Burgess Hill Town (electoral division)
Coordinates: 50°57′49″N 0°08′20″W / 50.96372°N 0.13887°W
| Burgess Hill Town | |
|---|---|
.png) Shown within West Sussex | |
| District: | Mid Sussex |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Mid Sussex |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 8989 |
| County Councillor | |
| Andrew Barrett-Miles (Con) | |
Burgess Hill Town is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
Extent
The division covers the northern part of the town of Burgess Hill, and came into existence as a result of a boundary review by the Boundary Committee for England, the results of which were accepted by the Electoral Commission in March 2009.
It comprises the following Mid Sussex District wards: Burgess Hill Dunstall, Burgess Hill Leylands and the northern part of Burgess Hill Meeds; and of the northern part of the civil parish of Burgess Hill.
Election Results
2013 Election
Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Barrett-Miles | 1,016 | 36.6 | -3.5 | |
| UKIP | Chris French | 709 | 25.5 | +11.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Roger Cartwright | 576 | 20.7 | -20.8 | |
| Labour | Janet Smith | 384 | 13.8 | +9.4 | |
| Green | Victoria Grimmett | 91 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 307 | 11.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,776 | 30.6 | -7.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
2009 Election
Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Heather Ross | 1,421 | 41.5 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Barrett-Miles | 1,371 | 40.1 | ||
| UKIP | Chris French | 476 | 13.9 | ||
| Labour | Nigel Foulkes | 152 | 4.4 | ||
| Majority | 50 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,420 | 38.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrat win (new seat) | |||||
References
Election Results - West Sussex County Council