# Chichester District Council elections

Chichester District Council in West Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 36 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Chichester District Council election
* 1976 Chichester District Council election
* 1979 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Chichester District Council election
* 1987 Chichester District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Chichester District Council election
* 1995 Chichester District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 Chichester District Council election
* 2003 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)
* 2007 Chichester District Council election
* 2011 Chichester District Council election
* 2015 Chichester District Council election
* 2019 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 12)
* 2023 Chichester District Council election

## Election results

| | Overall control | | Conservative | | Lib Dems | | Labour | | Green | | Local Alliance | | Independent |
| 2023 | LD | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 2019 | NOC | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | Con | 42 | 42 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | Con | 38 | 38 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | Con | 34 | 34 | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | Con | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |

## Results maps

* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1995–1999

Petworth By-Election 11 December 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 607 | 51.8 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 482 | 41.1 | −14.6 |
| | Labour | | 65 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Independent | | 18 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,172 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Chichester East By-Election 7 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 673 | 50.2 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | | 425 | 31.7 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | | 242 | 18.1 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,340 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Chichester South By-Election 7 May 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 688 | 56.3 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | | 341 | 27.9 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | | 193 | 15.8 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 28.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,222 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 1999–2003

Fernhurst By-Election 24 January 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 595 | 66.0 | +35.5 |
| | Conservative | | 249 | 27.6 | −35.7 |
| | UKIP | | 57 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 38.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 901 | 35.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
West Wittering By-Election 22 August 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 418 | 51.7 | −10.3 |
| | UKIP | | 186 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 159 | 19.7 | −6.7 |
| | Labour | | 46 | 5.7 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 28.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 809 | 32.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

East Wittering By-Election 14 August 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Keith Smith | 427 | 35.8 | +35.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Green | 421 | 35.3 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Jane Chevis | 231 | 19.4 | −15.8 |
| | UKIP | Roger Wilson | 69 | 5.8 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Patrick O'Sullivan | 45 | 3.8 | −11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | 33.6 | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Plaistow By-Election 14 August 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Mackey | 471 | 52.6 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Cooper | 363 | 40.5 | +3.5 |
| | UKIP | Vivienne Moran | 62 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 896 | 24.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Selsey North By-Election 30 September 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Cook | 485 | 35.3 | +35.3 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Bromfield | 414 | 30.1 | −18.0 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Smith | 328 | 23.9 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Ian Bell | 147 | 10.7 | −21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,374 | 28.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chichester East By-Election 16 June 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Denmead | 611 | 62.1 | +20.9 |
| | Conservative | Stuart King | 262 | 26.6 | +7.4 |
| | UKIP | James McCulloch | 58 | 6.0 | −9.6 |
| | BNP | Andrew Emerson | 52 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 35.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 983 | 17.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tangmere By-Election 18 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Esther Atlee | 278 | 44.1 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Betty Rudkin | 275 | 43.7 | −8.4 |
| | BNP | Andrew Emerson | 41 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | UKIP | James McCulloch | 22 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan | 14 | 2.2 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 630 | 36.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
West Wittering By-Election 20 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Justus Adriaan Pieter Montyn | 868 | 57.5 | +5.6 |
| | Independent | David Hopson | 330 | 21.9 | +21.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Walter Tilbury | 139 | 9.2 | −9.9 |
| | BNP | Andrew Emerson | 123 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Gordon Trevor Churchill | 48 | 3.2 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 35.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,508 | 37.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Bury By-Election 10 July 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Francis Elliott | 431 | 69.3 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hares | 191 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 38.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | 34.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Wittering By-Election 23 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graeme Barrett | 410 | 40.3 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Ellen Green | 364 | 35.8 | +7.0 |
| | BNP | Andrew Emerson | 125 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan | 69 | 6.8 | −0.4 |
| | UKIP | James McCulloch | 49 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,017 | 25.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Plaistow By-Election 5 February 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Andrews | 455 | 57.1 | −21.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ernest John Cooper | 342 | 42.9 | +21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 797 | 21.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Plaistow By-Election 11 February 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philippa Hardwick | 504 | 57.7 | −20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Cooper | 301 | 34.4 | +12.5 |
| | BNP | Andrew Emerson | 69 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 23.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 874 | 23.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011–2015

Plaistow by-election, 19 April 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Thomas | 455 | 52.7 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray Cooper | 408 | 47.3 | +20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 863 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westbourne by-election, 17 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Dunn | 184 | 41.3 | −18.6 |
| | UKIP | Alicia Denny | 106 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| | Green | Thomas French | 85 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip MacDougall | 68 | 15.2 | −24.9 |
| | Patria | Andrew Emerson | 3 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 17.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 446 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rogate by-election, 23 October 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Keegan | 342 | 71.3 | −19.8 |
| | UKIP | Elena McCloskey | 106 | 28.8 | +28.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 42.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 480 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015–2019

Plaistow by-election, 1 December 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Brown | 646 | 57.7 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | David Harwood | 289 | 25.8 | −32.3 |
| | UKIP | Patricia Hunt | 132 | 11.8 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Hamlet | 53 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 31.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,120 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bosham by-election, 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andy Collins | 859 | 57.0 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Moss | 649 | 43.0 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,508 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Wittering by-election, 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Martin | 965 | 72.6 | +20.7 |
| | Labour | Joe O'Sullivan | 177 | 13.3 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Scotland | 169 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| | Patria | Andrew Emerson | 18 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 59.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,329 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Mundham by-election, 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Page | 471 | 68.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Linzell | 221 | 31.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 36.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 692 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Plaistow by-election, 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Wilding | 1,042 | 73.6 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Cooper | 373 | 26.4 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 47.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fishbourne by-election, 22 February 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Moss | 459 | 54.6 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Libby Alexander | 294 | 35.0 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Kevin Hughes | 88 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 841 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Rogate by-election, 12 April 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate O'Kelly | 444 | 55.8 | +55.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Pettigrew | 319 | 40.1 | −27.3 |
| | Labour | Ray Davey | 21 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Philip Naber | 12 | 1.5 | −18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 796 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2019–2023

Loxwood by-election, 21 November 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Duncton | 1,005 | 61.8 | +17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Jeffery | 486 | 29.9 | −25.7 |
| | Green | Francesca Chetta | 126 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Patria | Andrew Emerson | 9 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 519 | 31.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,626 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Chichester East by-election, 24 June 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Brisbane | 430 | 43.0 | +24.7 |
| | Conservative | Jane Kilby | 310 | 31.0 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Clare Walsh | 261 | 26.1 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,001 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |