Arun council election, 2019

Most seats
22
Liberal Democrats
Seats contested
54
across 23 wards
Turnout
31.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats 22 — 25,173 30.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 21 — 35,361 42.4% —
Independent 8 — 7,837 9.4% —
Green Party 2 — 2,559 3.1% —
Labour Party 1 — 9,773 11.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 2,768 3.3% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 54
Conservative and Unionist Party 51
Liberal Democrats 41
Labour Party 38
Independent 10
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 8
Green Party 6

A party standing a full slate could field 54 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Aldwick East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tony Dixon Elected 1,089 58.8% —
Independent Hugh Gervase Coster Elected 1,086 58.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Bence 789 42.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gillian Anne Brown 742 40.0% —
Majority297
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,853

Aldwick West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Martin Smith Elected 722 43.3% -9.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Marie Needs Elected 595 35.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Laverne Spencer 552 33.1% -2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Gerrie 529 31.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Matilda Louise Watson 382 22.9% —
Green Party Carol Jane Birch 274 16.4% +12.5
Labour Party Ian Manion 156 9.4% +1.2
Labour Party Lynne Armstrong 121 7.3% —
Majority43
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,666

Angmering & Findon 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Andrew Bicknell Elected 1,405 68.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Cooper Elected 1,177 57.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Clayden Elected 1,168 56.7% —
Liberal Democrats John Richards 760 36.9% —
Liberal Democrats George William Schlich 680 33.0% —
Labour Party Alison Sarah Baker 539 26.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jean Muriel Dunning 450 21.8% —
Majority408
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,060

Arundel & Walberton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Dendle Elected 1,088 56.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Grant Michael Frank Roberts Elected 923 48.2% —
Green Party Faye Louise Catterson Elected 884 46.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Wheal 852 44.5% —
Liberal Democrats Gil Cockburn 642 33.5% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Graydon 546 28.5% —
Labour Party Michael Ward 423 22.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Liz Wallace 388 20.3% —
Majority32
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,915

Barnham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Hughes Elected 932 59.2% —
Green Party Isabel Jane Thurston Elected 822 52.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Charles Elected 753 47.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Laurence Thomas Wilshere 659 41.9% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Chapman 654 41.6% —
Liberal Democrats Adrian Charles Thorpe 498 31.7% —
Labour Party Kris Vill 400 25.4% —
Majority94
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,573

Beach 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats James Walsh Elected 945 69.4% —
Liberal Democrats Daniel Purchese Elected 833 61.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Britton 337 24.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Edouard Gaskin 336 24.7% —
Labour Party Robert John Gowland 136 10.0% —
Labour Party Steve McConnell 135 9.9% —
Majority496
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,361

Bersted 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Kenton Batley Elected 760 50.3% —
Liberal Democrats Gill Yeates Elected 742 49.1% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Lury Elected 704 46.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keir Greenway 474 31.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ann Margaret Rapnik 433 28.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Bence 427 28.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Kirk Levell 375 24.8% —
Labour Party Heather Robbins 228 15.1% —
Labour Party Jerry Tomlinson 208 13.8% —
Labour Party Michelle White 179 11.9% —
Majority230
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,510

Brookfield 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Billy Blanchard-Cooper Elected 736 59.5% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Blanchard-Cooper Elected 711 57.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan William Gammon 381 30.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mick Warren 379 30.7% —
Labour Party Christine Wiltshire 135 10.9% —
Labour Party Neil Alistair Campbell 131 10.6% —
Majority330
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,236

Courtwick with Toddington 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party June Caffyn Elected 645 49.8% —
Labour Party Mike Northeast Elected 631 48.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vicky Rhodes Elected 586 45.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jill Long 547 42.3% —
Labour Party Freddie Tandy 543 42.0% —
Labour Party Maralyn May 543 42.0% —
Liberal Democrats Kevin Blake 388 30.0% —
Majority39
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,294

East Preston 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Chapman Elected 1,528 73.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ricky Bower Elected 1,524 73.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Graham Kelly Elected 1,443 69.1% —
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Taylor 640 30.7% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Adrian Burn 634 30.4% —
Labour Party Tony Dines 493 23.6% —
Majority803
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,087

Felpham East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul English Elected 725 76.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Edwards Elected 698 73.3% —
Liberal Democrats Wayne Marcus Smith 480 50.4% —
Majority218
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)952

