Chichester District Council
Chichester District Council is the local authority for the Chichester District in West Sussex.
Chichester District Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Leadership | |
Leader of the Council | |
Chief Executive | Diane Shepherd |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 36 councillors |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2 May 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
| East Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Political composition
Chichester District Council consists of 36 councillors.
In 1999, a Leader and Cabinet form of governance was introduced.[2] Since then, the composition of the Council has been:[3]
| Party in control | Leader | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Chevis | 1999–2002 | |
| Janet Duncton | 2002–2004 | ||
| No overall control (Conservative minority) | 2004–2005 | ||
| No overall control (Liberal Democrat minority) | Andrew Smith[4] | 2005–2006 | |
| Conservative | Myles Cullen | 2006–2011 | |
| Heather Caird[5] | 2011–2015 | ||
| Tony Dignum | 2015–2019 | ||
| No overall control (Conservative minority) | Eileen Lintill | 2019 | |
| Conservative | 2019–present | ||
Councillors and wards
List of Chichester district councillors by ward:[6]
| Ward | Councillor | Elected | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chichester West | Clare Apel | 1999 | Vice-Chairman of the Council Member of Chichester City Council | |
| Southbourne | Tracie Bangert | 2019 | ||
| The Witterings | Graeme Barrett | 2019 | Previously represented East Wittering (2008–2015) and West Wittering (2015–2019) | |
| Chichester South | Heather Barrie | 2019 | Member of Chichester City Council | |
| Chichester Central | Martyn Bell | 2019 | Previously represented Chichester West (2011–2015) Member of Chichester City Council | |
| Chichester West | Rev John-Henry Bowden | 2019 | Member of Chichester City Council | |
| Westbourne | Roy Briscoe | 2019 | Cabinet Member for Community Services and Culture | |
| Southbourne | Jonathan Brown | 2016 | ||
| Chichester North | Tony Dignum | 2011 | Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth, Place and Regeneration Member of Chichester City Council Leader of the Council (2015–2019) | |
| Loxwood | Janet Duncton | 2019 | Elected following a by-election held in November 2019[7] Chairman of West Sussex County Council Leader of the Council (2002–2005) Previously represented Petworth (1973–1995; 1997–2019) | |
| Selsey South | John Elliott | 2015 | ||
| Loxwood | Gareth Evans | 2019 | ||
| Midhurst | Judy Fowler | 2019 | ||
| Fernhurst | Norma Graces | 2007 | Cabinet Member for Democratic Services, Business Support, Promotion and Events | |
| The Witterings | Elizabeth Hamilton | 2019 | Chairman of the Council Previously represented Easebourne (2007–2015) and West Wittering (2015–2019) | |
| Easebourne | Francis Hobbs | 2015 | ||
| Chichester East | Kevin Hughes | 2019 | Member of Chichester City Council | |
| Sidlesham with Selsey North |
Donna Johnson | 2019 | Local Alliance councillor | |
| Selsey South | Timothy Johnson | 2019 | Local Alliance councillor | |
| Petworth | Eileen Lintill | 2007 | Leader of the Council | |
| Chichester East | Sarah Lishman | 2019 | Member of Chichester City Council | |
| Midhurst | Gordon McAra | 2011 | Independent councillor | |
| Harbour Villages | Adrian Moss | 2019 | Previously represented Fishbourne (2003–2011; 2018–2019) | |
| Harting | Dr Kate O'Kelly | 2018 | Member of West Sussex County Council Previously represented Rogate (2018–2019) | |
| North Mundham and Tangmere |
Simon Oakley | 2019 | Member of West Sussex County Council Previously represented Tangmere (2011–2019) | |
| North Mundham and Tangmere |
Christopher Page | 2019 | Previously represented North Mundham (2017–2019) | |
| Lavant | David Palmer | 2019 | ||
| Harbour Villages | Penny Plant | 2019 | Cabinet Member for Environment and Chichester Contract Services Previously represented Bosham (2015–2019) | |
| Chichester North | Richard Plowman | 2019 | Member of Chichester City Council Previously represented Chichester West (2015–2019) and Chichester North (2003—2007) | |
| Goodwood | Henry Potter | 2019 | Previously represented Boxgrove (2007–2019) | |
| Sidlesham with Selsey North |
Carol Purnell | 2019 | Previously represented Selsey North (2011–2019) | |
| Harbour Villages | David Rodgers | 2019 | ||
| Chichester South | Sarah Sharp | 2019 | Member of Chichester City Council | |
| Fittlworth | Alan Sutton | 2019 | ||
| The Witterings | Susan Taylor | 2019 | Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Planning Previously represented East Wittering (2015–2019) | |
| Fernhurst | Peter Wilding | 2019 | Cabinet Member for Corporate Services Previously represented Plaistow (2017–2019) | |
References
- Joshua Powling (21 May 2019). "New Conservative leader at Chichester District Council". Chichester Observer.
- "Chichester District Council – Business Support" (PDF). Audit Commission. August 2002. p. 5.
- Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (June 2015). "Chichester District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Lawrence Marzouk (18 April 2007). "Control of Chichester hangs in balance". The Argus.
- "Leader announces she will not stand at Chichester District Council election". Chichester Observer. 2 April 2015.
- "Your councillors". Chichester District Council. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- "Declaration of Result of Poll: Chichester District Council Election of a District Councillor for Loxwood Ward on Thursday 21 November 2019".
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