.17192,328
  Liberal Democrat 17-224.2932.72145,767
  Labour 7-410.0017.7679,139
  UKIP 00.002.9813,283
  Green 00.002.2810,145
  Independent 0-10.000.843,761
  BNP 00.000.20888
  Monster Raving Loony 00.000.04192

Results by electoral divisions

Adur

Kingston Buci
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr P A Graysmark1,67436.9
Labour Co-op Mr A P Bray1,31529.0
Liberal Democrat Mrs J Goldsbrough-Jones1,06523.5
UKIP Mr M C Henn2565.6
Green Mr V Tilsley2275.0
Majority3597.9
Turnout 4,53761.9
Lancing
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr C R Albury2,20137.4
Liberal Democrat Mr R T Burt1,79930.6
Labour Mr K G Bashford1,47025.0
UKIP Mr L W Parsons4137.0
Majority7316.8
Turnout 5,88359.5


Saltings
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr R B Dunn2,10643.3
Liberal Democrat Ms D G Martin1,37728.3
Labour Co-op Mr D J Yates1,15523.7
UKIP Mr D M Pledge2274.7
Majority72915.0
Turnout 4,86563.4
Shoreham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr C R Williams2,35947.1
Liberal Democrat Mr A C Stuart1,05521.1
Labour Co-op Mr N R Sweet96519.3
Green Ms M A Martin4308.6
UKIP Mr P R Drayton-Morris2024.0
Majority1,30426.0
Turnout 5,01170.0
Sompting
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs V M Woolhead1,63540.0
Liberal Democrat Mr S H Martin1,23030.1
Labour Mr P Berry1,22630.0
Majority4059.9
Turnout 4,09161.1
Southwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr K G Eade1,96640.1
Labour Co-op Ms A Lowe1,42329.0
Liberal Democrat Mr A J Mortimer95919.5
UKIP Ms J C Greig3176.5
Green Ms S E Board2435.0
Majority54311.1
Turnout 4,90864.0

Arun

Angmering & Findon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr O V Wingrove2,45450.2
Liberal Democrat Mr T J Richards1,84737.8
UKIP Mr P Russo58812.0
Majority60712.4
Turnout 4,88966.8
Arundel & Wick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr D N Britton1,72337.5
Liberal Democrat Mr D E Leggatt1,25427.3
Labour Mr D F Dyball1,20626.3
UKIP Mr H F Whitaker4118.9
Majority46910.2
Turnout 4,59464.9
Bersted
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mr S E McDougall1,68430.4
Labour Mr S Holland1,66130.0
Conservative Mr B W Widger1,60028.9
UKIP Mr J R W Spencer59810.8
Majority230.4
Turnout 5,54358.9
Bognor Regis East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mr F R J Oppler1,33132.0
Labour Mr M G Jones1,22829.5
Conservative Mr D M Machonachie1,20629.0
UKIP Mr A Otton3989.6
Majority1032.5
Turnout 4,16355.2
Bognor Regis West & Aldwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr R B Brown2,17146.1
Liberal Democrat Mr B Dodd1,86039.5
UKIP Mr I A Fraser67914.4
Majority3116.6
Turnout 4,71061.9
East Preston & Ferring
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr P C Evans3,78157.2
Liberal Democrat Mr J M Richards1,46422.2
Labour Mr H E Miller1,01515.4
UKIP Mr P V Skinner3485.3
Majority2,31735.0
Turnout 6,60869.8
Felpham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr G G Blampied2,37145.2
Liberal Democrat Mr M J Harvey1,66331.7
Labour Mr J B Cosgrove72713.9
UKIP Mr A J Richardson4829.2
Majority70813.5
Turnout 5,24368.5
Fontwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr D R Whittington2,77549.9
Liberal Democrat Mr I S Menzies2,05537.0
UKIP Mr J Dunning72813.1
Majority72012.9
Turnout 5,55865.5
Littlehampton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Dr J M M Walsh2,13237.1
Conservative Mr G M Tyler1,83732.0
Labour Mr M J Thomson1,24621.7
UKIP Mr R H East5249.1
Majority2955.1
Turnout 5,73962.3
Littlehampton Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mr G K O’Neill1,39937.1
Conservative Mr A W Gammon1,01626.9
Liberal Democrat Mr D M Jones90324.0
UKIP Ms M E Lees45212.0
Majority38310.2
Turnout 3,77053.5
Middleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs C A Freeman2,52849.0
Liberal Democrat Ms R A Kissell1,18122.9
Labour Mr S B McConnell98919.2
UKIP Mr A C Sutcliffe4598.9
Majority1,34726.1
Turnout 5,15763.6
Nyetimber
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr M W G Coleman3,26347.7
Labour Ms P P Nash1,46821.5
Liberal Democrat Mr G C Burt1,45021.2
UKIP Mr S D Porter6499.5
Majority1,79526.2
Turnout 6,83068.1
Rustington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr P T Moor2,81746.1
Liberal Democrat Mr A S D Lauretani1,97132.3
Labour Mr A J Dines90414.8
UKIP Ms J A Penn4136.8
Majority84613.8
Turnout 6,10568.0

Chichester

Bourne
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr T M E Dunn2,37740.5
Liberal Democrat Mr R A Gowlett1,92232.8
Labour Mr J Baker84114.3
Independent Mrs C H Phillips3756.4
UKIP Mrs A R Denny3475.9
Majority4557.7
Turnout 5,86265.6
Chichester East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mr A R H Smith2,19140.8
Conservative Mr S I King1,76532.9
Labour Mr B Earnshaw-Mansell1,04719.5
UKIP Mr A S Preater-Cole3686.9
Majority4267.9
Turnout 5,37159.2
Chichester North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mr M N Hall2,62848.7
Conservative Mrs H A Flynn1,88434.9
Labour Mr D Morrison59311.0
UKIP Mr M A H Mason2905.4
Majority74413.8
Turnout 5,39568.4
Chichester South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mr A D Chaplin2,24440.5
Conservative Mr A P Dignum2,03436.7
Labour Mr M J Few89116.1
UKIP Mr N D W Sitwell3746.7
Majority2103.8
Turnout 5,54365.3
Chichester West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ms M L Goldsmith2,44639.4
Liberal Democrat Mr J R Campling2,05133.0
Labour Mr R J Hastings87514.1
UKIP Mr J McCulloch3675.9
Independent Mr A J Phillips2684.3
Independent Mr R I Apel2023.3
Majority3956.4
Turnout 6,20968.9
Fernhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lt Con T Pemberton3,02252.3
Liberal Democrat Mr K V Rowsell1,84832.0
Labour Mr B R D Hollowood61610.7
UKIP Mr D E Denny2955.1
Majority1,17420.3
Turnout 5,78170.5
Midhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ms N J Hendon2,22238.5
Independent Mr A M Shaxson1,65328.7
Liberal Democrat Ms J R Fowler1,61228.0
UKIP Mr P J Cole2804.9
Majority5699.8
Turnout 5,76768.1
Petworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr P W J Moffatt3,52454.2
Liberal Democrat Mr R Cooper1,96830.3
Labour Ms J Miller65110.0
UKIP Ms V A Moran3545.4
Majority1,55623.9
Turnout 6,49769.7
Selsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr P E Jones2,15540.2
Liberal Democrat Mr J E Shade1,38625.9
Labour Ms M M Lawson1,21422.6
UKIP Mr B A Smith60511.3
Majority76914.3
Turnout 5,36064.6
The Witterings
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr J M Daws-Chew2,33945.3
Liberal Democrat Mr A G Wells99319.2
Independent Mr R J Norris75514.6
Labour Mr P J O’Sullivan63212.2
UKIP Mr R L Wilson4508.7
Majority1,34626.1
Turnout 5,16966.3

