| Warnham & Rusper | |
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Shown within West Sussex |
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| District: | Horsham |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Horsham |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 7255 |
| County Councillor | |
| Mick Hodgson (Con) | |
Warnham & Rusper 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, Mick Hodgson, is also Vice-Chairman of West Sussex County Council.
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The division covers the villages of Colgate, Faygate, Kingsfold, Lambs Green, Rowhook, Rudgwick, Rusper, Slinfold, Tisman's Common, Warnham and Winterfold.
It comprises the following Horsham District wards: the north part of Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham Ward, Rudgwick Ward and Rusper & Colgate Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Colgate, Rudgwick, Rusper, Slinfold and Warnham.
The latest election took place on 4 June 2009, with significant boundary changes, losing the village of Broadbridge Heath and gaining Colgate.
| Warnham & Rusper | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mick Hodgson | 1,783 | 58.9 | +2.4 | |
| UKIP | Stuart Aldridge | 583 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alan Belmore | 535 | 17.7 | -11.2 | |
| Labour | Sheila Chapman | 125 | 4.1 | -10.5 | |
| Majority | 1,200 | 39.6 | +12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,026 | 41.7 | -25.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
| Warnham & Rusper | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mr M P S Hodgson | 3,217 | 56.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mr T H Pearce | 1,645 | 28.9 | ||
| Labour | Ms J A Battersby | 832 | 14.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,572 | 27.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,694 | 67.3 | |||
Election Results - West Sussex County Council