1997 West Sussex County Council election

1997 UK local government election February 2024 March 2020 March 2020 Elections to West Sussex County Council were held on 1 May 1997 alongside a parliamentary general election. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservative Party regained control of the council from the Liberal Democrats who had governed since 1993 as a minority administration. Turnout across the county ranged from 57.7% in Richmond to 78.6% in Lindfield. Election result West Sussex County Council Election Result 1997West Sussex County Council Election Results 1973-2009 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/West-Sussex-County.pdf The Elections Centre 21 February 2024 Conservative Party (UK) 37 52.11 42.90 177,848 Liberal Democrats (UK) 24 33.80 33.10 137,191 Labour Party (UK) 9 12.68 21.49 89,099 Independent (politician) 1 1.41 1.68 6,494 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.72 2,999 Referendum Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.08 327 Worth Area Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.03 110 |} Results by electoral division Adur Kingston Buci Liberal Democrats (UK) Sydney Little 1,859 37.2 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Sims 1,639 32.9 Labour Co-operative Nigel Sweet 1,491 29.9 220 72.3 Lancing Liberal Democrats (UK) Clifford Robinson 2,866 46.2 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Craghill 2,070 33.3 Labour Party (UK) James Largue 1,271 20.5 794 74.2 Saltings Conservative Party (UK) Graham Jones 2,562 45.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jemima Robinson 2,372 41.9 Labour Co-operative Richard Knight 733 12.9 190 69.9 Shoreham Conservative Party (UK) Ian Elliott 3,109 46.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Burtenshaw 2,094 31.4 Labour Co-operative Geoffrey Howitt 1,463 21.9 1,015 76.6 Sompting Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Brookes 1,992 41.4 Conservative Party (UK) Mark McCarthy 1,492 31.4 Labour Party (UK) Edward Luxford 1,331 21.9 500 71.6 Southwick Labour Co-operative Brian Whipp 1,856 35.8 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Dunn 1,827 35.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Deedman 1,497 28.9 29 74.5 Arun Arun East Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Sedgwick 3,165 63.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Hughes 1,326 26.7 Labour Party (UK) Frank Levy 482 9.7 1,839 78.1 Arundel and Angmering Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Winn 3,149 51.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Barstow 1,707 28.1 Labour Party (UK) David Jones 1,221 20.1 1,442 74.3 Bersted Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Olliver 2,577 38.5 Conservative Party (UK) Gary Boucher 2,171 32.4 Labour Party (UK) Jan Cosgrove 1,948 29.1 406 67.5 Bognor Regis Conservative Party (UK) Robin Brown 2,768 44.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Scutt 2,444 39.4 Labour Party (UK) Gail Walker 995 16.0 324 67.8 Felpham Independent (politician) Dominica Smith 3,035 54.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Walter Vanner 1,621 29.2 Labour Party (UK) Alison McIsacc 899 16.2 1,432 70.5 Fontwell Conservative Party (UK) Harold Hall 3,199 56.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon McDougall 1,896 33.4 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Oxtoby 576 10.2 1,297 72.3 Hotham Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Morrish 1,975 39.7 Conservative Party (UK) Luke Parker 1,610 32.4 Labour Party (UK) Derek Fane 1,388 27.9 365 63.3 Littlehampton North Labour Party (UK) George O'Neill 2,113 44.9 Conservative Party (UK) John Forster 1,508 32.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Jones 1,087 23.1 606 63.7 Littlehampton Town Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Newell 2,022 34.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Roberts 1,730 29.1 Labour Party (UK) David Dyball 1,711 28.7 Independent (politician) Andrew Hawkes 492 8.3 292 63.7 Middleton Conservative Party (UK) John Betteridge 2,566 45.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Matthews 1,989 35.3 Labour Party (UK) Peter Found 884 15.7 Independent (politician) Marjorie Widdowson 202 3.6 577 71.9 Nyetimber Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Gillings 3,409 49.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francis Oppler 1,914 27.9 Labour Party (UK) Michael Jones 1,531 22.3 1,576 73.6 Preston Manor Conservative Party (UK) Peter Moor 3,610 54.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Richards 2,070 31.4 Labour Party (UK) Peter Nightingale 914 13.9 1,540 73.6 Rustington West Liberal Democrats (UK) James Walsh 2,802 45.2 Conservative Party (UK) Phillipa Bower 2,563 41.3 Labour Party (UK) John Singleton 835 13.9 239 73.6 Chichester Bourne Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Dunn 2,503 40.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Ford 1,894 30.6 Independent (politician) Stanley Bray 986 15.9 Labour Party (UK) Roger Humphrey 801 13.0 609 73.6 Chichester East Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Tupper 2,246 45.7 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Chevs 1,742 35.5 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Weeks 925 18.8 506 68.5 Chichester North Conservative Party (UK) Alan Phillips 2,386 45.