# 2011 Arun District Council election

Elections to Arun District Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect members to the council.
The incumbent Conservative administration won an 11th election in a row, capitalising on a poor national performance by the Liberal Democrats by gaining five of their seats - Bognor Reigs Hotham, Bognor Reigs Orchard, Littlehampton Beach, Littlehampton River and Wick with Toddington, as well as gaining one previously held by an independent member in Bersted. The Conservatives also gained one seat, Littlehampton River, from Labour, but this was offset by Labour gaining Bognor Regis Pevensey from the Conservatives.

## Election result

Arun Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 48 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 85.7 | 61.2 | 58,646 | +1.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 7.1 | 17.7 | 16,926 | -0.5% |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 | 12.7 | 12,146 | +2.2% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2,371 | -2.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.9 | 4,683 | +0.2% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.9 | 821 | -0.6% |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 298 | -0.3% |

## Ward results

Aldwick East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Brown | 1,310 | 33.0 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Robin Brown | 1,226 | 30.9 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Toovey | 320 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darrell Hardy | 302 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Collier | 283 | 7.1 | −1.4 |
| | Independent | Stella Coppard | 268 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Dawson | 264 | 6.6 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,973 | 53.0 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aldwick West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phil Hitchens | 1,506 | 41.1 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Jacqui Maconachie | 1,305 | 35.6 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lee | 443 | 12.1 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Smith | 410 | 11.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,664 | 51.9 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Angmering (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Bicknell | 1,520 | 23.8 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | Julie Hazlehurst | 1,404 | 22.0 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative | Dudley Wensley | 1,324 | 20.8 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Bichard | 550 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Peter Slowe | 538 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| | Independent | Don Harris | 524 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| | UKIP | Julia Longhurst | 517 | 8.1 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,377 | 44.8 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Arundel (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Don Ayling | 1,006 | 31.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Paul Dendle | 987 | 31.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Peter Moss | 475 | 15.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Julie Buckle | 347 | 11.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wedderburn | 198 | 6.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Vanner | 148 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,161 | 51.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Barnham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Goad | 2,012 | 27.9 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | John Charles | 1,699 | 23.6 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | Dougal Maconachie | 1,415 | 19.7 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Parvin | 691 | 9.6 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anchorette Parvin-Blackstone | 597 | 8.3 | −6.3 |
| | UKIP | Tricia Wales | 543 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | BNP | John Robinson | 244 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,201 | 44.0 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Beach (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dr James Walsh | 746 | 22.5 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative | Emma Neno | 732 | 22.0 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Jill Long | 593 | 17.9 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Wiltshire | 575 | 17.3 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Monica Dibble | 232 | 7.0 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | Brian Dawe | 230 | 6.9 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Derek Lansdale | 214 | 6.4 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,382 | 46.8 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Bersted (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Smee | 833 | 17.0 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Adam Cunard | 820 | 16.7 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon McDougall | 776 | 15.8 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Lury | 668 | 13.6 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Berni Millam | 498 | 10.1 | −3.5 |
| | UKIP | Ann Rapnik | 479 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Ian McIsacc | 434 | 8.8 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Michelle White | 405 | 8.2 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,913 | 36.4 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brookfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joyce Bowyer | 718 | 24.5 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Alan Gammon | 651 | 22.2 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Bennett | 377 | 12.8 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Edwards | 315 | 10.7 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Henry | 315 | 10.7 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | Robert East | 286 | 9.7 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen McConnell | 274 | 9.3 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,936 | 37.6 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Preston with Kingston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ricky Bower | 2,005 | 29.2 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Terry Chapman | 1,902 | 27.7 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Wilde | 1,795 | 26.1 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Schlich | 628 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Brown | 539 | 7.8 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,869 | 47.9 | +5.1 |
| | 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 | 1,283 | 41.0 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | John Holman | 1,133 | 36.2 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Claire Jones | 280 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Gale | 220 | 7.0 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Thorpe | 213 | 6.8 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,129 | 47.4 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Felpham West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gill Madeley | 1,077 | 33.8 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Elaine Stainton | 970 | 30.4 | +4.3 |
| | UKIP | George Stride | 407 | 12.8 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roslyn Kissell | 298 | 9.4 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Sampford | 252 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Hibbert | 182 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,186 | 26.7 | −12.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ferring (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Elkins | 1,597 | 38.4 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Colin Oliver-Redgate | 1,491 | 35.8 | −5.0 |
