Conservatives Retain Contol of West Sussex County Council - Local Election Results 2021

Final count confirms the Conservatives retain control of the County Council, but there were some losers.

The final West Sussex County Council results show that the Conversatives retain power, with some parties and canditates losing seats. Meanwhite, the Lib Dems remain the largest minority party. 

There will be Worthing Borough Council and Adur District Council results tomorrow (Sunday) with The Police and Crime Commissioner results due to be counted and released after the weekend on Monday.

Becky Shaw, Chief Executive of West Sussex County Council said: “The circumstances of these elections have been very unusual for all involved, and I’d like to say  a huge thank you to all of the district and borough councils for running the local elections so efficiently and safely.

“A lot of work and effort goes into running any election, but the added challenges of running an election during the Covid-19 pandemic cannot be underestimated. Thank you as well to everyone who ran the network of polling stations across the county and worked so hard to keep residents safe whilst they used their democratic right to vote.”

Before the elections the Conservatives held 50 seats on the council, Liberal Democrats 8, Labour 4, Independent members 4, Independent Conservatives 2 and 2 vacancies.

The first meeting of the new-look council will be on Friday 21 May, when the Chairman, the Leader of the council and all of the council’s committees will be appointed. 

The new composition of the 70-member council is:

• Conservatives: 48 councillors
• Liberal Democrats: 10 councillors
• Labour: 9 councillors
• Green Party: 1 councillor
• Independent: 1 councillor
• Local Alliance: councillor

The election results are all in and we can now announce that the Conservatives have retained control of the council and the Liberal Democrats remain the largest minority party at County Hall. To find out the composition of the 70-member council, visit https://t.co/yRm5tYjWlk. pic.twitter.com/UfLdxUXeYs

— West Sussex County Council (@WSCCNews) May 8, 2021

The breakdown by area is now:

Arun: CON 11 (+2), LD 2 (-2)
Adur: CON 5 (no change)
Chichester: CON 6 (-3), LD 2 (+1), Local Alliance 1 (+1), Greens 1 (+1)
Crawley: CON 5 (+1), LABOUR 4 (-1)
Horsham: CON 9 (-1), LD 3 (+1)
Mid Sussex: CON 8 (-3), LD 3 (+2), Ind 1 (+1)
Worthing: CON 4 (-4), LAB 5 (+5), LD 0 (-1)

The seats for the County elections are broken down as follows:

