Chichester — UK General Election Results
Chichester was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 12,172 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Chichester from 1832 to 2024.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–2024
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Arthur Lennox (Whig); John Abel Smith (Whig) | 456 | 49.6% (top seat) | William Parrott Carter (Radical) | 193 (13.5 pts) | 83.7% |
| 1835 | Arthur Lennox (Whig); John Abel Smith (Whig) | 421 | 47.3% (top seat) | John Morgan Cobbett (Radical) | 300 (29.2 pts) | 53.7% |
| 1837 | John Abel Smith (Whig); Arthur Lennox (Conservative) | 387 | 43.4% (top seat) | John Morgan Cobbett (Radical) | 135 (12.0 pts) | 63.8% |
| 1841 | Arthur Lennox (Conservative); John Abel Smith (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1847 | Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox (Conservative); John Abel Smith (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1852 | Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox (Conservative); John Abel Smith (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1857 | Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox (Conservative); John Abel Smith (Whig) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1859 | Humphrey William Freeland (Liberal); Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox (Conservative) | 288 | 34.5% (top seat) | John Abel Smith (Liberal) | 6 (0.7 pts) | 77.4% |
| 1865 | Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox (Conservative); John Abel Smith (Liberal) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1868 | Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox (Conservative) | 603 | 58.2% | John Abel Smith (Liberal) | 170 (16.4 pts) | 86.7% |
| 1874 | Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1880 | Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox (Conservative) | 602 | 56.3% | Frederick Waymouth Gibbs (Liberal) | 135 (12.6 pts) | 83.6% |
| 1885 | Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Conservative) | 4,760 | 65.8% | Frederick Waymouth Gibbs (Liberal) | 2,290 (31.7 pts) | 85.0% |
| 1886 | Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1892 | Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox (Conservative) | 4,236 | 64.2% | Herbert Reid (Liberal) | 1,875 (28.4 pts) | 72.1% |
| 1895 | Edmund Talbot (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1900 | Edmund Talbot (Conservative) | Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record | 0.0% | |||
| 1906 | Edmund Talbot (Conservative) | 5,197 | 56.4% | John Ernest Allen (Liberal) | 1,174 (12.7 pts) | 82.1% |
| Jan 1910 | Edmund Talbot (Conservative) | 6,589 | 66.4% | Richard Leopold Reiss (Liberal) | 3,251 (32.8 pts) | 81.7% |
| Dec 1910 | Edmund Talbot (Conservative) | 5,900 | 66.4% | Richard Leopold Reiss (Liberal) | 2,915 (32.8 pts) | 73.1% |
| 1918 | Edmund Talbot (Unionist) | 14,491 | 68.4% | Frederick Ernest Green (Labour) | 7,786 (36.7 pts) | 50.3% |
| 1922 | William Barrott Montfort Bird (Unionist) | 19,494 | 74.3% | Richard Henry Kennard Hope (Labour) | 12,742 (48.5 pts) | 57.9% |
| 1923 | Charles Mark Clement Rudkin (Liberal) | 14,513 | 52.1% | William Barrott Montfort Bird (Unionist) | 1,165 (4.2 pts) | 60.2% |
| 1924 | John Sewell Courtauld (Unionist) | 20,710 | 59.4% | Charles Mark Clement Rudkin (Liberal) | 8,294 (23.8 pts) | 72.4% |
| 1929 | John Sewell Courtauld (Unionist) | 26,278 | 60.2% | John Freeman Dunn (Liberal) | 8,880 (20.3 pts) | 64.9% |
| 1931 | John Sewell Courtauld (Conservative) | 43,756 | 87.8% | Claude William Higgins (Labour) | 37,671 (75.6 pts) | 68.5% |
| 1935 | John Sewell Courtauld (Conservative) | 37,882 | 78.3% | Claude William Higgins (Labour) | 27,398 (56.6 pts) | 59.5% |
| 1945 | Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks (Conservative) | 30,989 | 54.6% | Rosalie Francesca Chamberlayne (Labour) | 17,319 (30.5 pts) | 67.9% |
| 1950 | Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks (Conservative) | 29,106 | 62.4% | David George Packham (Labour) | 16,492 (35.4 pts) | 80.5% |
| 1951 | Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks (Conservative) | 32,166 | 69.7% | David George Packham (Labour) | 18,195 (39.4 pts) | 77.3% |
