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Arun District Council in West Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 56 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.[1]
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Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control Years Conservative 1973 - present Council elections
- Arun Council election, 1999
- Arun Council election, 2003 (boundary changes took place for this election)[3]
- Arun Council election, 2007
- Arun Council election, 2011
By-election results
1995-1999
Rustington South By-Election 26 March 1998 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 594 60.4 Liberal Democrat 374 38.6 Majority 220 22.8 Turnout 968 31.0 Conservative hold Swing Felpham By-Election 3 December 1998 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 393 40.1 +9.6 Independent 294 30.0 +8.8 Liberal Democrat 167 17.0 +9.4 Independent 102 10.4 +10.4 Labour 24 2.5 -6.4 Majority 99 10.1 Turnout 980 27.4 Conservative gain from Independent Swing 1999-2003
Rustington South By-Election 15 July 1999[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Florence Harrison 604 64.1 Liberal Democrat Richard James 208 22.1 Labour Moira Rice 130 13.8 Majority 396 42.0 Turnout 942 30.0 Conservative hold Swing Hotham By-Election 27 July 2000[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Evans 429 38.7 -2.7 Labour Pauline Nash 388 35.0 +5.6 Liberal Democrat Sylvia Olliver 292 26.3 -3.0 Majority 41 3.7 Turnout 1,109 24.4 Conservative hold Swing 2003-2007
Yapton By-Election 5 May 2005[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Ian Menzies 1,213 50.7 +24.3 Conservative Richard Taft 1,179 49.3 -24.3 Majority 34 1.4 Turnout 2,392 60.5 Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing Felpham East By-Election 22 September 2005[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Paul English 492 58.2 +9.3 Liberal Democrat Michael Harvey 267 31.6 +31.6 Labour Simon Holland 86 10.2 -1.6 Majority 225 26.6 Turnout 845 22.6 Conservative hold Swing Angmering By-Election 10 November 2005[8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Paul Bicknell 846 66.8 +3.4 Liberal Democrat Trevor Richards 421 33.2 -3.4 Majority 425 33.6 Turnout 1,267 22.8 Conservative hold Swing Rustington West By-Election 20 April 2006[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Florence Harrison 769 44.1 +1.8 Liberal Democrat Andrew Lauretani 581 33.4 +3.0 UKIP 277 15.9 -2.1 Labour 115 6.6 -2.7 Majority 188 10.7 Turnout 1,742 26.8 Conservative hold Swing Angmering By-Election 1 June 2006[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative 1,052 73.6 +6.8 Liberal Democrat Trevor Richards 254 17.8 -15.4 Labour 123 8.6 +8.6 Majority 798 55.8 +22.2 Turnout 1,429 24.7 +1.9 Conservative hold Swing Yapton By-Election 1 June 2006[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Michael Taft 699 70.5 +21.2 Liberal Democrat Roslyn Kissell 205 20.7 -30.0 Labour 87 8.8 +8.8 Majority 494 49.8 Turnout 991 24.0 -36.5 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 2007-2011
Yapton by-election 20 March 2008[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ema Neno 620 59.8 -4.8 Liberal Democrat David Jones 212 20.4 -2.4 BNP Albert Bodle 205 19.8 +19.8 Majority 408 39.4 Turnout 1,037 25.4 Conservative hold Swing -1.2 Felpham West by-election 2 April 2009[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Gillian Madeley 630 52.1 -3.1 Liberal Democrat Martin Lury 269 22.2 +10.3 BNP Michael Witchell 165 13.6 +13.6 UKIP Joan Phillips 89 7.4 -4.6 Labour Michelle White 56 4.6 +4.6 Majority 361 29.9 N/A Turnout 1,209 30.2 -8.5 Conservative hold Swing References
- ^ "Arun Ward Profiles". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=3325. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Arun". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/45uc.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/9.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "Rustington South". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/search.cgi?cc=1&URL=http:%2F%2Fwww.arun.gov.uk%2Fcgi-bin%2Fbuildpage.pl%3Fmysql=790&q=rustington&wm=wrd. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Hotham". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=788. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Yapton Ward of Arun District Council". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=2402. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ a b "Felpham East By-Election results announced.". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=2630. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Angmering Ward By-Election results announced". Arun District Council. 2005-11-15. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=2717. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "By-election results announced". Arun District Council. 2006-04-21. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/search.cgi?cc=1&URL=http:%2F%2Fwww.arun.gov.uk%2Fcgi-bin%2Fbuildpage.pl%3Fmysql=3062&q=parris&wm=wrd. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ a b "By-election results announced in the Arun District". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=3129. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "BNP defeated in Sussex poll". The Argus. 2008-03-21. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/2138835.bnp_defeated_in_sussex_poll/. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
External links
Categories:- Local government in West Sussex
- Arun
- Council elections in West Sussex
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