Pound Hill & Worth (electoral division)
Coordinates: 51°08′06″N 0°08′58″W / 51.13509°N 0.14952°W
| Pound Hill & Worth | |
|---|---|
.png) Shown within West Sussex | |
| District: | Crawley |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Crawley |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 8474 |
| County Councillor | |
| Richard Burrett (Con) | |
Pound Hill & Worth is an electoral division of West Sussex in England, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
Extent
The division covers the neighbourhoods of Pound Hill, Tinsley Green and Worth, which form part of the urban area of the town of Crawley.
It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Crawley Borough and comprises the following borough wards: Pound Hill North Ward and the eastern part of Pound Hill South & Worth Ward.
Election Results
2013 Election
Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Burrett | 1,493 | 54.0 | -15.7 | |
| UKIP | John MacCanna | 545 | 20.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | David Shreeves | 413 | 15.6 | +4.7 | |
| Green | Susi Liles | 113 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Graham Knight | 83 | 3.1 | -16.2 | |
| Majority | 948 | 33.4 | -17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,647 | 30.3 | -8.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2009 Election
Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Burrett | 2,308 | 69.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Eddie Reay | 640 | 19.3 | ||
| Labour | David Shreeves | 361 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,668 | 50.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,309 | 39.1 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
This division came into existence as the result of a boundary review recommended by the Boundary Committee for England, the results of which were accepted by the Electoral Commission in March 2009.
References
Election Results - West Sussex County Council