2023 Chichester District Council election

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom are scheduled to be held on 4 May 2023. The election will take place on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.

2023 Chichester District Council election
4 May 2023
All 36 seats to Chichester District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Chichester and Harbour Independents
Last election 18 11 N/A
Seats before 17 11 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Local Alliance Independent
Last election 2 2 1
Seats before 2 2 1
  Seventh party
 
Party Labour
Last election 2
Seats before 1
Map showing the wards of Chichester District Council.
Council control before election

No overall control (Conservative minority)

 Council control after election

TBD

The whole council will be up for election, having been under no overall control (led by a Conservative minority administration[1]) since the resignation of two councillors from the Conservative group in September 2020[2]

Pre-Election Composition

The result at the last election and the current composition of the Council is given below:

Affiliation Members
Elected Current Change
Conservative 18 17 Decrease 1
Liberal Democrats 11 11 Steady
Chichester and Harbour Independents N/A 2 Increase 2
Green 2 2 Steady
Local Alliance 2 2 Steady
Independent 1 1 Steady
Labour 2 1 Decrease 1
Total 36 36 Steady
Administration majority –1 –2 Decrease 1

References
  1. https://www.chichester.gov.uk/districtdispatch#:~:text=Hello%2C%20let%20me%20introduce%20myself,are%20doing%20on%20your%20behalf.
  2. Karen Dunn (29 September 2020). "Two Chichester councillors quit Conservatives". Greatest Hits Radio (Sussex).
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