Labour Routed in West Sussex County Council Elections
Written 06/06/09
Labour lost 5 seats to the Liberal Democrats, but the conservatives retain overall control of West Sussex County Council.
| Party | Previous | Seats +/- | 2009 |
| Conservative | 47 | 1 | 48 |
| Liberal Democrat | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Labour | 7 | -5 | 2 |
Local Results
| BERSTED 8751 34.13% Turnout | ||
| Mr S Holland | The Labour Party | 326 |
| Mr S E McDougall | Liberal Democrats | 992 |
| Mrs A M Rapnik | United Kingdom Independence Party | 511 |
| Mrs A T Smee | Conservative Party | 873 |
| Mr M J Witchell | British National Party | 285 |
| BOGNOR REGIS EAST 9305 29.93% Turnout | ||
| Mr A J Bodle | British National Party | 278 |
| Mr P C H Hitchins | Conservative Party | 711 |
| Mr P W Lee | United Kingdom Independence Party | 517 |
| Mr F R J Oppler | Liberal Democrats | 1279 |
| BOGNOR REGIS WEST & ALDWICK 9061 40.05% Turnout | ||
| Mr R B Brown | Conservative Party | 1545 |
| Mr J B Cosgrove | The Labour Party | 214 |
| Mr D T Little | British National Party | 264 |
| Mr P C Wells | Liberal Democrats | 1606 |
| CHICHESTER EAST 9528 34.47% Turnout | ||
| Mr N F Dingemans | Conservative Party | 1168 |
| Mr R L Fallick | British National Party | 203 |
| Mrs J M Leonard | The Labour Party | 196 |
| Mr A R H Smith | Liberal Democrat | 1717 |
| CHICHESTER NORTH 8248 43.96% Turnout | ||
| Ms M Dyer | The Labour Party | 168 |
| Mr M N Hall | Conservative Party | 1901 |
| Mr M A H Mason | UK Independence Party | 439 |
| Mr R E Plowman | Liberal Democrat | 1118 |
| CHICHESTER SOUTH 9007 36.74% Turnout | ||
| Mr A D Chaplin | Liberal Democrat | 1068 |
| Ms W V Pengelly | The Labour Party | 241 |
| Mr N D W Sitwell | UK Independence Party | 581 |
| Ms E M Whitehead | Conservative Party | 1419 |
| CHICHESTER WEST 9255 43.01% Turnout | ||
| Mr J C Bennett | The Labour Party | 199 |
| Dr A Emerson | British National Party | 142 |
| Ms M L Goldsmith | Conservative Party | 2190 |
| Ms A B Henry | Liberal Democrat | 692 |
| Mr R A Lanchester | Green Party | 378 |
| Mr J McCulloch | UK Independence Party | 380 |
| EAST PRESTON & FERRING 9762 45.86% Turnout | ||
| Ms C B Brown | Liberal Democrat | 649 |
| Mr P C Evans | Conservative Party | 2956 |
| Mr C T Maltby | English Democrats "Putting England First!" | 482 |
| Mr H E Miller | The Labour Party | 390 |
| FELPHAM 7828 39.28% Turnout | ||
| Mr G G Blampied | Conservative Party | 1676 |
| Mrs A R Denny | UK Independence Party | 734 |
| Mr J A Passingham | Liberal Democrats | 474 |
| Miss M D White | The Labour Party | 191 |
| FONTWELL 9012 39.85% Turnout | ||
| Mr G A Fletcher | Liberal Democrat | 1281 |
| Mr D R Whittington | Conservative Party | 2310 |
| LITTLEHAMPTON EAST 8899 38.03% Turnout | ||
| Mr J N Baxter | British National Party | 120 |
| Mrs J P Bowyer | Conservative Party | 1007 |
| Mr R H East | United Kingdom Independence Party | 553 |
| Mr S B McConnell | The Labour Party | 179 |
| Dr J M M Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 1525 |
| LITTLEHAMPTON TOWN 8163 32.33% Turnout | ||
| Mr D N Britton | Conservative Party | 757 |
| Mr I J Buckland | Liberal Democrat | 689 |
| Mrs V M Manchee | British National Party | 149 |
| Mr G K O'Neill | The Labour Party | 568 |
| Mr D G Pescud | United Kingdom Independence Party | 476 |
| MIDDLETON 8397 39.17% Turnout | ||
| Mr D A Biss | Liberal Democrats | 531 |
| Mrs C A Freeman | Conservative Party | 1640 |
| Mr E S Nattrass | The Labour Party | 212 |
| Mrs J E Phillips | United Kingdom Independence Party | 906 |
| NYETIMBER 9113 41.16% Turnout | ||
| Mr G C Burt | Liberal Democrats | 544 |
| Mr P J Cole | British National Party | 245 |
| Mr M W G Coleman | Conservative Party | 1791 |
| Mr D E Denny | UK Independence Party | 924 |
| Mrs P P Nash | The Labour Party | 247 |
| RUSTINGTON 9448 45.07% Turnout | ||
| Mr A J Dines | The Labour Party | 310 |
| Mr L J Lovell | Liberal Democrat | 986 |
| Mr G M Tyler | Conservative Party | 2962 |
| SELSEY 8849 36.56% Turnout | ||
| Mr I Bell | The Labour Party | 415 |
| Mr P E Jones | Conservative Party | 1525 |
| Mr B A Smith | UK Independence Party | 1295 |
| THE WITTERINGS 8171 40.13% Turnout | ||
| Mr J M Daws-Chew | Independent | 618 |
| Mr A D Mills | Green Party | 292 |
| Mr J A P Montyn | Conservative Party | 1627 |
| Mr P J O'Sullivan | The Labour Party | 176 |
| Mr R W Tilbury | Liberal Democrat | 346 |
| Ms S J Trower | British National Party | 220 |
| WORTHING EAST 8029 35.20% Turnout | ||
| Mr M R Clark | United Kingdom Independence Party | 424 |
| Mr R J Oakley | Conservative Party | 1012 |
| Mrs I C Richards | Liberal Democrat | 1157 |
| Ms A Saunders | The Labour Party | 233 |
| WORTHING PIER 8547 32.01% Turnout | ||
| Mr M Black-Feather | English Democrats "Putting England First!" | 93 |
| Mr J E Doyle | Liberal Democrat | 1097 |
| Mrs S G Marsh | The Labour Party | 181 |
| Mr C M Woodward | United Kingdom Independence Party | 350 |
| Mr P D Yallop | Conservative Party | 1015 |
| WORTHING WEST 8605 36.30% Turnout | ||
| Ms Y E Leonard | Liberal Democrat | 731 |
| Mr J Livermore | Conservative Party | 1529 |
| Miss E M T Powell | The Labour Party | 248 |
| Mr P Ruddock | United Kingdom Independence Party | 616 |