West Sussex County Council elections

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]

Chichester East By-Election 7 May 1998
Party		Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	1,077	50.2	+4.5
	Conservative	750	34.9	-0.5
	Labour	319	14.9	-3.9
Majority		327	15.3
Turnout		2,146
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Steyning By-Election 6 May 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Willett	1,297	44.0	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Deedman	1,040	35.3	-12.0
	Labour	John Ridley	480	16.3	+6.1
	Independent	Bernard Durnford	132	4.5	+4.5
Majority			257	8.7
Turnout			2,949
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Gossops Green By-Election 28 September 2000
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	830	50.7	-1.1
	Conservative	635	38.8	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	171	10.4	+0.0
Majority		195	11.9
Turnout		1,636	23.1
	Labour hold	Swing

Cuckfield Rural By-Election 3 July 2003[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Webster	1,027	51.8	+22.6
	Conservative	Peter Jones	954	48.2	-4.0
Majority			73	3.6
Turnout			1,981	26.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Saltings By-Election 3 July 2003[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Robert Dunn	1,145	59.9	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mark O'Keeffe	420	22.0	-2.0
	Labour	Adrienne Lowe	346	18.1	-11.1
Majority			725	37.9
Turnout			1,911	20.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Roffey By-Election 10 June 2004[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Hull	1,652	44.9	-1.9
	Conservative	John Charles	1,575	42.8	+4.5
	Labour	Richard Wilson	454	12.3	-2.6
Majority			77	2.1
Turnout			3,681	42.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Angmering & Findon By-Election 1 June 2006[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Deborah Urquhart	1,500	75.6	+25.4
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Richards	334	16.8	-21.0
	Labour	James Field	149	7.5	+7.5
Majority			1,166	58.8
Turnout			1,983	25.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southwick By-Election 14 September 2006[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Janet Mockridge	907	55.5	+15.4
	Labour	Andrew Bray	316	19.4	-9.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Doyle	314	19.2	-0.3
	Green	Susan Board	96	5.9	+0.9
Majority			591	36.1
Turnout			1,633	21.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cuckfield and Lucastes By-Election 3 May 2007[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Peter Bradbury	2,020	61.3	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Blanch	1,274	38.7	+7.4
Majority			746	22.6
Turnout			3,358	45.41	-27.39
	Conservative hold		Swing

Petworth By-Election 7 June 2007[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Chris Duncton	1,437	72.0	+17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Cooper	346	17.3	=13.0
	BNP	Andrew Emerson	213	10.7	+10.7
Majority			1,091	54.7
Turnout			2,002	21.12	-48.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood bye-election, 6 May 2010[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John O'Brien	2,878	48.2	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Catrin Ingham	2,771	46.4	+6.5
	Independent	Robert Wall	328	5.5	N/A
Majority			107	1.8	-1.8
Turnout			5,977	68.5	+27.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Maidenbower bye-Election, 7 October 2010[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Robert Lanzer	1,036	64.4	-7.9
	Labour	Peter Smith	417	26.0	+12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Sulu Pandya	82	5.1	-8.6
	UKIP	John MacCanna	61	3.8	+3.8
	Justice Party	Arshad Khan	12	0.7	+0.7
Majority			619	38.5	-19.8
Turnout			1,609
	Conservative hold		Swing	-10.0

Midhurst bye-election, 15 November 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Cherry	1,410	78.2	+9.8
	UKIP	Judith Fowler	392	21.8	N/A
Majority			1,018	56.0	+13.9
Turnout			1,900	21.5	-15.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Storrington bye-election, 26 September 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Philip Circus	1,037	45.9	-2.0
	UKIP	John Wallace	729	32.2	-7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Hopkinson	364	16.1	+2.0
	Green	James Doyle	131	5.8	N/A
Majority			308	13.7	+3.8
Turnout			2,261	22.5	-10.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.9

Warnham & Rusper bye-election, 24 October 2013 [10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Liz Kitchen	868	58.3	+3.3
	UKIP	Geoff Stevens	335	22.5	-7.7
	Green	Darrin Green	119	8.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Millson	103	6.9	-7.9
	Labour	Carol Hayton	63	4.4	N/A
Majority			533	36.8	+12..0
Turnout			1490	20.1	-10.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.5

Haywards Heath East bye-election, 19 December 2013[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Hillier	649	35.5	+1.7
	UKIP	Charles Burrell	576	31.5	+5.1
	Labour	Richard Goddard	346	18.9	-2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Hall	201	11.0	-8.2
	Green	Paul Brown	55	3.0	N/A
Majority			73	4.0	-2.4
Turnout			1832	23.1	-6.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-1.2

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Council elections in West Sussex
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See also: Wards Boundary changes