East Grinstead Meridian (electoral division)
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East Grinstead Meridian | |
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![]() Shown within West Sussex | |
District: | Mid Sussex |
UK Parliament Constituency: | Mid Sussex |
Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
Electorate (2009): | 8323 |
County Councillor | |
Liz Bennett (Con) |
East Grinstead Meridian is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
Extent
[edit]The division covers the northern part of the town of East Grinstead, 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: East Grinstead Ashplats Ward, East Grinstead Baldwins Ward and the northern part of East Grinstead Town Ward; and falls entirely within the civil parish of East Grinstead.
Election results
[edit]Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Liz Bennett | 1,006 | 48.0 | +0.5 | |
UKIP | Ian Simcock | 507 | 24.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Beckford | 307 | 14.7 | −24.2 | |
Labour | Andrew Skudder | 163 | 7.8 | +4.3 | |
Green | Catherine Edminson | 111 | 5.3 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 499 | 23.8 | +15.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,094 | 24.9 | −10.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Liz Bennett | 1,408 | 47.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Johnson | 1,153 | 38.9 | ||
Green | James Blair | 300 | 10.1 | ||
Labour | Colin Moffatt | 103 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 255 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,964 | 35.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
References
[edit]Election Results - West Sussex County Council
External links
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