# 2003 Chichester District Council election

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 1 May 2003. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control.

## Election result

Chichester District Council Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 44.5 | 23,680 |
| Liberal Democrats | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.7 | 37.9 | 20,153 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1,220 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 4,913 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 2,559 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 715 |
1 Independent candidate was unopposed.
| 26 | 21 | 1 |
| Conservative | Liberal Democrat | I. |

## Ward results

Bosham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David John Myers | 649 | 26.2 |
| | Conservative | Myles Antony Cullen | 623 | 25.1 |
| | Independent | Clifford Michael Archer | 588 | 23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Patrick Lynch | 441 | 17.8 |
| | UKIP | Douglas Ernest Denny | 178 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2479 | 42.5 |
Boxgrove (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Norman Hall | 431 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | Jane Louise Chevis | 358 | 42.5 |
| | UKIP | Antony Edward Bird | 54 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 843 | 47.2 |
Bury (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Mary Hallock | 481 | 70.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ernest Wellstead | 205 | 29.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 686 | 38.7 |
Chichester East (3 seats) :
| 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 North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gloria Patricia Hooley | 1002 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edith Pingree | 961 | 17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Edward Plowman | 903 | 15.9 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Ian King | 731 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Hart Roberts | 715 | 12.6 |
| | Conservative | Timothy John Roberts | 640 | 11.3 |
| | UKIP | Michael Alan Mason | 205 | 3.6 |
| | Green | Valerie Anne Briginshaw | 173 | 3.1 |
| | Labour | David Morrison | 122 | 2.2 |
| | Labour | John Wallace Barr | 117 | 2.1 |
| | Labour | Frances Turner | 98 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5667 | 43.1 |
Chichester South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Mary Dorothy Scicluna | 876 | 20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan David Chaplin | 741 | 17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Siggs | 753 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative | Hilary Anne Flynn | 377 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy June Spirit | 365 | 8.5 |
| | Conservative | Robin William Bell | 336 | 7.9 |
| | Labour | John Bennett | 214 | 5.0 |
| | UKIP | Anne Patricia Craven | 159 | 3.7 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Earnshaw-Mansell | 154 | 3.6 |
| | Labour | Susan Mary Barnardo Bramwell-Smith | 151 | 3.5 |
| | Green | Prudence Dwyer | 149 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4275 | 31.1 |
Chichester West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Margaret Apel | 655 | 30.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Raymond Shone | 628 | 28.7 |
| | Conservative | Julie Ann Rooker | 414 | 19.0 |
| | UKIP | James McCulloch | 205 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | Andrew Emerson | 165 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | Margaret Denis | 116 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2183 | 33.2 |
Donnington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Ridd | 356 | 49.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan George Wells | 312 | 43.7 |
| | Labour | Micheline Lawson | 46 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 714 | 41.2 |
Easebourne (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Alan Fay | 344 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | Norma Dorothy Graves | 331 | 49.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 675 | 35.7 |
East Wittering (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Karen Marion Graham Clay | 524 | 25.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dr Mary Ellen Green | 485 | 23.2 |
| | Conservative | Thea Pauline Hucklesby | 412 | 19.7 |
| | Labour | Celia Anne Barlow | 221 | 10.6 |
| | Labour | Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan | 188 | 9.0 |
| | UKIP | Gordon Alexander Simpson | 148 | 7.2 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Susan Taylor | 109 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2087 | 35.1 |
Fernhurst (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cheason Mitchell | 718 | 25.9 |
| | Conservative | Heather Penelope Caird | 606 | 21.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Edwin Quinn | 593 | 21.4 |
| | Independent | Dr Mamdouh George Salameh | 450 | 16.2 |
| | Conservative | Nola Jane Hendon | 405 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2772 | 39.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Fishbourne (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Geoffrey Frank Moss | 607 | 73.1 |
| | Conservative | Clifford William Spawton | 223 | 26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 830 | 52.5 |
Funtington (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frank Ernest Garrett | 542 | 69.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cooper Rankin | 243 | 31.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 785 | 38.4 |
