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2005 UK local government election
April 2025
November 2013
thumb|Results of the 2005 West Sussex County Council election
Elections to West Sussex County Council were held on 5 May 2005. The whole council was up for election and the Conservatives held overall control.
Election result
West Sussex County Council Election Result 2005
Conservative Party (UK)
46
+6
65.71
43.17
192,328
Liberal Democrats (UK)
17
-2
24.29
32.72
145,767
Labour Party (UK)
7
-4
10.00
17.76
79,139
United Kingdom Independence Party
0
0.00
2.98
13,283
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0.00
2.28
10,145
Independent (politician)
0
-1
0.00
0.84
3,761
British National Party
0
0.00
0.20
888
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
0
0.00
0.04
192
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Results by electoral divisions
Adur
Kingston Buci
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr P A Graysmark
1,674
36.9
Labour Co-operative
Mr A P Bray
1,315
29.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mrs J Goldsbrough-Jones
1,065
23.5
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr M C Henn
256
5.6
Green Party of England and Wales
Mr V Tilsley
227
5.0
359
7.9
4,537
61.9
Lancing
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr C R Albury
2,201
37.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr R T Burt
1,799
30.6
Labour Party (UK)
Mr K G Bashford
1,470
25.0
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr L W Parsons
413
7.0
731
6.8
5,883
59.5
Saltings
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr R B Dunn
2,106
43.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ms D G Martin
1,377
28.3
Labour Co-operative
Mr D J Yates
1,155
23.7
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr D M Pledge
227
4.7
729
15.0
4,865
63.4
Shoreham
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr C R Williams
2,359
47.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr A C Stuart
1,055
21.1
Labour Co-operative
Mr N R Sweet
965
19.3
Green Party of England and Wales
Ms M A Martin
430
8.6
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr P R Drayton-Morris
202
4.0
1,304
26.0
5,011
70.0
Sompting
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs V M Woolhead
1,635
40.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr S H Martin
1,230
30.1
Labour Party (UK)
Mr P Berry
1,226
30.0
405
9.9
4,091
61.1
Southwick
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr K G Eade
1,966
40.1
Labour Co-operative
Ms A Lowe
1,423
29.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr A J Mortimer
959
19.5
United Kingdom Independence Party
Ms J C Greig
317
6.5
Green Party of England and Wales
Ms S E Board
243
5.0
543
11.1
4,908
64.0
Arun
Angmering & Findon
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr O V Wingrove
2,454
50.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr T J Richards
1,847
37.8
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr P Russo
588
12.0
607
12.4
4,889
66.8
Arundel & Wick
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr D N Britton
1,723
37.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr D E Leggatt
1,254
27.3
Labour Party (UK)
Mr D F Dyball
1,206
26.3
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr H F Whitaker
411
8.9
469
10.2
4,594
64.9
Bersted
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr S E McDougall
1,684
30.4
Labour Party (UK)
Mr S Holland
1,661
30.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr B W Widger
1,600
28.9
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr J R W Spencer
598
10.8
23
0.4
5,543
58.9
Bognor Regis East
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr F R J Oppler
1,331
32.0
Labour Party (UK)
Mr M G Jones
1,228
29.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr D M Machonachie
1,206
29.0
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr A Otton
398
9.6
103
2.5
4,163
55.2
Bognor Regis West & Aldwick
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr R B Brown
2,171
46.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr B Dodd
1,860
39.5
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr I A Fraser
679
14.4
311
6.6
4,710
61.9
East Preston & Ferring
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr P C Evans
3,781
57.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr J M Richards
1,464
22.2
Labour Party (UK)
Mr H E Miller
1,015
15.4
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr P V Skinner
348
5.3
2,317
35.0
6,608
69.8
Felpham
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr G G Blampied
2,371
45.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr M J Harvey
1,663
31.7
Labour Party (UK)
Mr J B Cosgrove
727
13.9
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr A J Richardson
482
9.2
708
13.5
5,243
68.5
Fontwell
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr D R Whittington
2,775
49.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr I S Menzies
2,055
37.0
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr J Dunning
728
13.1
720
12.9
