2023 Chichester District Council election

2023 Chichester District Council election
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All 36 seats to Chichester District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Adrian Moss[1] Eileen Lintill Tim Johnson
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Local Alliance
Last election 11 seats, 33.3% 18 seats, 42.0% 2 seats, 2.6%
Seats before 11 17 2
Seats won 25 5 4
Seat change Increase 14 Decrease 13 Increase 2
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Party Green Labour Independent
Last election 2 seats, 8.4% 2 seats, 6.7% 1 seat, 4.1%
Seats before 2 1 3
Seats won 2 0 0
Seat change Steady Decrease2 Decrease1
Map showing the results of the 2023 Chichester District Council elections by ward.
Leader before election

Eileen Lintill
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Adrian Moss
Liberal Democrats

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 4 May 2023. The election took place on the same day as other local elections.

The whole council was up for election, having previously been under no overall control and led by a Conservative minority administration.[2] The Conservative leader of the council prior to the election, Eileen Lintill, did not stand for re-election. The Liberal Democrats won 25 seats, the first time that the party (or any other than the Conservative Party) secured a majority on Chichester District Council.[3][4] Liberal Democrat group leader Adrian Moss was appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023.[5]

  1. ^ Powling, Joshua (3 May 2023). "Chichester Lib Dems launch council election campaign to 'show Conservatives the door'". Sussex World. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ Karen Dunn (29 September 2020). "Two Chichester councillors quit Conservatives". Greatest Hits Radio (Sussex).
  3. ^ "District and Parish Election Results 2023". Chichester District Council. 2023.
  4. ^ Luck, Flaminia (5 May 2023). "Sussex election results 2023: Tories lose Wealden for first time in 25 years". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ Dunn, Karen (18 May 2023). "New Lib Dem leader at Chichester District Council outlines his administration's priorities". Sussex World. Retrieved 26 January 2024.