Arun District Council elections

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]

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 District Council election, 1973
Arun District Council election, 1976
Arun District Council election, 1979
Arun District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Arun District Council election, 1987 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]^[5]
Arun District Council election, 1991
Arun District Council election, 1995
Arun District Council election, 1999
Arun District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[6]^[7]
Arun District Council election, 2007
Arun District Council election, 2011
Arun District Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[8]

District result maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map

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^[9]
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^[10]
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^[11]
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^[12]
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^[13]
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^[14]
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^[15]
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^[15]
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^[16]
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^[12]
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

2011-2015

Aldwick East by-election 14 March 2013^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Wells	383	33.6	+17.9
	Conservative	Bill Smee	357	31.3	-32.6
	UKIP	Janet Taylor	339	29.7	+22.6
	Labour	Richard Dawson	61	5.3	-1.3
Majority			26	2.3
Turnout			1,141	26.8	-26.2
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing	25.3

References

↑ "Arun Ward Profiles". Arun District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
↑ "Arun". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
↑ The District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
↑ The Adur, Arun and Worthing (Areas) Order 1985
↑ The Arun and Chichester (Areas) Order 1985
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
↑ "Rustington South". Arun District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
↑ "Hotham". Arun District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
↑ "Yapton Ward of Arun District Council". Arun District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
1 2 "Felpham East By-Election results announced.". Arun District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
↑ "Angmering Ward By-Election results announced". Arun District Council. 2005-11-15. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
↑ "By-election results announced". Arun District Council. 2006-04-21. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
1 2 "By-election results announced in the Arun District". Arun District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
↑ "BNP defeated in Sussex poll". The Argus. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Arun District Council. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2010-03-16.

By-election results

External links

Arun District Council

Council elections in West Sussex

West Sussex County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Adur District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Arun District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Chichester District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Crawley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Horsham District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Mid Sussex District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Worthing Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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