Arun District Council elections explained

Arun District Council in West Sussex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 54 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.

Council elections

• 1973 Arun District Council election
• 1976 Arun District Council election
• 1979 Arun District Council election
• 1983 Arun District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
• 1987 Arun District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[2] [3]}
• 1991 Arun District Council election
• 1995 Arun District Council election
• 1999 Arun District Council election
• 2003 Arun District Council election (New ward boundaries)^{[4] [5]}
• 2007 Arun District Council election
• 2011 Arun District Council election
• 2015 Arun District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[6]
• 2019 Arun District Council election
• 2023 Arun District Council election

Overview

Election results

Year		Conservative		Liberal Democrats		Labour		UKIP		Independents	Majority		Notes
1973^[7]	39		4		4		0		13			Con Maj 18	First elections to Council, formed of 60 seats
1976	50		5		1		0		4			Con Maj 40
1979	50		9		1		0		0			Con Maj 40
1983	51		4		1		0		0			Con Maj 46	Boundary changes reduce size of council to 56
1987	51		4		1		0		0			Con Maj 46
1991	36		11		7		0		2			Con Maj 16
1995	29		14		10		0		3			Con Maj 2
1999	36		10		8		0		2			Con Maj 16
2003	36		11		8		0		1			Con Maj 16
2007	42		9		3		0		2			Con Maj 28
2011	48		4		3		0		1			Con Maj 40
2015	42		5		1		4		2			Con Maj 30	Boundary changes reduce size of council to 54
2019	21		22		1		0		8			NOC
2023	20		14		8		0		6			NOC

Composition of the council

Political party	Councillors
1973	1976	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023
	Conservative	39	50	50	51	51	36	29	36	36	42	48	42	21
	Liberal Democrat	4	5	9	4	4	11	14	10	11	9	4	5	22
	Labour	4	1	1	1	1	7	10	8	8	3	3	1	1
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
	Independent	13	4	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	2	1	2	8
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

By-election results

Overview

By-election	Date	Incumbent party		Result
Rustington South	26 March 1998
Felpham	3 December 1998
Rustington South	15 July 1999
Hotham	27 July 2000
Yapton	5 May 2005
Felpham East	22 September 2005
Angmering	10 November 2005
Rustington West	20 April 2006
Angmering	1 June 2006
Yapton	1 June 2006
Yapton	20 March 2008
Felpham West	2 April 2009
Aldwick East	14 March 2013
Angmering	18 April 2013
Aldwick West	2 November 2017
Marine	22 February 2018
Brookfield	6 May 2021
Pevensey	6 May 2021
Barnham	8 September 2022
Arundel and Walberton	1 December 2022

2019-2023

References

• By-election results

External links

• Arun District Council

Notes and References

1. The District of Arun (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
2. The Adur, Arun and Worthing (Areas) Order 1985
3. The Arun and Chichester (Areas) Order 1985
4. News: Local elections . 2009-09-02 . BBC News Online.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Arun (Electoral Changes) Order 2013. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
7. News: Arun 1973-2011. The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 3 August 2016.