Elections to West Sussex County Council were held on 7 June 2001, alongside a parliamentary general election. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservative Party remained in control of the council. Turnout across the county ranged from 42.7% in Broadfield to 69.6% in Midhurst, with the county average standing at 60.8%.[1]

Election Result

West Sussex County Council Election Result 2001
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 6 2 +4 59.2 43.8 155,338
  Liberal Democrats 18 2 7 -5 25.4 32.1 113,902
  Labour 11 2 0 +2 15.5 22.4 79,370
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 2,527
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0.0 0.6 2,155
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 876
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 232
  Monster Raving Loony 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 113

Results by electoral division

Adur

Kingston Buci
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Ashley 1,554 36.4
Labour Co-op David Munnery 1,379 32.4
Liberal Democrats Sydney Little 1,328 31.2
Majority 175 4.0
Turnout 4,261 60.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Lancing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Nicklen 1,834 37.5
Liberal Democrats Keith Dollemore 1,774 36.3
Labour David Rubin 1,284 26.2
Majority 60 1.2
Turnout 4,892 58.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Saltings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Mockridge 2,533 46.7
Labour Co-op Jeanette White 1,585 29.2
Liberal Democrats Patrick Beresford 1,302 24.0
Majority 948 17.8
Turnout 5,420 60.2
Conservative hold Swing
Shoreham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clive Williams 2,526 44.9
Labour Co-op Geoffrey Howitt 1,916 34.0
Liberal Democrats Elisa Vaughan 1,186 21.1
Majority 610 10.9
Turnout 5,628 65.4
Conservative hold Swing
Sompting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vilna Woolhead 1,430 36.1
Labour Peter Berry 1,298 32.8
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Brookes 1,235 31.1
Majority 132 3.3
Turnout 3,963 59.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Southwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Brian Whipp 1,738 41.4
Conservative Robert Dunn 1,580 37.7
Liberal Democrats John Hilditch 876 20.9
Majority 158 3.7
Turnout 4,194 61.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Arun

Arun East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Sedgwick 2,880 66.3
Liberal Democrats Margaret Munro 1,442 33.4
Majority 1,438 33.2
Turnout 4,322 67.9
Conservative hold Swing
Arundel and Angmering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Wingrove 2,598 51.8
Liberal Democrats Ivan Olney 2,418 48.2
Majority 180 3.6
Turnout 5,016 61.2
Conservative hold Swing
Bersted
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Holland 1,928 36.8
Conservative Bernard Widger 1,840 35.1
Liberal Democrats Simon McDougall 1,470 28.1
Majority 88 1.7
Turnout 5,238 53.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bognor Regis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Brown 2,416 46.7
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Scutt 1,723 33.3
Labour Gail Walker 1,029 19.9
Majority 693 13.4
Turnout 5,168 58.4
Conservative hold Swing
Felpham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan-Jeffrey Stainton 2,035 40.2
Independent George Stride 1,383 27.3
Labour Melanie Webb 843 16.7
Liberal Democrats John Barstow 799 15.8
Majority 652 12.9
Turnout 5,060 64.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Fontwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Hall 2,792 53.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen White 1,346 25.5
Labour Andrew Holliday 1,133 21.5
Majority 1,446 27.5
Turnout 5,271 62.2
Conservative hold Swing
Hotham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Jones 1,393 36.6
Conservative Hilary Flynn 1,246 32.7
Liberal Democrats Catherine Morrish 1,166 30.6
Majority 147 3.9
Turnout 3,805 50.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Littlehampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George O'Neill 1,838 48.3
Conservative Marian Ayres 1,286 33.8
Liberal Democrats David Jones 678 17.8
Majority 552 14.5
Turnout 3,802 54.1
Labour hold Swing
Littlehampton Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Tyler 1,838 35.6
Labour Alan Butcher 1,717 33.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wiltshire 1,359 26.3
Independent Scott Horwood 244 4.7
Majority 121 2.3
Turnout 5,158 53.1
Conservative hold Swing
Middleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christina Freeman 2,494 51.2
Liberal Democrats Roslyn Kissell 1,266 26.0
Labour Tiggy Ayoub 1,107 22.7
Majority 1,228 25.2
Turnout 4,867 60.0
Conservative hold Swing
Nyetimber
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Coleman 2,980 47.9
Liberal Democrats Francis Oppler 1,557 25.0
Labour Pauline Nash 1,397 22.5
Independent Peter Cain 285 4.9
Majority 1,423 22.9
Turnout 6,219 63.3
Conservative hold Swing
Preston Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Moor 3,321 58.9
Liberal Democrats John Richards 2,315 41.1
Majority 1,006 17.8
Turnout 5,636 62.8
Conservative hold Swing
Rustington West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Walsh 2,332 41.1
Conservative David Marchant 2,280 40.2
Labour Edward Walsh 1,056 18.6
Majority 52 0.9
Turnout 5,668 64.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chichester

Bourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Dunn 2,501 46.1
Liberal Democrats Karen Juniper 1,248 23.0
Labour Oona Hickson 1,064 19.6
Green Judith Barr 250 4.6
UKIP Alicia Denny 203 3.7
Independent Mark Hoar 163 3.0
Majority 1,253 23.1
Turnout 5,429 62.3
Conservative hold Swing
Chichester East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Hall 1,661 40.9
Conservative John Roffey 1,145 28.2
Labour Benjamin Earnshaw-Mansell 900 22.2
Green Carolyn Finbow 179 4.4
UKIP Elizabeth Bygrave 177 4.4
Majority 516 12.7
Turnout 4,062 57.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Chichester North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Phillips 2,203 46.1
Liberal Democrats Barry Fletcher 1,800 37.6
Labour Selma Barkham 580 12.1
Green Valerie Briginshaw 199 4.2
Majority 403 8.5
Turnout 4,782 66.5
Conservative hold Swing
Chichester South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Dignum 1,803 35.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Chaplin 1,798 35.1
Labour John Bennett 1,073 21.0
Green Josephine Eckhard 223 4.4
UKIP Nigel Muir 223 4.4
Majority 5 0.1
Turnout 5,120 62.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Chichester West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary-Louise Goldsmith 2,158 39.7
Liberal Democrats David Siggs 1,904 35.0
Labour Ian Edwards 861 15.8
UKIP Douglas Denny 273 5.0
Green Gavin Graham 246 4.5
Majority 254 4.7
Turnout 5,442 65.1
Conservative hold Swing
Fernhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Pemberton 2,960 56.0
Liberal Democrats William Quinn 1,576 29.8
Labour Bernard Hollowood 750 14.2
Majority 1,384 26.2
Turnout 5,286 66.0
Conservative hold Swing
Midhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Walker 2,957 49.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Shaxson 2,358 39.3
Labour Andrew Young 683 11.4
Majority 599 10.0
Turnout 5,998 69.6
Conservative hold Swing
Petworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Greenwell 3,447 58.6
Liberal Democrats John Ireland 1,716 29.2
Labour Dave Morrison 723 12.3
Majority 1,731 29.4
Turnout 5,886 65.7
Conservative hold Swing
Selsey and Sidlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Jones 2,639 47.4
Labour Ian Bell 1,858 33.4
Liberal Democrats Leonard Eyles 1,070 19.2
Majority 781 14.0
Turnout 5,567 62.3
Conservative hold Swing
The Witterings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Daws-Chew 3,283 54.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Tilbury 1,477 24.7
Labour Patrick O'Sullivan 1,229 20.5
Majority 1,806 30.1
Turnout 5,989 63.2
Conservative hold Swing

