Chichester South (electoral division)

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Chichester South
Shown within West Sussex
District:	Chichester
UK Parliament Constituency:	Chichester
Ceremonial county:	West Sussex
EU Constituency:	South East England
Electorate (2009):	9007
County Councillor
Margaret Whitehead (Con)

Chichester South is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.

Extent

The division covers the southern part of the town of Chichester; and the villages of Apuldram, Donnington, Highleigh, Hunston and Sidlesham.

It comprises the following Chichester District wards: Chichester South Ward, Donnington Ward and Sidlesham Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Appledram, the southern part of Chichester, Donnington, Hunston, North Mundham and Sidlesham.

Election results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Chichester South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Whitehead	1,024	40.1	-2.8
	UKIP	Nigel Sitwell	672	26.3	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Woolley	508	19.9	-12.4
	Labour	James Hobson	348	13.6	+6.3
Majority			352	13.8	+3.2
Turnout			2,552	27.6	-9.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8% Con to UKIP

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Chichester South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Whitehead	1,419	42.9	+6.2
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Chaplin	1,068	32.3	-8.2
	UKIP	Nigel Sitwell	581	17.6	+10.9
	Labour	Wendy Pengelly	241	7.3	-8.8
Majority			351	10.6	+10.6
Turnout			3,309	36.7	-28.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Chichester South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Mr A D Chaplin	2,244	40.5
	Conservative	Mr A P Dignum	2,034	36.7
	Labour	Mr M J Few	891	16.1
	UKIP	Mr N D W Sitwell	374	6.7
Majority			210	3.8
Turnout			5,543	65.3
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links

Electoral Divisions in West Sussex

Conservative	Angmering and Findon Arundel and Wick Billingshurst Bognor Regis West & Aldwick Bramber Castle Broadwater Burgess Hill East Burgess Hill Town Chichester North Chichester South Chichester West Cissbury Chichester East Cuckfield and Lucastes East Grinstead Meridian East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood East Preston and Ferring Fernhurst Fontwell Goring Hassocks and Victoria Haywards Heath East Haywards Heath Town Henfield Holbrook Hurstpierpoint & Bolney Imberdown Kingston Buci Lindfield and High Weald Maidenbower Petworth Pound Hill and Worth Pulborough Roffey Rustington Shoreham Southwater and Nuthurst Southwick Storrington The Witterings Tilgate and Furnace Green Warnham and Rusper Worth Forest Worthing East Worthing Pier Worthing West

UKIP	Bersted Bourne Durrington and Salvington Felpham Lancing Middleton Nyetimber Saltings Selsey Sompting and North Lancing

Liberal Democrats	Bognor Regis East Horsham Hurst Horsham Riverside Horsham Tanbridge & Broadbridge Heath Littlehampton East Littlehampton Town Northbrook Tarring

Labour	Bewbush and Ifield West Broadfield Gossops Green and Ifield East Langley Green and West Green Northgate and Three Bridges Southgate and Crawley Central

Independent	Midhurst

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