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Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)

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Chichester
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Chichester in South East England
CountyWest Sussex
Population104,374 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate76,765 (2023)[2]
Major settlementsChichester, Selsey, Nutbourne
Current constituency
Created1295
Member of ParliamentJess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrats)
Seats1295–1868: Two
1868–: One

Chichester is a constituency[n 1] in West Sussex, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Jess Brown-Fuller, a Liberal Democrat.[3]

History

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Chichester centres on the small medieval cathedral city by the South Downs National Park. It is one of the oldest constituencies in the UK, having been created when commoners were first called to the Model Parliament in 1295 as one of the original Parliamentary boroughs returning two members. The seat has sent one member since 1868, after the Reform Act 1867.

In its various forms, Chichester was a Conservative stronghold from 1868 to 2024 (except for a brief period of 10 months in 1923-24 when it was held by the Liberal Party's Charles Rudkin), but at the 2024 general election, it was won decisively by the Liberal Democrats on a huge swing of 31% with the election of Jess Brown-Fuller.

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

The seat forms a far western strip of West Sussex and covers the southern half of the Chichester district (including the City of Chichester and the coastal area).

Before the 1974 redistribution Chichester was a more compact seat, taking in the eastern towns of Arundel and Bognor Regis in latter years. Emergence of newer urban centres and modern cities meant that the area was expanded to the north to avoid malapportionment.

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Chichester, the Sessional Divisions of Arundel and Chichester, and part of the Sessional Division of Steyning.

1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Arundel and Chichester, the Urban Districts of Bognor and Littlehampton, and the Rural Districts of East Preston, Midhurst, Petworth, Westbourne, and Westhampnett.

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Chichester, the Urban District of Bognor Regis, and the Rural District of Chichester.

1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Chichester, the Rural Districts of Midhurst and Petworth, and part of the Rural District of Chichester.

1983–1997: The District of Chichester. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.

1997–2010: All the wards of the District of Chichester except the Bury, Plaistow and Wisborough Green wards.

2010–2024: The District of Chichester wards of Bosham, Boxgrove, Chichester East, Chichester North, Chichester South, Chichester West, Donnington, Easebourne, East Wittering, Fernhurst, Fishbourne, Funtington, Harting, Lavant, Midhurst, North Mundham, Plaistow, Rogate, Selsey North, Selsey South, Sidlesham, Southbourne, Stedham, Tangmere, West Wittering, and Westbourne.

2024–present: The District of Arun wards of Bersted and Pagham, and District of Chichester wards of Chichester Central, Chichester East, Chichester North, Chichester South, Chichester West, Goodwood (part), Harbour Villages, Lavant, North Mundham & Tangmere, Selsey South, Sidlesham with Selsey North, Southbourne, The Witterings, and Westbourne.[4]

Electorate reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring northern, largely rural areas, including the town of Midhurst, to Arundel and South Downs. To partly compensate, Bersted and Pagham were transferred in from Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.

Constituency profile

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Physical geography

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The constituency runs from the county's border with Surrey, through a partly wooded broad swathe of the South Downs, to the town of Selsey and paired villages The Witterings on the English Channel. The small cathedral city Chichester and Selsey account for 6 of 24 wards but comprise a higher proportion of councillors as these are larger three-member wards. The highest density of villages is near the Hampshire border, in the west.

Social geography

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The city has relatively little social housing and few homes which are cheap to buy or rent, as epitomised in the National Park status of much of the land north of Chichester. In Chichester itself the percentage of social housing in 2011 was 20.5%, including 3% directly in local authority homes.[5] The area is linked to London by train and the A3. Modestly deprived areas of Chichester, Selsey and the rural South Downs are dominated by the working poor and poorer pensioners with little generational unemployment. The local economy has many entry-level or intensive manual jobs in food production, retail, driving, warehousing as well as intermittent or traditionally low paid labour such as road repair and the care sector. Some of these workers commute from the outskirts of nearest major cities Brighton and Portsmouth.[6] The contributory districts occupy the top two rankings out of all seven in terms of fuel poverty in West Sussex.[7]

Results

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The seat was held by the Conservatives from 1924 to 2024 continuously; in 2017 the new Conservative candidate Gillian Keegan polled over 60% of the vote, a share which dropped slightly in 2019. The 2024 election saw the seat gained by the Liberal Democrat Jess Brown-Fuller who polled over 49%. The closest election before then was the 1997 general election, where a Liberal Democrat took 29.0% of the vote. The best performances by Labour candidates were in 2001 and 2017, with 21.4% and 22.4% of the vote, respectively. In terms of the fourth party since 2001, the three general elections to 2010 saw an increase in support for the UK Independence Party to their highest level to date, 6.8%.

