| Littlehampton East | |
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Shown within West Sussex |
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| District: | Arun |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Bognor Regis & Littlehampton, Worthing West |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 8899 |
| County Councillor | |
| Dr. James Walsh (LD) | |
Littlehampton East 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 eastern part of the town of Littlehampton.
It comprises the following Arun District wards: Beach Ward, the eastern part of Brookfield Ward, and the northern part of Rustington West Ward; and of the following civil parishes: the eastern part of Littlehampton and the northwestern part of Rustington.
The latest election took place on 4 June 2009:
| Littlehampton East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | James Walsh | 1,525 | 45.1 | +8.0 | |
| Conservative | Joyce Bowyer | 1,007 | 29.8 | -2.2 | |
| UKIP | Robert East | 553 | 16.3 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | Steve McConnell | 179 | 5.3 | -16.4 | |
| BNP | Jim Baxter | 120 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 518 | 13.5 | +8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,384 | 38.0 | -24.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
| Littlehampton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Dr J M M Walsh | 2,132 | 37.1 | ||
| Conservative | Mr G M Tyler | 1,837 | 32.0 | ||
| Labour | Mr M J Thomson | 1,246 | 21.7 | ||
| UKIP | Mr R H East | 524 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 295 | 5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,739 | 62.3 | |||