Roffey (electoral division)

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

Roffey

Shown within West Sussex
District:Horsham
UK Parliament Constituency:Horsham
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
Electorate (2009):7621
County Councillor
Jim Rae (Con)

Extent

The division covers the neighbourhoods of Littlehaven and Roffey, which form part of the urban area of the town of Horsham.

It comprises the following Horsham District wards: Roffey North Ward and the eastern part of Roffey South Ward; and the eastern part of North Horsham civil parish.

Election results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Roffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Rae 753 32.4 -6.0
UKIP Mike Rowlands 728 31.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Warwick Hellawell 597 25.7 -22.7
Labour George Murrell 244 10.5 +6.4
Majority 25 1.0 N/A
Turnout 2,322 30.0 -9.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Roffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Warwick Hellawell 1,468 48.4 +2.9
Conservative John Charles 1,164 38.4 -0.4
BNP Colin Poulter 279 9.2 +9.2
Labour Andrew Skudder 123 4.1 -11.6
Majority 304 10.0 +3.3
Turnout 3,034 39.8 -24.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Roffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mr W J Hellawell 2,751 45.5
Conservative Mr J W Charles 2,347 38.8
Labour Mr R M Wilson 946 15.7
Majority 404 6.7
Turnout 6,044 64.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council


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