West Sussex County Council elections

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West Sussex County Council in England is elected every four years.

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Council elections

Election results

Composition of the council [3]
Year Conservative Liberal Democrats [a] Labour Green UKIP Independents
and others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (83 seats)
1973 58710––8Conservative
New division boundaries (80 seats)
1977 74240–0Conservative
1981 571480–1Conservative
New division boundaries (71 seats)
1985 461780–0Conservative
1989 461590–1Conservative
1993 2634100–1No overall control
1997 37249001Conservative
2001 421811000Conservative
New division boundaries (71 seats)
2005 46177001 [b] Conservative
New division boundaries (71 seats)
2009 48212000Conservative
2013 46860101Conservative
New division boundaries (70 seats)
2017 5695000Conservative
2021 48109102 [c] Conservative

Results maps

By-election results

1993-1997

Ifield by-election 11 July 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,28379.8
Conservative 22914.2
Liberal Democrats 966.0
Majority 1,05465.6
Turnout 1,60826.7
Labour hold Swing

1997-2001

Chichester East by-election 7 May 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,07750.2+4.5
Conservative 75034.9−0.5
Labour 31914.9−3.9
Majority 32715.3
Turnout 2,146
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Steyning by-election 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Willett1,29744.0+1.6
Liberal Democrats Derek Deedman1,04035.3−12.0
Labour John Ridley48016.3+6.1
Independent Bernard Durnford1324.5+4.5
Majority 2578.7
Turnout 2,949
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Gossops Green by-election 28 September 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 83050.7−1.1
Conservative 63538.8+4.3
Liberal Democrats 17110.4+0.0
Majority 19511.9
Turnout 1,63623.1
Labour hold Swing

2001-2005

Cuckfield Rural by-election 3 July 2003 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Webster1,02751.8+22.6
Conservative Peter Jones95448.2−4.0
Majority 733.6
Turnout 1,98126.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Saltings by-election 3 July 2003 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Dunn1,14559.9+13.2
Liberal Democrats Mark O'Keeffe42022.0−2.0
Labour Adrienne Lowe34618.1−11.1
Majority 72537.9
Turnout 1,91120.9
Conservative hold Swing
Roffey by-election 10 June 2004 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Hull1,65244.9−1.9
Conservative John Charles1,57542.8+4.5
Labour Richard Wilson45412.3−2.6
Majority 772.1
Turnout 3,68142.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2005-2009

Angmering & Findon by-election 1 June 2006 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deborah Urquhart1,50075.6+25.4
Liberal Democrats Trevor Richards33416.8−21.0
Labour James Field1497.5+7.5
Majority 1,16658.8
Turnout 1,98325.8
Conservative hold Swing
Southwick by-election 14 September 2006 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Mockridge90755.5+15.4
Labour Andrew Bray31619.4−9.6
Liberal Democrats James Doyle31419.2−0.3
Green Susan Board965.9+0.9
Majority 59136.1
Turnout 1,63321.0
Conservative hold Swing
Cuckfield and Lucastes by-election 3 May 2007 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bradbury2,02061.3+8.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Blanch1,27438.7+7.4
Majority 74622.6
Turnout 3,35845.41−27.39
Conservative hold Swing
Petworth by-election 7 June 2007 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Duncton1,43772.0+17.8
Liberal Democrats Raymond Cooper34617.3=13.0
BNP Andrew Emerson21310.7+10.7
Majority 1,09154.7
Turnout 2,00221.12−48.60
Conservative hold Swing

2009-2013

East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood bye-election, 6 May 2010 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John O'Brien2,87848.2+3.7
Liberal Democrats Catrin Ingham2,77146.4+6.5
Independent Robert Wall3285.5N/A
Majority 1071.8−1.8
Turnout 5,97768.5+27.3
Conservative hold Swing
Maidenbower bye-Election, 7 October 2010 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Lanzer1,03664.4−7.9
Labour Peter Smith41726.0+12.0
Liberal Democrats Sulu Pandya825.1−8.6
UKIP John MacCanna613.8+3.8
Justice PartyArshad Khan120.7+0.7
Majority 61938.5−19.8
Turnout 1,609
Conservative hold Swing -10.0
Midhurst bye-election, 15 November 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cherry1,41078.2+9.8
UKIP Judith Fowler39221.8N/A
Majority 1,01856.0+13.9
Turnout 1,90021.5−15.8
Conservative hold Swing