Harting (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrew Michael Shaxson (Re-elected Unopposed) | n/a | n/a | |
Lavant (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Robert Homan Smith | 442 | 72.9 |
| | Conservative | Mary Louise Goldsmith | 164 | 27.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 606 | 36.8 |
Midhurst (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Joseph Robert Cartwright | 678 | 30.1 |
| | Conservative | Brian John Weekes | 587 | 26.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Russell Fowler | 532 | 23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Humphrey Bourchier Devereux | 453 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2250 | 30.7 |
North Mundham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Quigley | 368 | 55.8 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Peter Dignum | 292 | 44.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 660 | 39.7 |
Petworth (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janet Elizabeth Duncton | 952 | 35.5 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Valerie Field | 808 | 30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Margaret Barstow | 477 | 17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Gillian Alderson Perschke | 442 | 16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2679 | 38.3 |
Plaistow (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian James Hooton | 677 | 31.9 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Malcolm Walker | 667 | 31.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ernest John Cooper | 397 | 18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Colville | 383 | 18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2124 | 30.9 |
Rogate (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Ann Janes | 531 | 60.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin George Campbell | 254 | 29.0 |
| | UKIP | Ashley Mote | 89 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 874 | 41.2 |
Selsey North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Melva Kathleen Bateman | 694 | 19.4 |
| | Conservative | Stewart Marr Adamson | 657 | 18.4 |
| | Conservative | Alan John Dyer | 615 | 17.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Bell | 457 | 12.8 |
| | Labour | Margaret Dyer | 451 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | Wendy Virginia Pengelly | 414 | 11.5 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Edward Wilkinson | 291 | 8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3579 | 28.3 |
Selsey South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Albert Edward Vines | 567 | 27.3 |
| | Conservative | John Thomas Curtis | 551 | 26.6 |
| | Labour | Janet Cynthia Miller | 324 | 15.6 |
| | UKIP | Bernard Arthur Smith | 321 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Sidney William Hoy | 312 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2075 | 33.3 |
Sidlesham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Joy Pound | 295 | 47.4 |
| | Independent | Patricia Mary Tull | 182 | 29.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Harvey Jaffa | 79 | 12.7 |
| | UKIP | Derek Hunnikin | 66 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 622 | 34.6 |
Southbourne (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Marrs | 743 | 16.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Hamilton Hicks | 739 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Gowlett | 684 | 14.8 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Charles Brown | 679 | 14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Richard Jennings | 623 | 13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penelope Anne Blackmore | 530 | 11.5 |
| | UKIP | Alicia Ruth Denny | 170 | 3.7 |
| | Labour | June Mary Leonard | 159 | 3.4 |
| | Labour | Duncan Hollowood | 149 | 3.2 |
| | Labour | Marguerite Lawrence | 145 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4621 | 30.7 |
Stedham (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Lorraine Cherry | 547 | 67.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel John Warner | 260 | 32.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 807 | 43.1 |
Tangmere (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Meyer | 258 | 52.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Newton-Lewis | 204 | 41.2 |
| | Labour | Andrew Young | 33 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 495 | 28.7 |
Westbourne (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maureen Eleanor Elliott | 391 | 63.7 |
| | Labour | John Baker | 122 | 19.9 |
| | UKIP | Reginald Rodger Willoughby Musgrave | 101 | 16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 614 | 36.5 |
West Wittering (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony John Davies | 938 | 31.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Edward Jones | 843 | 27.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Walter Tilbury | 346 | 11.5 |
| | UKIP | Roger Lewis Wilson | 325 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Green | 285 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | Gordon Trevor Churchill | 107 | 3.5 |
| | Green | Joan Marjorie Welch | 93 | 3.1 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Alex Newman | 81 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3018 | 40.8 |
Wisborough Green (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Harry Field | 481 | 61.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Edward Barstow | 299 | 38.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 780 | 40.8 |

## By-Election results

See Chichester local elections for by-election results after this election.