Members of Parliament

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MPs 1295–1660

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  • Constituency created 1295
Parliament First member Second member
1386 Thomas Patching John Sherare[8]
1388 (Feb) Thomas Patching William Neel[8]
1388 (Sep) William Horlebat Simon Vincent[8]
1390 (Jan) Thomas Patching John Sherare[8]
1390 (Nov)
1391 Thomas Patching John Sherare[8]
1393 Thomas Patching John Sherare[8]
1394
1395 John atte Mille John Sherare[8]
1397 (Jan) John Goldston John Hebbe[8]
1397 (Sep) Thomas Patching John Okehurst[8]
1399 Thomas Patching William Neel[8]
1401 William Combe Thomas Hayne[8]
1402 Robert Jugler Simon Vincent[8]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406 John Dolyte Thomas Neel[8]
1407 Robert Jugler Thomas Neel[8]
1410
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May) Geoffrey Hebbe Robert Jugler[8]
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov) Robert Stryvelyne Robert Jugler[8]
1415 William Farnhurst Thomas Neel[8]
1416 (Mar) William Farnhurst John Vincent[8]
1416 (Oct)
1417 Thomas Russell Robert Stryvelyne[8]
1419 John Dolyte Richard Sherter[8]
1420 John Cok William Hore[8]
1421 (May) William Farnhurst Robert Stryvelyne[8]
1421 (Dec) John Dolyte Richard Fust[8]
1431 William Hore[9]
1510–1523 No names known[10]
1529 Robert Bowyer I Robert Trigges[10]
1536 ?
1539 ?
1542 William Erneley ?[10]
1545 ?
1547 Richard Sackville Robert Bowyer I[10]
1553 (Mar) Thomas Stoughton Thomas Carpenter[10]
1553 (Oct) Thomas Stoughton Thomas Carpenter[10]
1554 (Apr) Thomas Stoughton Thomas Carpenter[10]
1554 (Nov) John Digons Walter Roynon[10]
1555 Richard Knight Robert Bowyer II[10]
1558 Peter Tolpat Lawrence Ardren[10]
1558–9 Sir Henry Radcliffe Robert Bowyer II[11]
1562–3 Thomas Stoughton John Sherwin[11]
1571 Thomas Kyrle Thomas West[11]
1572 Valentine Dale Richard Lewknor[11]
1584 Valentine Dale Richard Lewknor[11]
1586 Valentine Dale Richard Lewknor[11]
1588 Valentine Dale Richard Lewknor[11]
1593 Richard Lewknor William Ashby[11]
1597 Richard Lewknor Adrian Stoughton[11]
1601 Adrian Stoughton Stephen Barnham[11]
1604 Adrian Stoughton Sir John Morley
1614 Adrian Stoughton Sir John Morley
1621 Sir Edward Cecil[12] Thomas Whatman
1624 Thomas Edmondes Thomas Whatman
1625 Algernon Percy Humphrey Haggett
1626 Algernon Percy Humphrey Haggett
April 1626 Edward Dowse Humphrey Haggett
1628 William Cawley Henry Bellingham
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned
1640 (Apr) Christopher Lewknor Edward Dowse
1640 (Nov) Christopher Lewknor Sir William Morley, disabled 23 November 1642
1645 Sir John Temple Henry Peck
1648 ?
1653 Chichester not represented in Barebones Parliament
1654 Henry Peckham (one seat only)
1656 Henry Peckham (one seat only)
1659 Henry Peckham William Cawley

