Storrington (electoral division)

Coordinates: 50°54′37″N 0°26′39″W / 50.91039°N 0.44426°W

Storrington
Shown within West Sussex
District:	Horsham
UK Parliament Constituency:	Arundel & South Downs
Ceremonial county:	West Sussex
EU Constituency:	South East England
Electorate (2013):	10045[1]
County Councillor
Philip Circus (Con)

Storrington is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to West Sussex County Council.

Extent

The division covers the villages of Amberley, Ashington, Greatham, North Stoke, Rackham, Storrington, Sullington, Washington, Wiggonholt and Wiston.

It comprises the following Horsham District wards: the southern part of Chanctonbury Ward, and Chantry Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Amberley, Ashington, Parham, Storrington & Sullington, Washington and Wiston.

On 21 July 2013 Frank Wilkinson died from cancer, this necessitated the holding of a bye-election, which was held on 26 September 2013 ^[2][3]

Election results

2013 Bye-election

Results of the bye-election held on 26 September 2013:

Storrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Circus	1,037	45.9	-2.0
	UKIP	John Wallace	729	32.2	-7.8
	Liberal Democrat	Nick Hopkinson	364	16.1	+2.0
	Green	James Doyle	131	5.8	N/A
Majority			308	13.7	+3.8
Turnout			2,261	22.5	-10.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.9

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Storrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Wilkinson	1,580	47.9	-16.1
	UKIP	Graham Croft-Smith	1,252	38.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Nick Hopkinson	464	14.1	-4.3
Majority			328	9.9	-35.7
Turnout			3,296	33.1	-10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2009 Election

The latest election took place on 4 June 2009:

Storrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Wilkinson	2,677	64.0	+5.2
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Stokes	771	18.4	-6.9
	English Democrats	Henry Powell	523	12.5	N/A
	Labour	Margaret Cornwell	215	5.1	-10.8
Majority			1,906	45.6	+12.1
Turnout			4,186	43.1	-27.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Storrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mr F T Wilkinson	3,767	58.8
	Liberal Democrat	Mr A G Hughes	1,619	25.3
	Labour	Ms P J Banks	1,020	15.9
Majority			2,148	33.5
Turnout			6,406	70.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

1. "West Sussex County Council Result of Poll" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
2. "‘Kind and considerate gentleman’ Frank dies after short illness". West Sussex County Times. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
3. "Tribute paid after the death of County Councillor Frank Wilkinson". West Sussex County Council. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links

• West Sussex County Council
• Election Maps