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East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood (electoral division)

Coordinates: 51°06′47″N 0°00′28″W / 51.11317°N 0.00790°W / 51.11317; -0.00790
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51°06′47″N 0°00′28″W / 51.11317°N 0.00790°W / 51.11317; -0.00790

East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood
East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood
Shown within West Sussex
District: Mid Sussex
UK Parliament Constituency: Mid Sussex
Ceremonial county: West Sussex
Electorate (2017): 9177
County Councillor
Jacquie Russell (Con)

East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.

Extent

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The division covers the southern part of the town of East Grinstead and the village of Ashurst Wood, and it 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: Ashurst Wood Ward, East Grinstead Herontye Ward and the southern part of East Grinstead Town Ward; and of the following civil parishes: of Ashurst Wood and the southern part of East Grinstead.

Election results

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Results of the election held on 4 May 2017:

East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacquie Russell 1,505 55.7 +55.0
UKIP Barry Noldart 129 4.77 −18.33
Liberal Democrats Paul Johnson 626 23.1 +4.2
Green Sandra Eichner 241 8.91 +1.21
Labour David Wilbraham 195 7.21 +0.71
Majority 879 32.5 +11.8
Turnout 2,702 29.5 +2.0
Conservative hold Swing

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Quinn 1,599 44.5
Liberal Democrats Margaret Collins 1,469 40.9
Green Paul Brown 429 11.9
Labour Peter Lamb 94 2.6
Majority 130 3.6
Turnout 3,591 41.2
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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Election Results - West Sussex County Council

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