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edith Pingree 2,232 42.6 Labour Party (UK) James Moran 625 11.9 56 76.2 Chichester South Liberal Democrats (UK) John Rankin 2,589 44.1 Conservative Party (UK) Mary-Louise Bassett 2,338 39.8 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Jones 943 16.1 251 73.0 Chichester West Conservative Party (UK) Kathryn Ward 2,947 46.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Wright 2,500 39.2 Labour Party (UK) Ian Edwards 926 14.5 447 76.3 Fernhurst Conservative Party (UK) Terence Pemberton 3,034 50.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helena Lang 2,395 39.9 Labour Party (UK) David Morrison 576 9.6 639 72.3 Midhurst Conservative Party (UK) Colin Walker 3,753 55.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Devreux 2,090 31.1 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Hollowood 874 13.0 1,763 74.3 Petworth Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Greenwell 3,755 56.4 Independent (politician) Brian Hooton 1,779 26.7 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Young 1,128 16.9 1,976 76.8 Selsey and Sidlesham Conservative Party (UK) Peter Jones 2,796 48.9 Labour Party (UK) Terrence Prince 1,394 24.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Shone 1,331 23.3 Green Party of England and Wales Eric Paine 191 3.3 1,402 69.9 The Witterings Conservative Party (UK) John Daws-Chew 3,521 54.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Green 2,150 33.1 Labour Party (UK) John Feeney 830 12.8 1,369 72.2 Crawley Bewbush Labour Party (UK) Janet Scully 3,771 70.6 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Burke 1,569 29.4 2,202 66.9 Broadfield Labour Party (UK) Michael Briggs 3,012 59.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Bowen 1,458 28.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Hamilton 627 12.3 1,552 64.0 Furnace Green Conservative Party (UK) Henry Smith 3,839 44.8 Labour Party (UK) Anne Todd 3,521 41.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Wise 1,209 14.1 318 71.9 Gossops Green Labour Party (UK) Anthony Edwards 2,628 51.8 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Clarke 1,749 34.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine Hart 696 13.7 879 71.9 Ifield Labour Party (UK) John Mortimer 2,532 59.4 Conservative Party (UK) Corrine Bowen 1,181 27.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Llewelyn 548 12.9 1,351 71.2 Langley Green Labour Party (UK) James Smith 3,292 68.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Wilkinson 1,140 23.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vipin Patel 392 8.1 2,152 71.9 Northgate Three Bridges Labour Party (UK) William Buck 2,854 50.9 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Coyston 1,585 28.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Hamilton 1,172 20.9 1,269 74.5 Pound Hill Conservative Party (UK) David Dewdney 2,804 48.9 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Calcot 1,954 34.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Hart 866 15.1 Worth Area Party Peter Temple-Smithson 110 1.9 850 75.0 Tilgate Labour Party (UK) Douglas Mayne 3,342 61.9 Conservative Party (UK) David Withall 1,372 25.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Miller 686 12.7 1,970 73.6 Horsham Billingshurst Conservative Party (UK) Tara Podger 2,116 44.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Lawes 1,706 35.5 Labour Party (UK) Philip Gander 650 13.5 Referendum Party Robert Lomas 327 6.8 410 72.0 Henfield Conservative Party (UK) William Cantello 3,587 58.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marcus Heawood 1,607 26.1 Labour Party (UK) Susan Erlam 961 15.6 1,970 74.9 Holbrook Conservative Party (UK) Neil Matthewson 4,207 51.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Brundish 2,639 32.6 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Chapman 1,254 15.5 1,568 73.7 Hurst Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Dennis 2,207 45.9 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Tobutt 2,043 42.5 Labour Party (UK) Joan Thurston 559 15.6 164 71.1 Pulborough Conservative Party (UK) Carmel Cain 5,093 74.0 Labour Party (UK) Christine Rees 1,788 26.0 3,305 73.3 Riverside Liberal Democrats (UK) Morwen Millson 2,790 46.6 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Palmer 2,405 40.2 Labour Party (UK) George Burton 788 13.2 385 72.6 Roffey Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacobus Clausen 2,606 40.8 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Watson 2,603 40.7 Labour Party (UK) Roger Brown 1,179 18.5 3 74.0 Southwater Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Beeson 3,303 44.6 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Boud 3,135 42.3 Labour Party (UK) Diane Dumbrill 968 13.1 168 73.8 Steyning Liberal Democrats (UK) John Campbell 2,956 47.3 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Dennis 2,649 42.4 Labour Party (UK) Julia Bridgewater 639 10.2 307 74.2 Storrington Conservative Party (UK) Frank Wilkinson 2,781 51.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Bates 2,042 37.7 Labour Party (UK) David Wickham 594 11.0 739 72.8 Warnham Conservative Party (UK) Norman Horton 2,666 50.