# 2015 Arun District Council election

The Arun District Council elections, 2015 took place on Thursday 7 May 2015, electing all 54 members of the council, and taking place alongside a general election and other local elections in England.
From the previous election, the council had undergone boundary changes which had reduced their number by 2. One councillor in Bersted had defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Green Party, bringing in the first Green councillor on Arun since the authority was formed in 1973.
Following the elections, the Conservatives held control of the council for their 12th term of office, with Cllr Gill Brown continuing as leader.

## Election result

Arun District Council Election Result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 42 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 77.8% | 41.6% | 38,322 | -9.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 9.3% | 13.7% | 12,627 | -5.0% |
| UKIP | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7.4% | 22.5% | 20,695 | +14.0% |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3.7% | 7.7% | 7,081 | +3.4% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1.9% | 10.9% | 9,999 | -4.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3.6% | 3,341 | +3.6% |

## Ward results
### Aldwick East

Aldwick East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Trevor Bence* | 1,619 | |
| | Conservative | Gillian Brown* | 1,536 | |
| | UKIP | Michael Warden | 919 | |
| | Independent | Malcolm Daniells | 705 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wells | 688 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.57 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Aldwick West

Aldwick West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Phil Hitchens* | 1,962 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqui Maconachie* | 1,397 | |
| | UKIP | John Wedderburn | 1122 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenton Batley | 698 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Gale | 635 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Angmering & Findon

Angmering & Findon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Bicknell* | 2,963 | |
| | Conservative | Dudley Wensley* | 2,325 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Cooper* | 2,212 | |
| | UKIP | Mark Dyson | 1418 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bliss | 998 | |
| | Labour | Alison Baker | 887 | |
| | Green | Lionel Smith | 796 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Taylor | 706 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.78 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Arundel & Walberton

Arundel & Walberton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Dendle* | 2,691 | |
| | Conservative | Norman Dingemans* | 2,448 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Wheal | 1,994 | |
| | Independent | Jeremy Johnstone | 1166 | |
| | UKIP | Tricia Wales | 1151 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Wood | 938 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.94 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Barnham

Barnham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Ballard | 1,994 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hughes | 1,644 | |
| | Conservative | John Charles* | 1,491 | |
| | UKIP | Tony Dixon | 1187 | |
| | Independent | Ian Truin | 1115 | |
| | UKIP | Graham Draper | 1041 | |
| | Green | Isabel Thurston | 1033 | |
| | Labour | Alwyn Dow | 710 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.70 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Beach

Beach (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Walsh* | 1,671 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dan Purchese | 1,434 | |
| | Conservative | Jill Long | 786 | |
| | Labour | Steve McConnell | 260 | |
| | Labour | Ron Felpts | 245 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Bersted

Bersted (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Bence | 1,625 | |
| | UKIP | Ann Rapnik | 1,497 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Pendleton | 1,156 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Woodall | 798 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Dawes | 795 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Young | 667 | |
| | Green | Simon McDougall* | 647 | |
| | Green | Susan Livett | 577 | |
| | Green | Martin Lury | 525 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Brookfield

Brookfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Gammon* | 1,363 | |
| | Conservative | Mick Warren | 1,029 | |
| | UKIP | Geoff Holloway | 825 | |
| | Labour | Bill Mears | 521 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anchorette Parvin-Blackstone | 509 | |
| | Labour | Mary Mears | 444 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.69 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Courtwick with Toddington

Courtwick with Toddington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Marian Ayers | 1,415 | |
| | UKIP | Victoria Rhodes | 991 | |
| | Labour | Mike Northeast* | 876 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Squires | 866 | |
| | Labour | George O'Neill | 709 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Foster | 694 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Graydon | 469 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Leggatt | 375 | |
| | Independent | David Jones | 368 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### East Preston

East Preston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Bower* | 2,921 | |
| | Conservative | Terence Chapman* | 2,909 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Clayden | 2,326 | |
| | UKIP | Teresa Bullock | 1439 | |
| | Labour | Tony Dines | 1081 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.90 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Felpham East

Felpham East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Edwards | 1,586 | |
| | Conservative | Paul English* | 1,283 | |
| | UKIP | Richard Eldred | 961 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Hibbert | 599 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Blanchard-Cooper | 457 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.84 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Felpham West

Felpham West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gill Madeley* | 1,505 | |
| | Conservative | Elaine Stainton* | 1,186 | |
| | UKIP | Graham Jones | 960 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Chapman | 498 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Thorpe | 429 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.67 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ferring

Ferring (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Elkins* | 1,950 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Oliver-Redgate* | 1,699 | |
| | UKIP | Helen O'Connor-Dixon | 762 | |
| | Labour | Steve O'Donnell | 523 | |
| | Labour | Michael Brown | 476 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.67 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hotham

Hotham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Reynolds | 849 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wells | 770 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janina Cooper | 593 | |
| | Labour | Pauline Nash | 340 | |
| | Labour | Simon Mouatt | 326 | |
| | Green | David Meagher | 289 | |
| | Green | Conrad Meagher | 262 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.79 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Marine

Marine (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jim Brooks* | 994 | |
| | Conservative | Dougal Maconachie | 857 | |
| | UKIP | Martin Lineham | 774 | |
| | Labour | Richard Dawson | 631 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.80 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Middleton-on-Sea

Middleton-on-Sea (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barbara Oakley | 1,651 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Wotherspoon | 1,354 | |
| | UKIP | Joan Phillips | 1063 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hearn | 524 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Toovey | 498 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.80 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Orchard

Orchard (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Oppler* | 963 | |
| | Conservative | Leonard Brown* | 884 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Toovey | 693 | |
| | Labour | Jan Cosgrove | 596 | |
| | Labour | Michelle White | 430 | |
| | | Pawel Kozuchowski | 93 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.56 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pagham

Pagham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anita Dawn Hall* | 1,894 | |
| | Conservative | Ashvinkumar Patel* | 1,374 | |
| | UKIP | Tony Sutcliffe | 1365 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Morrish | 749 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Warr | 505 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.70 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pevensey

Pevensey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pat Dillon | 802 | |
| | Independent | Sandra Daniells | 778 | |
| | Independent | Adam Cunard | 691 | |
| | Labour | Roger Nash* | 578 | |
| | Labour | Gilbert Cockburn | 464 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### River

River (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Buckland | 1,239 | |
| | Conservative | George Blampied | 1,172 | |
| | UKIP | Colin Cates | 1,009 | |
| | Independent | Malcolm Belchamber | 1002 | |
| | Labour | Alan Butcher | 844 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Rickeard | 751 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Tester | 608 | |
| | Labour | Bernie May | 600 | |
| | Green | David Austin | 576 | |
| | Labour | Maralyn May | 570 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.03 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Rustington East

Rustington East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Emma Neno | 1,509 | 30.7% |
| | Conservative | Graham Tyler* | 1,394 | 28.4% |
| | UKIP | Stewart England | 802 | 16.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Bennett | 421 | 8.6% |
| | Labour | Adrian Midgley | 413 | 8.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Richards | 378 | 7.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,917 | 68.13 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rustington West

Rustington West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Phillipa Bower | 2,362 | |
| | Conservative | Pauline Harrison-Horn | 2,284 | |
| | Conservative | Stella Porter | 1,847 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Davis | 1267 | |
| | Independent | Alison Cooper | 860 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Purchese | 808 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Stapley | 801 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Calvert | 675 | |
| | | Joby Akira | 203 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.29 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Yapton

Yapton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Haymes* | 1,962 | |
| | UKIP | Derek Ambler | 1,183 | |
| | Conservative | Gary Markwell | 1125 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 65.50 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | |