Southwick (electoral division)

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Southwick
Southwick
Shown within West Sussex
District: Adur
UK Parliament Constituency: East Worthing & Shoreham
Ceremonial county: West Sussex
Electorate (2009): 7727
County Councillor
Janet Mockridge (Con)

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

Extent

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The division covers the town of Southwick, including the neighbourhood of Fishersgate.

It comprises the following Adur district wards: Eastbrook Ward, Hillside Ward and the eastern part of Southwick Green Ward. It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Shoreham-by-Sea.

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Southwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Mockridge 738 36.2 −6.4
UKIP Jenny Greig 611 30.0 +6.8
Labour Brian Hall 426 20.9 +9.8
Liberal Democrats David Edey 160 7.8 −6.2
Green Moyra Martin 105 5.1 −4.5
Majority 127 6.2 −13.2
Turnout 2,040 25.6 −7.5
Conservative hold Swing 6.6% Con to UKIP

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Southwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Mockridge 1,089 42.6 +2.5
UKIP Jenny Greig 593 23.2 +16.7
Liberal Democrats John Hilditch 359 14.0 −5.5
Labour Barry Thompson 273 10.7 −18.3
Green Susan Board 245 9.6 +4.6
Majority 496 19.4 +8.3
Turnout 2,559 33.1 −30.9
Conservative hold Swing

2006 By-election

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Results of the by-election held on 14 September 2006:

Southwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Mockridge 907 55.5 +15.4
Labour Andrew Bray 316 19.4 −9.6
Liberal Democrats James Doyle 314 19.2 −0.3
Green Susan Board 96 5.9 +0.9
Majority 591 36.1
Turnout 1,633 21.0
Conservative hold Swing

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Southwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mr K G Eade 1,966 40.1
Labour Co-op Ms A Lowe 1,423 29.0
Liberal Democrats Mr A J Mortimer 959 19.5
UKIP Ms J C Greig 317 6.5
Green Ms S E Board 243 5.0
Majority 543 11.1
Turnout 4,908 64.0
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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Election Results - West Sussex County Council

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