| Petworth | |
|---|---|
Shown within West Sussex |
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| District: | Chichester |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Chichester, Horsham |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 9585 |
| County Councillor | |
| Chris Duncton (Con) | |
Petworth 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 Petworth; and the villages of Byworth, Fittleworth, Ifold, Kirdford, Loxwood, Lurgashall, Northchapel, Plaistow, Stopham, Tillington, Upperton and Wisborough Green.
It comprises the following Chichester District wards: Petworth Ward, Plaistow Ward and Wisborough Green Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Ebernoe, Fittleworth, Kirdford, Loxwood, Lurgashall, Northchapel, Petworth, Plaistow, Stopham, Tillington and Wisborough Green.
The latest election in the division took place on 4 June 2009:
| Petworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Chris Duncton | 2,769 | 70.3 | -1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Raymond Cooper | 810 | 20.6 | +3.3 | |
| BNP | Robert Trower | 209 | 5.3 | -5.4 | |
| Labour | Brenda Wise | 148 | 3.8 | -6.2 | |
| Majority | 1,959 | 49.7 | -5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,939 | 41.1 | +20.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the by-election held on 7 June 2007:
| Petworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Chris Duncton | 1,437 | 72.0 | +17.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Raymond Cooper | 346 | 17.3 | -13 | |
| BNP | Andrew Emerson | 213 | 10.7 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,091 | 54.7 | +30.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,002 | 21.12 | -48.60 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
| Petworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mr P W J Moffatt | 3,524 | 54.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mr R Cooper | 1,968 | 30.3 | ||
| Labour | Ms J Miller | 651 | 10.0 | ||
| UKIP | Ms V A Moran | 354 | 5.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,556 | 23.9 | |||
| Turnout | 6,497 | 69.7 | |||