Chichester East (UK electoral ward)

Chichester East

Shown within Chichester
Population 8,480 (2011) [1]
DistrictChichester
Ceremonial countyWest Sussex
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament
UK ParliamentChichester
CouncillorsJane Kilby (Conservative)

Thomas Dempster (Conservative)

Les Hixson (Conservative)
List of places
UK
England

Chichester East is an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England and returns three members to sit on Chichester District Council.

Ward Profile

Chichester East ward is one of four wards within the city of Chichester, along with Chichester North, Chichester South and Chichester West. Since the formation of Chichester District Council in 1973, the ward has been a Liberal Democrat stronghold. In May 2015, the Conservative party candidates won all three seats for the first time.

Population

In 2011, the population of Chichester East was 8,480, representing 7.5% of the total population of the Chichester District.[2] It is the largest ward by population in the Chichester District.

The ward has a far higher proportion of ethnic minorities than average in the District. Approximately 7.8% of the population in the ward is an ethnic minority, compared to 3.1% in the District.[2]

Chichester East has a lower proportion of owner-occupied housing than the District, with 41.5% owning their own home in the ward compared to 67.2% in the District.[2]

Boundaries

Boundary review

In March 2016, following a review of the ward structures, Chichester District Council proposed increasing the number of wards in the city from four to five. The proposal would reduce the number of members from three to two, with a reduction in the size of the electorate of approximately 1,500. The new proposed ward would cover five areas:[2]

Councillors

Year[3]MemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
2015 Jane Kilby Conservative Thomas Dempster Conservative Les Hixson Conservative
2011 Quentin Cox Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat Michael Woolley Liberal Democrat
2007 Quentin Cox Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat Susan Fairley Liberal Democrat
2003 Quentin Cox Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat Eva French Liberal Democrat
1999 Quentin Cox Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat Eva French Liberal Democrat
1995 Colin Tupper Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat Eva French Liberal Democrat
1991 Colin Tupper Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat Eva French Liberal Democrat
1987 Colin Tupper Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat Eva French Liberal Democrat
1983 Colin Tupper Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat Eva French Liberal Democrat
1979 Colin Tupper Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat P Combes Liberal Democrat
1976 J Finlay Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat P Combes Liberal Democrat
1973 M Pigot Liberal Democrat Tony French Liberal Democrat P Combes Liberal Democrat

Election results

Chichester District Council Election 2015: Chichester East[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jane Louise Kilby* 1381 16.53
Conservative Thomas Henry Dempster* 1328 15.90
Conservative Leslie Ronald Hixson* 1214 14.54
Liberal Democrat Quentin James Robson Cox 1184 14.18
Liberal Democrat Anthony John French 1161 13.90
Labour Benjamin Earnshaw-Mansell 1044 12.50
Liberal Democrat Michael Woolley 1040 12.45
Total votes 8352
Turnout 3631 57.15
Chichester District Council Election 2011: Chichester East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Quentin Robson Cox* 1103 27.75
Liberal Democrat Tony French* 1085 27.30
Liberal Democrat Michael Woolley* 1082 27.22
Labour Benjamin Earnshaw-Mansell 705 17.74
Total votes 3975
Turnout
Chichester District Council Election 2007: Chichester East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Quentin Robson Cox* 777 19.37 +0.37
Liberal Democrat Tony French* 768 19.15 +0.55
Liberal Democrat Susan Fairley* 754 18.80
Conservative Hilary Anne Flynn 541 13.49
Conservative Paul Newton-Lewis 541 13.49
Conservative Robert Pettigrew 422 10.51
Labour June Mary Leonard 208 5.19
Total votes 4011
Turnout 1555 26.84
Chichester District Council Election 2003: Chichester East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Quentin Robson Cox* 653 19.0
Liberal Democrat Anthony John French* 639 18.6
Liberal Democrat Eva Marliese French* 635 18.5
Conservative Rebecca Elizabeth Harris 304 8.8
Conservative Gina Margaret Simpson 283 8.2
UKIP Nigel Degge Wilmot Sitwell 247 7.2
Green Josephine Eckhard 191 5.6
Labour Peter John Nutt 191 5.6
Labour John Smith 156 4.5
Labour Doris Bryson Walton 141 4.1
Turnout 3440 24.5
Chichester District Council By-Election 7 May 1998: Chichester East[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 673 50.2 -2.0
Conservative 425 31.7 +7.8
Labour 242 18.1 -5.8
Majority 248 18.5
Turnout 1,340
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
* Elected

See Also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=13695003&c=chichester+east&d=14&e=61&g=6473578&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1472638751928&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491 ONS Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Chichester District Council Electoral Review 2016". Chichester District Council. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Chichester-1973-2011.pdf Chichester District Council Election Results 1973-2011
  4. ↑ http://www.chichester.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=24230&p=0 Chichester District Council election results, 2015
  5. ↑ http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Chichester-1973-2011.pdf Chichester District Council Election Results 1973-2011
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-06-14. Chichester District Council election results, 2007
  7. ↑ http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le9805.htm Local Authority Byelection Results - May 1998

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