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Elections to West Sussex County Council were held on 1 May 1997 alongside a parliamentary general election. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservative Party regained control of the council from the Liberal Democrats who had governed since 1993 as a minority administration . Turnout across the county ranged from 57.7% in Richmond to 78.6% in Lindfield.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 37 | 52.11 | 42.90 | 177,848 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 24 | 33.80 | 33.10 | 137,191 | |||||
| Labour | 9 | 12.68 | 21.49 | 89,099 | |||||
| Independent | 1 | 1.41 | 1.68 | 6,494 | |||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.72 | 2,999 | ||
| Referendum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.08 | 327 | ||
| Worth Area Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.03 | 110 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sydney Little | 1,859 | 37.2 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Sims | 1,639 | 32.9 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Nigel Sweet | 1,491 | 29.9 | ||
| Majority | 220 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Clifford Robinson | 2,866 | 46.2 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Craghill | 2,070 | 33.3 | ||
| Labour | James Largue | 1,271 | 20.5 | ||
| Majority | 794 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Jones | 2,562 | 45.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jemima Robinson | 2,372 | 41.9 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Richard Knight | 733 | 12.9 | ||
| Majority | 190 | ||||
| Turnout | 69.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Elliott | 3,109 | 46.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Burtenshaw | 2,094 | 31.4 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Geoffrey Howitt | 1,463 | 21.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,015 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Brookes | 1,992 | 41.4 | ||
| Conservative | Mark McCarthy | 1,492 | 31.4 | ||
| Labour | Edward Luxford | 1,331 | 21.9 | ||
| Majority | 500 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Brian Whipp | 1,856 | 35.8 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Dunn | 1,827 | 35.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Deedman | 1,497 | 28.9 | ||
| Majority | 29 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Sedgwick | 3,165 | 63.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Hughes | 1,326 | 26.7 | ||
| Labour | Frank Levy | 482 | 9.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,839 | ||||
| Turnout | 78.1 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Winn | 3,149 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Barstow | 1,707 | 28.1 | ||
| Labour | David Jones | 1,221 | 20.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,442 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Olliver | 2,577 | 38.5 | ||
| Conservative | Gary Boucher | 2,171 | 32.4 | ||
| Labour | Jan Cosgrove | 1,948 | 29.1 | ||
| Majority | 406 | ||||
| Turnout | 67.5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robin Brown | 2,768 | 44.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Scutt | 2,444 | 39.4 | ||
| Labour | Gail Walker | 995 | 16.0 | ||
| Majority | 324 | ||||
| Turnout | 67.8 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dominica Smith | 3,035 | 54.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Walter Vanner | 1,621 | 29.2 | ||
| Labour | Alison McIsacc | 899 | 16.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,432 | ||||
| Turnout | 70.5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harold Hall | 3,199 | 56.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon McDougall | 1,896 | 33.4 | ||
| Labour | Thomas Oxtoby | 576 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,297 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Morrish | 1,975 | 39.7 | ||
| Conservative | Luke Parker | 1,610 | 32.4 | ||
| Labour | Derek Fane | 1,388 | 27.9 | ||
| Majority | 365 | ||||
| Turnout | 63.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George O'Neill | 2,113 | 44.9 | ||
| Conservative | John Forster | 1,508 | 32.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Jones | 1,087 | 23.1 | ||
| Majority | 606 | ||||
| Turnout | 63.7 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elizabeth Newell | 2,022 | 34.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Roberts | 1,730 | 29.1 | ||
| Labour | David Dyball | 1,711 | 28.7 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Hawkes | 492 | 8.3 | ||
| Majority | 292 | ||||
| Turnout | 63.7 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Betteridge | 2,566 | 45.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Matthews | 1,989 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | Peter Found | 884 | 15.7 | ||
| Independent | Marjorie Widdowson | 202 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 577 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Gillings | 3,409 | 49.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Oppler | 1,914 | 27.9 | ||
| Labour | Michael Jones | 1,531 | 22.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,576 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Moor | 3,610 | 54.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Richards | 2,070 | 31.4 | ||
| Labour | Peter Nightingale | 914 | 13.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,540 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Walsh | 2,802 | 45.2 | ||
| Conservative | Phillipa Bower | 2,563 | 41.3 | ||
| Labour | John Singleton | 835 | 13.9 | ||
| Majority | 239 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Dunn | 2,503 | 40.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Ford | 1,894 | 30.6 | ||
| Independent | Stanley Bray | 986 | 15.9 | ||
| Labour | Roger Humphrey | 801 | 13.0 | ||
| Majority | 609 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Tupper | 2,246 | 45.7 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Chevs | 1,742 | 35.5 | ||
| Labour | Timothy Weeks | 925 | 18.8 | ||
| Majority | 506 | ||||
| Turnout | 68.5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Phillips | 2,386 | 45.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Edith Pingree | 2,232 | 42.6 | ||
| Labour | James Moran | 625 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 56 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Rankin | 2,589 | 44.1 | ||
| Conservative | Mary-Louise Bassett | 2,338 | 39.8 | ||
| Labour | Geoffrey Jones | 943 | 16.1 | ||
| Majority | 251 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.0 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kathryn Ward | 2,947 | 46.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Wright | 2,500 | 39.2 | ||
| Labour | Ian Edwards | 926 | 14.5 | ||
| Majority | 447 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Pemberton | 3,034 | 50.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Helena Lang | 2,395 | 39.9 | ||
| Labour | David Morrison | 576 | 9.6 | ||
| Majority | 639 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Walker | 3,753 | 55.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Devreux | 2,090 | 31.1 | ||
| Labour | Bernard Hollowood | 874 | 13.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,763 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sarah Greenwell | 3,755 | 56.4 | ||
| Independent | Brian Hooton | 1,779 | 26.7 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Young | 1,128 | 16.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,976 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.8 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Jones | 2,796 | 48.9 | ||
| Labour | Terrence Prince | 1,394 | 24.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Shone | 1,331 | 23.3 | ||
| Green | Eric Paine | 191 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,402 | ||||
| Turnout | 69.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Daws-Chew | 3,521 | 54.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Green | 2,150 | 33.1 | ||
| Labour | John Feeney | 830 | 12.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,369 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janet Scully | 3,771 | 70.6 | ||
| Conservative | Lee Burke | 1,569 | 29.4 | ||
| Majority | 2,202 | ||||
| Turnout | 66.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Briggs | 3,012 | 59.1 | ||
| Conservative | David Bowen | 1,458 | 28.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Hamilton | 627 | 12.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,552 | ||||
| Turnout | 64.0 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Smith | 3,839 | 44.8 | ||
| Labour | Anne Todd | 3,521 | 41.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Wise | 1,209 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 318 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anthony Edwards | 2,628 | 51.8 | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Clarke | 1,749 | 34.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Hart | 696 | 13.7 | ||
| Majority | 879 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Mortimer | 2,532 | 59.4 | ||
| Conservative | Corrine Bowen | 1,181 | 27.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Llewelyn | 548 | 12.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,351 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Smith | 3,292 | 68.2 | ||
| Conservative | Sthphen Wilkinson | 1,140 | 23.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Vipin Patel | 392 | 8.1 | ||
| Majority | 2,152 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Buck | 2,854 | 50.9 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Coyston | 1,585 | 28.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Hamilton | 1,172 | 20.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,269 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Dewdney | 2,804 | 48.9 | ||
| Labour | Raymond Calcot | 1,954 | 34.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Hart | 866 | 15.1 | ||
| Worth Area Party | Peter Temple-Smithson | 110 | 1.9 | ||
| Majority | 850 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.0 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Douglas Mayne | 3,342 | 61.9 | ||
| Conservative | David Withall | 1,372 | 25.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Miller | 686 | 12.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,970 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tara Podger | 2,116 | 44.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Lawes | 1,706 | 35.5 | ||
| Labour | Philip Gander | 650 | 13.5 | ||
| Referendum | Robert Lomas | 327 | 6.8 | ||
| Majority | 410 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.0 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Cantello | 3,587 | 58.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marcus Heawood | 1,607 | 26.1 | ||
| Labour | Susan Erlam | 961 | 15.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,970 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Neil Matthewson | 4,207 | 51.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Brundish | 2,639 | 32.6 | ||
| Labour | Raymond Chapman | 1,254 | 15.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,568 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.7 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Dennis | 2,207 | 45.9 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Tobutt | 2,043 | 42.5 | ||
| Labour | Joan Thurston | 559 | 15.6 | ||
| Majority | 164 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.1 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Carmel Cain | 5,093 | 74.0 | ||
| Labour | Christine Rees | 1,788 | 26.0 | ||
| Majority | 3,305 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Morwen Millson | 2,790 | 46.6 | ||
| Conservative | Barbara Palmer | 2,405 | 40.2 | ||
| Labour | George Burton | 788 | 13.2 | ||
| Majority | 385 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jacobus Clausen | 2,606 | 40.8 | ||
| Conservative | Brian Watson | 2,603 | 40.7 | ||
| Labour | Roger Brown | 1,179 | 18.5 | ||
| Majority | 3 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.0 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Beeson | 3,303 | 44.6 | ||
| Conservative | Trevor Boud | 3,135 | 42.3 | ||
| Labour | Diane Dumbrill | 968 | 13.1 | ||
| Majority | 168 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.8 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Campbell | 2,956 | 47.3 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Dennis | 2,649 | 42.4 | ||
| Labour | Julia Bridgewater | 639 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 307 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank Wilkinson | 2,781 | 51.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Bates | 2,042 | 37.7 | ||
| Labour | David Wickham | 594 | 11.0 | ||
| Majority | 739 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.8 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Norman Horton | 2,666 | 50.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Wright | 1,990 | 38.0 | ||
| Labour | Eric Brady | 583 | 11.1 | ||
| Majority | 676 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Chapman | 3,258 | 45.8 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Burgess | 2,532 | 35.6 | ||
| Labour | Paul Mitchell | 1,170 | 16.4 | ||
| Green | Hugh Stevens | 155 | 2.2 | ||
| Majority | 906 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Ross | 2,903 | 51.3 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Greenhow | 1,964 | 34.7 | ||
| Labour | Lesley Whiting | 664 | 11.7 | ||
| Green | Ruth Stevens | 128 | 2.3 | ||
| Majority | 939 | ||||
| Turnout | 77.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Dennis | 3,066 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Slaughter | 1,763 | 29.8 | ||
| Labour | Frederick Harrison | 774 | 13.1 | ||
| Green | Josephine Came | 317 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,303 | ||||
| Turnout | 78.0 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Collins | 2,645 | 45.6 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Ball | 2,239 | 38.6 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Scott | 692 | 11.9 | ||
| Green | Adrian Salmon | 226 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 407 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brock | 2,470 | 44.1 | ||
| Conservative | Allan Beal | 2,429 | 43.3 | ||
| Labour | David Dickson | 705 | 12.6 | ||
| Majority | 41 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.7 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Balsdon | 3,238 | 46.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Terry | 2,494 | 35.6 | ||
| Labour | Patricia Ashcroft | 1,102 | 15.7 | ||
| Green | Carol Filby | 169 | 2.4 | ||
| Majority | 744 | ||||
| Turnout | 77.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joan Gayler | 1,947 | 35.1 | ||
| Labour | Mervyn Hamilton | 1,743 | 31.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Brown | 1,735 | 31.3 | ||
| Green | Edward Hasley | 125 | 2.3 | ||
| Majority | 204 | ||||
| Turnout | 78.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Hall | 2,557 | 46.6 | ||
| Conservative | John Wilson | 1,937 | 35.3 | ||
| Labour | Paddy Henry | 835 | 15.2 | ||
| Green | Simon Anderson | 156 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | 620 | ||||
| Turnout | 77.5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Phillip Coote | 3,573 | 46.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Hatswell | 2,747 | 35.6 | ||
| Labour | Roger Burgess | 1,179 | 15.3 | ||
| Green | Stephanie Gibson | 223 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | 826 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Johnson | 2,789 | 48.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Lucraft | 2,019 | 34.9 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Lightbody | 761 | 13.2 | ||
| Green | Peter Weymss-Gorman | 215 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 770 | ||||
| Turnout | 78.6 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Acraman | 3,288 | 53.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Dennis | 1,379 | 22.3 | ||
| Labour | Joe Mitchell | 1,291 | 20.9 | ||
| Green | Maurice Weeler | 223 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,909 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.2 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barrington Mack | 3,112 | 56.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Davies | 1,477 | 26.6 | ||
| Labour | Maureen Ryan | 795 | 14.3 | ||
| Green | Nadia Seefreid | 176 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,635 | ||||
| Turnout | 78.1 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Claire | 2,362 | 46.3 | ||
| Conservative | Celia Bettelley | 1,769 | 34.7 | ||
| Labour | Michael Wooley | 974 | 19.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,592 | 31.2 | |||
| Turnout | 5,105 | 69.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Collingwood O'Neill | 3,241 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | George Miller | 2,441 | 39.0 | ||
| Labour | Teana Ashley | 577 | 9.2 | ||
| Majority | 800 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.0 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Rodgers | 2,400 | 44.0 | ||
| Conservative | Patricia Farrel | 2,326 | 42.6 | ||
| Labour | Karen Hammond | 734 | 13.4 | ||
| Majority | 74 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.1 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Irene Richards | 2,009 | 41.0 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Jackson | 1,737 | 35.4 | ||
| Labour | Colin Marshall | 996 | 20.3 | ||
| Green | Joan Glass | 161 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 272 | ||||
| Turnout | 62.7 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Forshaw | 3,351 | 54.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart McGurn-Stewart | 2,134 | 34.5 | ||
