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Chichester is a local government district in West Sussex, England. Its council is based in the city of Chichester and the district also covers a large rural area to the north.[1]

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Chichester District
Non-metropolitan district
Chichester shown within West Sussex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	West Sussex
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Chichester
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Chichester District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• MPs	Andrew Griffith Jeremy Quin Gillian Keegan
Area
• Total	303.60 sq mi (786.32 km2)
• Rank	48th (of 309)
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	121,129
• Rank	192nd (of 309)
• Density	400/sq mi (150/km2)
• Ethnicity	98.4% White
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Website	www.chichester.gov.uk

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal borough (city) of Chichester and the Rural Districts of Midhurst, Petworth and part of the former Chichester Rural District.

Civil parishes

There are 67 civil parishes in Chichester District.[2][3] Apart from the City of Chichester, and the three towns of Midhurst, Selsey and Petworth, most are villages.

Geography

Chichester District occupies the western part of West Sussex, bordering on Hampshire to the west and Surrey to the north. The districts of Arun and Horsham abut to the east; the English Channel to the south. The district is divided by the South Downs escarpment, with the northern part being in the Weald, composed of a mixture of sandstone ridges and low-lying clays known as the Western Weald. To the south the dip slope of the downs falls gently to a flat coastal plain and the sea. The Western Weald is drained by the River Arun and its tributaries including the rivers Lox, Kird and especially the River Rother and its tributaries the River Lod and the Haslingbourne Stream. On the northern boundary Blackdown is the highest point in Sussex, while further east around Loxwood the land is low and quite flat. The south of the district has many permeable chalk and gravel areas and is drained by two winterbournes, the River Lavant and River Ems, which are usually dry in the summer. The large inlet known as Chichester Harbour and the headland of Selsey Bill are conspicuous features of the coast.

The district, apart from the few main roads, is generally rural in character, as can be seen by the number of villages within it. Apart from the coastal strip there are few main roads, and the erstwhile railways which once served Midhurst have long been closed.

Landmarks

Apart from the geographical landmarks Chichester District contains architectural and cultural places including Chichester Cathedral, Chichester Festival Theatre, The Novium and Pallant House Gallery in the city. Stately homes open to the public include Petworth House and Uppark, both National Trust properties, Goodwood House and Stansted Park. West Dean College is open at certain times of the year. There is horse racing at Goodwood Racecourse, the Goodwood Festival of Speed at Goodwood House, and the Goodwood Revival at Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit. Cowdray House is a ruined Tudor mansion near Midhurst. Fishbourne Roman Palace lies west of Chichester city centre. To the north of the city are Weald and Downland Open Air Museum and Halnaker Windmill. There are gardens open to the public at Woolbeding and Pound Commons and West Dean College.

Governance

Chichester District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Leader of the Council	Cllr Eileen Lintill, Conservative Party since 21 May 2019[4]
Chief Executive	Diane Shepherd
Structure
Seats	36 councillors
Political groups	Administration (17)   Conservative (17) Opposition (19)   Liberal Democrat (11)   CHI (2)   Green (2)   Local Alliance (2)   Independent (1)   Labour (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2 May 2019
Next election	4 May 2023
Meeting place
East Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex
Website
www.chichester.gov.uk

Chichester District Council has 36 councillors, representing 21 wards. Chichester itself has five of those wards (North, South, East, West and Central) whilst the remaining wards comprise groups of villages; see Wards of Chichester District. Local elections are held every four years and at the May 2011 and 2015 elections, the Conservative party retained control.[5][6]

In 1999, a leader and cabinet form of governance was introduced.[7] Since then, the composition of the council has been:[8]

Party in control		Leader	Years
	Conservative	Jane Chevis	1999–2002
Janet Duncton		2002–2004
		No overall control (Conservative minority)	2004–2005
	No overall control (Liberal Democrat minority)	Andrew Smith[9]	2005–2006
	Conservative	Myles Cullen	2006–2011
Heather Caird[10]		2011–2015
Tony Dignum		2015–2019
	No overall control (Conservative minority)	Eileen Lintill	2019
	Conservative		2019–2020
	No overall control (Conservative minority)		2020–present

Councillors and wards

List of Chichester district councillors by ward:[11]

