# Petworth (electoral division)

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Petworth 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 is one of the largest in West Sussex and covers the town of Petworth; and the villages of Byworth, Fittleworth, Ifold, Kirdford, Loxwood, Lurgashall, Northchapel, Plaistow, Stopham, Tillington, Upperton and Wisborough Green.
It comprises the following Chichester District wards: Petworth Ward, Plaistow Ward and Wisborough Green Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Ebernoe, Fittleworth, Kirdford, Loxwood, Lurgashall, Northchapel, Petworth, Plaistow, Stopham, Tillington and Wisborough Green.

## Election results
### 2017 Election

Results of the election held on 4 May 2017:
Petworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Janet Elizabeth Duncton | 2,568 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Natalie Cecilia Hume | 592 |
| | UKIP | Jeannie Dunning | 166 |
| | Independent | Andrew William Young | 130 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### 2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
Petworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Duncton | 1,703 | 54.8 | −15.5 |
| | UKIP | Julian Batchelor | 809 | 26.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karon Read | 394 | 12.7 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Philip Robinson | 201 | 6.5 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 894 | 28.8 | −20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,107 | 31.7 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:
Petworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Duncton | 2,769 | 70.3 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Cooper | 810 | 20.6 | +3.3 |
| | BNP | Robert Trower | 209 | 5.3 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | Brenda Wise | 148 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,959 | 49.7 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,939 | 41.1 | +20.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007 Bye-election

Results of the by-election held on 7 June 2007:
Petworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Duncton | 1,437 | 72.0 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Cooper | 346 | 17.3 | −13 |
| | BNP | Andrew Emerson | 213 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,091 | 54.7 | +30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,002 | 21.12 | −48.60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
Petworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mr P W J Moffatt | 3,524 | 54.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mr R Cooper | 1,968 | 30.3 | |
| | Labour | Ms J Miller | 651 | 10.0 | |
| | UKIP | Ms V A Moran | 354 | 5.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,556 | 23.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,497 | 69.7 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |