Bersted (electoral division)

Bersted
Shown within West Sussex
District:	Arun
UK Parliament Constituency:	Bognor Regis & Littlehampton
Ceremonial county:	West Sussex
Electorate (2021):	10,351
County Councillor
Keir Greenway (CON)

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

2021 Election

Results of the election held on 6 May 2021:

Bersted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keir Greenway	1,040	37.3	+3.9
	Independent	Paul Wells	676	24.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Yeates	633	23.0	+3.3
	Labour	Nigel Smith	409	14.8	+0.3
Majority			631	22.9	+9.2
Turnout			2,758	26.9	−1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

2017 Election

Results of the election held on 4 May 2017:

Bersted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Edwards	901	33.4	+15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Smith	531	19.7	−1.0
	UKIP	Ruth Kenward	498	18.5	−22.5
	Labour	Vincent McCabe	390	14.5	−5.6
	Independent	Gillian Yeates	270	10.0	+10.0
	Green	David Meagher	105	3.9	+3.9
Majority			370	13.7	N/A
Turnout			2,695	28.1	−0.1
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing	+18.9

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Bersted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Ann Rapnik	1044	41.0	+23.9
	Liberal Democrats	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	N/A
Turnout			2,544	28.2	−5.9
	UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Bersted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Bersted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links

• West Sussex County Council
• Election Maps
• Paul Dendle Conservative Candidate in 2013 election