2023 Arun District Council election

The 2023 Arun District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Arun District Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

The council was under no overall control prior to the election, being led by a Conservative minority administration. Following the election the council remained under no overall control, but a Liberal Democrat, Labour, Green and Independent alliance formed to take over the leadership of the council. The Liberal Democrats appointed Matt Stanley as their new group leader after the election, and as the Liberal Democrats are the largest group in the alliance, he was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 31 May 2023.

Pre-Election Composition
The result at the last election and the current composition of the council is given below:

Overall results
The results were:



Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Arun District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.

Arundel and Walberton
Steve McAuliffe was previously elected at a by-election, retaining one of the Green seats.

Barnham
Sue Wallsgrove was previously elected at a by-election, gaining one of the Conservative seats.

Brookfield
David Chace was previously elected at a by-election, gaining one of the Liberal Democrat seats.