Arun Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · South East · 54 seats in 23 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Arun Council is run by a Liberal Democrats / Labour / Green / Independent coalition. The council has 54 councillors in 23 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 19, Lib Dem 14, Labour 8, Other 6, Green 5, Reform 2. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

The government has not decided on local government reorganisation in this area, and the programme has been under review since 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats / Labour / Green / Independent Coalition

54 seats - 28 for a majority

Reform 2Labour 8Conservative 19Lib Dem 14Green 5Other 6

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Reform +2 Conservative −1 Green −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (54 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative30.8%20

Lib Dem20.7%14

Labour18.9%8

Other14.8%6

Green14.7%6

Next election

6 May 2027

all 54 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 19

9 short of the 28 needed for a majority

Closest result

Felpham East

Conservative won the last seat by 3 votes over another Conservative candidate, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Marine

Reform gain from Independent, 24 April 2025 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

4 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

62%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemGreenIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 23 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Aldwick East Trevor Bence, Ash Patel	4 May 2023 Conservative 29.4% lead 4.8 pts
Aldwick West Guy Purser, Claire Needs	4 May 2023 Conservative 33.4% lead 1.1 pts
Angmering & Findon Andy Cooper, Amelia Worne, Paul Bicknell	4 May 2023 Conservative 30.1% lead 5.5 pts
Arundel & Walberton Carol Birch, Stephen McAuliffe, Mel Penycate	4 May 2023 Green 48.7% lead 21.1 pts
Barnham Sue Wallsgrove, Paul Ayling, Anita Lawrence	4 May 2023 Green 52.5% lead 24.1 pts
Beach Billy Blanchard-Cooper, Bob Woodman	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 54.1% lead 24.1 pts
Bersted Martin Lury, Gill Yeates, Keir Greenway	4 May 2023 Conservative 38.2% lead 0.5 pts
Brookfield Jill Long, James Walsh	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 45.7% lead 15.5 pts
Courtwick with Toddington Maralyn May, Freddie Tandy, Mike Northeast	4 May 2023 Labour 39.4% lead 9.5 pts
East Preston Richard Bower, Philippa Bower, Paul Kelly	4 May 2023 Conservative 39.1% lead 16.5 pts
Felpham East Joan English, Thomas Harty	4 May 2023 Independent 30.3% lead 2.3 pts
Felpham West Gill Madeley, Elaine Stainton	4 May 2023 Conservative 30.3% lead 7.7 pts
Ferring Mark Turner, Roger Elkins	4 May 2023 Conservative 50.7% lead 30.6 pts
Hotham Steve Goodheart, Jeanette Warr	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 32.7% lead 1.0 pts
Marine Matt Stanley, Giuliano Pinnelli	4 May 2023 Independent 37.5% lead 11.3 pts
Middleton-on-Sea Jacky Pendleton, Shirley Haywood	4 May 2023 Conservative 37.0% lead 4.6 pts
Orchard Francis Oppler, Kenton Batley	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 36.1% lead 18.2 pts
Pagham June Hamilton, David Huntley	4 May 2023 Independent 39.5% lead 8.0 pts
Pevensey Roger Nash, Simon McDougall	4 May 2023 Labour 24.9% lead 3.8 pts
River George O'Neill, Christine Wiltshire, Alan Butcher	4 May 2023 Labour 31.1% lead 5.3 pts
Rustington East Alison Cooper, Shaun Gunner	4 May 2023 Conservative 50.8% lead 24.7 pts
Rustington West Peggy Partridge, Lesley-Anne Lloyd, Lynne Edwards	4 May 2023 Conservative 38.3% lead 5.8 pts
Yapton Amanda Worne, Henry Jones	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 67.0% lead 44.2 pts

Aldwick East

Ash Patel ConservativeTrevor Bence Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative29.4%

Independent24.6%

Independent20.7%

Green12.7%

Labour12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ashvin Patel Elected	Conservative	768
Trevor Bence Elected	Conservative	729
Fiona Huntley	Independent	643
Ian Manion	Independent	539
Adam Justin Bell	Green	332
Ray Palmer	Labour	327

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Aldwick West

Claire Needs Lib DemGuy Purser Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative33.4%

Lib Dem32.3%

Labour13.9%

Green12.9%

Heritage Party7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Guy Richard Purser Elected	Conservative	657
Claire Marie Needs Elected	Lib Dem	636
Diana Thas	Conservative	601
Paul Ralph	Lib Dem	582
Lynne Armstrong	Labour	274
Tony Douglas Coates	Green	255
David Kurten	Heritage Party	148

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Angmering & Findon

Amelia Worne Lib DemAndy Cooper ConservativePaul Bicknell Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative30.1%

Lib Dem24.6%

Green23.1%

Labour22.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Andrew Bicknell Elected	Conservative	1,349
Andy Cooper Elected	Conservative	1,147
Amelia Worne Elected	Lib Dem	1,103
Helen Ruth Justice	Green	1,036
Kevin Edmundston	Conservative	1,035
Paul Anthony Summers	Labour	990