| | Labour | Ed Miller | 594 | 14.3 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Steve O'Donnell | 478 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,160 | 57.4 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Findon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Jones | 682 | 65.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Mark Weaver | 183 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Boulton | 181 | 17.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,046 | 50.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Northeast | 494 | 20.5 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Tony Squires | 494 | 20.5 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | Marian Ayres | 427 | 17.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Delma Mayer-Pezhanzki | 313 | 13.0 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Leggatt | 204 | 8.5 | −8.9 |
| | UKIP | Shirley Western | 169 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Purchese | 112 | 4.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Jenny Weights | 110 | 4.6 | −14.3 |
| | Liberal | Bill Weights | 85 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,408 | 36.6 | +8.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hotham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Warr | 534 | 20.9 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | David Edwards | 529 | 20.7 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wells | 502 | 19.7 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Reynolds | 438 | 17.2 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Jones | 246 | 9.6 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Makinson | 198 | 7.8 | −2.6 |
| | BNP | Patrick Radbourne | 106 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,553 | 36.8 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Marine (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jim Brooks | 605 | 29.4 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Evans | 539 | 26.2 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Meagher | 271 | 13.2 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kerrigan | 253 | 12.3 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Adam Vernone | 252 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | BNP | Gloria Mowatt | 136 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,056 | 37.1 | +6.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Middleton-on-Sea (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Oakley | 1,274 | 36.8 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Wotherspoon | 1,127 | 32.5 | −8.0 |
| | UKIP | Joan Phillips | 397 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Eddie Walsh | 298 | 8.6 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Hutchinson | 188 | 5.4 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Foster | 180 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,464 | 49.9 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Orchard (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Oppler | 617 | 27.1 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Daniells | 447 | 19.6 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Biss | 437 | 19.2 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Jan Cosgrove | 330 | 13.5 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Simon Mouatt | 270 | 11.9 | +4.9 |
| | BNP | Albert Bodle | 175 | 7.7 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,276 | 34.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Pagham and Rose Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Len Brown | 1,523 | 24.2 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Dawn Hall | 1,405 | 22.3 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Ash Patel | 1,275 | 20.3 | −0.1 |
| | UKIP | Janet Taylor | 503 | 8.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Pauline Nash | 488 | 7.8 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Sue Harris | 318 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Burt | 292 | 4.6 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Passingham | 255 | 4.1 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Skinner | 237 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,296 | 44.5 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pevensey (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Bence | 511 | 18.9 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Roger Nash | 470 | 17.4 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Bill Smee | 458 | 17.0 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Simon Holland | 421 | 15.6 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kim Davis | 366 | 13.6 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve White | 312 | 11.6 | −0.4 |
| | BNP | Mike Witchell | 160 | 5.9 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,698 | 39.7 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
River (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Britton | 444 | 18.8 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Jacky Pendleton | 385 | 16.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | George O'Neill | 348 | 14.7 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Buckland | 325 | 13.8 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Daniel Goddard | 293 | 12.4 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Steeles | 197 | 8.3 | −6.0 |
| | UKIP | Mary Lees | 190 | 8.0 | −0.4 |
| | Independent | CK Alexander | 181 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,636 | 37.8 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Rustington East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Tyler | 1,402 | 38.9 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Philippa Bower | 1,392 | 38.6 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Richards | 416 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Tony Dines | 398 | 11.0 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,608 | 48.9 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rustington West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Florence Harrison | 2,014 | 28.3 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Mike Clayden | 1,950 | 27.4 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Ray Steward | 1,632 | 22.9 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Val Capon | 806 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Adrian Midgley | 714 | 10.0 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,116 | 47.2 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Walberton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Dingemans | 826 | 67.6 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Fletcher | 219 | 17.9 | −0.9 |
| | UKIP | Jeannie Dunning | 176 | 14.4 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,221 | 54.2 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wick with Toddington (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Caffyn | 780 | 26.0 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Carol Emberson | 690 | 23.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alan Butcher | 453 | 15.1 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Bill Mears | 407 | 13.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Botting | 327 | 11.0 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jones | 240 | 8.0 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal | Elliott Weights | 103 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,000 | 39.1 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Yapton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Haymes | 1,050 | 36.3 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Angus Mcintyre | 819 | 28.3 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | Alice Jackson | 406 | 14.0 | +6.9 |
| | UKIP | Derek Ambler | 320 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Roberts | 300 | 10.4 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,895 | 41.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |