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2023 Chichester District Council election

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 4 May 2023. The election took place on the same day as other local elections.

2023 Chichester District Council election
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All 36 seats to Chichester District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Adrian Moss[1] Eileen Lintill Tim Johnson
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Local Alliance
Last election 11 seats, 33.3% 18 seats, 42.0% 2 seats, 2.6%
Seats before 11 17 2
Seats won 25 5 4
Seat change Increase 14 Decrease 13 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Green Labour Independent
Last election 2 seats, 8.4% 2 seats, 6.7% 1 seat, 4.1%
Seats before 2 1 3
Seats won 2 0 0
Seat change Steady Decrease2 Decrease1
Map showing the results of the 2023 Chichester District Council elections by ward.
Leader before election

Eileen Lintill
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Adrian Moss
Liberal Democrats

The whole council was up for election, having previously been under no overall control and led by a Conservative minority administration.[2] The Conservative leader of the council prior to the election, Eileen Lintill, did not stand for re-election. The Liberal Democrats won 25 seats, the first time that the party (or any other than the Conservative Party) secured a majority on Chichester District Council.[3][4] Liberal Democrat group leader Adrian Moss was appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023.[5]

Summary edit

Election result edit

2023 Chichester District Council election[3]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 32 25 14 0   14
  Conservative 36 5 0 13   13
  Local Alliance 4 4 2 0   2
  Green 12 2 0 0  
  Labour 17 0 0 2   2
  Reform UK 2 0 0 0  
  Independent 2 0 0 1   1
↓
25 5 4 2
Liberal Democrats Conservative LA Green

Ward results edit

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[6][7]

Chichester Central edit

Chichester Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Vivian 404 46.0   5.9
Conservative Nicholas Roberts 275 31.3   13.0
Labour James Field 107 12.2   0.3
Green Mark Record 92 10.5   10.5
Majority 129 14.7 N/A
Turnout 889 41.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   9.5

Chichester East edit

Chichester East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Brisbane* 705 58.8   38.1
Liberal Democrats Rhys Chant 613 51.1   33.1
Labour James Sandbach 353 29.5   4.3
Labour Clare Walsh 348 29.0   3.3
Conservative Peter Beveridge 286 23.9   3.9
Patria Andrew Emerson 92 7.7   7.7
Majority 352 29.4 N/A
Majority 265 22.1 N/A
Turnout 30.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing   21.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing   18.2

Chichester North edit

Chichester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Brown* 1,280 67.6   29.2
Liberal Democrats Maureen Corfield 1,255 66.3   31.9
Conservative Alison Griffiths 462 24.4   13.9
Conservative Giles Thompson 448 23.7   12.3
Labour Olivia Connolly 280 14.8   1.3
Heritage Teri Grieve 68 3.6   3.6
Majority 818 43.2   40.8
Majority 807 42.6 N/A
Turnout 44.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   21.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   22.1

Chichester South edit

Chichester South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah Sharp* 1,287 83.6   22.2
Green Tim Young 943 61.2   18.2
Liberal Democrats Joanne Kondabeka 303 19.7   5.5
Labour Gareth Hitchman 281 18.2   6.6
Conservative Simon Bailey 266 17.3   2.8
Majority 984 63.9   22.6
Majority 662 43.0   30.0
Turnout 34.2
Green hold Swing   8.4
Green hold Swing   5.8

Chichester West edit

Chichester West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Apel* 1,554 71.1   15.3
Liberal Democrats Sarah Quail 1,403 64.2   20.6
Conservative Simon Lloyd-Williams 549 25.1   1.2
Conservative David Millican 540 24.7   0.3
Labour Adam Fyfe 325 14.9   3.7
Majority 1005 46.0   16.5
Majority 863 39.5   20.3
Turnout 42.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   8.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   10.2

Easebourne edit

Easebourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Hobbs* 534 58.2   5.5
Liberal Democrats Carl Keeling 243 26.5   7.6
Green Leo Homewood 76 8.3   8.3
Labour Gordon Churchill 65 7.1   7.1
Majority 291 31.7   2.1
Turnout 38.0
Conservative hold Swing   1.1

Fernhurst edit

Fernhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eleanora Newbery 892 69.4   29.2
Conservative Brett Burkhart 853 66.4   9.9
Conservative Peter Wilding* 825 64.2   10.4
Majority 67 5.2 N/A
Majority N/A N/A N/A
Turnout 33.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   9.4
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Fittleworth edit

Fittleworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Cross 534 47.5   17.0
Conservative Alan Sutton* 506 45.0   21.8
Green David Ross 84 7.5   7.5
Majority 28 2.5 N/A
Turnout 44.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   19.4

Goodwood edit

Goodwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Potter* 450 47.1   4.9
Liberal Democrats Jack Lovejoy 283 29.6   8.0
Green Philip Maber 222 23.2   1.4
Majority 167 17.5   9.9
Turnout 33.6
Conservative hold Swing   6.5

Harbour Villages edit

Harbour Villages
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Moss* 2,342 68.1   16.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Bates 2,257 65.6   28.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Johnson 2,066 60.1   26.1
Conservative Penny Plant 855 24.9   10.3
Conservative Sandra James 755 21.9   11.2
Green Georgina Armour Glasius 705 20.5   8.2
Conservative Jane Kilby 690 20.1   9.7
Independent Kevin Mann 341 9.9   9.9
Labour Susan Walsh 309 9.0   0.8
Majority 1487 43.2   24.3
Majority 1502 43.7   36.2
Majority 1361 39.6 N/A
Turnout 45.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   13.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   19.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   17.9

Harting edit

Harting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim O'Kelly 942 76.5   2.4
Conservative Bob Hall 289 23.5   0.4
Majority 653 53.0   2.8
Turnout 43.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   1.4

Lavant edit

Lavant
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joseph Brookes-Harmer 475 45.8   16.6
Conservative David Palmer* 457 44.1   14.3
Labour Rhiannon Brome Thompson 105 10.1   0.2
Majority 18 1.7 N/A
Turnout 40.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   15.5

Loxwood edit

Loxwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Evans* 1,805 78.4   22.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Todhunter 1,556 67.6   19.8
Conservative Paul North 711 30.9   13.4
Conservative Steve Waight 530 23.0   16.8
Majority 1094 47.5   36.3
Majority 1026 44.6   36.8
Turnout 42.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   18.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   18.3

Midhurst edit

Midhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jessica Brown-Fuller 1,326 64.9   33.8
Liberal Democrats Hannah Burton 1,112 54.4   38.7
Conservative Tom Richardson 817 40.0   10.3
Conservative Nicola Holben 694 34.0   8.2
Labour Don Fraser 138 6.8   3.8
Majority 509 24.9 N/A
Majority 418 20.5   15.2
Turnout 39.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing   11.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   15.3

North Mundham and Tangmere edit

North Mundham and Tangmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Betts 1,123 66.6   14.0
Liberal Democrats Charlie Hastain 880 52.2   52.2
Conservative Simon Oakley* 649 38.5   12.5
Conservative Terry O'Brien 468 27.7   16.5
Labour Mark Todd 253 15.0   15.0
Majority 474 28.1 N/A
Majority 412 24.4 N/A
Turnout 32.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   13.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   34.4

Petworth edit

Petworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Harsha Desai 616 53.5   27.0
Conservative Janet Duncton* 450 39.1   29.3
Labour Jonathan Rodell 56 4.9   6.4
Green Stephanie Carn 30 2.6   2.6
Majority 166 14.4 N/A
Turnout 42.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   28.2

Selsey South edit

Selsey South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Local Alliance Tim Johnson* 741 51.2   1.8
Local Alliance Steve Boulcott 729 50.4   50.4
Conservative Roger Barrow 479 33.1   15.0
Conservative Colin Rickman 452 31.2   2.4
Green Jack Olley 168 11.6   11.6
Labour Heather Smith 153 10.6   1.0
Liberal Democrats Jill Hilliard 119 8.2   9.1
Reform UK Simon Edginton 54 3.7   3.7
Majority 262 18.1   1.3
Majority 277 19.1 N/A
Turnout 33.2
Local Alliance hold Swing   6.6
Local Alliance gain from Conservative Swing   26.4

Sidlesham with Selsey North edit

Sidlesham with Selsey North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Local Alliance Donna Johnson* 631 47.9   1.5
Local Alliance Val Weller 502 38.1   38.1
Conservative Tom Bromfield 457 34.7   9.9
Conservative Nick Rose 448 34.0   2.8
Green Andrew Swain 308 23.4   6.6
Liberal Democrats Beth Meek 152 11.5   7.8
Labour Phil White 135 10.3   10.3
Majority 174 13.2   5.0
Majority 54 4.1 N/A
Turnout 30.1
Local Alliance hold Swing   4.2
Local Alliance gain from Conservative Swing   20.5

Southbourne edit

Southbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tracie Bangert* 1,226 68.9   6.4
Liberal Democrats Oona Hickson 1,034 58.1   3.9
Conservative Jake Sawkins 463 26.0   15.3
Conservative Bob Gould 409 23.0   6.8
Green Derrick Johnson 303 17.0   17.0
Labour Sorcha Galvin 125 7.0   7.0
Majority 763 42.9   21.7
Majority 625 35.1   11.1
Turnout 34.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   10.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing   5.4

The Witterings edit

The Witterings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Chilton 1,302 48.8   23.4
Liberal Democrats Iain Ballantyne 1,234 46.3   22.3
Conservative Elizabeth Hamilton* 1,118 41.9   2.9
Liberal Democrats David Thompson 1,112 41.7   41.7
Conservative Susan Taylor* 1,099 41.2   0.5
Conservative Joanna El-Batal 996 37.4   3.1
No Description Graeme Barrett* 591 22.2   22.2
Labour Joe O'Sullivan 374 14.0   3.3
Reform UK Pat Hunt 172 6.5   6.5
Majority 203 7.6 N/A
Majority 238 8.9 N/A
Majority 6 0.2   19.2
Turnout 37.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   11.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing   9.6
Conservative hold Swing   22.3

Westbourne edit

Westbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Briscoe* 563 45.3   12.1
Liberal Democrats Helen Penfold 543 43.7   24.6
Green Ann Stewart 100 8.0   14.6
Labour Luca Clark-Gutierrez 37 3.0   3.0
Majority 20 1.6   33.2
Turnout 46.8
Conservative hold Swing   18.4

References edit

  1. ^ Powling, Joshua (3 May 2023). "Chichester Lib Dems launch council election campaign to 'show Conservatives the door'". Sussex World. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ Karen Dunn (29 September 2020). "Two Chichester councillors quit Conservatives". Greatest Hits Radio (Sussex).
  3. ^ a b "District and Parish Election Results 2023". Chichester District Council. 2023.
  4. ^ Luck, Flaminia (5 May 2023). "Sussex election results 2023: Tories lose Wealden for first time in 25 years". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ Dunn, Karen (18 May 2023). "New Lib Dem leader at Chichester District Council outlines his administration's priorities". Sussex World. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ Carey, Jasmine (5 May 2023). "Chichester Local Election 2023 Results: Lib Dems take council with huge 14-seat gain". Sussex Live. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Your councillors". Chichester District Council. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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