Burgess Hill East (electoral division)
Coordinates: 51°05′48″N 0°07′19″W / 51.09662°N 0.12188°W
| Burgess Hill East | |
|---|---|
.png) Shown within West Sussex | |
| District: | Mid Sussex |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Mid Sussex |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 9371 |
| County Councillor | |
| Anne Jones (Con) | |
Burgess Hill 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 eastern half of the town of Burgess Hill and came into existence as the result of a boundary review recommended 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 Franklands Ward, the southern part of Burgess Hill Meeds Ward and Burgess Hill St. Andrews Ward; and of the eastern part of the civil parish of Burgess Hill.
Election Results
2013 Election
Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
| Burgess Hill East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anne Jones | 1,127 | 33.9 | -11.6 | |
| UKIP | Kevin Walker | 847 | 25.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sue Knight | 601 | 18.1 | -31.9 | |
| Labour | Tony Balsdon | 564 | 17.0 | +12.5 | |
| Green | Anne Eves | 185 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 280 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,324 | 35.0 | -6.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
2009 Election
Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:
| Burgess Hill East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Susan Knight | 1,944 | 50.0 | ||
| Conservative | Jacqui Landriani | 1,769 | 45.5 | ' | |
| Labour | Peter Allott | 174 | 4.5 | ||
| Majority | 175 | 4.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,887 | 41.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrat win (new seat) | |||||
References
Election Results - West Sussex County Council