5,558
65.5
Littlehampton East
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Dr J M M Walsh
2,132
37.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr G M Tyler
1,837
32.0
Labour Party (UK)
Mr M J Thomson
1,246
21.7
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr R H East
524
9.1
295
5.1
5,739
62.3
Littlehampton Town
Labour Party (UK)
Mr G K O’Neill
1,399
37.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr A W Gammon
1,016
26.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr D M Jones
903
24.0
United Kingdom Independence Party
Ms M E Lees
452
12.0
383
10.2
3,770
53.5
Middleton
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs C A Freeman
2,528
49.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ms R A Kissell
1,181
22.9
Labour Party (UK)
Mr S B McConnell
989
19.2
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr A C Sutcliffe
459
8.9
1,347
26.1
5,157
63.6
Nyetimber
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr M W G Coleman
3,263
47.7
Labour Party (UK)
Ms P P Nash
1,468
21.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr G C Burt
1,450
21.2
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr S D Porter
649
9.5
1,795
26.2
6,830
68.1
Rustington
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr P T Moor
2,817
46.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr A S D Lauretani
1,971
32.3
Labour Party (UK)
Mr A J Dines
904
14.8
United Kingdom Independence Party
Ms J A Penn
413
6.8
846
13.8
6,105
68.0
Chichester
Bourne
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr T M E Dunn
2,377
40.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr R A Gowlett
1,922
32.8
Labour Party (UK)
Mr J Baker
841
14.3
Independent (politician)
Mrs C H Phillips
375
6.4
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mrs A R Denny
347
5.9
455
7.7
5,862
65.6
Chichester East
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr A R H Smith
2,191
40.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr S I King
1,765
32.9
Labour Party (UK)
Mr B Earnshaw-Mansell
1,047
19.5
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr A S Preater-Cole
368
6.9
426
7.9
5,371
59.2
Chichester North
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr M N Hall
2,628
48.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs H A Flynn
1,884
34.9
Labour Party (UK)
Mr D Morrison
593
11.0
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr M A H Mason
290
5.4
744
13.8
5,395
68.4
Chichester South
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr A D Chaplin
2,244
40.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr A P Dignum
2,034
36.7
Labour Party (UK)
Mr M J Few
891
16.1
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr N D W Sitwell
374
6.7
210
3.8
5,543
65.3
Chichester West
Conservative Party (UK)
Ms M L Goldsmith
2,446
39.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr J R Campling
2,051
33.0
Labour Party (UK)
Mr R J Hastings
875
14.1
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr J McCulloch
367
5.9
Independent (politician)
Mr A J Phillips
268
4.3
Independent (politician)
Mr R I Apel
202
3.3
395
6.4
6,209
68.9
Fernhurst
Conservative Party (UK)
Lt Con T Pemberton
3,022
52.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr K V Rowsell
1,848
32.0
Labour Party (UK)
Mr B R D Hollowood
616
10.7
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr D E Denny
295
5.1
1,174
20.3
5,781
70.5
Midhurst
Conservative Party (UK)
Ms N J Hendon
2,222
38.5
Independent (politician)
Mr A M Shaxson
1,653
28.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ms J R Fowler
1,612
28.0
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr P J Cole
280
4.9
569
9.8
5,767
68.1
Petworth
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr P W J Moffatt
3,524
54.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr R Cooper
1,968
30.3
Labour Party (UK)
Ms J Miller
651
10.0
United Kingdom Independence Party
Ms V A Moran
354
5.4
1,556
23.9
6,497
69.7
Selsey
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr P E Jones
2,155
40.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr J E Shade
1,386
25.9
Labour Party (UK)
Ms M M Lawson
1,214
22.6
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr B A Smith
605
11.3
769
14.3
5,360
64.6
The Witterings
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr J M Daws-Chew
2,339
45.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr A G Wells
993
19.2
Independent (politician)
Mr R J Norris
755
14.6
Labour Party (UK)
Mr P J O’Sullivan
632
12.2
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr R L Wilson
450
8.7
1,346
26.1
5,169
66.3
Crawley
Bewbush, Gossops Green & Southgate (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Mr C J Mullins
3,674
23.8
Labour Party (UK)
Mrs J C Sully
2,856
18.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr B K Blake
2,763
17.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr H S Bloom
2,707
17.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr J C Bonner
1,526
9.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr D C Wise
1,142
7.4
