Burgess Hill East (electoral division)
# Burgess Hill East (electoral division)

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Burgess Hill East 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 eastern half of the town of Burgess Hill and came into existence as the result of a boundary review recommended by the Boundary Committee for England, the results of which were accepted by the Electoral Commission in March 2009.

It comprises the following Mid Sussex District wards: Burgess Hill Franklands Ward, the southern part of Burgess Hill Meeds Ward and Burgess Hill St. Andrews Ward; and of the eastern part of the civil parish of Burgess Hill.

## Election results

### 2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Burgess Hill East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Anne Jones | 1,127 | 33.9 | -11.6 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Walker | 847 | 25.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Knight | 601 | 18.1 | -31.9 |
| | Labour | Tony Balsdon | 564 | 17.0 | +12.5 |
| | Green | Anne Eves | 185 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,324 | 35.0 | -6.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Burgess Hill East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Knight | 1,944 | 50.0 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqui Landriani | 1,769 | 45.5 | ' |
| | Labour | Peter Allott | 174 | 4.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,887 | 41.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