MPs 1660–1868

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Year First member[13] First party Second member[13] Second party
1660 Henry Peckham John Farrington
1661 William Garway
1673 Richard May
February 1679 John Braman
September 1679 John Farrington
1681 Richard Farington Whig
1685 Sir Richard May George Gounter
1689 Thomas Miller Thomas May
1695 The Earl of Ranelagh William Elson
1698 Sir Richard Farington, 1st Bt Whig John Miller Tory
January 1701 Sir Thomas May William Elson
November 1701 John Miller Tory
May 1705 Sir Thomas Littleton, 3rd Bt Whig
November 1705 Thomas Onslow
1708 Thomas Carr Tory Sir Richard Farington, 1st Bt Whig
1710 Sir John Miller, 2nd Bt Tory
1713 William Elson James Brudenell
1715 Sir Richard Farington, 1st Bt Whig Thomas Miller
1719 Henry Kelsall
1722 Charles Lennox
1724 Lord William Beauclerk
1727 Charles Lumley
1729 James Lumley
1733 Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet
1734 James Brudenell Thomas Yates
1741 John Page
1746 George Keppel
1755 Augustus Keppel Whig
1761 Lord George Lennox
1767 William Keppel
1768 Thomas Conolly
1780 Thomas Steele Tory[14]
1782 Percy Charles Wyndham
1784 George White-Thomas Whig[14]
1807 James du Pre Tory[14]
1812 Charles Gordon-Lennox Tory[14] William Huskisson Tory[14]
1819 Lord John Lennox Whig[14]
1823 William Stephen Poyntz Whig[14]
1830 John Smith Whig[14][15]
1831 Lord Arthur Lennox Whig[14] John Abel Smith Whig[14][16][17][18][19][20]
1837 Conservative[14]
1846 Lord Henry Lennox Conservative
1859 Humphrey William Freeland Liberal
1863 John Abel Smith Liberal
1868 Representation reduced to one member

MPs since 1868

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Election Member[13][21] Party
1868 Lord Henry Lennox Conservative
1885 Charles Gordon-Lennox Conservative
1888 by-election Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox Conservative
1894 by-election Lord Edmund Talbot Conservative
1918 Coalition Conservative
1921 by-election Sir William Bird Coalition Conservative
1922 Conservative
1923 Charles Rudkin Liberal
1924 John Courtauld Conservative
1942 by-election Sir Lancelot Joynson-Hicks Conservative
1958 by-election Bill Loveys Conservative
1969 by-election Christopher Chataway Conservative
Oct 1974 Anthony Nelson Conservative
1997 Andrew Tyrie Conservative
2017 Gillian Keegan Conservative
2024 Jess Brown-Fuller Liberal Democrats

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Chichester[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jess Brown-Fuller 25,540 49.2 +28.9
Conservative Gillian Keegan 13,368 25.7 –33.1
Reform UK Teresa De Santis 7,859 15.1 N/A
Labour Tom Collinge 3,175 6.1 –9.3
Green Tim Young 1,815 3.5 –1.4
Independent Andrew Emerson 190 0.4 +0.2
Majority 12,172 23.5 N/A
Turnout 51,947 66.3 –0.2
Registered electors 78,374
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +31.0

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[23]
Party Vote %
Conservative 29,981 58.8
Liberal Democrats 10,359 20.3
Labour 7,850 15.4
Green 2,499 4.9
Others 333 0.6
Turnout 51,022 66.5
Electorate 76,765
General election 2019: Chichester[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gillian Keegan 35,402 57.8 –2.3
Liberal Democrats Kate O'Kelly 13,912 22.7 +11.4
Labour Jay Morton 9,069 14.8 –7.6
Green Heather Barrie 2,527 4.1 +0.8
Libertarian Adam Brown 224 0.4 N/A
Patria Andrew Emerson 109 0.2 +0.1
Majority 21,490 35.1 –2.6
Turnout 61,243 71.6 +1.0
Conservative hold Swing –6.9
General election 2017: Chichester[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gillian Keegan 36,032 60.1 +2.4
Labour Mark Farwell 13,411 22.4 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Brown 6,749 11.3 +2.8
Green Heather Barrie 1,992 3.3 –3.2
UKIP Andrew Moncreiff 1,650 2.8 –12.1
Patria Andrew Emerson 84 0.1 –0.1
Majority 22,621 37.7 –5.1
Turnout 59,918 70.6 +2.2
Conservative hold Swing –3.8
General election 2015: Chichester[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Tyrie 32,953 57.7 +2.4
UKIP Andrew Moncreiff 8,540 14.9 +8.1
Labour Mark Farwell 6,933 12.1 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Smith 4,865 8.5 –18.9
Green Jasper Richmond 3,742 6.5 N/A
Patria Andrew Emerson 106 0.2 N/A
Majority 24,413 42.8 +14.9
Turnout 57,139 68.4 –1.3
Conservative hold Swing –2.9
General election 2010: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Tyrie 31,427 55.3 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Lury 15,550 27.4 –0.3
Labour Simon Holland 5,937 10.5 –8.1
UKIP Andrew Moncreiff 3,873 6.8 +1.0
Majority 15,877 27.9 +7.7
Turnout 56,787 69.7 +4.5
Conservative hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Tyrie 25,302 48.3 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar 14,442 27.6 +3.5
Labour Jonathan Austin 9,632 18.4 −3.0
UKIP Douglas Denny 3,025 5.8 +1.0
Majority 10,860 20.7 −2.2
Turnout 52,401 66.6 +2.8
Conservative hold Swing −1.1
General election 2001: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Tyrie 23,320 47.0 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Lynne Ravenscroft 11,965 24.1 −4.9
Labour Celia Barlow 10,627 21.4 +4.2
UKIP Douglas Denny 2,380 4.8 +3.4
Green Gavin Graham 1,292 2.6 N/A
Majority 11,355 22.9 +5.5
Turnout 49,584 63.8 −10.8
Conservative hold Swing +2.7

