Kingston Buci

Coordinates: 50°50′13″N 0°15′14″W / 50.83690°N 0.25380°W / 50.83690; -0.25380

Kingston Buci

Shown within West Sussex
District:Adur
UK Parliament Constituency:East Worthing & Shoreham
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
EU Constituency:South East England
Electorate (2009):7436
County Councillor
Peter Metcalf (Con)

Kingston Buci is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.

Extent and History

The division covers the neighbourhood of Kingston-by-Sea, which forms part of the town of Shoreham-by-Sea. The seat has been won by the Conservative Party at each election held since the seat was created in 2004. In April 2013 Paul Graysmark defected from the Conservative Party to UKIP, making the defence in 2013 a defence for UKIP.

It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Shoreham-by-Sea and comprises the following district wards: the north part of St. Mary's Ward, Southlands Ward and the north part of Southwick Green Ward.

Election results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Kingston Buci
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Metcalf 823 35.9 -9.9
UKIP Paul Graysmark 747 32.6 +11.4
Labour Sami Zeglam 443 19.3 +2.0
Green Helen Mears 173 7.6 +7.6
Liberal Democrat Cyril Cannings 115 5.0 -10.7
Majority 76 2.7 -21.9
Turnout 2,291 29.7 -5.4
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

2009 Election

The results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Kingston Buci
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Graysmark 1,198 45.8 +8.9
UKIP Michael Henn 554 21.2 +15.6
Labour Andy Bray 452 17.3 -11.7
Liberal Democrat Patricia Izod 409 15.7 -7.8
Majority 644 24.6 +16.7
Turnout 2,613 35.14 -26.8
Conservative hold Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Kingston Buci
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Graysmark 1,674 36.9
Labour Co-op Andrew Bray 1,315 29.0
Liberal Democrat Janet Goldsbrough-Jones 1,065 23.5
UKIP M Henn 256 5.6
Green V Tilsley 227 5.0
Majority 359 7.9
Turnout 4,537 61.9
Conservative win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links


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