Governance
See also: Arun local electionsArun District Council is a non-metropolitan district council formed of 56 councillors from across the following 26 wards:
| Ward | Councillors |
|---|---|
| Aldwick East | 2 |
| Aldwick West | 2 |
| Angmering | 3 |
| Arundel | 2 |
| Barnham | 3 |
| Beach (Littlehampton) | 2 |
| Bersted | 3 |
| Brookfield (Littlehampton) | 2 |
| East Preston with Kingston | 3 |
| Felpham East | 2 |
| Felpham West | 2 |
| Ferring | 2 |
| Findon | 1 |
| Ham (Littlehampton) | 2 |
| Hotham (Bognor Regis) | 2 |
| Marine (Bognor Regis) | 2 |
| Middleton-on-Sea | 2 |
| Orchard (Bognor Regis) | 2 |
| Pagham & Rose Green | 3 |
| Pevensey (Bognor Regis) | 2 |
| River (Littlehampton) | 2 |
| Rustington East | 2 |
| Rustington West | 3 |
| Walberton | 1 |
| Wick with Toddington (Littlehampton) | 2 |
| Yapton | 2 |
The council has been under the control of the Conservative Party since its first election in 1973. The last elections to the council were held on 5 May 2011, the results of which are shown below:
| Arun District Council Election Results 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | |||||||
| Conservatives | 48 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | |||||||
| Labour | 3 | |||||||
| Independent | 1 | |||||||
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