Bognor Regis East (electoral division)

Coordinates: 50°47′39″N 0°40′24″W / 50.79422°N 0.67326°W

Bognor Regis East
Shown within West Sussex
District:	Arun
UK Parliament Constituency:	Bognor Regis & Littlehampton
Ceremonial county:	West Sussex
EU Constituency:	South East England
Electorate (2009):	9305
County Councillor
Francis Oppler (LD)

Bognor Regis East 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 community of South Bersted, and the eastern half of the urban area of Bognor Regis.

It comprises the following Arun District wards: the southern part of Bersted Ward, Hotham Ward and Orchard Ward; and of the following civil parishes: the southeastern part of Bersted and the eastern part of Bognor Regis.

Election results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Bognor Regis East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Oppler	763	35.2	-10.7
	UKIP	Derek Ambler	733	33.8	+15.2
	Labour	Jan Cosgrove	351	16.2	+16.2
	Conservative	David Edwards	322	14.8	-10.7
Majority			30	1.4	-19.0
Turnout			2,169	24.4	-5.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Bognor Regis East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Oppler	1,279	45.9	+13.9
	Conservative	Phil Hitchins	711	25.5	+3.5
	UKIP	Phil Lee	517	18.6	+9.0
	BNP	Albert Bodle	278	10.0	+10.0
Majority			568	20.4	+17.9
Turnout			2,785	29.9	-25.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Bognor Regis East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Mr F R J Oppler	1,331	32.0
	Labour	Mr M G Jones	1,228	29.5
	Conservative	Mr D M Machonachie	1,206	29.0
	UKIP	Mr A Otton	398	9.6
Majority			103	2.5
Turnout			4,163	55.2
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links

• West Sussex County Council
• Election Maps