Crawley

Bewbush
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Scully 2,282 60.2
Conservative Matthew Cowdrey 950 25.1
Liberal Democrats Barry Hamilton 557 14.7
Majority 1,332 35.1
Turnout 3,789 45.8
Labour hold Swing
Broadfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Briggs 2,010 55.2
Conservative David Bowen 1,016 27.9
Liberal Democrats Howard Llewelyn 477 13.1
Socialist Labour Martyn Badger 136 3.7
Majority 994 27.3
Turnout 3,639 42.7
Labour hold Swing
Furnace Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Smith 3,484 44.8
Labour Ian Irvine 2,951 38.0
Liberal Democrats Victoria Jones 1,337 17.2
Majority 533 6.8
Turnout 7,772 58.8
Conservative hold Swing
Gossops Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Mullins 2,040 51.3
Conservative Geoffrey Clarke 1,347 33.9
Liberal Democrats Darren Wise 592 14.9
Majority 693 17.4
Turnout 3,979 55.5
Labour hold Swing
Ifield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Mortimer 1,888 55.9
Conservative Christina Belben 940 27.8
Liberal Democrats Edward Reay 549 16.3
Majority 948 28.1
Turnout 3,377 55.0
Labour hold Swing
Langley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Smith 2,483 65.0
Conservative Lee Burke 812 21.2
Liberal Democrats Kevin Osborne 527 13.8
Majority 1,671 43.8
Turnout 3,822 73.6
Labour hold Swing
Northgate Three Bridges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Buck 2,200 49.4
Conservative Margaret Flatt 1,290 29.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Robson 964 21.6
Majority 910 20.4
Turnout 4,454 58.0
Labour hold Swing
Pound Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Dewdney 2,273 48.5
Labour David Shreeves 1,517 32.4
Liberal Democrats Nigel Aldridge 813 17.4
Independent Richard Symonds 80 1.7
Majority 756 16.1
Turnout 4,683 53.4
Conservative hold Swing
Tilgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Lloyd 2,266 56.1
Conservative Corinne Bowen 1,086 26.9
Liberal Democrats Roger McMurry 591 14.6
Socialist Labour Derek Isaacs 96 2.4
Majority 1,180 29.2
Turnout 4,039 54.6
Labour hold Swing

Horsham

Billingshurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Owen Davies 1,985 44.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Lawes 1,617 35.8
Labour Peter Scott 909 20.2
Majority 368 8.2
Turnout 4,511 62.9
Conservative hold Swing
Henfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lionel Barnard 3,278 59.7
Labour Richard Hanford 1,193 21.7
Liberal Democrats Laurence Price 1,018 18.5
Majority 2,085 38.0
Turnout 5,489 63.6
Conservative hold Swing
Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Wilson 3,768 51.9
Liberal Democrats David Sheldon 2,217 30.6
Labour Raymond Chapman 1,270 17.5
Majority 1,551 21.3
Turnout 7,255 69.2
Conservative hold Swing
Hurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Dennis 2,279 53.4
Conservative Christian Mitchell 1,518 35.6
Labour Philip Gander 470 11.0
Majority 761 17.8
Turnout 4,267 67.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Pulborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Arculus 4,028 62.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Barstow 1,467 22.8
Labour Edward Pitt 949 14.7
Majority 2,561 39.7
Turnout 6,444 67.4
Conservative hold Swing
Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Morwen Millson 2,611 50.6
Conservative Barbara Palmer 1,804 35.0
Labour Josephine Battersby 744 14.4
Majority 807 15.6
Turnout 5,159 61.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Roffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jacobus Clausen 2,495 46.8
Conservative Hasan Imam 2,041 38.3
Labour Mervyn Hamilton 796 14.9
Majority 454 8.5
Turnout 5,332 60.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Southwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Watson 2,983 43.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Stainton 2,926 42.6
Labour Diane Dumbrill 952 13.9
Majority 57 0.9
Turnout 6,861 62.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Steyning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Deedman 2,290 41.9
Conservative Michael Willett 2,284 41.8
Labour John Ridley 886 16.2
Majority 6 0.1
Turnout 5,460 64.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Storrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Wilkinson 2,919 55.8
Liberal Democrats John Hewitt 1,374 26.3
Labour Phillipa Banks 934 17.9
Majority 1,545 29.5
Turnout 5,227 64.9
Conservative hold Swing
Warnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Hodgson 2,488 53.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Aris 1,424 30.5
Labour Richard Corthine 753 16.1
Majority 1,064 22.8
Turnout 4,665 64.5
Conservative hold Swing