| 1955 | Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks (Conservative) | 30,857 | 70.8% | Mervyn Jones (Labour) | 18,122 (41.6 pts) | 71.8% |
| 1959 | Walter Harris Loveys (Conservative) | 30,755 | 65.1% | John S Spooner (Labour) | 21,209 (44.9 pts) | 73.8% |
| 1964 | Walter Harris Loveys (Conservative) | 30,225 | 57.8% | Denys Gilbert Kinsella (Liberal) | 18,313 (35.0 pts) | 74.0% |
| 1966 | Walter Loveys (Conservative) | 31,358 | 57.2% | David Burnett (Labour) | 17,574 (32.0 pts) | 73.2% |
| 1970 | Christopher Chataway (Conservative) | 38,120 | 62.6% | Neville Sandelson (Labour) | 25,546 (41.9 pts) | 70.0% |
| Feb 1974 | Christopher Chataway (Conservative) | 29,127 | 53.3% | Graham Alan Jeffs (Liberal) | 11,413 (20.9 pts) | 79.1% |
| Oct 1974 | Anthony Nelson (Conservative) | 26,942 | 52.5% | Graham Alan Jeffs (Liberal) | 11,341 (22.1 pts) | 73.6% |
| 1979 | Anthony Nelson (Conservative) | 34,696 | 62.3% | John George Rodway Rix (Liberal) | 23,776 (42.7 pts) | 75.6% |
| 1983 | Anthony Nelson (Conservative) | 35,482 | 63.7% | Howard Gibson (SDP-Liberal Alliance) | 20,117 (36.1 pts) | 72.1% |
| 1987 | Anthony Nelson (Conservative) | 37,274 | 61.8% | Peter Frank Weston (SDP-Liberal Alliance) | 20,177 (33.5 pts) | 74.5% |
| 1992 | Anthony Nelson (Conservative) | 37,906 | 59.3% | Peter Gardiner (Liberal Democrat) | 20,887 (32.7 pts) | 77.8% |
| 1997 | Andrew Tyrie (Conservative) | 25,895 | 46.4% | Dr Peter Gardiner (Liberal Democrat) | 9,734 (17.4 pts) | 74.9% |
| 2001 | Andrew Tyrie (Conservative) | 23,320 | 47.0% | Lynne Ravenscroft (Liberal Democrat) | 11,355 (22.9 pts) | 63.8% |
| 2005 | Andrew Tyrie (Conservative) | 25,302 | 48.3% | Alan Hilliar (Liberal Democrat) | 10,860 (20.7 pts) | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Andrew Tyrie (Conservative) | 31,427 | 55.3% | Martin Lury (Liberal Democrat) | 15,877 (28.0 pts) | 69.8% |
| 2015 | Andrew Tyrie (Conservative) | 32,953 | 57.7% | Andrew Moncreiff (UKIP) | 24,413 (42.7 pts) | 68.8% |
| 2017 | Gillian Keegan (Conservative) | 36,032 | 60.1% | Mark Farwell (Labour) | 22,621 (37.8 pts) | 70.7% |
| 2019 | Gillian Keegan (Conservative) | 35,402 | 57.8% | Kate O'Kelly (Liberal Democrat) | 21,490 (35.1 pts) | 71.9% |
| 2024 | Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat) | 25,540 | 49.2% | Gillian Keegan (Conservative) | 12,172 (23.4 pts) | 66.5% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lennox | Whig | 707 | 49.6% | Yes |
| John Abel Smith | Whig | 456 | 32.0% | Yes |
| William Parrott Carter | Radical | 263 | 18.4% | No |
1835 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lennox | Whig | 486 | 47.3% | Yes |
| John Abel Smith | Whig | 421 | 41.0% | Yes |
| John Morgan Cobbett | Radical | 121 | 11.8% | No |
1837 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Abel Smith | Whig | 490 | 43.4% | Yes |
| Arthur Lennox | Conservative | 387 | 34.3% | Yes |
| John Morgan Cobbett | Radical | 252 | 22.3% | No |
1841 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lennox | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Abel Smith | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1847 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Abel Smith | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1852 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Abel Smith | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1857 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Abel Smith | Whig | Unopposed | Yes | |
1859 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humphrey William Freeland | Liberal | 300 | 34.5% | Yes |
| Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | 288 | 33.1% | Yes |
| John Abel Smith | Liberal | 282 | 32.4% | No |
1865 (2 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
| John Abel Smith | Liberal | Unopposed | Yes | |
1868
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | 603 | 58.2% | Yes |
| John Abel Smith | Liberal | 433 | 41.8% | No |
1874
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1880
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | 602 | 56.3% | Yes |
| Frederick Waymouth Gibbs | Liberal | 467 | 43.7% | No |
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | 4,760 | 65.8% | Yes |