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Arundel & Walberton

Carol Birch GreenMel Penycate GreenStephen McAuliffe Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green48.7%

Conservative27.6%

Labour23.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve McAuliffe Elected	Green	1,471
Carol Jane Birch Elected	Green	1,363
Melanie Jill Penycate Elected	Green	1,198
Gary Markwell	Conservative	833
Stephen Anthony Reynolds	Conservative	787
Mario Trabucco	Conservative	733
Michael Ward	Labour	714

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Barnham

Anita Lawrence GreenPaul Ayling GreenSue Wallsgrove Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green52.5%

Conservative28.4%

Labour16.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Ayling Elected	Green	1,316
Sue Jennifer Ellen Wallsgrove Elected	Green	1,252
Anita June Lawrence Elected	Green	1,030
Stephen Haymes	Conservative	712
Susan Bence	Conservative	677
Graham Jones	Conservative	620
William John Ashton	Labour	425
Sarah Welch	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	56

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Beach

Billy Blanchard-Cooper Lib DemBob Woodman Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem54.1%

Conservative30.0%

Labour15.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Billy Blanchard-Cooper Elected	Lib Dem	782
Bob Woodman Elected	Lib Dem	697
Mick Warren	Conservative	433
Travis Hayler	Conservative	392
Steve McConnell	Labour	230
Terence Michael Murphy	Labour	203

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bersted

Gill Yeates Lib DemKeir Greenway ConservativeMartin Lury Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative38.2%

Lib Dem37.7%

Labour24.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Keir Greenway Elected	Conservative	852
Gill Yeates Elected	Lib Dem	841
Martin Lury Elected	Lib Dem	826
David Paige	Conservative	610
Nigel Smith	Labour	540
Rob Outen	Conservative	513

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brookfield

James Walsh Lib DemJill Long Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem45.7%

Conservative30.2%

Labour19.6%

Heritage Party4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James Walsh Elected	Lib Dem	618
Jill Long Elected	Lib Dem	586
Mikey Blackwood	Conservative	409
David Chace	Conservative	404
Neil Alistair Campbell	Labour	265
Jane Neal	Heritage Party	61

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Courtwick with Toddington

Freddie Tandy LabourMaralyn May LabourMike Northeast Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour39.4%

Conservative29.9%

Green18.3%

Lib Dem12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mike Northeast Elected	Labour	766
Maralyn May Elected	Labour	695
Freddie Tandy Elected	Labour	637
Tony Woodward	Conservative	582
Vicky Rhodes	Conservative	530
Rod Vincent	Conservative	523
Deborah O'Reilly	Green	356
Saša Krajnc	Lib Dem	242

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

East Preston

Paul Kelly ConservativePhilippa Bower ConservativeRichard Bower Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative39.1%

Lib Dem22.6%

Green21.8%

Labour16.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Philippa Mary Bower Elected	Conservative	1,329
Paul Graham Kelly Elected	Conservative	1,294
Ricky Bower Elected	Conservative	1,281
John Richards	Lib Dem	768
Liz Hammond	Green	740
Alex Haslam	Labour	560
David Tilbrook	Lib Dem	510

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Felpham East

Joan English ConservativeThomas Harty Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent30.3%

Conservative28.0%

Independent26.7%

Labour15.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tom Harty Elected	Independent	575
Joan English Elected	Conservative	530
Paul English	Conservative	527
Rick Parker	Independent	506
Stuart Varndall	Labour	284

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Felpham West

Elaine Stainton ConservativeGill Madeley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative30.3%

Independent22.6%

Green17.8%

Lib Dem15.2%

Labour14.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gill Madeley Elected	Conservative	651
Elaine Stainton Elected	Conservative	593
Martin Harvey	Independent	486
Linda Lancaster	Green	382
Roslyn Anne Kissell	Lib Dem	326
Ray Mills	Labour	301

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ferring

Mark Turner ConservativeRoger Elkins Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative50.7%

Labour20.1%

Lib Dem15.7%

Green13.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Roger Elkins Elected	Conservative	1,018
Mark Turner Elected	Conservative	949
Dorothy Portia Macedo	Labour	403
Barbara Helen Roberts	Lib Dem	316
Kerstin Sonnemann	Green	272

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hotham

Jeanette Warr Lib DemSteve Goodheart Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem32.7%

Independent31.7%

Conservative18.6%

Labour16.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jeanette Warr Elected	Lib Dem	402
Steve Goodheart Elected	Independent	389
Bob Waterhouse	Lib Dem	304
David Britton	Conservative	229
David Meagher	Labour	208

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Marine

Giuliano Pinnelli ReformMatt Stanley Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent37.5%