2013-2017

Storrington bye-election, 26 September 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Circus1,03745.9−2.0
UKIP John Wallace72932.2−7.8
Liberal Democrats Nick Hopkinson36416.1+2.0
Green James Doyle1315.8N/A
Majority 30813.7+3.8
Turnout 2,26122.5−10.6
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
Warnham & Rusper bye-election, 24 October 2013 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Kitchen86858.3+3.3
UKIP Geoff Stevens33522.5−7.7
Green Darrin Green1198.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony Millson1036.9−7.9
Labour Carol Hayton634.4N/A
Majority 53336.8+12..0
Turnout 149020.1−10.1
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
Haywards Heath East bye-election, 19 December 2013 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Hillier64935.5+1.7
UKIP Charles Burrell57631.5+5.1
Labour Richard Goddard34618.9−2.7
Liberal Democrats Anne Hall20111.0−8.2
Green Paul Brown553.0N/A
Majority 734.0−2.4
Turnout 183223.1−6.6
Conservative hold Swing -1.2

2017-2021

Northgate & West Green by-election 2 May 2019 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Sudan1,29348.9
Conservative Jan Tarrant83931.7
Liberal Democrats David Anderson26810.1
Green Richard Kail2469.3
Majority 45417.2
Turnout 2,64630.2
Labour hold Swing
Three Bridges by-election 26 September 2019 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brenda Burgess1,10251.7
Labour Angela Malik62829.5
Liberal Democrats David Anderson25712.1
Green Danielle Kail1366.4
Justice PartyArshad Khan90.4
Majority 47422.2
Turnout 2,13225.2
Conservative hold Swing
Bourne by-election 21 November 2019 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Magill1,36848.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Kerry-Bedell1,00936.0
Green Michael Neville2508.9
Labour Jane Towers1615.8
PatriaAndrew Emerson120.4
Majority 35912.8
Turnout 2,80028.8
Conservative hold Swing

2021-2025

Bourne by-election 4 November 2021 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Kerry-Bedell1,18051.8+22.8
Conservative Bob Hayes89339.2−11.7
Green Ann Stewart1787.8−3.1
Labour Alan Butcher251.1−8.1
Majority 28712.6
Turnout 2,276
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Worthing West by-election 7 July 2022 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham McKnight1,26252.0+5.6
Conservative Michael Cloake79532.8−6.3
Liberal Democrats Hazel Thorpe2359.7+5.4
Green Jo Paul1335.5−1.7
Majority 46719.3
Turnout 2,425
Labour hold Swing
Felpham by-election 8 September 2022 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jaine Wild80343.4+43.4
Conservative David Darling73339.6−12.8
Labour David Meagher21711.7+3.5
Independent Richard Parker995.3−14.8
Majority 703.8
Turnout 1,852
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
East Grinstead Meridian by-election 4 May 2023 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Dabell1,06443.6−10.8
Independent Norman Mockford46719.1+6.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Lane36514.9+2.5
Labour Timothy Cornell34013.9+3.2
Green Alex Langridge2078.5−1.3
Majority 59724.4
Turnout 2,443
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ One vacant seat
  3. ↑ Including 1 Local Alliance

References

  1. ↑ "Local election results: West Sussex". BBC News Online . Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. ↑ The County of West Sussex (Electoral Changes) Order 2009
  3. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Lib Dems break Tories' winning streak". guardian.co.uk . London. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "West Sussex County Council - Saltings division by election" (PDF). Adur District Council. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Roffey electoral division by-election result". West Sussex county council. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Results of Previous Elections". West Sussex county council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll - Maidenbower" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "By-election result". West Sussex County Council. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "By-election result". West Sussex County Council. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "By-election result". West Sussex County Council. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bourne Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Worthing West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Felpham Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Grinstead Meridian Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.


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