Chichester East ward

Vote share over time

Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.

04/05/2023 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Bill Brisbane Elected 705 58.8% +15.9
Liberal Democrats Rhys John Chant Elected 613 51.2% —
Labour Party James Sandbach 353 29.5% +3.4
Labour Party Clare Louise Walsh 348 29.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Vaughan Beveridge 286 23.9% -7.1
Patria Andrew Emerson 92 7.7% —
Majority260
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors4,295
Ballots cast (estimated)1,198

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

24/06/2021 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Bill Brisbane Elected 430 43.0% +21.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Louise Kilby 310 31.0% +1.6
Labour Party Clare Louise Walsh 261 26.1% -9.6
Majority120
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors4,741
Ballots cast1,001

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

02/05/2019 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kevin Hughes Elected 462 35.6% —
Labour Party Sarah Lishman Elected 441 34.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Carl Spink 380 29.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Louise Kilby 355 27.4% —
Liberal Democrats John Hughes 283 21.8% —
Green Party Polly Gaskin 279 21.5% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Woolley 246 19.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Terry Walters 146 11.3% —
Majority61
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,296