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Arun District
Shown within West Sussex
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South East England
Historic County:	Sussex
Admin. County:	West Sussex
Area: - Total	Ranked 159th 221.01 km²
Admin. HQ:	Littlehampton
ONS code:	45UC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2008 est.) - Density	Ranked 124th 146,600 664 / km²
Ethnicity:^[1]	96.7% White 1.1% S.Asian
Politics
Arun District Council http://www.arun.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Peter Bottomley, Nick Gibb, Nick Herbert

Arun is a local government district in West Sussex, England. The district is named for the River Arun. Its main towns are Littlehampton, Bognor Regis and Arundel. It was formed on 1 April 1974 from Littlehampton and Bognor Regis urban districts, the borough of Arundel, and parts of Worthing rural district and Chichester rural districts. In 2008 Arun won an Ashden Award for their work on energy efficiency^[2].

[edit] Council structure

The district council comprises 56 councillors representing 26 wards.^[3] Elections are held in the Arun district every fourth year, the most recent being held on Thursday 3 May 2007.

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

[edit] May 2007 Election results

Arun District Council Election Results 2007
	Party	Seats
	Conservatives	42
	Liberal Democrats	9
	Labour	3
	Independent	2

Full details are located at Arun Council election 2007. The next district council election will occur in 2011.

[edit] Civil parishes

Within the Arun District are the following civil parishes:^[4]

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

[edit] Football clubs

[edit] See also

Arun local elections

[edit] References

^ "Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=277135&c=arun&d=13&e=13&g=495072&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1207137405956&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
^ "District council brings energy efficiency throughout its operations". Ashden Awards. http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/arun08. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
^ "Ward Profiles". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=2953. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
^ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council. http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf. Retrieved 26 March 2009.

Coordinates: 50°48′29.7″N 0°32′18.6″W / 50.80825°N 0.5385°W / 50.80825; -0.5385

[0] "Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=277135&c=arun&d=13&e=13&g=495072&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1207137405956&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[1] "District council brings energy efficiency throughout its operations". Ashden Awards. http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/arun08. Retrieved 22 May 2009.

[2] "Ward Profiles". Arun District Council. http://www.arun.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=2953. Retrieved 27 March 2009.

[WSCC2001-3] "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish". West Sussex County Council. http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/communityandliving/census2001/pop_parish_summary.pdf. Retrieved 26 March 2009.

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