Midhurst (electoral division)

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Midhurst
Midhurst
Shown within West Sussex
District: Chichester
UK Parliament Constituency: Chichester
Ceremonial county: West Sussex
Electorate (2009): 8784
County Councillor
Gordon McAra (Ind)

Midhurst is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.

Extent

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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.

Election results

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Results of the election held on 4 May 2017:

Midhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kate O'Kelly 1,263 34.7 +27.5
Conservative Alan Sutton 1,214 33.4 +6.5
Independent Gordon McAra 1,040 28.6 −2.8
Green Philip Maber 114 3.1 N/A
Majority 49 N/A
Turnout 3,631
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Midhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gordon McAra 864 31.4 N/A
Conservative John Cherry 742 26.9 −51.3
UKIP Pamela Hayton 549 19.9 −1.9
Independent Margaret Guest 292 10.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bob Green 197 7.2 N/A
Labour Frances Turner 110 4.0 N/A
Majority 122 4.5 N/A
Turnout 2,754 31.1 +5.6
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

2012 By-election

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Results of the by-election held on 15 November 2012:

Midhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cherry 1,410 78.2 +9.8
UKIP Judith Fowler 392 21.8 N/A
Majority 1,018 56.0 +13.9
Turnout 1,900 21.5 −15.8
Conservative hold Swing

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Midhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nola Hendon 2,479 68.4 +29.9
Liberal Democrats Judith Fowler 952 26.3 −1.7
Labour Andrew Young 195 5.4 N/A
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:

Midhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms N J Hendon 2,222 38.5
Independent Mr A M Shaxson 1,653 28.7
Liberal Democrats 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
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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