Chichester District Council
Chichester is a local government district in West Sussex, England. Its council is based in the city of Chichester and the district also covers a large rural area to the north.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Go ...
in
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ar ...
, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 48
councillor
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Canada
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s have been elected from 29
wards
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
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.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Leadership
The
leaders of the council since 1999 have been:
Council elections
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1973 Chichester District Council election
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1976 Chichester District Council election
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1979 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1983 Chichester District Council election
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1987 Chichester District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
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1991 Chichester District Council election
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1995 Chichester District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
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1999 Chichester District Council election
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2003 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)
[legislation.gov.uk â€]
The District of Chichester (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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2007 Chichester District Council election
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2011 Chichester District Council election
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2015 Chichester District Council election
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2019 Chichester District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 12)
By-election results
1995–1999
1999–2003
2003–2007
2007–2011
2011–2015
References
By-election results
External links
Chichester District Council
{{West Sussex elections
Chichester District
Council elections in West Sussex
District council elections in England