Tilgate & Furnace Green (electoral division)

Tilgate & Furnace Green is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.

Tilgate & Furnace Green

Shown within West Sussex
District:Crawley
UK Parliament Constituency:Crawley
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
EU Constituency:South East England
Electorate (2009):8759
County Councillor
Duncan Crow (Con)

Extent

The division covers the neighbourhoods of Furnace Green and Tilgate, which form part of the urban area of the town of Crawley.

It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Crawley Borough and comprises the following borough wards: Furnace Green Ward and Tilgate Ward.

Election results

2017 Election

Results of the election held on 4 May 2017:

Tilgate & Furnace Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Duncan Crow 1,934 58.1 +13.8
Labour Rajesh Sharma 955 28.7 -3.2
UKIP Allan Griffiths 187 5.6 -10.9
Liberal Democrats Kevin Osborne 170 5.1 +3.2
Green Derek Hardman 81 2.4 -1.4
Majority 979 29.4 +17.0
Turnout 3,327 37.4 +0.1
Conservative hold Swing +8.5%

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Tilgate & Furnace Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Duncan Crow 1,461 44.3 -1.7
Labour Colin Moffatt 1,054 31.9 +6.9
UKIP Graham Harper 544 16.5 N/A
Green Derek Hardman 124 3.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Lovell 62 1.9 -15.9
Independent Richard Symonds 56 1.7 N/A
Majority 407 12.4 -8.6
Turnout 3,301 37.3 -2.4
Conservative hold Swing -4.3%

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Tilgate & Furnace Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Duncan Crow 1,600 46.0 +5.4
Labour Ian Irvine 871 25.0 -12.5
Liberal Democrats Darren Wise 607 17.4 +0.4
BNP Vernon Atkinson 401 11.5 N/A
Majority 729 21.0 +17.9
Turnout 3,479 39.7 -23.8
Conservative hold Swing +9.0%

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Tilgate & Furnace Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Duncan Crow 2,302 40.6
Labour William Ward 2,127 37.5
Liberal Democrats Roger McMurray 963 17.0
Green Vicky Dore 283 5.0
Majority 175 3.1
Turnout 5,675 63.5
Conservative win (new seat)
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References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council


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