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Tyrie 25,895 46.4 −12.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Gardiner 16,161 29.0 +2.4
Labour Charlie Smith 9,605 17.2 +5.9
Referendum Douglas Denny 3,318 5.9 N/A
UKIP J.G. Rix 800 1.4 N/A
Majority 9,734 17.4 −15.2
Turnout 55,779 74.6 −3.2
Conservative hold Swing

This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.

General election 1992: Chichester[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Nelson 37,906 59.3 −2.5
Liberal Democrats Peter F. Gardiner 17,019 26.6 −1.7
Labour Diane M. Andrewes 7,192 11.3 +3.4
Green Eric Paine 876 1.4 −0.6
Liberal JL Weights 643 1.0 N/A
Natural Law JL Jackson 238 0.4 N/A
Majority 20,887 32.7 −0.8
Turnout 63,874 77.8 +3.4
Conservative hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Nelson 37,274 61.8 −1.9
Alliance (Liberal) Peter Weston 17,097 28.3 +0.7
Labour David Morrison 4,751 7.9 +0.7
Green Ian Bagnall 1,196 2.0 +0.5
Majority 20,177 33.5 −2.6
Turnout 60,318 74.4 +2.3
Conservative hold Swing −1.3
General election 1983: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Nelson 35,482 63.7 +1.4
Alliance (SDP) Howard Gibson 15,365 27.6 +8.0
Labour Robert Rhodes 3,995 7.2 −8.2
Ecology Jonathan Sherlock 838 1.5 N/A
Majority 20,117 36.1 −6.6
Turnout 55,680 72.1 −4.5
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Nelson 34,696 62.29
Liberal J Rix 10,920 19.60
Labour GN Cooke 8,569 15.38
United Country Party E Iremonger 863 1.55 N/A
Ecology N Bagnall 656 1.18 N/A
Majority 23,776 42.69
Turnout 55,704 75.56
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Nelson 26,942 52.51
Liberal GA Jeffs 15,601 30.41
Labour Nigel Smith 8,767 17.09
Majority 11,341 22.10
Turnout 51,310 73.54
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Chataway 29,127 53.25
Liberal G Jeffs 17,714 32.39
Labour Nigel Smith 7,854 14.36
Majority 11,413 20.86
Turnout 54,695 79.12
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Chataway 38,120 62.60
Labour Neville Sandelson 12,574 20.65
Liberal Denys Gilbert Kinsella 10,205 16.76
Majority 25,546 41.95
Turnout 60,899 69.91
Conservative hold Swing +5.0

