West Sussex Council election, 2009
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The West Sussex Council election, 2009 were elections to West Sussex County Council
which took place on 4 June, 2009, having been delayed from 7 May, in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament
.
The elections saw the Conservative Party
retain overall control of the council, gaining two seats whilst seeing their vote share increase by over 5%. The Liberal Democrats strengthened their position as the main opposition party, gaining a net total of four seats, despite their own share of the vote falling by nearly 4%. The Labour Party
lost five of the seven seats they had held before the election, and saw their vote fall by nearly 10%, broadly in line with their national decline. This decline saw the party fall to fourth place in the county in terms of the popular vote, being replaced in third by the UK Independence Party, who are likely to have benefited by voting being held alongside the European parliament elections
.
as recommended by the Boundary Committee for England
following a review, carried out at the request of West Sussex County Council
. The new arrangement of 71 single-member divisions replaced the 70 seats that were contested across 62 divisions in 2005
. The recommendations were accepted by the Electoral Commission
in February 2009, who implemented the legal order authorising the change and allowing the new divisions to be used in these elections on March 6, 2009.
Arun
Chichester
Crawley
Horsham
Mid Sussex
West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains 7 district and borough councils, and 159 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 71 elected councillors...
which took place on 4 June, 2009, having been delayed from 7 May, in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament
European Parliament election, 2009 (United Kingdom)
The European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's component of the 2009 European Parliament election, the voting for which was held on Thursday 4 June 2009, coinciding with the 2009 local elections in England. Most of the results of the election were announced on Sunday 7 June, after...
.
The elections saw the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
retain overall control of the council, gaining two seats whilst seeing their vote share increase by over 5%. The Liberal Democrats strengthened their position as the main opposition party, gaining a net total of four seats, despite their own share of the vote falling by nearly 4%. The Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
lost five of the seven seats they had held before the election, and saw their vote fall by nearly 10%, broadly in line with their national decline. This decline saw the party fall to fourth place in the county in terms of the popular vote, being replaced in third by the UK Independence Party, who are likely to have benefited by voting being held alongside the European parliament elections
European Parliament election, 2009 (United Kingdom)
The European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's component of the 2009 European Parliament election, the voting for which was held on Thursday 4 June 2009, coinciding with the 2009 local elections in England. Most of the results of the election were announced on Sunday 7 June, after...
.
Summary
|}Results by division
The elections were the first to be fought on new electoral divisionsWards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
as recommended by the Boundary Committee for England
Boundary Committee for England
The Boundary Committee for England was a statutory committee of the Electoral Commission, an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. The Committee’s aim was to conduct thorough, consultative and robust reviews of local government areas in England, and for its recommendations to be...
following a review, carried out at the request of West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains 7 district and borough councils, and 159 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 71 elected councillors...
. The new arrangement of 71 single-member divisions replaced the 70 seats that were contested across 62 divisions in 2005
West Sussex Council election, 2005
Elections to West Sussex County Council were held on 5 May 2005. The whole council was up for election and the Conservatives held overall control.-Election...
. The recommendations were accepted by the Electoral Commission
Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)
The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. It regulates party and election finance and sets standards for well-run elections...
in February 2009, who implemented the legal order authorising the change and allowing the new divisions to be used in these elections on March 6, 2009.