Littlehampton East - Lib Dem Hold - James Walsh
Bersted - Conservative Hold - Keir Greenway has been elected.
Rustington - Conservative Gain - Alison Cooper has been elected.
Middleton - Conservative Hold - Jacquie Pendleton has been re-elected
Fontwell - Conservative Hold - Trevor Bence has been elected to the County Council.
Littlehampton Town - Conservative Gain - David Nicholas Britton.
Angmering and Findon - Conservative Hold - Deborah Urquhart has been re-elected.
East Preston and Ferring - Conservative Hold - Roger Elkins has been re-elected.
Bourne - Conservative Hold - Mike Magill has been re-elected.
Selsey - Local Alliance Gain - Donna Johnson of the Local Alliance has taken Selsey from the Conservatives.
Petworth - Conservative Hold - Janet Duncton.
Midhurst - Lib Dem Hold - Kate O’Kelly has been re-elected as Lib Dem county councillor
Chichester South - Green Gain - Sarah Sharp is now a Green county councillor for Chichester South.
Chichester North - Conservative Gain - Jeremy Hunt has been re-elected in Chichester North
Chichester East - Conservative Hold - Simon Oakley has been re-elected.
The Witterings - Conservative Hold - Pieter Montyn has been returned as county councillor for The Witterings.
Billingshurst = Conservative Hold - Amanda Jupp has been re-elected.
Chichester West - Lib Dem Gain - Julian Joy by just three votes.
Southwater and Nuthurst - Conservative Hold - Nigel Jupp.
Bognor Regis East - Lib Dem Hold - Francis Oppler has been re-elected.
Pulborough - Conservative Hold - Charlotte Kenyon has been elected for the first time.
Horsham Hurst - Lib Dem Hold - Nigel Dennis has been re-elected.
Horsham Riverside - Lib Dem Hold - John Milne has been elected.
Horsham East - Lib Dem Gain - Jay Mercer.
Arundel and Courtwick - Conservative Hold - Gary Markwell.
Broadbridge - Conservative Hold - Christian Mitchell has been re-elected.
Bognor Regis West and Aldwick - Conservative Hold - Ashvin Patel has been re-elected.
Storrington - Conservative Hold - Paul Marshall, leader of the county council, has been re-elected.
Lindfield and High Weald - Conservative Hold - Garry Wall.
Felpham - Conservative Hold - John Charles.
Nyetimber - Conservative Hold - Dawn Hall
Maidenbower and Worth - Conservative Hold - Bob Lanzer
Tilgate and Furnace Green - Conservative Hold - Duncan Crow
Three Bridges - Conservative Hold - Brenda Burgess
Southgate and Gossops Green - Conservative Gain - Zaker Ali 
Pound Hill - Conservative Hold - Richard Burrett
Northgate and West Green - Labour Hold - Natalie Pudaloff
Langley Green and Ifield West - Labour Hold - Alison Cornell
Bewbush and Ifield West - Labour Hold - Chris Oxlade
Broadfield - Labour Hold - Brian Quinn
Shoreham North - Conservative Hold - Emma Evans 
Sompting and North Lancing - Conservative Hold - Carson Albury
Goring - Conservative Hold - Steve Waight
Tarring - Labour Gain - Henna Chowdhury 

Elsewhere, Crawley Borough Council remains in no overall control following 2021 election, with the Conservatives finishing with 18 seats, Labour with 17 and one Independent.

Bewbush & North Broadfield - Michael Jones (Labour) 
Broadfield  - Kiran Khan (Labour)
Gossops Green & North East Broadfield - Zack Ali (Conservative)
Langley Green & Tushmore Sue Mullins (Labour) 
Maidenbower - Duncan Peck (Conservative)
Northgate & West Green - Smita Raja (Labour) 
Pound Hill North & Forge Wood - Kevan McCarthy (Conservative)
Pound Hill South & Worth  - Alison Pendlington (Conservative) 
Southgate - Simon Piggott (Conservative) 
Three Bridges - Atif Nawaz (Labour)
Tilgate - (2 seats) Michelle Morris (Conservative) and Maureen Mwagale (Conservative) 
Ifield - Josh Bounds (Con) and Sandra Buck (Lab) 

The Ifield result is in. One seat has gone to the Conservatives, one has gone to Labour. So the make-up of the council is now 18 Conservatives, 17 Labour and one independent.

Full results are available at https://t.co/doDETjjn6M

— Crawley Council (@crawleybc) May 7, 2021

Horsham District Council By-Election for Trafalgar was won by the Lib Dems. 

🗳️ Result of the @HorshamDC by-election for Trafalgar Ward:

BOFFEY Martin William (LIB DEM) 1581
COURTENEY-SMITH Aaron Jack (CON) 529
KAVANAGH Joanne Susan (LAB) 307

Martin William Boffey (LIB DEM) has been duly elected.

Full results: https://t.co/pmJQYtkztD#Elections2021 pic.twitter.com/lhbnHzpb0K

— Horsham District Council (@HorshamDC) May 7, 2021

Chichester District Council By-Election.

Lib Dem Sarah Quail has been elected in a Chichester City Council by-election, while Conservative Julian Murch has won a Southbourne Parish Council by-election.

That's all of the results declared for the West Sussex County Council election divisions in our area. You can find all the results, along with local by-election and Neighbourhood Plan Referendum results at https://t.co/fycUjDloVx

— Chichester District Council (@ChichesterDC) May 7, 2021

There will be Worthing Borough Council and Adur District Council results tomorrow (Sunday) with The Police and Crime Commissioner results due to be counted and released after the weekend on Monday.