| Bersted | |
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Shown within West Sussex |
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| District: | Arun |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Bognor Regis & Littlehampton |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 8751 |
| County Councillor | |
| Simon McDougall (LD) | |
Bersted is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
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The division covers the community of North Bersted, which forms part of the urban area of Bognor Regis; and the hamlet of Shripney.
It comprises the following Arun District wards: the northern and western part of Bersted Ward, and Pevensey Ward; and of the following civil parishes: the northern and western part of Bersted, and the Pevensey Ward area of Bognor Regis.
The latest election took place on 4 June 2009:
| Bersted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Simon McDougall | 992 | 33.2 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Ann Smee | 873 | 29.2 | +0.3 | |
| UKIP | Ann Rapnik | 511 | 17.1 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | Simon Holland | 326 | 10.9 | -19.1 | |
| BNP | Mike Witchell | 285 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
| Majority | 119 | 4.0 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,987 | 34.1 | -24.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
| Bersted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mr S E McDougall | 1,684 | 30.4 | ||
| Labour | Mr S Holland | 1,661 | 30.0 | ||
| Conservative | Mr B W Widger | 1,600 | 28.9 | ||
| UKIP | Mr J R W Spencer | 598 | 10.8 | ||
| Majority | 23 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,543 | 58.9 | |||
Election Results - West Sussex County Council