| Worth Forest | |
|---|---|
Shown within West Sussex |
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| District: | Mid Sussex |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Horsham, Mid Sussex |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 9356 |
| County Councillor | |
| Bill Acraman (Con) | |
Worth Forest 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 villages of Ardingly, Balcombe, Copthorne, Handcross, Pease Pottage and Turners Hill.
It comprises the following Mid Sussex District wards: Ardingly & Balcombe Ward, Copthorne & Worth Ward, and the south part of Crawley Down & Turners Hill Ward; and the following civil parishes: Ardingly, Balcombe, the north part of Slaugham, Turners Hill and the west part of Worth.
The latest election in the division took place on 4 June 2009:
| Worth Forest | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Bill Acraman | 2,147 | 61.2 | +7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Nick Dennis | 617 | 17.6 | -4.5 | |
| Green | Barrie Weller | 518 | 14.8 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | Frank Thomson | 225 | 6.4 | -10.6 | |
| Majority | 1,530 | 43.6 | +12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,507 | 37.5 | -31.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
| Worth Forest | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Mr W E Acraman | 3,208 | 53.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Mr G E Knight | 1,327 | 22.1 | ||
| Labour | Mr R M Burgess | 1,025 | 17.0 | ||
| Green | Mr M B Weller | 452 | 7.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,881 | 31.3 | |||
| Turnout | 6,012 | 68.5 | |||
Election Results - West Sussex County Council