West Sussex County Council elections
West Sussex County Council in England is elected every four years.
Council elections
[edit]- 1997 West Sussex County Council election
- 2001 West Sussex County Council election
- 2005 West Sussex County Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 1)[1]
- 2009 West Sussex County Council election
- 2013 West Sussex County Council election
- 2017 West Sussex County Council election
- 2021 West Sussex County Council election
- 2025 West Sussex County Council election
Election results
[edit]Overall control | Conservative | Lib Dems | Labour | UKIP | Green | Local Alliance | Independent | ||||||||
2021 | Con | 48 | 10 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
2017 | Con | 56 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
2013 | Con | 46 | 8 | 6 | 10 | - | - | 1 | |||||||
2009 | Con | 48 | 21 | 2 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
2005 | Con | 46 | 17 | 7 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
2001 | Con | 42 | 18 | 11 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
1997 | Con | 37 | 24 | 9 | - | - | - | 1 |
Results maps
[edit]- 2009 results map
- 2013 results map
- 2017 results map
- 2021 results map
By-election results
[edit]1993-1997
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,283 | 79.8 | |||
Conservative | 229 | 14.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 96 | 6.0 | |||
Majority | 1,054 | 65.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,608 | 26.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
1997-2001
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,077 | 50.2 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative | 750 | 34.9 | −0.5 | ||
Labour | 319 | 14.9 | −3.9 | ||
Majority | 327 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,146 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Willett | 1,297 | 44.0 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Deedman | 1,040 | 35.3 | −12.0 | |
Labour | John Ridley | 480 | 16.3 | +6.1 | |
Independent | Bernard Durnford | 132 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 257 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,949 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 830 | 50.7 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative | 635 | 38.8 | +4.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 171 | 10.4 | +0.0 | ||
Majority | 195 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,636 | 23.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2001-2005
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Webster | 1,027 | 51.8 | +22.6 | |
Conservative | Peter Jones | 954 | 48.2 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 73 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,981 | 26.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Dunn | 1,145 | 59.9 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark O'Keeffe | 420 | 22.0 | −2.0 | |
Labour | Adrienne Lowe | 346 | 18.1 | −11.1 | |
Majority | 725 | 37.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,911 | 20.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hull | 1,652 | 44.9 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | John Charles | 1,575 | 42.8 | +4.5 | |
Labour | Richard Wilson | 454 | 12.3 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 77 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,681 | 42.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2005-2009
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Deborah Urquhart | 1,500 | 75.6 | +25.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Richards | 334 | 16.8 | −21.0 | |
Labour | James Field | 149 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Majority | 1,166 | 58.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,983 | 25.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janet Mockridge | 907 | 55.5 | +15.4 | |
Labour | Andrew Bray | 316 | 19.4 | −9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Doyle | 314 | 19.2 | −0.3 | |
Green | Susan Board | 96 | 5.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 591 | 36.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,633 | 21.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Bradbury | 2,020 | 61.3 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Blanch | 1,274 | 38.7 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 746 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,358 | 45.41 | −27.39 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Duncton | 1,437 | 72.0 | +17.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Cooper | 346 | 17.3 | =13.0 | |
BNP | Andrew Emerson | 213 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
Majority | 1,091 | 54.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,002 | 21.12 | −48.60 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2009-2013
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John O'Brien | 2,878 | 48.2 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catrin Ingham | 2,771 | 46.4 | +6.5 | |
Independent | Robert Wall | 328 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 107 | 1.8 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,977 | 68.5 | +27.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Lanzer | 1,036 | 64.4 | −7.9 | |
Labour | Peter Smith | 417 | 26.0 | +12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sulu Pandya | 82 | 5.1 | −8.6 | |
UKIP | John MacCanna | 61 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 12 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 619 | 38.5 | −19.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,609 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -10.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cherry | 1,410 | 78.2 | +9.8 | |
UKIP | Judith Fowler | 392 | 21.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,018 | 56.0 | +13.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,900 | 21.5 | −15.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2013-2017
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Philip Circus | 1,037 | 45.9 | −2.0 | |
UKIP | John Wallace | 729 | 32.2 | −7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Hopkinson | 364 | 16.1 | +2.0 | |
Green | James Doyle | 131 | 5.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 308 | 13.7 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,261 | 22.5 | −10.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Liz Kitchen | 868 | 58.3 | +3.3 | |
UKIP | Geoff Stevens | 335 | 22.5 | −7.7 | |
Green | Darrin Green | 119 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Millson | 103 | 6.9 | −7.9 | |
Labour | Carol Hayton | 63 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 533 | 36.8 | +12..0 | ||
Turnout | 1490 | 20.1 | −10.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Hillier | 649 | 35.5 | +1.7 | |
UKIP | Charles Burrell | 576 | 31.5 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Richard Goddard | 346 | 18.9 | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Hall | 201 | 11.0 | −8.2 | |
Green | Paul Brown | 55 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 73 | 4.0 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 1832 | 23.1 | −6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.2 |
2017-2021
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Sudan | 1,293 | 48.9 | ||
Conservative | Jan Tarrant | 839 | 31.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Anderson | 268 | 10.1 | ||
Green | Richard Kail | 246 | 9.3 | ||
Majority | 454 | 17.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,646 | 30.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brenda Burgess | 1,102 | 51.7 | ||
Labour | Angela Malik | 628 | 29.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Anderson | 257 | 12.1 | ||
Green | Danielle Kail | 136 | 6.4 | ||
Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 9 | 0.4 | ||
Majority | 474 | 22.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,132 | 25.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Magill | 1,368 | 48.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Kerry-Bedell | 1,009 | 36.0 | ||
Green | Michael Neville | 250 | 8.9 | ||
Labour | Jane Towers | 161 | 5.8 | ||
Patria | Andrew Emerson | 12 | 0.4 | ||
Majority | 359 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,800 | 28.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2021-2025
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Kerry-Bedell | 1,180 | 51.8 | +22.8 | |
Conservative | Bob Hayes | 893 | 39.2 | −11.7 | |
Green | Ann Stewart | 178 | 7.8 | −3.1 | |
Labour | Alan Butcher | 25 | 1.1 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 287 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,276 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham McKnight | 1,262 | 52.0 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Michael Cloake | 795 | 32.8 | −6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | 235 | 9.7 | +5.4 | |
Green | Jo Paul | 133 | 5.5 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 467 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,425 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jaine Wild | 803 | 43.4 | +43.4 | |
Conservative | David Darling | 733 | 39.6 | −12.8 | |
Labour | David Meagher | 217 | 11.7 | +3.5 | |
Independent | Richard Parker | 99 | 5.3 | −14.8 | |
Majority | 70 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,852 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Dabell | 1,064 | 43.6 | −10.8 | |
Independent | Norman Mockford | 467 | 19.1 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Lane | 365 | 14.9 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Timothy Cornell | 340 | 13.9 | +3.2 | |
Green | Alex Langridge | 207 | 8.5 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 597 | 24.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,443 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
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