title: The Witterings (electoral division)
text: # The Witterings (electoral division)
  
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  The Witterings 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 villages of Almodington, Birdham, Bracklesham, Earnley, East Wittering, Shipton Green, Somerley, West Itchenor and West Wittering.
  
  It comprises the following Chichester District wards: East Wittering Ward and West Wittering Ward; and of the following civil parishes: Birdham, Earnley, East Wittering, West Itchenor and West Wittering.
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2013 Election
  
  Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
  
  The Witterings :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Pieter Montyn | 1,265 | 51.5 | +1.9 |
  | | UKIP | Roger Wilson | 829 | 33.7 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Joe O'Sullivan | 214 | 8.7 | +3.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Gardner | 150 | 6.1 | -4.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 17.8 | -13.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,458 | 29.8 | -10.3 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2009 Election
  
  Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:
  
  The Witterings :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Pieter Montyn | 1,627 | 49.6 | +4.3 |
  | | Independent | Martin Daws-Chew | 618 | 18.8 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Roger Tilbury | 346 | 10.6 | -8.6 |
  | | Green | Adrian Mills | 292 | 8.9 | N/A |
  | | BNP | Sylvia Trower | 220 | 6.7 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Joe O'Sullivan | 176 | 5.4 | -6.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,009 | 30.8 | +4.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,279 | 40.1 | -26.2 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2005 Election
  
  Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
  
  The Witterings :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Daws-Chew | 2,339 | 45.3 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Alan Wells | 993 | 19.2 | |
  | | Independent | Robert Norris | 755 | 14.6 | |
  | | Labour | Patrick O'Sullivan | 632 | 12.2 | |
  | | UKIP | Roger Wilson | 450 | 8.7 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,346 | 26.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,169 | 66.3 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  