# Chichester East (ward)

Chichester East is an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England, and returns two members to sit on Chichester District Council.

## Ward Profile

Chichester East ward is one of four wards within the city of Chichester, along with Chichester North, Chichester South and Chichester West. Since the formation of Chichester District Council in 1973, the ward has been a Liberal Democrat stronghold. In May 2015, the Conservative party candidates won all three seats for the first time.

### Population

In 2011, the population of Chichester East was 8,480, representing 7.5% of the total population of the Chichester District. It is the largest ward by population in the Chichester District.
The ward has a far higher proportion of ethnic minorities than average in the District. Approximately 7.8% of the population in the ward is an ethnic minority, compared to 3.1% in the District.
Chichester East has a lower proportion of owner-occupied housing than the District, with 41.5% owning their own home in the ward compared to 67.2% in the District.

## Boundaries
### Boundary review

In March 2016, following a review of the ward structures, Chichester District Council proposed increasing the number of wards in the city from four to five. The proposal would reduce the number of members from three to two, with a reduction in the size of the electorate of approximately 1,500. The new proposed ward would cover five areas:
* The area between St Pancras and The Hornet east of Needlemakers and the triangle bounded by New Park Road, Spitalfield Lane, and St Pancras.
* The Swanfield Estate.
* The area between Green Lane and the by-pass bounded by Oving Road and Westhampnett Road.
* South side of Oving Road.
* The Bostock Road area and the arc south of Kingsmead Avenue.

## Councillors

| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 2023 | Bill Brisbane | Liberal Democrat | Rhys Chant | Liberal Democrat | | |
| 2021* | Bill Brisbane | Liberal Democrat | Sarah Lishman | Labour |
| 2019 | Kevin Hughes | Labour | Sarah Lishman | Labour | | |
| 2015 | Jane Kilby | Conservative | Thomas Dempster | Conservative | Les Hixson | Conservative |
| 2011 | Quentin Cox | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | Michael Woolley | Liberal Democrat |
| 2007 | Quentin Cox | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | Susan Fairley | Liberal Democrat |
| 2003 | Quentin Cox | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | Eva French | Liberal Democrat |
| 1999 | Quentin Cox | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | Eva French | Liberal Democrat |
| 1995 | Colin Tupper | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | Eva French | Liberal Democrat |
| 1991 | Colin Tupper | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | Eva French | Liberal Democrat |
| 1987 | Colin Tupper | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | Eva French | Liberal Democrat |
| 1983 | Colin Tupper | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | Eva French | Liberal Democrat |
| 1979 | Colin Tupper | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | P Combes | Liberal Democrat |
| 1976 | J Finlay | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | P Combes | Liberal Democrat |
| 1973 | M Pigot | Liberal Democrat | Tony French | Liberal Democrat | P Combes | Liberal Democrat |

## Election results

Chichester District Council Election 2019: Chichester East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Garry Hughes* | 462 | 17.7 |
| | Labour | Sarah Carol Lishman* | 441 | 16.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Carl Spink | 380 | 14.5 |
| | Conservative | Jane Louise Kilby | 355 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Francis Hughes | 283 | 10.8 |
| | Green | Pauline Gaskin | 279 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Woolley | 246 | 9.4 |
| | UKIP | Terrence Leonard Walters | 146 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | 30.99 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Chichester District Council Election 2015: Chichester East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jane Louise Kilby* | 1381 | 16.53 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Henry Dempster* | 1328 | 15.90 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Ronald Hixson* | 1214 | 14.54 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Quentin James Robson Cox | 1184 | 14.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony John French | 1161 | 13.90 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Earnshaw-Mansell | 1044 | 12.50 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Woolley | 1040 | 12.45 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8352 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3631 | 57.15 |
Chichester District Council Election 2011: Chichester East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Quentin Robson Cox* | 1103 | 27.75 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony French* | 1085 | 27.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Woolley* | 1082 | 27.22 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Earnshaw-Mansell | 705 | 17.74 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3975 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
Chichester District Council Election 2007: Chichester East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Quentin Robson Cox* | 777 | 19.37 | +0.37 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony French* | 768 | 19.15 | +0.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Fairley* | 754 | 18.80 | |
| | Conservative | Hilary Anne Flynn | 541 | 13.49 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Newton-Lewis | 541 | 13.49 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Pettigrew | 422 | 10.51 | |
| | Labour | June Mary Leonard | 208 | 5.19 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4011 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1555 | 26.84 | |
Chichester District Council Election 2003: Chichester East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Quentin Robson Cox* | 653 | 19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony John French* | 639 | 18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eva Marliese French* | 635 | 18.5 |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Elizabeth Harris | 304 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Gina Margaret Simpson | 283 | 8.2 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Degge Wilmot Sitwell | 247 | 7.2 |
| | Green | Josephine Eckhard | 191 | 5.6 |
| | Labour | Peter John Nutt | 191 | 5.6 |
| | Labour | John Smith | 156 | 4.5 |
| | Labour | Doris Bryson Walton | 141 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3440 | 24.5 |
Chichester District Council By-Election 7 May 1998: Chichester East :
| 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 | | |
    * Elected