Felpham West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Madeley Elected 747 61.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elaine Stainton Elected 693 56.9% —
Liberal Democrats Richard John Gotheridge 361 29.6% —
Liberal Democrats Bob Waterhouse 343 28.2% —
Labour Party Jeff Daws 151 12.4% —
Labour Party Bernard May 142 11.7% —
Majority332
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,218

Ferring 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Charles Elkins Elected 1,070 75.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Randolph Oliver-Redgate Elected 1,069 75.0% —
Labour Party Dorothy Portia Macedo 269 18.9% —
Labour Party Peter Muncey 228 16.0% —
Liberal Democrats Adrian John Midgley 215 15.1% —
Majority800
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,426

Hotham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Steve Goodheart Elected 415 41.9% —
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Louise Chapman Elected 340 34.3% —
Liberal Democrats John Victor Barrett 334 33.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joan English 207 20.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Anthony Reynolds 201 20.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Chloë Keir Newby 193 19.5% —
Labour Party David Meagher 154 15.6% —
Labour Party Roger Nash 137 13.8% —
Majority6
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)990

Marine 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jim Brooks Elected 684 78.1% +63.1
Liberal Democrats Matt Stanley Elected 429 49.0% +16.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Kim Stone 253 28.9% +3.2
Labour Party Alison Sharples 212 24.2% -2.5
Labour Party Nigel Alner 173 19.7% —
Majority176
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)876

Middleton-on-Sea 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacky Pendleton Elected 643 46.2% —
Independent Shirley Yvonne Haywood Elected 637 45.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Michael Wotherspoon 582 41.8% —
Independent Graham Jones 522 37.5% —
Liberal Democrats David Box 129 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Larry Walder 112 8.0% —
Labour Party Richard Missenden 80 5.7% —
Labour Party Sam Walker 80 5.7% —
Majority55
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,392

Orchard 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Francis Oppler Elected 501 51.0% —
Liberal Democrats Samantha Staniforth Elected 381 38.8% —
Independent Phil Woodall 306 31.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Darling 238 24.2% —
Labour Party Jan Cosgrove 231 23.5% —
Green Party Susan Anne Livett 169 17.2% —
Labour Party Alan Foster 139 14.2% —
Majority75
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)982

Pagham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Huntley Elected 1,438 67.9% —
Independent June Marie Hamilton Elected 1,257 59.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dawn Hall 475 22.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ashvin Patel 378 17.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Paul Davis 283 13.4% —
Green Party Paul Wyatt 156 7.4% —
Labour Party Alistair Black 147 6.9% —
Labour Party Helen Scutt 103 4.9% —
Majority782
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,118

Pevensey 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sandra Elizabeth Daniells Elected 403 45.7% —
Liberal Democrats Inna Erskine Elected 396 44.9% —
Liberal Democrats John Erskine 319 36.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pat Dillon 266 30.2% —
Labour Party Simon McDougall 197 22.3% —
Labour Party Linda Shepperd 182 20.6% —
Majority77
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)882

River 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ian Buckland Elected 962 50.0% —
Liberal Democrats Tracey Baker Elected 912 47.4% —
Liberal Democrats Emily Seex Elected 821 42.7% —
Labour Party George O'Neill 514 26.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Booker 494 25.7% —
Labour Party Alan Butcher 488 25.4% —
Labour Party Berni Millam 441 22.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Blampied 414 21.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Paige 365 19.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steven Trigg 362 18.8% —
Majority307
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,924

Rustington East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Bryden Cooper Elected 975 65.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shaun Gunner Elected 861 57.9% —
Liberal Democrats Jessica Halligan 497 33.4% —
Liberal Democrats David Chace 466 31.3% —
Labour Party Chris Walsh 177 11.9% —
Majority364
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,488

Rustington West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Pauline Gregory Elected 1,281 56.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jamie Bennett Elected 1,226 53.6% —
Liberal Democrats William David Robert Tilbrook Elected 1,128 49.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philippa Mary Bower 942 41.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Horne 885 38.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Turner 876 38.3% —
Labour Party Lucy Barbara Toynbee 269 11.8% —
Labour Party Nigel John Stapley 258 11.3% —
Majority186
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,288

Yapton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Amanda Worne Elected 800 60.7% —
Liberal Democrats Henry Jones Elected 550 41.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Haymes 382 29.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek George Ambler 371 28.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tricia Wales 277 21.0% —
Green Party Doug Maw 254 19.3% —
Majority168
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,317

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