East Grinstead Meridian (electoral Division)
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
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
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
Election Results - West Sussex County Council
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