Bewbush & Ifield West (electoral division)

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

Bewbush & Ifield West

Shown within West Sussex
District:Crawley
UK Parliament Constituency:Crawley
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
Electorate (2009):8425
County Councillor
Chris Oxlade (Lab)

Extent

The division covers the communities of Bewbush and West Ifield, which form part of the urban area of Crawley.

It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Crawley Borough and comprises the following borough wards: Bewbush Ward and the western part of Ifield Ward.

Election results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Bewbush & Ifield West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Oxlade 927 48.6 +12.6
UKIP Norman Aston 492 25.8 N/A
Conservative Duncan Peck 378 19.8 -11.7
Liberal Democrats Lucy-Marie Nelson 70 3.7 -10.6
Justice Party Arshad Khan 40 2.1 -2.9
Majority 435 22.8 +18.3
Turnout 1,907 22.5 -6.0
Labour hold Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Bewbush & Ifield West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Oxlade 865 36.0
Conservative Adam Brown 758 31.5
Liberal Democrats Edward Arnold 344 14.3
BNP George Baldwin 315 13.1
Justice Party Arshad Khan 121 5.0
Majority 107 4.5
Turnout 2,403 28.5
Labour 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


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