| Chichester Central | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Chichester | |
| Population | 2,241 (2019) |
| District | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | James Vivian (LD) |
Chichester Central is an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England and returns one member to sit on Chichester District Council.
Following a district boundary review, Chichester Central was created from the neighbouring wards of Chichester (East, North and South) in 2019.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Vivian | Liberal Democrats (UK) | |
| 2019 | Martyn Bell | Conservative | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Vivian | 404 | 46.0 |  5.9
| |
| Conservative | Nicholas Roberts | 275 | 31.3 |  13.0
| |
| Labour | James Field | 107 | 12.2 | 0.3
| |
| Green | Mark Record | 92 | 10.5 | New | |
| Majority | 129 | 14.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 889 | 41.29 | 2.83
| ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.6
|
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martyn John Bell | 381 | 44.3 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Mary Dorothy Scicluna | 353 | 40.1 | New | |
| Labour | Malcolm Shepherd | 108 | 12.5 | New | |
| Majority | 28 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 861 | 38.46 | N/A | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||