# 2007 Arun District Council election

The 2007 Arun District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Arun District Council in West Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Election result

Arun Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 42 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 75.0 | 59.8 | 46,828 | +7.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 14,229 | -10.1% |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 5.4 | 10.5 | 8,196 | -3.4% |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3,839 | +0.5% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 3,694 | +4.1% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1,143 | +1.5% |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 435 | +0.6% |
3 Conservative candidates were unopposed.

## Ward results

Aldwick East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Brown | 1,110 | 32.4 | |
| | Conservative | Robin Brown | 1,001 | 29.2 | |
| | Independent | Jim Ramage | 695 | 20.3 | |
| | UKIP | Thomas Collier | 293 | 8.5 | |
| | Labour | Jerry Tomlinson | 168 | 4.9 | |
| | Labour | Eddie Walsh | 161 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,428 | 45.3 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aldwick West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frances Coleman | 1,239 | 37.1 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqui Maconachie | 1,090 | 32.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Dodd | 534 | 16.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Smith | 481 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,344 | 43.1 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Angmering (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Bicknell | 1,380 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Hazelhurst | 1,318 | 29.2 | |
| | Conservative | Dudley Wensley | 1,188 | 26.3 | |
| | UKIP | Mike Hill-Smith | 624 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,510 | 33.5 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Arundel (2) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Don Ayling | unopposed | N/A |
| Conservative | Paul Dendle | unopposed | N/A |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Barnham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Goad | 1,533 | 31.5 | |
| | Conservative | Melissa Briggs | 1,512 | 31.1 | |
| | Conservative | Dougal Maconachie | 1,105 | 22.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Don Eldridge | 711 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,861 | 34.4 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Beach (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Walsh | 959 | 33.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Wiltshire | 799 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative | Emma Neno | 710 | 25.1 | |
| | UKIP | Robert East | 212 | 7.5 | |
| | Labour | Monica Dibble | 152 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,832 | 44.3 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bersted (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Smee | 884 | 20.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon McDougall | 841 | 19.5 | |
| | Independent | Sylvia Olliver | 733 | 17.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Lury | 723 | 16.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Berni Millam | 585 | 13.6 | |
| | Labour | Jackie Hutchinson | 284 | 6.6 | |
| | Labour | Les Rich | 262 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,312 | 32.3 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Brookfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joyce Bowyer | 543 | 21.9 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Gammon | 515 | 20.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Richards | 390 | 15.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Richards | 374 | 15.1 | |
| | Labour | David Dyball | 283 | 11.4 | |
| | Labour | Steve McConnell | 209 | 8.4 | |
| | UKIP | Mike Spencer | 161 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,475 | 31.1 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
East Preston with Kingston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Bower | 1,615 | 24.6 | |
| | Conservative | Terence Chapman | 1,590 | 24.2 | |
| | Conservative | Dennis Wilde | 1,444 | 22.0 | |
| | Independent | Eileen Rankin | 578 | 8.8 | |
| | Independent | John Rankin | 565 | 8.6 | |
| | UKIP | Clive Maltby | 438 | 6.7 | |
| | Labour | Frazer Palmer | 333 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,563 | 42.8 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Felpham East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul English | 1,004 | 43.9 | |
| | Conservative | John Holman | 920 | 40.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Hotston | 362 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,286 | 35.8 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Felpham West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Stainton | 810 | 29.1 | |
| | Conservative | Elaine Stainton | 726 | 26.1 | |
| | Independent | Michael Harvey | 585 | 21.0 | |
| | UKIP | George Stride | 333 | 12.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roslyn Kissell | 330 | 11.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,784 | 38.7 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ferring (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Elkins | 1,447 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Oliver-Redgate | 1,340 | 40.8 | |
| | Labour | Ed Miller | 501 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,288 | 50.3 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Findon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Barnett | unopposed | N/A | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Squires | 448 | 24.1 | |
| | Labour | Mike Northeast | 396 | 21.3 | |
| | Liberal | Jenny Weights | 352 | 18.9 | |
| | Conservative | Delma Mayer-Pezhanzki | 338 | 18.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Watton | 324 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | 28.3 | +7.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hotham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wells | 591 | 22.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Warr | 580 | 22.0 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Gardiner | 460 | 17.4 | |
| | Conservative | Samantha Gibbons | 458 | 17.4 | |
| | Labour | Michael Jones | 275 | 10.4 | |
| | Labour | Roger Nash | 275 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,639 | 34.6 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Marine (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jim Brooks | 456 | 20.0 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Evans | 450 | 19.7 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Fyfe | 419 | 18.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Harding | 346 | 15.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hayward | 315 | 13.8 | |
| | Labour | Pauline Nash | 159 | 7.0 | |
| | Labour | Simon Mouatt | 139 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,284 | 30.5 | +3.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Middleton-on-Sea (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Wotherspoon | 1,399 | 40.5 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Oakley | 1,398 | 40.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Chapman | 335 | 9.7 | |
| | Labour | Michael Jones | 161 | 4.7 | |
| | Labour | Michelle White | 159 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,452 | 42.1 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Orchard (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Oppler | 540 | 22.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Biss | 466 | 19.1 | |
| | BNP | Albert Bodle | 292 | 12.0 | |
| | Conservative | Jill Ostler | 277 | 11.3 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Ostler | 259 | 10.6 | |
| | BNP | John Bullen | 253 | 10.4 | |
| | Labour | Teresa Rich | 184 | 7.5 | |
| | Labour | Jasper Richmond | 170 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,441 | 30.2 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Pagham and Rose Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leonard Brown | 1,435 | 23.0 | |
| | Conservative | Dawn Hall | 1,430 | 22.9 | |
| | Conservative | Ash Patel | 1,274 | 20.4 | |
| | UKIP | Don Porter | 508 | 8.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Burt | 430 | 6.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Passingham | 400 | 6.4 | |
| | Labour | Anne-Marie Norman | 289 | 4.6 | |
| | Labour | Jim Millar | 256 | 4.1 | |
| | Labour | Paul Kottaun | 215 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,237 | 37.9 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pevensey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Trevor Bence | 451 | 16.4 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Daniells | 448 | 16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Gillibrand | 340 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Meagher | 331 | 12.0 |
| | BNP | Mike Witchell | 311 | 11.3 |
| | Labour | Jan Cosgrove | 306 | 11.1 |
| | BNP | Patricia Witchell | 287 | 10.4 |
| | Labour | Simon Holland | 283 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 | 36.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
River (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Butler | 355 | 17.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Buckland | 326 | 15.9 | |
| | Conservative | Laurence Forster | 308 | 15.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anchorette Blackstone | 294 | 14.3 | |
| | Labour | Wendy Squires | 286 | 13.9 | |
| | UKIP | Norma Baker | 173 | 8.4 | |
| | Independent | Annabell Alexander | 126 | 6.1 | |
| | Independent | Jo Burton-Green | 101 | 4.9 | |
| | Liberal | Bill Weights | 83 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,052 | 31.2 | +0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Rustington East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Tyler | 1,316 | 44.7 | |
| | Conservative | Philippa Bower | 1,286 | 43.7 | |
| | Labour | Adrian Midgley | 340 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,942 | 41.6 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rustington West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Florence Harrison | 1,532 | 27.5 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Clayden | 1,501 | 27.0 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Steward | 1,478 | 26.6 | |
| | UKIP | Janet Penn | 659 | 11.9 | |
| | Labour | Tony Dines | 391 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,561 | 38.3 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Walberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Dingemans | 724 | 71.8 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Fletcher | 190 | 18.8 | −8.9 |
| | UKIP | Jimmy Dunning | 94 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 53.0 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,008 | 44.5 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wick with Toddington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Caffyn | 563 | 25.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Botting | 444 | 19.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jones | 435 | 19.5 | |
| | Labour | George O'Neill | 298 | 13.3 | |
| | Labour | Alan Butcher | 296 | 13.2 | |
| | UKIP | Mary Lees | 199 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,235 | 36.6 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Yapton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Haymes | 826 | 36.3 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Forester | 774 | 34.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Gillibrand | 291 | 12.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Field | 162 | 7.1 | |
| | Labour | James Field | 162 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,275 | 31.1 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |