Billingshurst (electoral division)

Coordinates: 51°01′01″N 0°24′54″W / 51.01699°N 0.41491°W / 51.01699; -0.41491

Billingshurst

Shown within West Sussex
District:Horsham
UK Parliament Constituency:Horsham
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
EU Constituency:South East England
Electorate (2009):8195
County Councillor
Amanda Jupp (Con)

Billingshurst 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 villages of Billingshurst, Coolham, Itchingfield and Shipley; and the hamlets of Adversane, Barns Green and Coneyhurst.

It comprises the following Horsham District wards: Billingshurst & Shipley Ward and the southern part of Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Billingshurst, Itchingfield and Warnham.

Election Results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Billingshurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Jupp 1,013 42.8 -11.3
UKIP David Duke 919 38.8 +16.7
Liberal Democrat Gillian Knight 228 9.6 -9.1
Labour Keith Maslin 206 8.7 +3.6
Majority 994 4.0 -28.0
Turnout 2,366 27.6 -10.8
Conservative hold Swing 14.0 Con to UKIP

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Billingshurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amanda Jupp 1,701 54.1 +3.5
UKIP David Duke 694 22.1 N/A
Liberal Democrat Larissa Rowe 588 18.7 -17.0
Labour Chris Conibear 160 5.1 -8.6
Majority 1,007 32.0 +17.1
Turnout 3,143 38.4 -28.1
Conservative hold Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Billingshurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mr O J Davies 2,950 50.6
Liberal Democrat Mr G F H Lawes 2,078 35.7
Labour Ms S Morton 797 13.7
Majority 872 14.9
Turnout 5,825 66.5
Conservative win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links


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