Bersted (electoral division)

Coordinates: 50°48′37″N 0°40′55″W / 50.81027°N 0.68184°W / 50.81027; -0.68184

Bersted
Shown within West Sussex
District:	Arun
UK Parliament Constituency:	Bognor Regis & Littlehampton
Ceremonial county:	West Sussex
EU Constituency:	South East England
Electorate (2009):	8751
County Councillor
Ann Rapnik (UKIP)

Bersted 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 community of North Bersted, which forms part of the urban area of Bognor Regis; and the hamlet of Shripney.

It comprises the following Arun District wards: the northern and western part of Bersted Ward, and Pevensey Ward; and of the following civil parishes: the northern and western part of Bersted, and the Pevensey Ward area of Bognor Regis.

Election result

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Bersted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	UKIP	Ann Rapnik	1044	41.0	+23.9
	Liberal Democrat	Simon McDougall	526	20.7	-12.5
	Labour	Roger Nash	512	20.1	+9.2
	Conservative	Paul Dendle	462	18,2	-11.1
Majority			518	20.4	+16.4
Turnout			2,544	28.2	-5.9
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Bersted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Simon McDougall	992	33.2	+2.8
	Conservative	Ann Smee	873	29.2	+0.3
	UKIP	Ann Rapnik	511	17.1	+6.3
	Labour	Simon Holland	326	10.9	-19.1
	BNP	Mike Witchell	285	9.5	+9.5
Majority			119	4.0	+3.6
Turnout			2,987	34.1	-24.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Bersted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Mr S E McDougall	1,684	30.4
	Labour	Mr S Holland	1,661	30.0
	Conservative	Mr B W Widger	1,600	28.9
	UKIP	Mr J R W Spencer	598	10.8
Majority			23	0.4
Turnout			5,543	58.9
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links

Electoral Divisions in West Sussex

Conservative	Angmering and Findon Arundel and Wick Billingshurst Bognor Regis West & Aldwick Bramber Castle Broadwater Burgess Hill East Burgess Hill Town Chichester North Chichester South Chichester West Cissbury Chichester East Cuckfield and Lucastes East Grinstead Meridian East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood East Preston and Ferring Fernhurst Fontwell Goring Hassocks and Victoria Haywards Heath East Haywards Heath Town Henfield Holbrook Hurstpierpoint & Bolney Imberdown Kingston Buci Lindfield and High Weald Maidenbower Petworth Pound Hill and Worth Pulborough Roffey Rustington Shoreham Southwater and Nuthurst Southwick Storrington The Witterings Tilgate and Furnace Green Warnham and Rusper Worth Forest Worthing East Worthing Pier Worthing West

UKIP	Bersted Bourne Durrington and Salvington Felpham Lancing Middleton Nyetimber Saltings Selsey Sompting and North Lancing

Liberal Democrats	Bognor Regis East Horsham Hurst Horsham Riverside Horsham Tanbridge & Broadbridge Heath Littlehampton East Littlehampton Town Northbrook Tarring

Labour	Bewbush and Ifield West Broadfield Gossops Green and Ifield East Langley Green and West Green Northgate and Three Bridges Southgate and Crawley Central

Independent	Midhurst

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