Elections in the 1960s

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1969 Chichester by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Chataway 31,966 74.16 +17.00
Liberal Denys Gilbert Kinsella 5,879 13.64 −4.07
Labour John White 5,257 12.20 −12.93
Majority 26,087 60.52 +28.49
Turnout 43,102
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Loveys 31,358 57.16
Labour David J Burnett 13,784 25.13
Liberal Patrick J Collins 9,714 17.71
Majority 17,574 32.03
Turnout 54,856 73.19
Conservative hold Swing +3.15
General election 1964: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Loveys 30,225 57.80
Liberal Denys Gilbert Kinsella 11,912 22.78
Labour Adrian J Cohen 10,155 19.42
Majority 18,313 35.02
Turnout 52,292 74.03
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Loveys 30,755 65.14
Labour John S Spooner 9,546 20.22
Liberal Jackson Newman 6,913 14.64 N/A
Majority 21,209 44.92
Turnout 47,214 73.82
Conservative hold Swing
1958 Chichester by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Loveys 23,158 70.90 +0.11
Labour William Edgar Simpkins 9,504 29.10 −0.11
Majority 13,654 41.80 +0.23
Turnout 32,662
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lancelot Joynson-Hicks 30,857 70.79
Labour Mervyn Jones 12,735 29.21
Majority 18,122 41.58
Turnout 43,592 71.80
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lancelot Joynson-Hicks 32,166 69.72
Labour David George Packham 13,971 30.28
Majority 18,195 39.44
Turnout 46,137 77.32
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lancelot Joynson-Hicks 29,106 62.42
Labour David George Packham 12,614 27.05
Liberal Ronald Vincent Gibson 4,911 10.53
Majority 16,492 35.37
Turnout 46,631 80.47
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lancelot Joynson-Hicks 30,989 54.6 −23.7
Labour Rosalie Francesca Chamberlayne 13,670 24.1 +2.4
Liberal Gerald Kidd 11,345 20.0 N/A
National MH Woodard 625 1.1 N/A
Democratic Paul Tracy Carter 118 0.2 N/A
Majority 17,319 30.5 −26.1
Turnout 56,747 68.24 +8.7
Conservative hold Swing
1942 Chichester by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lancelot Joynson-Hicks 15,634 58.1 −20.2
Independent Progressive Gerald Kidd 10,564 39.3 N/A
Independent A. A. W. Tribe 706 2.6 N/A
Majority 5,070 18.8 −37.8
Turnout 26,904 29.2 −30.3
Conservative hold Swing

General Election 1939–40:

Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Courtauld 37,882 78.32
Labour Claude William Higgins 10,484 21.67
Majority 27,398 56.65
Turnout 48,366 59.5 −9.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Courtauld 43,756 87.79
Labour Claude William Higgins 6,085 12.21
Majority 37,671 75.58
Turnout 49,841 68.51
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Courtauld 26,278 60.2 +0.9
Liberal John Freeman Dunn 17,398 39.8 +4.2
Majority 8,880 20.4 −3.3
Turnout 43,676 64.9 −7.5
Registered electors 67,276
Unionist hold Swing −1.7
General election 1924: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Courtauld 20,710 59.3 +11.4
Liberal Charles Rudkin 12,416 35.6 −16.5
Labour Richard Henry Kennard Hope 1,765 5.1 N/A
Majority 8,294 23.7 N/A
Turnout 34,891 72.4 +12.2
Registered electors 48,170
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +14.0
General election 1923: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Rudkin 14,513 52.1 N/A
Unionist William Bird 13,348 47.9 −26.4
Majority 1,165 4.2 N/A
Turnout 27,861 60.2 +2.3
Registered electors 46,257
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing
General election 1922: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William Bird 19,494 74.3 +5.9
Labour Richard Henry Kennard Hope 6,752 25.7 −5.9
Majority 12,742 48.6 +11.8
Turnout 26,246 57.9 +7.6
Registered electors 45,364
Unionist hold Swing +5.9
1921 Chichester by-election[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Unionist William Bird Unopposed
Unionist hold

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Chichester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Edmund Talbot 14,491 68.4 +2.0
Labour Frederick Ernest Green 6,705 31.6 N/A
Majority 7,786 36.8 +4.0
Turnout 21,196 50.3 −22.8
Registered electors 42,131
Unionist hold Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election December 1910: Chichester [30][31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Talbot 5,900 66.4 0.0
Liberal Richard Reiss 2,985 33.6 0.0
Majority 2,915 32.8 0.0
Turnout 8,885 73.1 −8.6
Conservative hold Swing 0.0
General election January 1910: Chichester [30][31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Talbot 6,589 66.4 +10.0
Liberal Richard Reiss 3,338 33.6 −10.0
Majority 3,251 32.8 +20.0
Turnout 9,927 81.7 −0.4
Conservative hold Swing +10.0

Elections in the 1900s

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Talbot
General election 1906: Chichester [32][33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Talbot 5,197 56.4 N/A
Liberal John Ernest Allen 4,023 43.6 N/A
Majority 1,174 12.8 N/A
Turnout 9,220 82.1 N/A
Registered electors 11,225
Conservative hold Swing N/A
1905 Chichester by-election[33][34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Talbot 4,174 52.6 N/A
Liberal John Ernest Allen 3,762 47.4 N/A
Majority 412 5.2 N/A
Turnout 7,936 73.6 N/A
Registered electors 10,784
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1900: Chichester [32][33][35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Talbot Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Chichester [32][33][35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Talbot Unopposed
Conservative hold
By-election, 1894: Chichester[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Talbot Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1892: Chichester [32][33][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Gordon-Lennox 4,236 64.2 N/A
Liberal Herbert J. Reid 2,361 35.8 N/A
Majority 1,875 28.4 N/A
Turnout 6,597 72.1 N/A
Registered electors 9,146
Conservative hold Swing N/A
By-election, 1891: Chichester [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1880s

