| Fernhurst | |
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Shown within West Sussex |
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| District: | Chichester |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Chichester, Arundel & South Downs |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 8470 |
| County Councillor | |
| Michael Brown (Con) | |
Fernhurst 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 is one of the largest in West Sussex and covers the villages of Barlavington, Bignor, Bury, Camelsdale, Cocking, Duncton, Easebourne, Fernhurst, Graffham, Heyshott, Linchmere, Lodsworth and Sutton.
It comprises the following Chichester District wards: Bury Ward, Easebourne Ward, Fernhurst Ward and the eastern part of Stedham Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Barlavington, Bignor, Bury, Cocking, Duncton, Easebourne, East Lavington, Fernhurst, Graffham, Heyshott, Linchmere, Lodsworth, Sutton and West Lavington.
The latest election in the division took place on 4 June 2009:
| Fernhurst | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Brown | 1,995 | 54.9 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Matthew Bonfante Horrox | 825 | 22.7 | -9.3 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Moncrieff | 644 | 17.7 | +12.6 | |
| Labour | John Smith | 169 | 4.7 | -6.0 | |
| Majority | 1,170 | 32.2 | +11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,633 | 42.9 | -27.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
| Fernhurst | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Lt Col T Pemberton | 3,022 | 52.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mr K V Rowsell | 1,848 | 32.0 | ||
| Labour | Mr B R D Hollowood | 616 | 10.7 | ||
| UKIP | Mr D E Denny | 295 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,174 | 20.3 | |||
| Turnout | 5,781 | 70.5 | |||