Midhurst | |
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Shown within West Sussex |
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District: | Chichester |
UK Parliament Constituency: | Chichester |
Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
EU Constituency: | South East England |
Electorate (2009): | 8784 |
County Councillor | |
Nola Hendon (Con) |
Midhurst 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 town of Midhurst; and the villages of Bepton, Chithurst, Didling, Elsted, Iping, Milland, Nyewood, Rake, Rogate, South Harting, Stedham, Treyford, Trotton and Woolbeding.
It comprises the following Chichester District wards: Harting Ward, Midhurst Ward, Rogate Ward and the western part of Stedham Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Bepton, Elsted & Treyford, Harting, Linch, Midhurst, Milland, Rogate, Stedham with Iping, Trotton with Chithurst and Woolbeding with Redford.
The latest election in the division took place on 4 June 2009:
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Nola Hendon | 2,479 | 68.4 | +29.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Judith Fowler | 952 | 26.3 | -1.7 | |
Labour | Andrew Young | 195 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 1,527 | 42.1 | +32.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,626 | 41.3 | -26.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Ms N J Hendon | 2,222 | 38.5 | ||
Independent | Mr A M Shaxson | 1,653 | 28.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ms J R Fowler | 1,612 | 28.0 | ||
UKIP | Mr P J Cole | 280 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 569 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,767 | 68.1 |