Ward		Councillor	Elected	Notes
	Chichester West	Clare Apel	1999	Vice-Chairman of the Council Member of Chichester City Council
	Southbourne	Tracie Bangert	2019
	The Witterings	Graeme Barrett	2019	Previously represented East Wittering (2008–2015) and West Wittering (2015–2019)
	Chichester South	Heather Barrie	2019	Member of Chichester City Council
	Chichester Central	Martyn Bell	2019	Elected as a Conservative, currently sitting as a CHI councillor Previously represented Chichester West (2011–2015) Member of Chichester City Council
	Chichester West	Rev John-Henry Bowden	2019	Member of Chichester City Council
	Chichester East	Bill Brisbane	2021	Elected following a by-election held in June 2021[12]
	Westbourne	Roy Briscoe	2019	Cabinet Member for Community Services and Culture
	Southbourne	Jonathan Brown	2016
	Chichester North	Tony Dignum	2011	Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth, Place and Regeneration Member of Chichester City Council Leader of the Council (2015–2019)
	Loxwood	Janet Duncton	2019	Elected following a by-election held in November 2019[13] Chairman of West Sussex County Council Leader of the Council (2002–2005) Previously represented Petworth (1973–1995; 1997–2019)
	Selsey South	John Elliott	2015
	Loxwood	Gareth Evans	2019
	Midhurst	Judy Fowler	2019
	Fernhurst	Norma Graves	2007	Cabinet Member for Democratic Services, Business Support, Promotion and Events
	The Witterings	Elizabeth Hamilton	2019	Chairman of the Council Previously represented Easebourne (2007–2015) and West Wittering (2015–2019)
	Easebourne	Francis Hobbs	2015
	Sidlesham with Selsey North	Donna Johnson	2019	Local Alliance councillor
	Selsey South	Timothy Johnson	2019	Local Alliance councillor
	Petworth	Eileen Lintill	2007	Leader of the Council
	Chichester East	Sarah Lishman	2019	Member of Chichester City Council
	Midhurst	Gordon McAra	2011	Independent councillor
	Harbour Villages	Adrian Moss	2019	Previously represented Fishbourne (2003–2011; 2018–2019)
	Harting	Dr Kate O'Kelly	2018	Member of West Sussex County Council Previously represented Rogate (2018–2019)
	North Mundham and Tangmere	Simon Oakley	2019	Member of West Sussex County Council Previously represented Tangmere (2011–2019)
	North Mundham and Tangmere	Christopher Page	2019	Elected as a Conservative, currently sitting as a CHI councillor Previously represented North Mundham (2017–2019)
	Lavant	David Palmer	2019
	Harbour Villages	Penny Plant	2019	Cabinet Member for Environment and Chichester Contract Services Previously represented Bosham (2015–2019)
	Chichester North	Richard Plowman	2019	Member of Chichester City Council Previously represented Chichester West (2015–2019) and Chichester North (2003—2007)
	Goodwood	Henry Potter	2019	Previously represented Boxgrove (2007–2019)
	Sidlesham with Selsey North	Carol Purnell	2019	Previously represented Selsey North (2011–2019)
	Harbour Villages	David Rodgers	2019
	Chichester South	Sarah Sharp	2019	Member of Chichester City Council
	Fittlworth	Alan Sutton	2019	Cabinet Member for Housing, Communications, Licensing and Events
	The Witterings	Susan Taylor	2019	Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Planning Previously represented East Wittering (2015–2019)
	Fernhurst	Peter Wilding	2019	Cabinet Member for Corporate Services Previously represented Plaistow (2017–2019)

Economy

West Sussex County Council and Chichester District Council are major employers in Chichester, along with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars assembly plant at nearby Westhampnett. Boatbuilding is an important industry along the coast. Many people from the northern parts of the district commute to work in London, using the A3 road or the railways from Portsmouth to London Waterloo station and Littlehampton to London Victoria station.^{[citation needed]} Fertile soils on the coastal plain are used for arable farming and intensive vegetable production, the latter employing many migrant workers from Eastern Europe. High sunlight levels and a mild climate also make the coastal region suitable for glasshouse growing. A fertile strip of land on the north side of the River Rother is also used for vegetable growing, but most of the area north of the Downs is of low agricultural value and there are large areas of forest and pasture, interspersed with arable cropping.

Football clubs

• Bosham F.C.
• Chichester City F.C.
• Midhurst & Easebourne F.C.
• Selsey F.C.

See also

• Chichester District Council elections

References

На других языках

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[de] Chichester District

Chichester ist ein District in der Grafschaft West Sussex in England. Verwaltungssitz ist die Stadt Chichester; weitere bedeutende Orte sind Midhurst, Fishbourne, Selsey und Westhampnett. Das Stadtrecht und die Privilegien der City of Chichester gelten nur für ein Gebiet von ca. 10,6 km².

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- [en] Chichester District

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[ru] Чичестер (район)

Чичестер (англ. Chichester) — неметрополитенский район (англ. non-metropolitan district) в графстве Западный Суссекс (Англия). Административный центр — город Чичестер.

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