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Arun is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It contains the towns of Arundel, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, and takes its name from the River Arun, which runs through the centre of the district.[1]

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Arun District
Non-metropolitan district
Arun shown within West Sussex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South East England
Historic county	Sussex
County	West Sussex
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Administrative HQ	Littlehampton
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Arun District Council
• Leadership	Committee system
• Executive	NOC (Conservative administration)
• Leader of Council	Cllr Shaun Gunner (C)
• MPs	Peter Bottomley (C) Nick Gibb (C) Andrew Griffith (C)
Area
• Total	221.0 km2 (85.3 sq mi)
• Rank	153rd (of 309)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	160,758
• Rank	122nd (of 309)
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
• Ethnicity	96.7% White 1.1% S.Asian
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	45UC (ONS) E07000224 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ029020
Website	www.arun.gov.uk

History

Arun was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, merging the Urban Districts of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, the municipal borough of Arundel and parts of Chichester and Worthing Rural Districts.

Governance

Arun District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council
Leadership
Leader	Shaun Gunner, Conservative since 19 May 2021
Structure
Seats	54
Political groups	Administration (23)   Conservatives (23) Opposition (30)   Liberal Democrats (16)   Independent Group (6)   Arun Independent Group (4)   Green (2)   Labour (1)   Independent (1) Vacant (1)   vacant (1)
Elections
Last election	2 May 2019
Meeting place
Civic Centre, 1 Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5LF
Website
http://www.arun.gov.uk

The council was under the control of the Conservative Party since the district's formation in 1973 until 2019 where it fell into no overall control and the Liberal Democrats became the largest group. The last elections to the council were held on 2 May 2019.[2] Although the 2019 local elections returned a result meaning that the council was in No overall control, the Liberal Democrats formed a new administration led by Cllr James Walsh.[3]

Following those elections, the composition of the council was as follows:

Arun District Council Composition
	Party	Seats
	Liberal Democrats	22
	Conservatives	21
	Independent	8
	Green Party	2
	Labour	1

In the months following the 2019 election, two members of the Liberal Democrats resigned from the party and then sat as Independents.[4] In April 2020 a Liberal Democrat member died, triggering a by-election, however the coronavirus pandemic this was delayed until 6 May 2021.[5] Another Liberal Democrat councillor left their group to become Independent in September 2020,[6] and a further Liberal Democrat resigned their seat in March 2021 with a by-election on 6 May 2021.[7]

In the two by-elections, the Conservative gained both seats from the Liberal Democrats.[8] Another councillor defected from the Liberal Democrats[9] which meant that Cllr Shaun Gunner as Leader of the Conservative Group was able to form a new administration in May 2021.

Following the death of a Conservative councillor in July 2022,[10] the current composition is as follows:

Arun District Council Composition
	Party	Seats
	Conservatives	23
	Liberal Democrats	16
	Independent Group	6
	Arun Independents Group	4
	Green Party	2
	Independent	1
	Labour	1
	Vacant	1

Wards

Arun District Council is a non-metropolitan district council formed of 54 councillors from across the following 23 wards:[11]

Ward	Councillors
Aldwick East	2
Aldwick West	2
Angmering & Findon	3
Arundel & Walberton	3
Barnham	3
Beach (Littlehampton)	2
Bersted	3
Brookfield (Littlehampton)	2
Courtwick with Toddington	3
East Preston	3
Felpham East	2
Felpham West	2
Ferring	2
Hotham (Bognor Regis)	2
Marine (Bognor Regis)	2
Middleton-on-Sea	2
Orchard (Bognor Regis)	2
Pagham	2
Pevensey (Bognor Regis)	2
River (Littlehampton)	3
Rustington East	2
Rustington West	3
Yapton	2

Civil parishes

The following 31 civil parishes are located within the district:[12]

Parish	Type	Area (Hectare)	Population (2001)	Pop Density /Hectare
Aldingbourne	Parish Council	1253	3612	2.88
Aldwick	Parish Council	425	10884	25.61
Angmering	Parish Council	1782	5639	3.16
Arundel	Town Council	1227	3408	2.78
Barnham	Parish Council	373	1372	3.68
Bersted	Parish Council	713	8443	11.85
Bognor Regis	Town Council	486	22555	46.44
Burpham	Parish Meeting	1245	193	0.15
Clapham	Parish Council	515	317	0.62
Climping	Parish Council	691	600	0.87
East Preston	Parish Council	241	5919	24.53
Eastergate	Parish Council	371	3107	8.39
Felpham	Parish Council	426	9611	24.53
Ferring	Parish Council	431	4361	10.13
Findon	Parish Council	1614	1848	1.14
Ford	Parish Council	415	1358	3.27
Houghton	Parish Meeting	743	76	0.10
Kingston	Parish Council	229	702	3.07
Littlehampton	Town Council	1135	25593	22.55
Lyminster	Parish Council	587	351	0.60
Madehurst	Parish Meeting	766	105	0.14
Middleton-on-Sea	Parish Council	412	5105	12.41
Pagham	Parish Council	1059	5729	5.41
Patching	Parish Council	846	230	0.27
Poling	Parish Meeting	320	173	0.54
Rustington	Parish Council	432	13210	30.60
Slindon	Parish Council	1286	590	0.46
South Stoke	Parish Meeting	535	44	0.08
Walberton	Parish Council	1044	1941	1.86
Warningcamp	Parish Meeting	378	161	0.43
Yapton	Parish Council	791	3522	4.46
Arun	Total	22770	140759	6.18

Geography

Arun District occupies the central southern area of West Sussex, and is bordered by Chichester District to the west, Horsham District to the north and Worthing borough and Adur District to the east. The district is bisected by the River Arun, and is divided between a broad rural area in the north of the district that contains Arundel and a host of small villages, part of which sits within the South Downs National Park, and an urban coastal strip that includes Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.

Economy

Although set within the typically prosperous county of West Sussex, much of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton are ranked amongst the 20% most deprived areas in the UK as a whole on the Index of Multiple Deprivation.[13] The district contains a large tourism sector, attracting visitors to the South Downs in the north, and the beaches of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton in the south, the latter of which holds a prestigious Blue Flag Award.[14] Consequently, the district suffers from high amounts of seasonal employment, with the Office for National Statistics estimating that nearly 11% of the population of Arun is employed in the tourism sector, compared to 8% nationally, whilst 28% of people work in the distribution, hotels and restaurants sector, compared to just 23% nationally. Arun also has a higher number of public sector workers than either the regional or national average, and a significantly smaller finance and IT sector than the rest of the South East and wider UK.

Awards

In 2008, the district council won an Ashden Award for their work on energy efficiency.[15]

The District Council is regularly awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award which is given for excellent parks. Currently five parks in the District are recognised as meeting the requirements of Green Flag; Mewsbrook Park, Hotham Park, Norfolk Gardens, Old Rectory Gardens and Marine Park Gardens.[16]

Football clubs

• Arundel F.C.
• Bognor Regis Town F.C.
• Clymping F.C.
• East Preston F.C.
• Littlehampton Town F.C.
• Pagham F.C.
• Rustington F.C.
• Wick F.C.

See also

• List of places of worship in Arun

References

На других языках

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- [en] Arun District

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[ru] Аран (Великобритания)

Аран (англ. Arun) — неметрополитенский район (англ. non-metropolitan district) в графстве Западный Суссекс (Англия). Административный центр — город Литлхемптон.

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