Littlehampton Town (electoral division)

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

Littlehampton Town

Shown within West Sussex
District:Arun
UK Parliament Constituency:Bognor Regis & Littlehampton
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
Electorate (2009):8163
County Councillor
Ian Buckland (LD)

Extent

The division covers the western part of the town of Littlehampton.

It comprises the following Arun District wards: River and the southern portion of Courtwick with Toddington and falls completely within the civil parish of Littlehampton.

Election results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Littlehampton Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Buckland 658 30.6 +4.5
UKIP Bill Watkins 576 26.8 +6.8
Labour George O'Neill 463 21.5 0.0
Conservative David Britton 348 16.1 -12.6
Independent David Jones 106 4.9 N/A
Majority 82 3.8
Turnout 2,151 27.7 -3.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Littlehampton Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Britton 757 28.7 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Ian Buckland 689 26.1 +2.1
Labour George O'Neill 568 21.5 -15.6
UKIP Derek Pescud 476 18.0 +6.0
BNP Val Manchee 149 5.6 N/A
Majority 68 2.6
Turnout 2,639 32.3 -21.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Littlehampton Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George O’Neill 1,399 37.1
Conservative Alan Gammon 1,016 26.9
Liberal Democrats David Jones 903 24.0
UKIP Mary Lees 452 12.0
Majority 383 10.2
Turnout 3,770 53.5
Labour win (new seat)

References


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