1979 Chichester District Council election

1979 UK local government election September 2019 September 2019 1979 Chichester District Council election Parliamentary no yes 1976 Chichester District Council election 1976 1983 Chichester District Council election 1983 File:Flag of Chichester.png All 50 seats to Chichester District Council 26 3 May 1979 Conservative Party (UK) 36before Based on pre-1979 boundaries. 27 6change Indicates boundary change—so this is a nominal figure. 25,365 40.0% Liberal Party (UK) 11before 1 10change 17,894 28.1% Council control Council control after election Conservative Conservative Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 3 May 1979, the same day as the general election. The whole council was up for election and resulted in a Conservative majority. Boundary changes Boundary changes resulted in the creation of three new wards: Chichester North, Selsey North and Selsey South. The number of councillors representing Chichester West and Southbourne were reduced, from 5 to 3 and 4 to 3 respectively. The Selsey ward was abolished. Boundary changes in effect from May 1979Old wardsNew wards Chichester East Chichester North‡ Chichester West Selsey* Selsey North‡ Selsey South‡ * Abolished ‡ New creation Election result Chichester District Council Election Result 1979https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Chichester-1973-2011.pdf Chichester District Council Election Results 1973-2011 Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University June 2015 Conservative Party (UK) 27 2 8 6 54.0 40.0 25,365 –9.5 Liberal Party (UK) 11 10 0 10 22.0 28.1 17,894 +6.9 Independent (politician) 7 1 2 1 14.0 11.5 7,325 +1.4 Residents Association 3 0 1 1 6.0 9.6 6,106 –4.1 Independent Conservative 2 2 0 2 4.0 3.6 2,278 N/A Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 4.7 2,996 +2.6 Independent Ratepayers 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 905 –2.0 SPA (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 833 N/A |} + ↓ 27 11 7 3 2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Liberal Party (UK) LiberalIndependent (politician)Res. Residents I.C. Independent Conservative Ward results Birdham (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative J. Darley Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,432 Conservative hold Bosham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Rycroft 1,332 36.8 N/A Independent (politician) D. Yden 1,254 34.6 N/A Independent (politician) J. Lillywhite 1,037 28.6 N/A 3,623 75.3 N/A 3,099 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Boxgrove (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative E. Kirkby-Bott Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,334 Conservative hold Bury (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative C. Roberts Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,238 Conservative hold Chichester East (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) A. French 1,194 40.9 +12.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Combes 1,184 35.4 –12.9 Liberal Party (UK) C. Tupper 1,183 Liberal Party (UK) E. French 1,066 Conservative Party (UK) M. Gowing 910 Conservative Party (UK) D. Myers 894 Labour Party (UK) D. Morrison 725 23.7 +10.7 Labour Party (UK) T. Rooth 642 Labour Party (UK) P. Norris 629 8,428 71.9 +28.5 4,379 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Chichester North (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) J. Rankin 1,307 51.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T. France 1,289 49.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) L. Eyles 1,266 Liberal Party (UK) A. Bird 1,263 Conservative Party (UK) E. Craig 1,219 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hoult 1,183 7,527 74.1 N/A 3,778 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Chichester South (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) P. Weston 1,743 63.6 +13.9 Liberal Party (UK) K. Smith 1,549 Liberal Party (UK) A. Scicluna 1,546 Conservative Party (UK) A. Black 1,003 36.4 –13.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rankin 925 Conservative Party (UK) F. Robertson 839 7,605 71.8 4,054 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Chichester West (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) L. Holden 1,627 53.2 +21.8 Liberal Party (UK) M. Clough 1,564 Liberal Party (UK) S. Lawrence 1,470 Conservative Party (UK) W. Doody 1,455 46.8 –14.5 Conservative Party (UK) U. Hogg 1,413 Conservative Party (UK) A. Slade 1,240 8,769 72.5 +28.4 4,723 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Donnington (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative J. Laird Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,428 Conservative hold Easebourne (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) J. Wood 647 61.4 –8.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Groves 406 38.6 +8.0 1,053 71.8 +29.6 1,477 Conservative Party (UK) East Wittering (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative C. Craven Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 2,370 Conservative hold Fernhurst (2 seats) Independent (politician) M. Gilbert 1,047 40.3 +16.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. Hamilton 792 30.5 +4.5 Independent (politician) C. Barkman 757 29.2 N/A 2,596 72.1 +21.1 2,319 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Funtington (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Independent D. Gauntlett Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,821 Independent hold Graffham (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Independent K. Murray Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,466 Independent hold Harting (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative H. Booker Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,387 Conservative hold Hunston (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) M. Nicholson 764 59.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W. Sherlock 518 40.4 N/A 1,282 74.3 N/A 1,738 Conservative Party (UK) Lavant (1 seat) Liberal Party (UK) F. Heald 598 54.5 +16.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Longmore 499 45.5 –5.5 1,097 73.0 +24.0 1,484 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Linchmere (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative R. Gibson Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,194 Conservative gain from Independent Lodsworth (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative R. Hancock Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,415 Conservative hold Midhurst (2 seats) Independent (politician) P. Burne 1,525 34.7 N/A Independent Conservative D. Mott 1,260 28.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Stonehouse 586 26.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Smith 572 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Pritchard 455 10.3 N/A 4,398 74.8 N/A 3,395 Independent (politician) Independent Conservative Independent (politician) Oving (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) N. Best 638 62.9 +4.8 Independent (politician) J. Stapleford 377 37.1 N/A 1,015 71.3 +36.6 1,401 Conservative Party (UK) Petworth (2 seats)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative C. Linton Unopposed Conservative J. Duncton Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 2,851 Conservative hold Conservative hold Plaistow (2 seats)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative P. Luttman-Johnson Unopposed Conservative T. Micklem Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 3,024 Conservative hold Conservative hold Rogate (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) R. Alexander 816 75.7 N/A Independent (politician) A. Jackson 262 24.3 N/A 1,078 75.1 N/A 1,427 Conservative Party (UK) Selsey North (2 seats)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative B. Ager Unopposed Conservative T. Robinson Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 3,231 Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Selsey South (2 seats) Independent Conservative P. Hammond 1,018 27.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Whiteman 925 49.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Seaman 868 N/A SPA #FFFFF0 H. Van Raat 833 22.9 N/A 3,644 74.9 N/A 2,957 Independent Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Sidlesham (1 seat) Independent (politician) A. Petrie-Hay 572 80.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Norris 139 19.5 N/A 711 74.1 +21.1 959 Independent (politician) Residents Association Southbourne (3 seats) Residents Association L. Denby 2,322 62.4 –8.3 Residents Association I. Sutherland 1,952 Residents Association C. Singer 1,832 Conservative Party (UK) P. Warren 986 28.4 +17.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Blake 950 Conservative Party (UK) M. Higgins 842 Ind. Ratepayers #666666 G. Feltham 489 9.2 –9.0 Ind. Ratepayers #666666 D. Feltham 416 9,789 74.3 +27.4 4,742 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Stedham (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative A. Burdett Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,556 Conservative hold Stoughton (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Independent J. Mann Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,321 Independent hold West Wittering (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative H. Allen Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 2,271 Conservative hold Westbourne (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) S. Bray 594 54.6 –1.4 Independent (politician) D. Rudkin 494 45.4 N/A 1,088 73.7 +25.0 1,476 Conservative Party (UK) Wisborough Green (1 seat)PartyCandidateVotes%± Conservative J. Illius Unopposed Turnout 0 0.0 N/A Registered electors 1,858 Conservative hold Notes References Category:1976 English local elections 1979 Category:1970s in West Sussex