West Sussex
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
- 2026 70 races · 70 seats 95.7% below quota
- 2021 70 races · 70 seats 48.6% below quota
- 2019 1 race · 1 seat 100.0% below quota
- 2017 70 races · 70 seats 42.9% below quota
Council composition as of 2026
70 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council at the end of 2026 (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2026)
In 2026, 70 seats were up across 70 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 70 seats had been shared in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 90,916 | 28.4% | 23 | 32.9% | 20 | 28.6% | +3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 72,965 | 22.8% | 23 | 32.9% | 16 | 22.9% | +7 |
| Conservative Party | 71,950 | 22.4% | 11 | 15.7% | 16 | 22.9% | -5 |
| Green Party | 45,425 | 14.2% | 7 | 10.0% | 10 | 14.3% | -3 |
| Labour Party | 31,617 | 9.9% | 5 | 7.1% | 7 | 10.0% | -2 |
| Independent | 5,946 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | -1 |
| Local Alliance | 1,573 | 0.5% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| English Democrats | 63 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Pirate Party UK | 58 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment | 57 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 52 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Libertarian Party | 19 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Patria | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 320,653 | 100.0% | 70 | 100.0% | 70 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Full ward-by-ward results for 2026 →
Composition history
One row per opencouncildata annual snapshot — the council at the end of each year (after that year's elections, by-elections and defections). Newest first; hover any seat for the party.
Ward by ward
Each row is a ward, each column a cycle. Each cell shows the top-of-poll candidate's party (swatch) and their share of valid ballots. Wards are matched by name across cycles — boundary reviews can mean a ward of the same name is a slightly different area in a later cycle.
| Ward | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angmering and Findon | 61% | 56% | 34% | |
| Arundel and Courtwick | 56% | 53% | 31% | |
| Bersted | 33% | 38% | 46% | |
| Bewbush and Ifield West | 45% | 47% | 36% | |
| Billingshurst | 63% | 53% | 33% | |
| Bognor Regis East | 39% | 32% | 40% | |
| Bognor Regis West and Aldwick | 48% | 53% | 37% | |
| Bourne | 40% | 51% | 49% | |
| Bramber Castle | 54% | 43% | 37% | |
| Broadbridge | 58% | 51% | 39% | |
| Broadfield | 55% | 52% | 34% | |
| Broadwater | 42% | 46% | 35% | |
| Burgess Hill East | 41% | 43% | 39% | |
| Burgess Hill North | 40% | 41% | 34% | |
| Chichester East | 48% | 50% | 45% | |
| Chichester North | 56% | 52% | 45% | |
| Chichester South | 48% | 57% | 45% | |
| Chichester West | 55% | 35% | 57% | |
| Cissbury | 66% | 65% | 33% | |
| Cuckfield and Lucastes | 57% | 46% | 45% | |
| Durrington and Salvington | 51% | 56% | 38% | |
| East Grinstead Meridian | 65% | 54% | 31% | |
| East Grinstead South and Ashurst Wood | 56% | 52% | 43% | |
| East Preston and Ferring | 72% | 67% | 39% | |
| Felpham | 65% | 52% | 37% | |
| Fontwell | 64% | 50% | 34% | |
| Goring | 61% | 58% | 35% | |
| Hassocks and Burgess Hill South | 39% | 62% | 56% | |
| Haywards Heath East | 52% | 49% | 44% | |
| Haywards Heath Town | 48% | 38% | 42% | |
| Henfield | 70% | 53% | 29% | |
| Holbrook | 63% | 46% | 47% | |
| Horsham East | 48% | 41% | 49% | |
| Horsham Hurst | 53% | 60% | 59% | |
| Horsham Riverside | 44% | 46% | 49% | |
| Hurstpierpoint and Bolney | 50% | 41% | 36% | |
| Imberdown | 48% | 53% | 31% | |
| Lancing | 44% | 49% | 37% | |
| Langley Green and Ifield East | 48% | 42% | 34% | |
| Lindfield and High Weald | 59% | 44% | 39% | |
| Littlehampton East | 45% | 47% | 34% | |
| Littlehampton Town | 40% | 37% | 34% | |
| Maidenbower and Worth | 65% | 65% | 33% | |
| Middleton | 66% | 55% | 37% | |
| Midhurst | 35% | 57% | 40% | |
| Northbrook | 50% | 50% | 32% | |
| Northgate and West Green | 49% | 49% | 44% | 33% |
| Nyetimber | 57% | 45% | 46% | |
| Petworth | 74% | 67% | 40% | |
| Pound Hill | 66% | 60% | 32% | |
| Pulborough | 66% | 58% | 35% | |
| Rother Valley | 70% | 62% | 43% | |
| Rustington | 46% | 65% | 43% | |
| Selsey | 51% | 60% | 40% | |
| Shoreham North | 51% | 42% | 34% | |
| Shoreham South | 46% | 38% | 31% | |
| Sompting and North Lancing | 52% | 59% | 37% | |
| Southgate and Gossops Green | 45% | 46% | 35% | |
| Southwater and Nuthurst | 55% | 49% | 43% | |
| Southwick | 52% | 51% | 32% | |
| St Leonard's Forest | 62% | 55% | 37% | |
| Storrington | 62% | 57% | 32% | |
| Tarring | 38% | 31% | 25% | |
| The Witterings | 68% | 65% | 40% | |
| Three Bridges | 45% | 47% | 28% | |
| Tilgate and Furnace Green | 58% | 57% | 36% | |
| Worth Forest | 65% | 58% | 36% | |
| Worthing East | 38% | 49% | 32% | |
| Worthing Pier | 37% | 39% | 36% | |
| Worthing West | 52% | 46% | 33% |