Arun council election, 2023
Most seats
20
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
54
across 23 wards
Turnout
30.5%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 20 | -1 | 34,369 | 40.7% | -1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | -8 | 17,795 | 21.1% | -9.1 |
| Labour Party | 8 | +7 | 12,604 | 14.9% | +3.2 |
| Green Party | 6 | +4 | 12,270 | 14.5% | +11.5 |
| Independent | 6 | -2 | 7,035 | 8.3% | -1.1 |
| Heritage Party | 0 | +0 | 313 | 0.4% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0 | +0 | 56 | 0.1% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 54 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 49 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 30 | |
| Labour Party | 29 | |
| Green Party | 18 | |
| Independent | 14 | |
| Heritage Party | 3 | |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 1 |
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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ashvin Patel Elected | 768 | 46.0% | +3.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Trevor Bence Elected | 729 | 43.7% | — |
| Independent | Fiona Huntley | 643 | 38.5% | -20.2 |
| Independent | Ian Manion | 539 | 32.3% | — |
| Green Party | Adam Justin Bell | 332 | 19.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Ray Palmer | 327 | 19.6% | — |
| Majority | 86 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,534 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,669 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent
Aldwick West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Guy Richard Purser Elected | 657 | 41.7% | +8.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Marie Needs Elected | 636 | 40.4% | -3.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Diana Thas | 601 | 38.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Ralph | 582 | 36.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Lynne Armstrong | 274 | 17.4% | +8.0 |
| Green Party | Tony Douglas Coates | 255 | 16.2% | -0.3 |
| Heritage Party | David Kurten | 148 | 9.4% | — |
| Majority | 35 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,127 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,576 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Liberal Democrats hold
Angmering & Findon 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Andrew Bicknell Elected | 1,349 | 60.8% | -7.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andy Cooper Elected | 1,147 | 51.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Amelia Worne Elected | 1,103 | 49.7% | +12.8 |
| Green Party | Helen Ruth Justice | 1,036 | 46.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Edmundston | 1,035 | 46.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Anthony Summers | 990 | 44.6% | +18.4 |
| Majority | 67 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,441 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,220 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Arundel & Walberton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Steve McAuliffe Elected | 1,471 | 61.7% | +14.0 |
| Green Party | Carol Jane Birch Elected | 1,363 | 57.2% | — |
| Green Party | Melanie Jill Penycate Elected | 1,198 | 50.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary Markwell | 883 | 37.1% | +7.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Anthony Reynolds | 787 | 33.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mario Trabucco | 733 | 30.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Michael Ward | 714 | 30.0% | +7.7 |
| Majority | 315 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,991 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,383 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party hold
Barnham 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Paul Ayling Elected | 1,316 | 64.9% | +13.9 |
| Green Party | Sue Jennifer Ellen Wallsgrove Elected | 1,252 | 61.7% | — |
| Green Party | Anita June Lawrence Elected | 1,030 | 50.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Haymes | 712 | 35.1% | -6.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Susan Bence | 677 | 33.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Graham Jones | 620 | 30.6% | — |
| Labour Party | William John Ashton | 425 | 20.9% | +13.4 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Sarah Welch | 56 | 2.8% | — |
| Majority | 318 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,599 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,029 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party hold
Beach 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Billy Blanchard-Cooper Elected | 782 | 57.2% | -12.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Woodman Elected | 697 | 51.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mick Warren | 433 | 31.7% | +6.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Travis Hayler | 392 | 28.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Steve McConnell | 230 | 16.8% | +6.8 |
| Labour Party | Terence Michael Murphy | 203 | 14.8% | — |
| Majority | 264 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,856 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,368 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Bersted 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keir Greenway Elected | 852 | 61.1% | +29.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gill Yeates Elected | 841 | 60.3% | +10.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Lury Elected | 826 | 59.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Paige | 610 | 43.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Nigel Smith | 540 | 38.7% | +23.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rob Outen | 513 | 36.8% | — |
| Majority | 216 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,547 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,394 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Brookfield 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Walsh Elected | 618 | 52.7% | +15.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Long Elected | 586 | 50.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mikey Blackwood | 409 | 34.9% | -13.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Chace | 404 | 34.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Neil Alistair Campbell | 265 | 22.6% | +11.8 |
| Heritage Party | Jane Neal | 61 | 5.2% | — |
| Majority | 177 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,792 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,172 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Courtwick with Toddington 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Mike Northeast Elected | 766 | 53.0% | +4.3 |
| Labour Party | Maralyn May Elected | 695 | 48.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Freddie Tandy Elected | 637 | 44.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tony Woodward | 582 | 40.3% | -9.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Vicky Rhodes | 530 | 36.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rod Vincent | 523 | 36.2% | — |
| Green Party | Deborah O'Reilly | 356 | 24.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Saša Krajnc | 242 | 16.8% | -13.2 |
| Majority | 55 | |||
| Turnout | 20.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,965 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,444 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party hold
East Preston 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Philippa Mary Bower Elected | 1,329 | 61.5% | -11.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Graham Kelly Elected | 1,294 | 59.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ricky Bower Elected | 1,281 | 59.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Richards | 768 | 35.5% | +4.9 |
| Green Party | Liz Hammond | 740 | 34.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Alex Haslam | 560 | 25.9% | +2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Tilbrook | 510 | 23.6% | — |
| Majority | 513 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,047 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,161 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Felpham East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tom Harty Elected | 575 | 47.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joan English Elected | 530 | 43.8% | -32.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul English | 527 | 43.5% | — |
