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Burgess Hill Town (electoral division)

Coordinates: 50°57′49″N 0°08′20″W / 50.96372°N 0.13887°W / 50.96372; -0.13887
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50°57′49″N 0°08′20″W / 50.96372°N 0.13887°W / 50.96372; -0.13887

Burgess Hill Town
Burgess Hill Town
Shown within West Sussex
District: Mid Sussex
UK Parliament Constituency: Mid Sussex
Ceremonial county: West Sussex
Electorate (2009): 8989
County Councillor
Andrew Barrett-Miles (Con)

Burgess Hill Town 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 covers the northern part of the town of Burgess Hill, and came into existence as a result of a boundary review by the Boundary Committee for England, the results of which were accepted by the Electoral Commission in March 2009.

It comprises the following Mid Sussex District wards: Burgess Hill Dunstall, Burgess Hill Leylands and the northern part of Burgess Hill Meeds; and of the northern part of the civil parish of Burgess Hill.

Election results

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Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Burgess Hill Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Barrett-Miles 1,016 36.6 −3.5
UKIP Chris French 709 25.5 +11.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Cartwright 576 20.7 −20.8
Labour Janet Smith 384 13.8 +9.4
Green Victoria Grimmett 91 3.3 N/A
Majority 307 11.1
Turnout 2,776 30.6 −7.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Burgess Hill Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Heather Ross 1,421 41.5
Conservative Andrew Barrett-Miles 1,371 40.1
UKIP Chris French 476 13.9
Labour Nigel Foulkes 152 4.4
Majority 50 1.4
Turnout 3,420 38.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

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Election Results - West Sussex County Council

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