title: Plaistow (Chichester ward)
text: # Plaistow (Chichester ward)
  
  Plaistow was an electoral ward of Chichester District, West Sussex, England that returned two members to sit on Chichester District Council.
  
  Following a district boundary review, it was split between the Fernhurst and Loxwood wards in 2019.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Plaistow By Election 4th May 2017: Plaistow :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter John Henry Wilding | 1042 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ray Ernest John Cooper | 373 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1421 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.70 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Plaistow Election 2015: Plaistow :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Denise Ann Knightley | 2066 | |
  | | Conservative | Nicholas Richard Donald Thomas | 1712 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Philip Robert Colmer | 696 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ernest John Cooper | 574 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2929 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.91 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Plaistow By Election 2012: Plaistow :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Nick Thomas | 455 | 52.72 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ray Cooper | 408 | 47.28 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 863 | 22.59 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.59 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | |
  
  Chichester District Council Election 2011 (2): Plaistow :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Phillipa Hardwick | 1090 | 33.37 |
  | | Conservative | Linda Westmore | 1015 | 31.07 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ray Cooper | 477 | 14.60 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tania Bacon | 462 | 14.14 |
  | | UKIP | Gail WeinGartner | 221 | 6.76 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3266 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1879 | 48.84 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | ??? | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Plaistow By Election 2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Philippa Hardwick | 504 | 57.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ernest John Cooper | 301 | 34.4 |
  | | BNP | Andrew Emerson | 69 | 7.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 874 | 23.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Plaistow By Election 2009 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Andrews | 455 | 57.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ernest John Cooper | 342 | 42.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 797 | 21.32 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Chichester District Council Election 2007 (2): Plaistow :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Brian Hooton | 1026 | 39.80 |
  | | Conservative | Paul Mackey | 977 | 37.90 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Karen Elizabeth Bonnett | 288 | 11.17 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Ernest John Cooper | 287 | 11.13 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2578 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1364 | 36.77 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | ??? | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Plaistow Election 18 June 2004 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Brian Hooton | 677 | |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Walker | 667 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Cooper | 397 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Colville | 383 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 896 | 24.2 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Plaistow By-Election 14 August 2003 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Paul Mackey | 471 | 52.6 | -10.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Cooper | 363 | 40.5 | +3.5 |
  | | UKIP | Vivienne Moran | 62 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 12.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 896 | 24.2 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  