Horsham Hurst (electoral division)
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| District: | Horsham Horsham (district) Horsham is a local government district in West Sussex, England. Its council is based in Horsham. The district borders those of Crawley, Mid Sussex, Mole Valley, Chichester, Arun and Adur.... |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Horsham Horsham (UK Parliament constituency) Horsham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... |
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| Electorate (2009): | 7906 |
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| Dr Nigel Dennis (LD Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the... ) |
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Horsham Hurst is an electoral division of West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
in the United Kingdom
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and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council
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Extent
The division covers the western part of the town of HorshamHorsham
Horsham is a market town with a population of 55,657 on the upper reaches of the River Arun in the centre of the Weald, West Sussex, in the historic County of Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester...
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It comprises the following Horsham District wards: the western part of Horsham Park Ward and Trafalgar Ward; and of the following civil parishes: the western part of Horsham.
Latest election result
The latest election took place on 4 June 2009:Previous election results
There are no previous results for this division as it came into existence as the result of a boundary review recommended by the Boundary Committee for EnglandBoundary Committee for England
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, the results of which were accepted by the Electoral Commission
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in March 2009.