Hurstpierpoint & Bolney (electoral division)

Coordinates: 50°57′22″N 0°11′36″W / 50.95605°N 0.19329°W / 50.95605; -0.19329

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney

Shown within West Sussex
District:Mid Sussex
UK Parliament Constituency:Arundel & South Downs, Horsham
Ceremonial County:West Sussex
EU Constituency:South East England
Electorate (2009):7833
County Councillor
Peter Griffiths (Con)

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council. The current County Councillor, Peter Griffiths, is also Cabinet Member for Education & Schools.

Extent

The division is one of the largest in West Sussex, covering the villages of Albourne, Bolney, Fulking, Hickstead, Hurst Wickham, Hurstpierpoint, Newtimber, Poynings, Pyecombe, Sayers Common, Slaugham and Warninglid.

It comprises the following Mid Sussex District wards: Bolney Ward and Hurstpierpoint & Downs Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Albourne, Bolney, Fulking, Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common, Newtimber, Poynings, Pyecombe, the southern part of Slaugham, and Twineham.

Election Results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Griffiths 1,275 49.1 -9.3
UKIP Ian Holt 487 18.8 N/A
Liberal Democrat Rodney Jackson 341 13.1 -7.7
Green Mike Airey 285 11.0 -4.1
Labour David Chalkley 209 8.0 +2.3
Majority 788 30.3 -7.3
Turnout 2,597 32.9 -11.7
Conservative hold Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Griffiths 2,038 58.4 +4.6
Liberal Democrat Rodney Jackson 727 20.8 -7.5
Green Mike Airey 529 15.1 N/A
Labour Ann Morgan 198 5.7 -8.5
Majority 1,311 37.6 +12.1
Turnout 3,492 44.6 -26.1
Conservative hold Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mr P A D Griffiths 2,816 53.8
Liberal Democrat Mr N C S Cook 1,479 28.3
Labour Mr M P Uhlhorn 745 14.2
Monster Raving Loony Mr P B Berry 192 3.7
Majority 1,337 25.5
Turnout 5,232 70.7
Conservative win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links


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