Fernhurst (electoral division)

Coordinates: 50°58′57″N 0°41′49″W / 50.98242°N 0.69695°W / 50.98242; -0.69695

Fernhurst
Shown within West Sussex
District:	Chichester
UK Parliament Constituency:	Chichester, Arundel & South Downs
Ceremonial county:	West Sussex
EU Constituency:	South East England
Electorate (2009):	8470
County Councillor
Michael Brown (Con)

Fernhurst 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 is one of the largest in West Sussex and covers the villages of Barlavington, Bignor, Bury, Camelsdale, Cocking, Duncton, Easebourne, Fernhurst, Graffham, Heyshott, Linchmere, Lodsworth and Sutton.

It comprises the following Chichester District wards: Bury Ward, Easebourne Ward, Fernhurst Ward and the eastern part of Stedham Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Barlavington, Bignor, Bury, Cocking, Duncton, Easebourne, East Lavington, Fernhurst, Graffham, Heyshott, Linchmere, Lodsworth, Sutton and West Lavington.

Election Results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Fernhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Brown	1,350	51.0	-3.9
	UKIP	Andrew Moncreiff	700	26.4	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	David Martin-Jenkins	339	12.8	-9.9
	Labour	John Smith	259	9.8	+5.1
Majority			650	24.5	-7.7
Turnout			2,648	30.0	-12.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.3% Con to UKIP

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Fernhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Brown	1,995	54.9	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat	Matthew Bonfante-Horrox	825	22.7	-9.3
	UKIP	Andrew Moncrieff	644	17.7	+12.6
	Labour	John Smith	169	4.7	-6.0
Majority			1,170	32.2	+11.9
Turnout			3,633	42.9	-27.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative win (new seat)

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Fernhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mr T Pemberton	3,022	52.3
	Liberal Democrat	Mr K V Rowsell	1,848	32.0
	Labour	Mr B R D Hollowood	616	10.7
	UKIP	Mr D E Denny	295	5.1
Majority			1,174	20.3
Turnout			5,781	70.5

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links

Electoral Divisions in West Sussex

Conservative	Angmering and Findon Arundel and Wick Billingshurst Bognor Regis West & Aldwick Bramber Castle Broadwater Burgess Hill East Burgess Hill Town Chichester North Chichester South Chichester West Cissbury Chichester East Cuckfield and Lucastes East Grinstead Meridian East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood East Preston and Ferring Fernhurst Fontwell Goring Hassocks and Victoria Haywards Heath East Haywards Heath Town Henfield Holbrook Hurstpierpoint & Bolney Imberdown Kingston Buci Lindfield and High Weald Maidenbower Petworth Pound Hill and Worth Pulborough Roffey Rustington Shoreham Southwater and Nuthurst Southwick Storrington The Witterings Tilgate and Furnace Green Warnham and Rusper Worth Forest Worthing East Worthing Pier Worthing West

UKIP	Bersted Bourne Durrington and Salvington Felpham Lancing Middleton Nyetimber Saltings Selsey Sompting and North Lancing

Liberal Democrats	Bognor Regis East Horsham Hurst Horsham Riverside Horsham Tanbridge & Broadbridge Heath Littlehampton East Littlehampton Town Northbrook Tarring

Labour	Bewbush and Ifield West Broadfield Gossops Green and Ifield East Langley Green and West Green Northgate and Three Bridges Southgate and Crawley Central

Independent	Midhurst

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