Haywards Heath East (electoral division)

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

Haywards Heath East

Shown within West Sussex
District:Mid Sussex
UK Parliament Constituency:Mid Sussex
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
Electorate (2013):7930[1]
County Councillor
Stephen Hillier (Con)

Extent

The division covers the eastern part of the town of Haywards Heath.

It comprises the following Mid Sussex District wards: Haywards Heath Bentswood Ward and Haywards Heath Franklands Ward; and of the eastern part of the civil parish of Haywards Heath.

On 31 October 2013 John de Mierre died, this necessitated the holding of a bye-election, which was held on 19 December 2013 [2][3]

Election results

2013 Bye-election

Results of the bye-election held on 19 December 2013:

Haywards Heath East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Hillier 649 35.5 +1.7
UKIP Charles Burrell 576 31.5 +5.1
Labour Richard Goddard 346 18.9 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Anne Hall 201 11.0 -8.2
Green Paul Brown 55 3.0 N/A
Majority 73 4.0 -2.4
Turnout 1832 23.1 -6.6
Conservative hold Swing -1.2

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Haywards Heath East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John de Mierre 789 33.8 -5.9
UKIP Charles Burrell 617 26.4 N/A
Labour Richard Goddard 505 21.6 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Anne Hall 424 18.2 -23.0
Majority 172 6.4 N/A
Turnout 2,335 29.7 -9.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Haywards Heath East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Hall 1,237 41.2 +8.2
Conservative John de Mierre 1,194 39.7 +3.4
Labour Osiji Onah 406 13.5 -17.2
BNP Richard Trower 168 5.6 +5.6
Majority 43 1.5 +1.5
Turnout 3,005 39.1 -28.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Haywards Heath East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mr A J De-Mierre 1,779 36.3
Liberal Democrats Ms J Brown 1,615 33.0
Labour Mr P J Henry 1,504 30.7
Majority 164 3.3
Turnout 4,898 67.6
Conservative win (new seat)

References
  1. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Mid Sussex District Council. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  2. "Councillor John de Mierre passes away". Mid Sussex District Council. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. "County Councillor John de Mierre dies". West Sussex County Council. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

Election Results - West Sussex County Council


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