# 1999 Arun District Council election

The 1999 Arun District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Arun District Council in West Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

## Election result

Arun Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 36 | +6 | 64.3 | 50.3 | 35,876 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | -4 | 17.9 | 27.5 | 19,591 |
| Labour | 8 | -2 | 14.3 | 18.1 | 12,900 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2,953 |

## Ward results

Aldingbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Wilby | 642 | 66.7 | +15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Fletcher | 321 | 33.3 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 33.3 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 963 | 34.9 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aldwick East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gillian Brown | 1,127 | |
| | Conservative | Robin Brown | 1,127 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerard Maloret | 311 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Maloret | 289 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Rodway | 202 | |
| | Labour | Mary Vick | 195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,251 | 37.4 |
Aldwick West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Dickinson | 1,000 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Dodd | 995 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Maconachie | 916 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Thorpe | 290 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Elliott | 288 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Turner | 275 | |
| | Labour | Bernadette Jones | 252 | |
| | Labour | Brian Picton | 237 | |
| | Labour | Colin White | 228 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,481 | 31.2 |
Angmering (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Victor Barnard | 1,048 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Elkins | 918 | |
| | Conservative | Oliver Wingrove | 856 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Franke | 428 | |
| | Labour | David Jones | 394 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,644 | 29.0 |
Arundel (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | William Redman | 933 | |
| | Conservative | Clive Gardner | 790 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ivan Olney | 543 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,266 | 43.0 |
Barnham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jean Goad | 1,193 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Matthews | 951 | |
| | Conservative | David Hodgson | 935 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Porsch | 842 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Robson | 721 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Goss | 649 | |
| | Labour | Jill Etienne | 370 | |
| | Labour | Peter Found | 363 | |
| | Labour | Philippa Holliday | 340 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,364 | 33.4 |
Bersted (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon McDougall | 618 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Beckerson | 578 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Lury | 549 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Hastings | 474 | |
| | Conservative | John Potter | 446 | |
| | Labour | Tiggy Ayoub | 413 | |
| | Labour | Robert Shields | 370 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,448 | 23.8 |
East Preston and Kingston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Rankin | 1,380 | |
| | Conservative | Dennis Wilde | 1,362 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Sands | 1,268 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Graves | 524 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lee | 506 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,040 | 36.4 |
Felpham East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Kelly | 733 | |
| | Independent | Michael Harvey | 561 | |
| | Conservative | David Crabtree | 555 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Robinson | 203 | |
| | Labour | Alison McIsaac | 202 | |
| | Labour | Scott Cowie | 196 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Oliver | 151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,601 | 33.8 |
Felpham West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Stainton | 632 | |
| | Conservative | Elaine Stainton | 545 | |
| | Independent | Mary Harvey | 515 | |
| | Independent | George Stride | 497 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Orwell | 142 | |
| | Labour | Mark Searle | 132 | |
| | Labour | Melanie Webb | 96 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Walter Vanner | 80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,639 | 38.8 |
Ferring (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Cooper | 1,224 | |
| | Conservative | David Hill | 1,205 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ceiriog-Hughes | 300 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penelope Kane | 286 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,015 | 40.4 |
Findon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Brookman | 449 | 67.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Monroe | 212 | 32.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 35.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 661 | 46.0 |
Hotham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edwin Gyde | 490 | |
| | Conservative | Michael May | 479 | |
| | Labour | Pauline Nash | 349 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roslyn Kissell | 348 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Warr | 321 | |
| | Labour | Edward Walsh | 318 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,305 | 27.0 |
Littlehampton Beach (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Walsh | 607 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Bower | 456 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard James | 454 | |
| | Conservative | Philippa Bower | 440 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Hawkes | 299 | |
| | Labour | Edward Nattrass | 221 | |
| | Labour | William Taylor | 219 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,696 | 32.9 |
Littlehampton Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel Peters | 576 | |
| | Labour | David Dyball | 526 | |
| | Labour | Alan Butcher | 510 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Roberts | 391 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Foster | 372 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,375 | 30.7 |
Littlehampton Ham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Northeast | 472 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Squires | 465 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Roberts | 178 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Rudd | 171 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Graydon | 163 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,449 | 28.0 |
Littlehampton River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Butler | 350 | 46.9 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Williamson | 206 | 27.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Wiltshire | 190 | 25.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 746 | 31.8 |
Littlehampton Wick (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George O'Neill | 685 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Northeast | 681 | |
| | Conservative | John Forster | 412 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wedderburn | 247 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Escolme | 184 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,209 | 30.8 |
Marine (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Douglas Maconachie | 566 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Scutt | 524 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Olliver | 512 | |
| | Labour | Jeremy Tomlinson | 259 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Wise | 212 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,073 | 29.1 |
Middleton-on-Sea (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barbara Oakley | 971 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Wotherspoon | 922 | |
| | Labour | Priscilla Matcham | 256 | |
| | Labour | Robert Ling | 222 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Beckerson | 209 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Coe | 184 | |
| | Independent | Colin Mansfield | 148 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,912 | 33.9 |
Orchard (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Morrish | 454 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Oppler | 390 | |
| | Labour | Ian McIsaac | 373 | |
| | Labour | Gail Walker | 356 | |
| | Conservative | Doris May | 154 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,727 | 28.7 |
Pagham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anita Hall | 869 | |
| | Conservative | Leonard Brown | 849 | |
| | Conservative | Ashvinkumar Patel | 777 | |
| | Labour | Sean Whelan | 332 | |
| | Labour | Simon Holland | 315 | |
| | Labour | Michael Jones | 297 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Beesley | 256 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Allen | 252 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wells | 225 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,172 | 31.5 |
Pevensey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Nash | 539 | |
| | Labour | Jan Cosgrove | 479 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Gillibrand | 315 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Gillibrand | 300 | |
| | Conservative | Luke Parker | 244 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,877 | 27.9 |
Rustington East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Whittaker | 1,057 | |
| | Conservative | Frances Drazny | 1,017 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Turner | 466 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Young | 433 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,967 | 37.0 |
Rustington North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Val Capon | 624 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Richards | 578 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Gammon | 484 | |
| | Conservative | Dee Giles | 479 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,165 | 33.9 |
Rustington South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Harrison | 699 | |
| | Conservative | Harold Parris | 665 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Gladston | 510 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Trickett | 437 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,311 | 38.8 |
Walberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Norman Dingemans | 705 | 73.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Welling | 252 | 26.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 47.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 957 | 43.0 |