| Frederick Waymouth Gibbs | Liberal | 2,470 | 34.2% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | 4,236 | 64.2% | Yes |
| Herbert Reid | Liberal | 2,361 | 35.8% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Talbot | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Talbot | Conservative | Unopposed | Yes | |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Talbot | Conservative | 5,197 | 56.4% | Yes |
| John Ernest Allen | Liberal | 4,023 | 43.6% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Talbot | Conservative | 6,589 | 66.4% | Yes |
| Richard Leopold Reiss | Liberal | 3,338 | 33.6% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Talbot | Conservative | 5,900 | 66.4% | Yes |
| Richard Leopold Reiss | Liberal | 2,985 | 33.6% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Talbot | Unionist | 14,491 | 68.4% | Yes |
| Frederick Ernest Green | Labour | 6,705 | 31.6% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Barrott Montfort Bird | Unionist | 19,494 | 74.3% | Yes |
| Richard Henry Kennard Hope | Labour | 6,752 | 25.7% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Mark Clement Rudkin | Liberal | 14,513 | 52.1% | Yes |
| William Barrott Montfort Bird | Unionist | 13,348 | 47.9% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sewell Courtauld | Unionist | 20,710 | 59.4% | Yes |
| Charles Mark Clement Rudkin | Liberal | 12,416 | 35.6% | No |
| Richard Henry Kennard Hope | Labour | 1,765 | 5.1% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sewell Courtauld | Unionist | 26,278 | 60.2% | Yes |
| John Freeman Dunn | Liberal | 17,398 | 39.8% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sewell Courtauld | Conservative | 43,756 | 87.8% | Yes |
| Claude William Higgins | Labour | 6,085 | 12.2% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sewell Courtauld | Conservative | 37,882 | 78.3% | Yes |
| Claude William Higgins | Labour | 10,484 | 21.7% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks | Conservative | 30,989 | 54.6% | Yes |
| Rosalie Francesca Chamberlayne | Labour | 13,670 | 24.1% | No |
| Gerald Kidd | Liberal | 11,345 | 20.0% | No |
| Michael Henry Woodard | National Independent | 625 | 1.1% | No |
| Paul Tracy Carter | Democratic | 118 | 0.2% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks | Conservative | 29,106 | 62.4% | Yes |
| David George Packham | Labour | 12,614 | 27.1% | No |
| Ronald Vincent Gibson | Liberal | 4,911 | 10.5% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks | Conservative | 32,166 | 69.7% | Yes |
| David George Packham | Labour | 13,971 | 30.3% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks | Conservative | 30,857 | 70.8% | Yes |
| Mervyn Jones | Labour | 12,735 | 29.2% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Harris Loveys | Conservative | 30,755 | 65.1% | Yes |
| John S Spooner | Labour | 9,546 | 20.2% | No |
| Jackson Newman | Liberal | 6,913 | 14.6% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Harris Loveys | Conservative | 30,225 | 57.8% | Yes |
| Denys Gilbert Kinsella | Liberal | 11,912 | 22.8% | No |
| Adrian J Cohen | Labour | 10,155 | 19.4% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Loveys | Conservative | 31,358 | 57.2% | Yes |
| David Burnett | Labour | 13,784 | 25.1% | No |
| Patrick Collins | Liberal | 9,714 | 17.7% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chataway | Conservative | 38,120 | 62.6% | Yes |
| Neville Sandelson | Labour | 12,574 | 20.6% | No |
| Denys Kinsella | Liberal | 10,205 | 16.8% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chataway | Conservative | 29,127 | 53.3% | Yes |
| Graham Alan Jeffs | Liberal | 17,714 | 32.4% | No |
| Nigel John Murray Smith | Labour | 7,854 | 14.4% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Nelson | Conservative | 26,942 | 52.5% | Yes |
| Graham Alan Jeffs | Liberal | 15,601 | 30.4% | No |
| Nigel John Murray Smith | Labour | 8,767 | 17.1% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Nelson | Conservative | 34,696 | 62.3% | Yes |
| John George Rodway Rix | Liberal | 10,920 | 19.6% | No |
| Geoffrey Nicholls Cooke | Labour | 8,569 | 15.4% | No |
| Edmund Athelwood Lascelles Iremonger | United Country | 863 | 1.5% | No |