Crawley

Bewbush, Gossops Green & Southgate (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mr C J Mullins3,67423.8
Labour Mrs J C Sully2,85618.5
Conservative Mr B K Blake2,76317.9
Conservative Mr H S Bloom2,70717.6
Liberal Democrat Mr J C Bonner1,5269.9
Liberal Democrat Mr D C Wise1,1427.4
Green Rev M D Liles7474.8
Turnout 15,41554.8
Broadfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mr J McGough1,86145.5
Conservative Mr M T Head1,29131.6
Liberal Democrat Mr M R Scott72317.7
UKIP Mr D A Hardman2125.2
Majority57013.9
Turnout 4,08749.2
Ifield, Langley Green & West Green (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mr J Mortimer3,90625.5
Labour Mr J G T Smith3,17320.7
Conservative Mr J I Denman2,29515.0
Conservative Mr C J Skinner2,07513.6
Liberal Democrat Mr B J Hamilton1,4119.2
Liberal Democrat Mr K J R Osborne1,1757.7
BNP Mr G W Baldwin6734.4
Green Mr A S D Graham5863.8
Turnout 15,29455.7
Northgate & Three Bridges
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ms G D Joyce1,71936.8
Conservative Ms B J Burgess1,54633.1
Liberal Democrat Mr D J Barry1,04922.5
BNP Mr R N Grice2154.6
Green Mrs M F Liles1433.1
Majority1733.7
Turnout 4,67260.1
Pound Hill, Worth & Maidenbower (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr H E M Smith5,53229.1
Conservative Mr D G Dewdney4,80425.3
Labour Ms J Skudder2,30712.1
Labour Mr E M Sully2,21811.7
Liberal Democrat Mr E Reay1,8539.7
Liberal Democrat Mr P S Bannister1,5288.0
Green Mr B T A Liles7824.1
Turnout 19,02463.4
Tilgate & Furnace Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr D G Crow2,30240.6
Labour Mr W A Ward2,12737.5
Liberal Democrat Mr R J McMurray96317.0
Green Ms V Dore2835.0
Majority1753.1
Turnout 5,67563.5

Horsham

Billingshurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr O J Davies2,95050.6
Liberal Democrat Mr G F H Lawes2,07835.7
Labour Ms S Morton79713.7
Majority87214.9
Turnout 5,82566.5
Bramber Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mr D R Deedman3,05648.8
Conservative Mr A N Whall2,47339.5
Labour Mr P Hilditch73711.8
Majority5839.3
Turnout 6,26670.4
Henfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr L H Barnard3,38161.8
Liberal Democrat Mr F W S Taylor2,08638.2
Majority1,29523.6
Turnout 5,46767.7
Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr P C Catchpole2,54644.4
Liberal Democrat Mr L J C Crosbie2,37441.4
Labour Mr R E Chapman81514.2
Majority1723.0
Turnout 5,73468.7
Horsham Carfax
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Dr N P S Dennis3,01851.6
Conservative Ms E A Ostacchini2,01334.4
Labour Ms K J Goddard81513.9
Majority1,00517.2
Turnout 5,84667.9
Horsham Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mrs M E Millson3,01552.0
Conservative Mr N R M Lowson1,91533.0
Labour Mr J D Thomas87315.0
Majority1,10019.0
Turnout 5,80367.3
Pulborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs P A C Arculus3,82663.7
Liberal Democrat Mr D B C Wright2,17736.3
Majority1,64927.4
Turnout 6,00368.2
Roffey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mr W J Hellawell2,75145.5
Conservative Mr J W Charles2,34738.8
Labour Mr R M Wilson94615.7
Majority4046.7
Turnout 6,04464.3
Southwater & Nuthurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr B R A D Watson3,05748.4
Liberal Democrat Mr P J Stainton2,60841.3
Labour Mr T C Parker64610.2
Majority4497.1
Turnout 6,31169.0
Storrington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr F T Wilkinson3,76758.8
Liberal Democrat Mr A G Hughes1,61925.3
Labour Ms P J Banks1,02015.9
Majority2,14833.5
Turnout 6,40670.1
Warnham & Rusper
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr M P S Hodgson3,21756.5
Liberal Democrat Mr T H Pearce1,64528.9
Labour Ms J A Battersby83214.6
Majority1,57227.6
Turnout 5,69467.3