| Labour | Olive Rand | 696 | 11.3 | ||
| Majority | 2,217 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.9 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Green | 2,300 | 45.7 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Bleasdale | 1,769 | 35.2 | ||
| Labour | Peter Balderstone | 961 | 19.1 | ||
| Majority | 531 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.0 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Livermore | 1,654 | 41.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Cyril Selby | 1,519 | 37.8 | ||
| Labour | John Hammond | 665 | 16.6 | ||
| Green | Derek Colkett | 179 | 4.5 | ||
| Majority | 135 | ||||
| Turnout | 57.7 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Clement Stevens | 2,601 | 46.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Rowley | 2,327 | 41.3 | ||
| Labour | Jean Wicks | 713 | 12.6 | ||
| Majority | 229 | ||||
| Turnout | 72.3 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Esther Giddins | 3,177 | 53.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Brown | 1,789 | 30.2 | ||
| Labour | Julie Balderstone | 780 | 13.2 | ||
| Green | Lucielle Cokett | 185 | 3.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,388 | ||||
| Turnout | 69.5 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Rose | 2,432 | 48.5 | ||
| Conservative | Henry Kemp | 1,657 | 33.0 | ||
| Labour | John Parr | 759 | 15.1 | ||
| Green | Stuart Colgate | 170 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 585 | ||||
| Turnout | 66.8 | ||||
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Mid Sussex is a local government district in West Sussex, England. The largest town is Haywards Heath, where the council is based. The district also contains the towns of Burgess Hill and East Grinstead plus surrounding rural areas, including many villages. The district includes part of the South Downs National Park and part of the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of High Weald, including sections of Ashdown Forest. The district contains most headwaters of the River Ouse. Its largest body of water is Ardingly reservoir which is used by watersports clubs. At the 2021 census the district had a population of 152,949.
Arun is a local government district in West Sussex, England. Its council is based in Littlehampton. The district's other towns are Arundel and Bognor Regis. The district is named after the River Arun, which runs through the centre of the district. Parts of the district fall within the South Downs National Park.
Horsham is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It is named after the town of Horsham, which is its largest settlement and where the council is based. The district also includes the surrounding rural area and contains many villages, the largest of which are Southwater and Billingshurst. The district includes part of the South Downs National Park and part of the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of High Weald. At the 2021 census the district had a population of 147,487.
West Sussex County Council in England is elected every four years.
East Sussex County Council in England is elected every four years.
East Sussex County Council is the upper tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex in England.
West Sussex County Council is the upper tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex in England.
The West Sussex County Council election, 2009 were elections to West Sussex County Council which took place on 4 June 2009, having been delayed from 7 May, in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament.
Angmering & Findon is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council. The current County Councillor, Deborah Urquhart, is also Cabinet Member for Environment & Economy.
Bersted is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
Durrington & Salvington is an electoral division of West Sussex in England, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
Hassocks & Victoria was an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returned one member to sit on West Sussex County Council from 1997 to 2017. In 2017 it was replaced by a new division, Hassocks & Burgess Hill South.
Haywards Heath East is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
Storrington is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to West Sussex County Council.
Elections to West Sussex County Council were held on 7 June 2001, alongside a parliamentary general election. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservative Party remained in control of the council. Turnout across the county ranged from 42.7% in Broadfield to 69.6% in Midhurst, with the county average standing at 60.8%.
The West Sussex County Council election, 2013 took place on 2 May 2013, as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. All 71 electoral divisions were up for election, which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. At this election, the Conservative Party was seeking to retain overall control of the council, and the Liberal Democrats to maintain their position as the main opposition party.
The 2017 West Sussex County Council election took place as part of the 2017 local elections in the UK. All councillors were elected for single-member electoral divisions for a four-year term. The voting system used was first-past-the-post.
The 2021 East Sussex County Council election took place alongside the other local elections. All 50 seats to East Sussex County Council were up for election.
The West Sussex County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections. All 70 seats to West Sussex County Council were elected. Labour gained 4 seats in the Worthing division, while the Green Party and Local Alliance gained their first ever seats on the council.
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| Arun | |
| Chichester | |
| Crawley | |
| Horsham | |
| Mid Sussex | |
| Worthing | |
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