Mid Sussex

Burgess Hill Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Angela Chapman 2,998 49.8
Conservative Edward Holland 1,965 32.7
Labour Ann Bridges 1,029 17.1
Majority 1,033 17.1
Turnout 6,018 61.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Burgess Hill East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Balsdon 2,355 49.4
Conservative Christopher Hersey 1,768 37.1
Labour Nigel Sweet 575 12.1
Majority 587 12.3
Turnout 4,769 64.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cuckfield Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Dennis 2,758 51.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Shevels 1,543 29.0
Labour Frederick Harrison 982 18.5
Majority 1,215 22.8
Turnout 5,322 68.4
Conservative hold Swing
East Grinstead East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Collins 2,290 49.5
Conservative Roger Horman 1,813 39.2
Labour Duncan Irvine 478 10.3
Majority 477 10.3
Turnout 4,623 61.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
East Grinstead South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brock 2,321 46.3
Conservative Allan Beal 2,158 43.0
Labour Jeremey Tomlinson 499 9.9
Majority 163 0.3
Turnout 5,016 64.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hassocks and Burgess Hill West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Wilsdon 2,827 43.5
Conservative Andrew Barrett-Miles 2,621 40.3
Labour Arleene Piercy 1,014 15.6
Majority 206 3.2
Turnout 6,503 63.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Haywards Heath East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joan Gayler 1,744 36.7
Labour Patrick Henry 1,675 35.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Harman 1,302 27.5
Majority 69 1.4
Turnout 4,743 65.4
Conservative hold Swing
Haywards Heath West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Hall 2,075 42.3
Conservative Clive Chapman 1,896 38.7
Labour Rosemary Irvine 788 16.1
Monster Raving Loony Peter Berry 113 2.3
Majority 179 3.7
Turnout 4,901 67.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Imberdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillip Coote 3,157 48.5
Liberal Democrats Janette Wilson 2,269 34.8
Labour John Crawford 1,035 15.9
Majority 888 13.6
Turnout 6,514 63.0
Conservative hold Swing
Lindfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Johnson 2,515 48.6
Liberal Democrats Anne-Marie Lucraft 1,943 37.5
Labour Pascal Atkins 684 13.2
Majority 572 11.1
Turnout 5,177 69.4
Conservative hold Swing
Mid Sussex North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Acraman 2,813 53.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Brown 1,437 27.2
Labour Thaddeus Dell 971 18.4
Majority 1,376 26.1
Turnout 5,282 63.1
Conservative hold Swing
Mid Sussex South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Oliver 2,525 53.9
Liberal Democrats Anthony Davies 1,359 29.0
Labour Dawn Houghton 747 16.0
Majority 1,166 24.9
Turnout 4,683 66.4
Conservative hold Swing

Worthing

Broadwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Donald Lissenburg 1,927 48.2
Conservative Simon Paskin 1,296 32.4
Labour Gillian Thompson 775 19.4
Majority 631 15.8
Turnout 3,998 54.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cissbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Collingwood O'Neill 2,906 54.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Daniels 1,679 31.4
Labour Ann Saunders 756 14.2
Majority 1,227 23.0
Turnout 5,341 63.1
Conservative hold Swing
Durrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Rodgers 2,639 59.1
Conservative David Goodyer 1,549 34.7
Green Lilian Taylor 278 6.2
Majority 1,090 24.4
Turnout 4,466 54.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
East Worthing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Richards 1,563 37.6
Conservative Graham Fabes 1,395 33.5
Labour John Turley 965 23.2
Green Coral Pfluger 236 5.7
Majority 168 4.1
Turnout 4,159 52.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Goring-by-Sea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Waight 2,917 56.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Smytherman 1,449 27.9
Labour Brian Gill 823 15.9
Majority 1,468 28.3
Turnout 5,189 65.4
Conservative hold Swing
Maybridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Rogers 1,543 38.6
Conservative Andrew Garrett 1,513 37.8
Labour Antony Bignell 946 23.6
Majority 30 0.8
Turnout 4,002 56.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Cecil Golds 1,278 39.1
Conservative Noël Atkins 1,236 37.8
Labour Richard Battson 581 17.8
Green Derek Colkett 174 5.3
Majority 42 1.3
Turnout 3,269 46.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Salvington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clement Stevens 2,147 46.1
Liberal Democrats Sheila Player 1,561 33.5
Labour Peter Barnes 713 15.3
Green Joan Glass 233 5.0
Majority 586 12.6
Turnout 4,654 59.4
Conservative hold Swing
West Parade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Livermore 2,530 50.4
Liberal Democrats James Doyle 1,343 26.7
Labour Barrie Slater 808 16.1
Green Lucielle Cokett 340 6.8
Majority 1,187 23.7
Turnout 5,021 58.6
Conservative hold Swing
West Tarring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Green 1,896 47.4
Conservative Arthur Andrews 1,263 31.6
Labour Ian Sandell 671 16.8
Green Marie Hillcoat 169 4.2
Majority 633 15.8
Turnout 3,999 58.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS 2001". West Sussex County Council. 8 June 2001. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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