| Hurstpierpoint & Bolney | |
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Shown within West Sussex |
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| District: | Mid Sussex |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Arundel & South Downs, Horsham |
| Ceremonial County: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 7833 |
| County Councillor | |
| Peter Griffiths (Con) | |
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council. The current County Councillor, Peter Griffiths, is also Cabinet Member for Education & Schools.
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The division is one of the largest in West Sussex, covering the villages of Albourne, Bolney, Fulking, Hickstead, Hurst Wickham, Hurstpierpoint, Newtimber, Poynings, Pyecombe, Sayers Common, Slaugham and Warninglid.
It comprises the following Mid Sussex District wards: Bolney Ward and Hurstpierpoint & Downs Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Albourne, Bolney, Fulking, Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common, Newtimber, Poynings, Pyecombe, the southern part of Slaugham, and Twineham.
The latest election in the division took place on 4 June 2009:
| Hurstpierpoint & Bolney | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Griffiths | 2,038 | 58.4 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Rodney Jackson | 727 | 20.8 | -7.5 | |
| Green | Mike Airey | 529 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
| Labour | Ann Morgan | 198 | 5.7 | -8.5 | |
| Majority | 1,311 | 37.6 | +12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,492 | 44.6 | -26.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the election that took place on 5 May 2005:
| Hurstpierpoint & Bolney | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mr P A D Griffiths | 2,816 | 53.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mr N C S Cook | 1,479 | 28.3 | ||
| Labour | Mr M P Uhlhorn | 745 | 14.2 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | Mr P B Berry | 192 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,337 | 25.5 | |||
| Turnout | 5,232 | 70.7 | |||
Election Results - West Sussex County Council