Langley Green & West Green (electoral division)

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

Langley Green & West Green

Shown within West Sussex
District:Crawley
UK Parliament Constituency:Crawley
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
Electorate (2009):9193
County Councillor
Brenda Smith (Lab)

Extent

The division covers the neighbourhoods of Langley Green and West Green, which form part of the urban area of the town of Crawley, and also Gatwick Airport.

It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Crawley Borough and comprises the following borough wards: Langley Green Ward and West Green Ward.

Election results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 3 May 2013:

Langley Green & West Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brenda Smith 1,558 58.4 +12.9
UKIP Peter Brent 533 20.0 N/A
Conservative Vanessa Cumper 499 18.7 -18.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin Osborne 77 2.9 -14.4
Majority 1,025 38.4 +30.1
Turnout 2,667 27.9 -5.4
Labour hold Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Langley Green & West Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brenda Smith 1,396 45.5
Conservative Lee Gilroy 1,140 37.2
Liberal Democrats Kevin Osborne 532 17.3
Majority 256 8.3
Turnout 3,068 33.4
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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