Hassocks & Victoria (electoral division)

Hassocks & Victoria was an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returned one member to sit on West Sussex County Council from 1997 to 2017. In 2017 it was replaced by a new division, Hassocks & Burgess Hill South.

Hassocks & Victoria

Shown within West Sussex
District:Mid Sussex
UK Parliament Constituency:Arundel & South Downs, Mid Sussex
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
Electorate (2009):9703

Extent

The division covered the southwestern part of the town of Burgess Hill and the villages of Clayton, Hassocks and Keymer.

It comprised the Mid Sussex District wards: Burgess Hill Victoria Ward and Hassocks Ward; and of the following civil parishes: the southwestern part of Burgess Hill, and Hassocks.

Election results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Hassocks & Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Petch 1,464 41.4 -2.8
UKIP Raplh Wylam 678 19.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Kristian Berggreen 635 17.8 -32.6
Labour Linda Taylor 383 10.8 +6.0
Green Victoria Standfast 285 8.0 N/A
Independent Scott McCarthy 113 3.2 N/A
Majority 786 22.3
Turnout 3,558 35.1 -8.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Hassocks & Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Wilsdon 2,159 50.4 +7.5
Conservative Mandy Thomas-Atkin 1,895 44.2 +4.1
Labour Jenny Epstein 204 4.8 -5.8
Majority 264 6.2 +3.4
Turnout 4,258 43.9 -26.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Hassocks & Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Wilsdon 2,818 42.9
Conservative Stephen Bell 2,632 40.1
Labour Arleen Piercy 697 10.6
Green David Hammond 423 6.4
Majority 186 2.8
Turnout 6,570 69.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council


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