Lib Dem26.2%

Labour19.8%

Conservative16.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jim Brooks Elected	Independent	669
Matt Stanley Elected	Lib Dem	468
Heather Robbins	Labour	354
Phillip Richard James Sanders	Conservative	295

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 24 April 2025

Reform26.0%

Lib Dem25.2%

Labour20.1%

Conservative16.3%

Green9.8%

Independent2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Giuliano Leo Pinnelli Elected	Reform	306	26.0%
Paul Wells	Lib Dem	296	25.2%
Alison Terry	Labour	236	20.1%
Diana Thas	Conservative	192	16.3%
John Erskine	Green	115	9.8%
Phil Woodall	Independent	31	2.6%

Middleton-on-Sea

Jacky Pendleton ConservativeShirley Haywood Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative37.0%

Independent32.4%

Green17.1%

Labour13.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jacky Pendleton Elected	Conservative	729
Shirley Yvonne Haywood Elected	Independent	639
David Darling	Conservative	556
Liam Warren	Green	336
Jeff Daws	Labour	266

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Orchard

Francis Oppler Lib DemKenton Batley Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem36.1%

Independent17.9%

Labour17.5%

Conservative15.7%

Independent12.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Francis Oppler Elected	Lib Dem	477
Kenton Batley Elected	Lib Dem	375
Phil Woodall	Independent	236
Jan Cosgrove	Labour	231
Billy Edward Kelly	Conservative	207
Kinga Elzbieta Arciszewska	Independent	169

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pagham

David Huntley IndependentJune Hamilton Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent39.5%

Independent31.5%

Conservative17.6%

Labour11.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Huntley Elected	Independent	1,037
June Marie Hamilton Elected	Independent	825
Harry Triggs	Conservative	462
Pauline Nash	Labour	298

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pevensey

Roger Nash LabourSimon McDougall Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour24.9%

Lib Dem21.1%

Conservative20.1%

Independent13.9%

Independent13.6%

Green6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Roger Nash Elected	Labour	292
Simon McDougall Elected	Labour	277
Paul Wells	Lib Dem	247
Pat Dillon	Conservative	235
John Victor Barrett	Lib Dem	207
Sandra Elizabeth Daniells	Independent	163
Adam William Wojtek Cunard	Independent	159
John Erskine	Green	76
Paul Wyatt	Green	72

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

River

Alan Butcher LabourChristine Wiltshire LabourGeorge O'Neill Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour31.1%

Conservative25.8%

Lib Dem23.0%

Green15.3%

Heritage Party4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
George O'Neill Elected	Labour	674
Alan Butcher Elected	Labour	665
Christine Wiltshire Elected	Labour	665
Michelle Molloy	Conservative	559
Nigel Smith	Conservative	505
Gary Russell Hart	Conservative	504
Ian Buckland	Lib Dem	499
Ady Clark	Lib Dem	425
Keith Croft	Lib Dem	350
Lilias Rider Haggard Cheyne	Green	331
Gabi Gates	Heritage Party	104

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rustington East

Alison Cooper ConservativeShaun Gunner Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative50.8%

Lib Dem26.1%

Labour23.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alison Bryden Cooper Elected	Conservative	1,086
Shaun Gunner Elected	Conservative	973
Anchorette Lucy Parvin-Blackstone	Lib Dem	557
Sean Lee	Labour	494

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rustington West

Lesley-Anne Lloyd ConservativeLynne Edwards ConservativePeggy Partridge Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative38.3%

Lib Dem32.5%

Green15.7%

Labour13.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lesley-Anne Lloyd Elected	Conservative	1,101
Peggy Partridge Elected	Conservative	1,033
Lynne Edwards Elected	Conservative	1,018
Pauline Gregory	Lib Dem	934
Jamie Bennett	Lib Dem	811
Nick Jays	Lib Dem	757
Faye Faithfull	Green	452
Berni Millam	Labour	390

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Yapton

Amanda Worne Lib DemHenry Jones Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem67.0%

Conservative22.8%

Labour10.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Amanda Worne Elected	Lib Dem	1,160
Henry Jones Elected	Lib Dem	1,039
Oli Davies-Byron	Conservative	395
Paul Dendle	Conservative	364
Doris Audrey Richards	Labour	176

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Aldwick East	Trevor Bence	Conservative 2023	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
24 April 2025	Marine	Reform gain from Independent	26.0%
9 December 2022	Arundel	Green hold
27 September 2022	Barnham	Green gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	64%	Conservative	Conservative 36%
Worthing West	15%	Labour	Labour 30%
Chichester	11%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 34%
Arundel and South Downs	10%	Conservative	Conservative 40%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Arun

164,896 residents in 72,659 households

Voted Leave in 2016

62% 10 above GB

Degree or higher

26% 8 below GB

No qualifications

20% 2 above GB

Own their home

71% 10 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

9% 8 below GB

Rent privately

18% 2 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

23% 8 below GB

Aged 65 and over

33% 11 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.