| Billingshurst | |
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Shown within West Sussex |
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| District: | Horsham |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Horsham |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 8195 |
| County Councillor | |
| Amanda Jupp (Con) | |
Billingshurst 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 villages of Billingshurst, Coolham, Itchingfield and Shipley; and the hamlets of Adversane, Barns Green and Coneyhurst.
It comprises the following Horsham District wards: Billingshurst & Shipley Ward and the southern part of Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Billingshurst, Itchingfield and Warnham.
The latest election took place on 4 June 2009:
| Billingshurst | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Amanda Jupp | 1,701 | 54.1 | +3.5 | |
| UKIP | David Duke | 694 | 22.1 | +22.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Larissa Rowe | 588 | 18.7 | -17.0 | |
| Labour | Chris Conibear | 160 | 5.1 | -8.6 | |
| Majority | 1,007 | 32.0 | +17.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,143 | 38.4 | -28.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
| Billingshurst | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mr O J Davies | 2,950 | 50.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mr G F H Lawes | 2,078 | 35.7 | ||
| Labour | Ms S Morton | 797 | 13.7 | ||
| Majority | 872 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 5,825 | 66.5 | |||
Election Results - West Sussex County Council