Fontwell (electoral division)

Coordinates: 50°51′22″N 0°38′31″W / 50.85624°N 0.64201°W / 50.85624; -0.64201

Fontwell
Shown within West Sussex
District:	Arun
UK Parliament Constituency:	Arundel & South Downs
Ceremonial county:	West Sussex
EU Constituency:	South East England
Electorate (2009):	9012
County Councillor
Derek Whittington (Con)

Fontwell 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, Derek Whittington, is also Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning & Transport.

Extent

The division covers the villages of Aldingbourne, Barnham, Binsted, Eastergate, Fontwell, Madehurst, Slindon, Walberton and Westergate.

It comprises the following Arun District wards: Barnham Ward and Walberton Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Aldingbourne, Barnham, Eastergate, Madehurst, Slindon and Walberton.

Election results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013

Fontwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Whittington	1,176	44.3	-20.0
	UKIP	Graham Draper	907	34.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen White	338	12.7	-23.0
	Labour	John Mayes	177	6.7	N/A
	BNP	John Robinson	57	2.1	N/A
Majority			269	10.1	-18.5
Turnout			2,655	29.6	-10.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Fontwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Whttington	2,310	64.3	+14.4
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Fletcher	1,281	35.7	-1.3
Majority			1,029	28.6	+15.7
Turnout			3,591	39.9	-25.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Fontwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mr D R Whittington	2,775	49.9
	Liberal Democrat	Mr I S Menzies	2,055	37.0
	UKIP	Mr J Dunning	728	13.1
Majority			720	12.9
Turnout			5,558	65.5
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links

Electoral Divisions in West Sussex

Conservative	Angmering and Findon Arundel and Wick Billingshurst Bognor Regis West & Aldwick Bramber Castle Broadwater Burgess Hill East Burgess Hill Town Chichester North Chichester South Chichester West Cissbury Chichester East Cuckfield and Lucastes East Grinstead Meridian East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood East Preston and Ferring Fernhurst Fontwell Goring Hassocks and Victoria Haywards Heath East Haywards Heath Town Henfield Holbrook Hurstpierpoint & Bolney Imberdown Kingston Buci Lindfield and High Weald Maidenbower Petworth Pound Hill and Worth Pulborough Roffey Rustington Shoreham Southwater and Nuthurst Southwick Storrington The Witterings Tilgate and Furnace Green Warnham and Rusper Worth Forest Worthing East Worthing Pier Worthing West

UKIP	Bersted Bourne Durrington and Salvington Felpham Lancing Middleton Nyetimber Saltings Selsey Sompting and North Lancing

Liberal Democrats	Bognor Regis East Horsham Hurst Horsham Riverside Horsham Tanbridge & Broadbridge Heath Littlehampton East Littlehampton Town Northbrook Tarring

Labour	Bewbush and Ifield West Broadfield Gossops Green and Ifield East Langley Green and West Green Northgate and Three Bridges Southgate and Crawley Central

Independent	Midhurst

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