Green Party of England and Wales
Rev M D Liles
747
4.8
15,415
54.8
Broadfield
Labour Party (UK)
Mr J McGough
1,861
45.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr M T Head
1,291
31.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr M R Scott
723
17.7
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr D A Hardman
212
5.2
570
13.9
4,087
49.2
Ifield, Langley Green & West Green (2)
Labour Party (UK)
Mr J Mortimer
3,906
25.5
Labour Party (UK)
Mr J G T Smith
3,173
20.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr J I Denman
2,295
15.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr C J Skinner
2,075
13.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr B J Hamilton
1,411
9.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr K J R Osborne
1,175
7.7
British National Party
Mr G W Baldwin
673
4.4
Green Party of England and Wales
Mr A S D Graham
586
3.8
15,294
55.7
Northgate & Three Bridges
Labour Party (UK)
Ms G D Joyce
1,719
36.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Ms B J Burgess
1,546
33.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr D J Barry
1,049
22.5
British National Party
Mr R N Grice
215
4.6
Green Party of England and Wales
Mrs M F Liles
143
3.1
173
3.7
4,672
60.1
Pound Hill, Worth & Maidenbower (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr H E M Smith
5,532
29.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr D G Dewdney
4,804
25.3
Labour Party (UK)
Ms J Skudder
2,307
12.1
Labour Party (UK)
Mr E M Sully
2,218
11.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr E Reay
1,853
9.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr P S Bannister
1,528
8.0
Green Party of England and Wales
Mr B T A Liles
782
4.1
19,024
63.4
Tilgate & Furnace Green
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr D G Crow
2,302
40.6
Labour Party (UK)
Mr W A Ward
2,127
37.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr R J McMurray
963
17.0
Green Party of England and Wales
Ms V Dore
283
5.0
175
3.1
5,675
63.5
Horsham
Billingshurst
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr O J Davies
2,950
50.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr G F H Lawes
2,078
35.7
Labour Party (UK)
Ms S Morton
797
13.7
872
14.9
5,825
66.5
Bramber Castle
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr D R Deedman
3,056
48.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr A N Whall
2,473
39.5
Labour Party (UK)
Mr P Hilditch
737
11.8
583
9.3
6,266
70.4
Henfield
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr L H Barnard
3,381
61.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr F W S Taylor
2,086
38.2
1,295
23.6
5,467
67.7
Holbrook
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr P C Catchpole
2,546
44.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr L J C Crosbie
2,374
41.4
Labour Party (UK)
Mr R E Chapman
815
14.2
172
3.0
5,734
68.7
Horsham Carfax
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Dr N P S Dennis
3,018
51.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Ms E A Ostacchini
2,013
34.4
Labour Party (UK)
Ms K J Goddard
815
13.9
1,005
17.2
5,846
67.9
Horsham Riverside
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mrs M E Millson
3,015
52.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr N R M Lowson
1,915
33.0
Labour Party (UK)
Mr J D Thomas
873
15.0
1,100
19.0
5,803
67.3
Pulborough
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs P A C Arculus
3,826
63.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr D B C Wright
2,177
36.3
1,649
27.4
6,003
68.2
Roffey
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr W J Hellawell
2,751
45.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr J W Charles
2,347
38.8
Labour Party (UK)
Mr R M Wilson
946
15.7
404
6.7
6,044
64.3
Southwater & Nuthurst
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr B R A D Watson
3,057
48.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr P J Stainton
2,608
41.3
Labour Party (UK)
Mr T C Parker
646
10.2
449
7.1
6,311
69.0
Storrington
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr F T Wilkinson
3,767
58.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr A G Hughes
1,619
25.3
Labour Party (UK)
Ms P J Banks
1,020
15.9
2,148
33.5
6,406
70.1
Warnham & Rusper
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr M P S Hodgson
3,217
56.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr T H Pearce
1,645
28.9
Labour Party (UK)
Ms J A Battersby
832
14.6
1,572
27.6
5,694
67.3
Mid Sussex
Burgess Hill (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mrs S Knight
4,940
22.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr A J Barrett-Miles
4,677
21.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mrs J M Henwood
4,627
20.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs J A Landriani
4,445
20.1
Labour Party (UK)
Mr I Renshaw
1,495
6.8
Labour Party (UK)
Mr A L West
977
4.4
Green Party of England and Wales
Mrs M J McGregor
930
4.2
22,091
67.9
Cuckfield & Lucastes
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs A M Morris
2,633
53.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mrs I Balls