| Independent | Rick Parker | 506 | 41.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Stuart Varndall | 284 | 23.5% | — |
| Majority | 3 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,741 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,211 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Felpham West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gill Madeley Elected | 651 | 47.5% | -13.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Elaine Stainton Elected | 593 | 43.3% | — |
| Independent | Martin Harvey | 486 | 35.5% | — |
| Green Party | Linda Lancaster | 382 | 27.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Roslyn Anne Kissell | 326 | 23.8% | -5.8 |
| Labour Party | Ray Mills | 301 | 22.0% | +9.6 |
| Majority | 107 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,884 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,370 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Ferring 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roger Charles Elkins Elected | 1,018 | 68.8% | -6.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Turner Elected | 949 | 64.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Dorothy Portia Macedo | 403 | 27.2% | +8.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Helen Roberts | 316 | 21.4% | +6.3 |
| Green Party | Kerstin Sonnemann | 272 | 18.4% | — |
| Majority | 546 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,184 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,479 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Hotham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Warr Elected | 402 | 52.5% | +18.1 |
| Independent | Steve Goodheart Elected | 389 | 50.8% | +8.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Waterhouse | 304 | 39.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Britton | 229 | 29.9% | +9.0 |
| Labour Party | David Meagher | 208 | 27.2% | +11.6 |
| Majority | 85 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,290 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 766 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold · Independent hold
Marine 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jim Brooks Elected | 669 | 74.9% | -3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Stanley Elected | 468 | 52.4% | +3.4 |
| Labour Party | Heather Robbins | 354 | 39.6% | +15.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phillip Richard James Sanders | 295 | 33.0% | +4.2 |
| Majority | 114 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,815 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 893 | |||
Independent hold · Liberal Democrats hold
Middleton-on-Sea 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jacky Pendleton Elected | 729 | 49.3% | +3.1 |
| Independent | Shirley Yvonne Haywood Elected | 639 | 43.2% | -2.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Darling | 556 | 37.6% | — |
| Green Party | Liam Warren | 336 | 22.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Jeff Daws | 266 | 18.0% | +12.3 |
| Majority | 83 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,192 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,478 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Independent hold
Orchard 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Oppler Elected | 477 | 56.2% | +5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenton Batley Elected | 375 | 44.2% | — |
| Independent | Phil Woodall | 236 | 27.8% | -3.3 |
| Labour Party | Jan Cosgrove | 231 | 27.2% | +3.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Billy Edward Kelly | 207 | 24.4% | +0.2 |
| Independent | Kinga Elzbieta Arciszewska | 169 | 19.9% | — |
| Majority | 139 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,727 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 848 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Pagham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Huntley Elected | 1,037 | 79.1% | +11.2 |
| Independent | June Marie Hamilton Elected | 825 | 62.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Harry Triggs | 462 | 35.2% | +12.8 |
| Labour Party | Pauline Nash | 298 | 22.7% | +15.8 |
| Majority | 363 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,211 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,311 | |||
Independent hold
Pevensey 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Roger Nash Elected | 292 | 30.3% | +15.2 |
| Labour Party | Simon McDougall Elected | 277 | 28.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Wells | 247 | 25.6% | +3.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Pat Dillon | 235 | 24.4% | -14.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Victor Barrett | 207 | 21.5% | — |
| Independent | Sandra Elizabeth Daniells | 163 | 16.9% | +2.7 |
| Independent | Adam William Wojtek Cunard | 159 | 16.5% | — |
| Green Party | John Erskine | 76 | 7.9% | -2.1 |
| Green Party | Paul Wyatt | 72 | 7.5% | — |
| Majority | 30 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,077 | |||
| Ballots cast | 965 | |||
Labour Party gain from Independent · Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
River 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | George O'Neill Elected | 674 | 34.8% | +8.1 |
| Labour Party | Alan Butcher Elected | 665 | 34.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Christine Wiltshire Elected | 665 | 34.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michelle Molloy | 559 | 28.9% | +3.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel Smith | 505 | 26.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary Russell Hart | 504 | 26.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Buckland | 449 | 23.2% | -26.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ady Clark | 425 | 21.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Croft | 350 | 18.1% | — |
| Green Party | Lilias Rider Haggard Cheyne | 331 | 17.1% | — |
| Heritage Party | Gabi Gates | 104 | 5.4% | — |
| Majority | 106 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,126 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,937 | |||
Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Rustington East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alison Bryden Cooper Elected | 1,086 | 62.7% | -2.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shaun Gunner Elected | 973 | 56.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Anchorette Lucy Parvin-Blackstone | 557 | 32.2% | -1.2 |
| Labour Party | Sean Lee | 494 | 28.5% | +16.6 |
| Majority | 416 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,473 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,731 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Rustington West 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lesley-Anne Lloyd Elected | 1,101 | 45.9% | +4.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peggy Partridge Elected | 1,033 | 43.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lynne Edwards Elected | 1,018 | 42.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Gregory | 934 | 38.9% | -17.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Bennett | 811 | 33.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Jays | 757 | 31.6% | — |
| Green Party | Faye Faithfull | 452 | 18.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Berni Millam | 390 | 16.3% | +4.5 |
| Majority | 84 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,888 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,399 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Yapton 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Worne Elected | 1,160 | 69.8% | +9.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Jones Elected | 1,039 | 62.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Oli Davies-Byron | 395 | 23.8% | -5.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Dendle | 364 | 21.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Doris Audrey Richards | 176 | 10.6% | — |
| Majority | 644 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,432 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,661 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold