Southwick & Wickham ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Cutler Elected | 1,056 | 39.4% | -22.5 |
| Reform UK | Richard Harris | 839 | 31.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Denise Searle | 471 | 17.6% | -5.2 |
| Green Party | Ben Thomas | 257 | 9.6% | +2.2 |
| Labour Party | Alexander Hodgkinson | 58 | 2.2% | -5.9 |
| Majority | 217 | |||
| Turnout | 44.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,012 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,681 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Clear Elected | 1,053 | 61.9% | +6.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Denise Searle | 387 | 22.7% | -8.4 |
| Labour Party | Paul Thomas Sony | 137 | 8.0% | +3.9 |
| Green Party | Beata Parry | 125 | 7.3% | -2.0 |
| Majority | 666 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,702 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Chamberlain Elected | 936 | 55.4% | +8.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sandy Phillips-Lee | 526 | 31.1% | +2.9 |
| Green Party | Nigel John Prior | 158 | 9.3% | +3.4 |
| Labour Party | Paul Thomas Sony | 71 | 4.2% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 410 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,691 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Cutler Elected | 902 | 47.3% | -4.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sandy Phillips-Lee | 538 | 28.2% | -9.5 |
| Independent | George David Madgwick | 269 | 14.1% | — |
| Green Party | Julia Stolle | 114 | 6.0% | -0.0 |
| Labour Party | Paul Thomas Sony | 85 | 4.5% | -0.2 |
| Majority | 364 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,908 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Clear Elected | 964 | 51.7% | -10.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Roberts | 704 | 37.7% | +4.1 |
| Green Party | Hilary Jane Elphick | 112 | 6.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Thomas Sony | 86 | 4.6% | +0.6 |
| Majority | 260 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,866 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Therese Evans Elected | 1,069 | 62.4% | +10.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Loraine Constance Rappe | 575 | 33.6% | -6.0 |
| Labour Party | Paul Thomas Sony | 68 | 4.0% | -4.5 |
| Majority | 494 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,712 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Cutler Elected | 835 | 52.0% | -19.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Newberry | 635 | 39.5% | +12.3 |
| Labour Party | Paul Thomas Sony | 136 | 8.5% | +1.4 |
| Majority | 200 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,606 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Clear Elected | 1,002 | 71.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Therese Evans Elected | 890 | 63.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Cutler Elected | 826 | 58.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mags Brown | 384 | 27.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Leon George Dabbs | 352 | 25.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Neil Harold Lander-Brinkley | 279 | 19.8% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Ian James Norgate | 229 | 16.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Gary Allan Gray | 99 | 7.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Thomas Sony | 83 | 5.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Paul Francis Harris | 80 | 5.7% | — |
| Majority | 442 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,408 | |||