Sue Wallsgrove of the Green Party has been elected as the new Arun district councillor for Barnham ward.
Votes were counted on Thursday night, following the close of the polls at 10.00pm.
Ms Wallsgrove was elected with 786 votes.
Graham Jones of the Conservative Party finished second with 641 votes, followed by Alan Butcher of the Labour Party with 116 votes.
Ms Wallsgrove is a lifelong Barnham resident and is also a Barnham and Eastergate parish councillor.
She describes herself as an "active environmental campaigner" who enjoys vegetable gardening and walking her dogs in Slindon Woods.
She said:
"I will speak up against plans for unsustainable developments in our area, like 4,000 new houses without adequate infrastructure.
"We must address the noise, air pollution, traffic and speeding that blight our villages and only build sustainable affordable houses in the right places."
Arun area Green Party co-ordinator Carol Birch said:
"Sue will put forward fresh thinking and bold solutions for the problems facing Barnham and will work hard for her community."
The by-election was triggered following the death of long-standing Conservative Councillor John Charles in July.
Mr Charles represented Barnham from 2011 until his death.
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