Arun local elections

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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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[edit] 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

[edit] Council elections

[edit] By-election results

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Arun Ward Profiles". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=3325. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 
  2. ^ "Arun". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/45uc.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 
  3. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/9.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-02. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ "Hotham". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=788. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 
  6. ^ "Yapton Ward of Arun District Council". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=2402. Retrieved 2010-03-20. 
  7. ^ 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. 
  8. ^ "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. 
  9. ^ "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. 
  10. ^ 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. 
  11. ^ "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. 

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