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By-election, 14 Mar 1888: Chichester [32][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Conservative hold
  • Caused by Gordon-Lennox's resignation.
General election 1886: Chichester [32][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1885: Chichester [32][35][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Gordon-Lennox 4,760 65.8 +9.5
Liberal Frederick Waymouth Gibbs 2,470 34.2 −9.5
Majority 2,290 31.6 +19.0
Turnout 7,230 85.0 +1.4
Registered electors 8,502
Conservative hold Swing +9.5
General election 1880: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox 602 56.3 N/A
Liberal Frederick Waymouth Gibbs 467 43.7 N/A
Majority 135 12.6 N/A
Turnout 1,069 83.6 N/A
Registered electors 1,279
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1870s

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By-election, 13 Mar 1874: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Registered electors 1,240
Conservative hold
General election 1874: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Registered electors 1,240
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox 603 58.2 N/A
Liberal John Abel Smith 433 41.8 N/A
Majority 170 16.4 N/A
Turnout 1,036 86.7 N/A
Registered electors 1,195
Conservative hold

Seat reduced to one member

General election 1865: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Liberal John Abel Smith Unopposed
Registered electors 562
Conservative hold
Liberal hold
By-election, 21 Feb 1863: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Abel Smith Unopposed
Liberal hold
  • Caused by Freeland's resignation.

Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1859: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Humphrey William Freeland 300 34.5 N/A
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox 288 33.1 N/A
Liberal John Abel Smith 282 32.4 N/A
Turnout 579 (est) 92.8 (est) N/A
Registered electors 562
Majority 12 1.4 N/A
Liberal hold
Majority 6 0.7 N/A
Conservative hold
By-election, 6 March 1858: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Whig John Abel Smith Unopposed
Registered electors 638
Conservative hold
Whig hold
General election 1852: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Whig John Abel Smith Unopposed
Registered electors 757
Conservative hold
Whig hold
By-election, 4 March 1852: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1847: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Whig John Abel Smith Unopposed
Registered electors 799
Conservative hold
Whig hold
By-election, 10 February 1846: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon-Lennox Unopposed
Conservative hold
By-election, 12 August 1845: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Lennox Unopposed
Conservative hold
By-election, 27 May 1844: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Lennox Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1841: Chichester [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Lennox Unopposed
Whig John Abel Smith Unopposed
Registered electors 829
Conservative hold
Whig hold

Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1837: Chichester [38][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Abel Smith 490 43.4 +2.4
Conservative Arthur Lennox 387 34.3 −13.0
Radical John Morgan Cobbett 252 22.3 +10.5
Turnout 631 71.3 c. +17.6
Registered electors 885
Majority 103 9.1 −20.1
Whig hold Swing +7.7
Majority 135 12.0 N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing −7.7
General election 1835: Chichester [38][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Arthur Lennox 486 47.3 −2.3
Whig John Abel Smith 421 41.0 +9.0
Radical John Morgan Cobbett 121 11.8 −6.6
Majority 300 29.2 +15.6
Turnout c. 514 c. 53.7 c. −36.8
Registered electors 958
Whig hold Swing +0.5
Whig hold Swing +6.2
General election 1832: Chichester [38][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Arthur Lennox 707 49.6 +0.7
Whig John Abel Smith 456 32.0 +3.4
Radical William Parrott Carter[39] 263 18.4 −4.1
Majority 193 13.6 +7.5
Turnout 771 90.5 c. −0.6
Registered electors 852
Whig hold Swing +1.4
Whig hold Swing +2.7
General election 1831: Chichester[14][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Arthur Lennox 665 48.9 +2.6
Whig John Abel Smith 388 28.6 −9.3
Radical Godfrey Webster 306 22.5 +6.7
Majority 82 6.1 −16.0
Turnout 716 c. 91.1 +35.8
Registered electors c. 786
Whig hold Swing −0.4
Whig hold Swing −6.3
General election 1830: Chichester[14][40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Lennox 643 46.3
Whig John Smith 527 37.9
Radical Charles Sinclair Cullen 219 15.8
Majority 308 22.1
Turnout 768 55.3
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing
Whig hold Swing

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

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