Mid Sussex

Burgess Hill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mrs S Knight4,94022.4
Conservative Mr A J Barrett-Miles4,67721.2
Liberal Democrat Mrs J M Henwood4,62720.9
Conservative Mrs J A Landriani4,44520.1
Labour Mr I Renshaw1,4956.8
Labour Mr A L West9774.4
Green Mrs M J McGregor9304.2
Turnout 22,09167.9
Cuckfield & Lucastes
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs A M Morris 2,63353.0
Liberal Democrat Mrs I Balls1,55631.3
Labour Mr D W Davies4238.5
Green Mr P B Wemyss-Gorman3547.1
Majority1,07721.7
Turnout 4,96672.8
East Grinstead (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mrs M E Collins4,80223.8
Conservative Mrs M M Ball4,68023.2
Conservative Mr A G Bass4,44922.0
Liberal Democrat Mr A N Brock4,13820.5
Labour Mr S D Fallowell1,2576.2
Labour Mr D A Irvine8754.3
Turnout 20,20166.6
Hassocks & Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Dr C E Wilsdon2,81842.9
Conservative Mr S K J Bell2,63240.1
Labour Mrs A P Piercy69710.6
Green Mr D M Hammond4236.4
Majority1862.8
Turnout 6,57069.9
Haywards Heath East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr A J De-Mierre1,77936.3
Liberal Democrat Ms J Brown1,61533.0
Labour Mr P J Henry1,50430.7
Majority1643.3
Turnout 4,89867.6
Haywards Heath Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mr B Hall2,09639.4
Conservative Mrs M N Baker2,05238.6
Labour Mr R Goddard84615.9
Green Mr P P Smith3246.1
Majority440.8
Turnout 5,31870.0
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr P A D Griffiths2,81653.8
Liberal Democrat Mr N C S Cook1,47928.3
Labour Mr M P Uhlhorn74514.2
Monster Raving Loony Mr P B Berry1923.7
Majority1,33725.5
Turnout 5,23270.7
Imberdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr P A C Coote2,53348.5
Liberal Democrat Mr E A Matthews1,31225.1
Green Ms C W Edminson80515.4
Labour Mr M Briggs57811.1
Majority1,22123.4
Turnout 5,22871.9
Lindfield & High Weald
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mrs M D Johnson3,58652.0
Liberal Democrat Ms A Lucraft2,04529.7
Green Mr P E M Brown6469.4
Labour Mr J M Crawford6138.9
Majority1,51422.3
Turnout 6,89073.5
Worth Forest
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr W E Acraman3,20853.4
Liberal Democrat Mr G E Knight1,32722.1
Labour Mr R M Burgess1,02517.0
Green Mr M B Weller4527.5
Majority1,88131.3
Turnout 6,01268.5

Worthing

Gaisford (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mr P E Green5,01224.0
Liberal Democrat Mr D R M Lissenburg4,23820.3
Conservative Mrs M F Lermitte3,45216.5
Conservative Mr J L Rogers3,41316.4
Labour Mr J S Gardiner1,7368.3
Labour Mr J M Turley1,4657.0
Green Ms M Hillcoat1,1175.4
Independent Mr I D Sandell4262.0
Turnout 20,85958.4
Goring & Northbrook (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr K C R Mercer4,02421.5
Conservative Mr S G Waight3,76620.2
Liberal Democrat Mr N C Rodgers3,27917.6
Liberal Democrat Mr R T Rogers3,07816.5
Labour Mr A Bignell1,3847.4
Labour Mr N T Duffy1,3027.0
Green Mr A M Stace6983.7
UKIP Mr R G Bater6283.4
UKIP Mr C M Woodward5152.8
Turnout 18,67461.0
Salvington (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr C A O’Neill5,26528.1
Conservative Mr C H Stevens5,06127.0
Liberal Democrat Mr M D Donin3,40418.2
Liberal Democrat Mr K D R Sunderland3,19117.0
Labour Ms H Rennie1,7979.6
Turnout 18,71862.7
Worthing East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mrs I C Richards1,86641.9
Conservative Mr M Saheid1,76439.6
Labour Ms A Saunders82818.6
Majority1022.3
Turnout 4,45857.5
Worthing Pier
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr C B Roberts1,67840.4
Liberal Democrat Ms C B Brown1,43434.5
Labour Mr P H Barnes69416.7
Green Mr D H Colkett3518.4
Majority2445.9
Turnout 4,15752.5
Worthing West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mr J Livermore2,35745.22
Liberal Democrat Mr A S Rice1,29524.8
Labour Mr B F Slater82015.7
Green Mrs L Colkett3927.5
UKIP Mr P A Ruddock2665.1
Independent Mr J D Robers821.6
Majority1,06220.4
Turnout 5,21260.5

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