- West Sussex local elections
West Sussex Council is elected every four years.Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1993
No overall control 1993 - 1997Conservative 1997 - present
Council elections
West Sussex Council election, 2001 West Sussex Council election, 2005 West Sussex Council election, 2009 By-election results
1993-1997
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,283
percentage = 79.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 229
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 96
percentage = 6.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,054
percentage = 65.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,608
percentage = 26.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =1997-2001
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,077
percentage = 50.2
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 750
percentage = 34.9
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 319
percentage = 14.9
change = -3.9Election box majority
votes = 327
percentage = 15.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,146
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,297
percentage = 44.0
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,040
percentage = 35.3
change = -12.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 480
percentage = 16.3
change = +6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 132
percentage = 4.5
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 257
percentage = 8.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,949
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 830
percentage = 50.7
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 635
percentage = 38.8
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 171
percentage = 10.4
change = +0.0Election box majority
votes = 195
percentage = 11.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,636
percentage = 23.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =2001-2005
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patricia Webster
votes = 1,027
percentage = 51.8
change = +22.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Jones
votes = 954
percentage = 48.2
change = -4.0Election box majority
votes = 73
percentage = 3.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,981
percentage = 26.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Dunn
votes = 1,145
percentage = 59.9
change = +13.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark O'Keeffe
votes = 420
percentage = 22.0
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Adrienne Lowe
votes = 346
percentage = 18.1
change = -11.1Election box majority
votes = 725
percentage = 37.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,911
percentage = 20.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anthony Hull
votes = 1,652
percentage = 44.9
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Charles
votes = 1,575
percentage = 42.8
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Wilson
votes = 454
percentage = 12.3
change = -2.6Election box majority
votes = 77
percentage = 2.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,681
percentage = 42.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =2005-2009
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Deborah Urquhart
votes = 1,500
percentage = 75.6
change = +25.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Trevor Richards
votes = 334
percentage = 16.8
change = -21.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Field
votes = 149
percentage = 7.5
change = +7.5Election box majority
votes = 1,166
percentage = 58.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,983
percentage = 25.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Mockridge
votes = 907
percentage = 55.5
change = +15.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Bray
votes = 316
percentage = 19.4
change = -9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Doyle
votes = 314
percentage = 19.2
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Susan Board
votes = 96
percentage = 5.9
change = +0.9Election box majority
votes = 591
percentage = 36.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,633
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Bradbury
votes = 2,020
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Blanch
votes = 1,274
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 746
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,358
percentage = 45.41
change = -27.39Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Duncton
votes = 1,437
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Raymond Cooper
votes = 346
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Andrew Emerson
votes = 213
percentage =
change =Election box majority
votes = 1,091
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,002
percentage = 21.12
change = -48.60Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.westsussex.gov.uk West Sussex Council]
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