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Wright 1,990 38.0 Labour Party (UK) Eric Brady 583 11.1 676 74.6 Mid Sussex Burgess Hill Central Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Chapman 3,258 45.8 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Burgess 2,532 35.6 Labour Party (UK) Paul Mitchell 1,170 16.4 Green Party of England and Wales Hugh Stevens 155 2.2 906 76.9 Burgess Hill East Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Ross 2,903 51.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Greenhow 1,964 34.7 Labour Party (UK) Lesley Whiting 664 11.7 Green Party of England and Wales Ruth Stevens 128 2.3 939 77.2 Cuckfield Rural Conservative Party (UK) Michael Dennis 3,066 51.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jack Slaughter 1,763 29.8 Labour Party (UK) Frederick Harrison 774 13.1 Green Party of England and Wales Josephine Came 317 5.4 1,303 78.0 East Grinstead East Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Collins 2,645 45.6 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Ball 2,239 38.6 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Scott 692 11.9 Green Party of England and Wales Adrian Salmon 226 3.9 407 76.9 East Grinstead South Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Brock 2,470 44.1 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Beal 2,429 43.3 Labour Party (UK) David Dickson 705 12.6 41 76.7 Hassocks and Burgess Hill West Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Balsdon 3,238 46.2 Conservative Party (UK) David Terry 2,494 35.6 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Ashcroft 1,102 15.7 Green Party of England and Wales Carol Filby 169 2.4 744 77.3 Haywards Heath East Conservative Party (UK) Joan Gayler 1,947 35.1 Labour Party (UK) Mervyn Hamilton 1,743 31.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julia Brown 1,735 31.3 Green Party of England and Wales Edward Hasley 125 2.3 204 78.2 Haywards Heath West Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Hall 2,557 46.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Wilson 1,937 35.3 Labour Party (UK) Paddy Henry 835 15.2 Green Party of England and Wales Simon Anderson 156 2.8 620 77.5 Imberdown Conservative Party (UK) Phillip Coote 3,573 46.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dorothy Hatswell 2,747 35.6 Labour Party (UK) Roger Burgess 1,179 15.3 Green Party of England and Wales Stephanie Gibson 223 2.9 826 76.6 Lindfield Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Johnson 2,789 48.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne-Marie Lucraft 2,019 34.9 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Lightbody 761 13.2 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Weymss-Gorman 215 3.7 770 78.6 Mid Sussex North Conservative Party (UK) William Acraman 3,288 53.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Dennis 1,379 22.3 Labour Party (UK) Joe Mitchell 1,291 20.9 Green Party of England and Wales Maurice Weeler 223 3.6 1,909 74.2 Mid Sussex South Conservative Party (UK) Barrington Mack 3,112 56.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Davies 1,477 26.6 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Ryan 795 14.3 Green Party of England and Wales Nadia Seefreid 176 3.2 1,635 78.1 Worthing Broadwater Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Claire 2,362 46.3 Conservative Party (UK) Celia Bettelley 1,769 34.7 Labour Party (UK) Michael Wooley 974 19.1 1,592 5,105 69.9 Cissbury Conservative Party (UK) Collingwood O'Neill 3,241 51.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Miller 2,441 39.0 Labour Party (UK) Teana Ashley 577 9.2 800 74.0 Durrington Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Rodgers 2,400 44.0 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Farrel 2,326 42.6 Labour Party (UK) Karen Hammond 734 13.4 74 71.1 East Worthing Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Richards 2,009 41.0 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Jackson 1,737 35.4 Labour Party (UK) Colin Marshall 996 20.3 Green Party of England and Wales Joan Glass 161 3.3 272 62.7 Goring-by-Sea Conservative Party (UK) Graham Forshaw 3,351 54.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stewart McGurn-Stewart 2,134 34.5 Labour Party (UK) Olive Rand 696 11.3 2,217 71.9 Maybridge Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Green 2,300 45.7 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Bleasdale 1,769 35.2 Labour Party (UK) Peter Balderstone 961 19.1 531 72.0 Richmond Conservative Party (UK) John Livermore 1,654 41.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cyril Selby 1,519 37.8 Labour Party (UK) John Hammond 665 16.6 Green Party of England and Wales Derek Colkett 179 4.5 135 57.7 Salvington Conservative Party (UK) Clement Stevens 2,601 46.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dennis Rowley 2,327 41.3 Labour Party (UK) Jean Wicks 713 12.6 229 72.3 West Parade Conservative Party (UK) Esther Giddins 3,177 53.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Brown 1,789 30.2 Labour Party (UK) Julie Balderstone 780 13.2 Green Party of England and Wales Lucielle Cokett 185 3.1 1,388 69.5 West Tarring Liberal Democrats (UK) John Rose 2,432 48.5 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Kemp 1,657 33.0 Labour Party (UK) John Parr 759 15.1 Green Party of England and Wales Stuart Colgate 170 3.4 585 66.8 References expanded Category:1997 English local elections 1997 Category:1990s in West Sussex