Bewbush & Ifield West (electoral division)
Coordinates: 51°06′31″N 0°13′15″W / 51.10848°N 0.22076°W
| Bewbush & Ifield West | |
|---|---|
.png) Shown within West Sussex | |
| District: | Crawley |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Crawley |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 8425 |
| County Councillor | |
| Chris Oxlade (Lab) | |
Bewbush & Ifield West is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
Extent
The division covers the communities of Bewbush and West Ifield, which form part of the urban area of Crawley.
It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Crawley Borough and comprises the following borough wards: Bewbush Ward and the western part of Ifield Ward.
Election Results
2013 Election
Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Oxlade | 927 | 48.6 | +12.6 | |
| UKIP | Norman Aston | 492 | 25.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Duncan Peck | 378 | 19.8 | -11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Lucy-Marie Nelson | 70 | 3.7 | -10.6 | |
| Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 40 | 2.1 | -2.9 | |
| Majority | 435 | 22.8 | +18.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,907 | 22.5 | -6.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2009 Election
Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Oxlade | 865 | 36.0 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Brown | 758 | 31.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Edward Arnold | 344 | 14.3 | ||
| BNP | George Baldwin | 315 | 13.1 | ||
| Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 121 | 5.0 | ||
| Majority | 107 | 4.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,403 | 28.5 | |||
| 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