1,556
31.3
Labour Party (UK)
Mr D W Davies
423
8.5
Green Party of England and Wales
Mr P B Wemyss-Gorman
354
7.1
1,077
21.7
4,966
72.8
East Grinstead (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mrs M E Collins
4,802
23.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs M M Ball
4,680
23.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr A G Bass
4,449
22.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr A N Brock
4,138
20.5
Labour Party (UK)
Mr S D Fallowell
1,257
6.2
Labour Party (UK)
Mr D A Irvine
875
4.3
20,201
66.6
Hassocks & Victoria
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Dr C E Wilsdon
2,818
42.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr S K J Bell
2,632
40.1
Labour Party (UK)
Mrs A P Piercy
697
10.6
Green Party of England and Wales
Mr D M Hammond
423
6.4
186
2.8
6,570
69.9
Haywards Heath East
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr A J De-Mierre
1,779
36.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ms J Brown
1,615
33.0
Labour Party (UK)
Mr P J Henry
1,504
30.7
164
3.3
4,898
67.6
Haywards Heath Town
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr B Hall
2,096
39.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs M N Baker
2,052
38.6
Labour Party (UK)
Mr R Goddard
846
15.9
Green Party of England and Wales
Mr P P Smith
324
6.1
44
0.8
5,318
70.0
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr P A D Griffiths
2,816
53.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr N C S Cook
1,479
28.3
Labour Party (UK)
Mr M P Uhlhorn
745
14.2
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
Mr P B Berry
192
3.7
1,337
25.5
5,232
70.7
Imberdown
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr P A C Coote
2,533
48.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr E A Matthews
1,312
25.1
Green Party of England and Wales
Ms C W Edminson
805
15.4
Labour Party (UK)
Mr M Briggs
578
11.1
1,221
23.4
5,228
71.9
Lindfield & High Weald
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs M D Johnson
3,586
52.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ms A Lucraft
2,045
29.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Mr P E M Brown
646
9.4
Labour Party (UK)
Mr J M Crawford
613
8.9
1,514
22.3
6,890
73.5
Worth Forest
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr W E Acraman
3,208
53.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr G E Knight
1,327
22.1
Labour Party (UK)
Mr R M Burgess
1,025
17.0
Green Party of England and Wales
Mr M B Weller
452
7.5
1,881
31.3
6,012
68.5
Worthing
Gaisford (2)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr P E Green
5,012
24.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr D R M Lissenburg
4,238
20.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs M F Lermitte
3,452
16.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr J L Rogers
3,413
16.4
Labour Party (UK)
Mr J S Gardiner
1,736
8.3
Labour Party (UK)
Mr J M Turley
1,465
7.0
Green Party of England and Wales
Ms M Hillcoat
1,117
5.4
Independent (politician)
Mr I D Sandell
426
2.0
20,859
58.4
Goring & Northbrook (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr K C R Mercer
4,024
21.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr S G Waight
3,766
20.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr N C Rodgers
3,279
17.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr R T Rogers
3,078
16.5
Labour Party (UK)
Mr A Bignell
1,384
7.4
Labour Party (UK)
Mr N T Duffy
1,302
7.0
Green Party of England and Wales
Mr A M Stace
698
3.7
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr R G Bater
628
3.4
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr C M Woodward
515
2.8
18,674
61.0
Salvington (2)
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr C A O’Neill
5,265
28.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr C H Stevens
5,061
27.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr M D Donin
3,404
18.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr K D R Sunderland
3,191
17.0
Labour Party (UK)
Ms H Rennie
1,797
9.6
18,718
62.7
Worthing East
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mrs I C Richards
1,866
41.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr M Saheid
1,764
39.6
Labour Party (UK)
Ms A Saunders
828
18.6
102
2.3
4,458
57.5
Worthing Pier
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr C B Roberts
1,678
40.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ms C B Brown
1,434
34.5
Labour Party (UK)
Mr P H Barnes
694
16.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Mr D H Colkett
351
8.4
244
5.9
4,157
52.5
Worthing West
Conservative Party (UK)
Mr J Livermore
2,357
45.22
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mr A S Rice
1,295
24.8
Labour Party (UK)
Mr B F Slater
820
15.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Mrs L Colkett
392
7.5
United Kingdom Independence Party
Mr P A Ruddock
266
5.1
Independent (politician)
Mr J D Robers
82
1.6
1,062
20.4
5,212
60.5
References
West Sussex County Council
Category:2005 English local elections
2005
Category:2000s in West Sussex