Warnham & Rusper (electoral division)
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| Warnham & Rusper | |
|---|---|
.png) Shown within West Sussex | |
| District: | Horsham |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Horsham |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| Electorate (2013): | 7465[1] |
| County Councillor | |
| Liz Kitchen (Con) | |
Warnham & Rusper is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council. The current County Councillor, Mick Hodgson, is also Vice-Chairman of West Sussex County Council.
The division covers the villages of Colgate, Faygate, Kingsfold, Lambs Green, Rowhook, Rudgwick, Rusper, Slinfold, Tisman's Common, Warnham and Winterfold.
It comprises the following Horsham District wards: the north part of Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham Ward, Rudgwick Ward and Rusper & Colgate Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Colgate, Rudgwick, Rusper, Slinfold and Warnham.
Between the 2005 and 2009 boundary changes took place which transferred village of Broadbridge Heath to the newly created Division of Horsham Tanbridge & Broadbridge Heath and transferred the Parish of Colgate form the Division Billingshurst of in to the Division.
On 23 August 2013 Mick Hodgson died, this necessitated the holding of a bye-election, which was held on 24 October 2013 [2][3]
