# 2007 Chichester District Council election

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control with an increased majority.

## Election result

Chichester District Council Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 34 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 70.8 | 52.9 | 32,611 | +8.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 22.9 | 32.5 | 20,005 | -5.5 |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 5,850 | +7.2 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1,595 | -6.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1,336 | -2.6 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 247 | +0.4 |
1 Conservative candidate was unopposed.
The +/- in seats is calculated after any by-election results since the last full council election. The +/- in vote % is calculated from the % at the last full council election.
| 34 | 11 | 3 |
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat | I. |

## Ward results

Bosham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David John Myers | 848 | 33.4 |
| | Conservative | Myles Antony Cullen | 846 | 33.4 |
| | Independent | Cliff Archer | 628 | 24.8 |
| | UKIP | Alicia Ruth Denny | 113 | 4.5 |
| | UKIP | Douglas Denny | 101 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1471 | 43.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Boxgrove (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Potter | 559 | 68.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Wright | 260 | 31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 819 | 47.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Bury (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Eileen Wade-Weeks | 439 | 55.3 |
| | Independent | Susan Mary Hallock | 355 | 44.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 794 | 44.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Chichester East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Quentin Robson Cox | 777 | 19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony John French | 768 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Fairley | 754 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Anne Flynn | 541 | 13.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Newton-Lewis | 541 | 13.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Pettigrew | 422 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | June Mary Leonard | 208 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1555 | 26.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Chichester North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Charles James | 1055 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Ian King | 1006 | 16.4 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Roberts | 969 | 15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Hooley | 940 | 15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Edward Plowman | 925 | 15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edith Pingree | 891 | 14.5 |
| | UKIP | Michael Mason | 191 | 3.1 |
| | Labour | Janet Cynthia Miller | 173 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2155 | 47.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Chichester South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Mary Dorothy Scicluna | 812 | 17.4 |
| | Conservative | Pam Dignum | 725 | 15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan David Chaplin | 690 | 14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Siggs | 687 | 14.7 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Joan Rees | 663 | 14.2 |
| | Conservative | Estelle Flora Strong | 651 | 14.0 |
| | UKIP | Nigel Degge Wilmot Sitwell | 232 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | Malcolm John Few | 199 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1696 | 33.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Chichester West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Raymond Shone | 649 | 22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Margaret Apel | 646 | 22.2 |
| | Conservative | Martyn John Bell | 554 | 19.1 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Whitehead | 509 | 17.5 |
| | BNP | Andrew Emerson | 137 | 4.7 |
| | BNP | Ray Lewis Fallick | 110 | 3.8 |
| | Labour | John Baker | 102 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | Catherine Mair Beach | 102 | 3.5 |
| | UKIP | James McCulloch | 96 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1507 | 39.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Donnington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Ridd | 528 | 67.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan George Wells | 256 | 32.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 784 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Easebourne (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Hamilton | 576 | 78.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arely Green | 159 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 735 | 39.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
East Wittering (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sevey Mastronardi | 575 | 21.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Clementson | 574 | 21.6 |
| | Independent | Bob Norris | 517 | 19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Ellen Green | 491 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Green | 381 | 14.3 |
| | Labour | Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan | 122 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1531 | 38.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
Fernhurst (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Heather Penelope Caird | 997 | 34.3 |
| | Conservative | Norma Graves | 645 | 22.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Moncrieff | 557 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Spencer Bonnett | 362 | 12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Dennis Martin-Jenkins | 347 | 11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1568 | 40.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Fishbourne (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Geoffrey Frank Moss | 674 | 73.0 |
| | Conservative | Ann Myers | 249 | 27.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 923 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Funtington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julie Tassell | 726 | 76.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cooper Rankin | 224 | 24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 950 | 44.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Harting (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Andrew Michael Shaxson | 609 | 72.4 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Elizabeth Baker | 232 | 28.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 841 | 49.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Lavant (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Robert Homan Smith | 362 | 59.7 |
| | Conservative | John Elliott | 244 | 40.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 606 | 36.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Midhurst (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nick Thomas | 805 | 30.4 |
| | Conservative | Brian John Weekes | 799 | 30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Russell Fowler | 565 | 21.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lavinia Mary Harvey | 477 | 18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1376 | 34.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
North Mundham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Quigley | 436 | 62.1 |
| | Conservative | Jane Kilby | 266 | 37.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 702 | 41.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Petworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janet Elizabeth Duncton | 1053 | 39.1 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Lintill | 952 | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Jenkins | 373 | 13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Gillian Alderson Perschke | 318 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1446 | 38.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Plaistow (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian James Hooton | 1026 | 39.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Mackey | 977 | 37.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Elizabeth Bonnett | 288 | 11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ernest John Cooper | 287 | 11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1364 | 36.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Rogate (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Ernest Delacour Mason | 695 | 73.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin George Campbell | 255 | 26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 950 | 47.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Selsey North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Melva Kathleen Bateman | 880 | 15.8 |
| | Conservative | John Charles Patrick Connor | 835 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Bev Tinson | 796 | 14.3 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Frederick George Codd | 554 | 9.9 |
| | Independent | Dee Caldwell | 496 | 8.9 |
| | Independent | Linda Irene Bowman | 494 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacq Cook | 376 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane-Marie McQueen | 300 | 5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Libby Kendall | 274 | 4.9 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Edward Wilkinson | 174 | 3.1 |
| | Labour | Margaret Dyer | 147 | 2.6 |
| | Labour | Sidney William Arthur Hoy | 134 | 2.4 |
| | Labour | Micheline Margaret Lawson | 121 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1989 | 38.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Selsey South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Fred Robertson | 617 | 21.7 |
| | Independent | Roland O'Brien | 541 | 19.0 |
| | Conservative | Albert Edward Vines | 538 | 18.9 |
| | Conservative | John Thomas Curtis | 531 | 18.7 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Arthur Smith | 178 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Graves | 162 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Edward Shade | 114 | 4.0 |
| | Labour | Ian Bell | 88 | 3.1 |
| | Labour | Wendy Virginia Pengelly | 72 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1484 | 41.3 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Sidlesham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Mary Tull | 393 | 53.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Joy Pound | 338 | 46.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 731 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Southbourne (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Hamilton Hicks | 970 | 18.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert James Hayes | 961 | 18.4 |
| | Conservative | Mary Marrs | 913 | 17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Gowlett | 828 | 15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Gowlett | 827 | 15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Charles MacDougall | 716 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1862 | 33.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Stedham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Lorraine Cherry | 659 | 80.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Teresa Eleanor Campbell | 162 | 19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 821 | 45.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Tangmere (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Punnett | 335 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Atlee | 317 | 48.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 652 | 36.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Westbourne (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maureen Eleanor Elliott | 445 | 72.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Myra Cecil | 172 | 27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 617 | 36.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
West Wittering (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pieter Montyn | 1096 | 32.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Edward Jones | 1030 | 30.9 |
| | Independent | David Hopson | 482 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Walter Tilbury | 347 | 10.4 |
| | UKIP | Roger Lewis Wilson | 251 | 7.5 |
| | Labour | Gordon Trevor Churchill | 127 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1823 | 45.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wisborough Green (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Harry Field (Re-elected Unopposed) | n/a | n/a | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-Election results

See Chichester local elections for by-election results since this Council election.