| Ian Frank Nicholas Bagnall | Green | 656 | 1.2% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Nelson | Conservative | 35,482 | 63.7% | Yes |
| Howard Gibson | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 15,365 | 27.6% | No |
| Robert Hartley Rhodes | Labour | 3,995 | 7.2% | No |
| Jonathan Sherlock | Green | 838 | 1.5% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Nelson | Conservative | 37,274 | 61.8% | Yes |
| Peter Frank Weston | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 17,097 | 28.3% | No |
| David Morrison | Labour | 4,751 | 7.9% | No |
| Ian Frank Nicholas Bagnall | Green | 1,196 | 2.0% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Nelson | Conservative | 37,906 | 59.3% | Yes |
| Peter Gardiner | Liberal Democrat | 17,019 | 26.6% | No |
| Diane Andrewes | Labour | 7,192 | 11.3% | No |
| Eric Paine | Green | 876 | 1.4% | No |
| Jennifer Lvn Weights | Liberal | 643 | 1.0% | No |
| Jean Linda Jackson | Natural Law | 238 | 0.4% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Tyrie | Conservative | 25,895 | 46.4% | Yes |
| Dr Peter Gardiner | Liberal Democrat | 16,161 | 29.0% | No |
| Charlie Smith | Labour | 9,605 | 17.2% | No |
| Douglas Denny | Referendum Party | 3,318 | 5.9% | No |
| John George Rodway Rix | UKIP | 800 | 1.4% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Tyrie | Conservative | 23,320 | 47.0% | Yes |
| Lynne Ravenscroft | Liberal Democrat | 11,965 | 24.1% | No |
| Celia Barlow | Labour | 10,627 | 21.4% | No |
| Douglas Denny | UKIP | 2,380 | 4.8% | No |
| Gavin Graham | Green | 1,292 | 2.6% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Tyrie | Conservative | 25,302 | 48.3% | Yes |
| Alan Hilliar | Liberal Democrat | 14,442 | 27.6% | No |
| Jonathan Austin | Labour | 9,632 | 18.4% | No |
| Douglas Denny | UKIP | 3,025 | 5.8% | No |
2010
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Tyrie | Conservative | 31,427 | 55.3% | Yes |
| Martin Lury | Liberal Democrat | 15,550 | 27.4% | No |
| Simon Holland | Labour | 5,937 | 10.5% | No |
| Andrew Moncrieff | UKIP | 3,873 | 6.8% | No |
2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Tyrie | Conservative | 32,953 | 57.7% | Yes |
| Andrew Moncreiff | UKIP | 8,540 | 14.9% | No |
| Mark Farwell | Labour | 6,933 | 12.1% | No |
| Andrew Smith | Liberal Democrat | 4,865 | 8.5% | No |
| Jasper Richmond | Green | 3,742 | 6.5% | No |
| Andrew Emerson | Patria | 106 | 0.2% | No |
2017
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Keegan | Conservative | 36,032 | 60.1% | Yes |
| Mark Farwell | Labour | 13,411 | 22.4% | No |
| Jonathan Brown | Liberal Democrat | 6,749 | 11.3% | No |
| Heather Barrie | Green | 1,992 | 3.3% | No |
| Andrew Moncreiff | UKIP | 1,650 | 2.8% | No |
| Andrew Emerson | Patria | 84 | 0.1% | No |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Keegan | Conservative | 35,402 | 57.8% | Yes |
| Kate O'Kelly | Liberal Democrat | 13,912 | 22.7% | No |
| Jay Morton | Labour | 9,069 | 14.8% | No |
| Heather Barrie | Green | 2,527 | 4.1% | No |
| Adam Brown | Libertarian Party | 224 | 0.4% | No |
| Andrew Emerson | Patria | 109 | 0.2% | No |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Brown-Fuller | Liberal Democrat | 25,540 | 49.2% | Yes |
| Gillian Keegan | Conservative | 13,368 | 25.7% | No |
| Teresa De Santis | Reform UK | 7,859 | 15.1% | No |
| Tom Collinge | Labour | 3,175 | 6.1% | No |
| Tim Young | Green | 1,815 | 3.5% | No |
| Andrew Emerson | Independent | 190 | 0.4% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Chichester has been contested at 49 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Liberal Democrat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Chichester in the 2024 general election?
Liberal Democrat won Chichester in 2024 with 25,540 votes (49.2%), a majority of 12,172 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Chichester since 1832?
Since 1832, Chichester has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Unionist, Whig.
What was the closest result in Chichester?
The closest result on record for Chichester was 1859, when Liberal beat Liberal by just 6 votes (0.7 percentage points).
Did Chichester ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Chichester elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.