2011 Worthing Borough Council election

5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)

11 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 25 seats, 46.4% 12 seats, 39.9%
Seats won 9 2
Seats after 25 11
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 13,256 7,023
Percentage 46.0% 24.4%
Swing Decrease 0.4% Decrease 15.5%

  Third party Fourth party
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Party Labour UKIP
Last election 0 seats, 6.3% 0 seats, 7.4%
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 5,004 3,143
Percentage 17.4% 10.9%
Swing Increase 11.1% Increase 3.5%

Map of the results of the 2011 Worthing council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and grey not contested.

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2011 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election, with the exception of the two member wards of Durrington and Northbrook. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Worthing local election result 2011[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 11 1 1 0 84.6
  Liberal Democrats 2 1 1 0 15.4
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0
  Green 0 0 0 0 0

Ward results

Broadwater[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Michelle Taylor 979 38.2 − 2.6
Conservative Michael Pisko 828 32.3 -8.9
Labour John Turley 479 18.6 +10.3
UKIP John Strange 276 10.7 +3.3
Rejected ballots 13 0.5 +0.02
Majority 151 5.86 +6.72
Turnout 2575 38 -25
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 3.36 Conservative

to Liberal Democrats

Castle[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Humphreys 892
Liberal Democrats Robin Rogers 807
Labour Russel Dean 436
UKIP Christopher Chatfield 251
Rejected ballots 16
Majority 85
Turnout 38.9 − 21.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clive Roberts 893
Liberal Democrats Christine Allen 600
Labour Janet Haden 528
UKIP Christopher Woodward 202
Rejected ballots 31
Majority 293
Turnout 32.1 -21.9
Conservative hold Swing
Gaisford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Turner 1,133 42.5
Liberal Democrats Keith Sunderland 767 28.7
Labour John Steels 485 18.2
UKIP John Harwood 281 10.5
Rejected ballots 15
Majority 366
Turnout 40 -24
Conservative hold Swing
Goring[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Barraclough 1956
Labour James Elwood 411
UKIP Richard Bater 385
Green David Aherne 382
Liberal Democrats Michael Finch 253
Rejected ballots 16
Majority 1,545
Turnout 50.7 +21.8
Conservative hold Swing
Heene[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Howard 1,144
Labour Susan Marsh 598
Liberal Democrats Wayne Hoban 433
Rejected ballots 27
Majority 546
Turnout 35.4 -20.6
Conservative hold Swing
Marine[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Yalop 1614
Labour Alexandra Wagstaff 465
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Leonard 448
UKIP Phillip Ruddock 312
Rejected ballots 19
Majority 1149
Turnout 2858 44.1 -20.9
Conservative hold Swing
Offington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Fabes 1754 58.9
UKIP Michael Glennon 465 15.6
Liberal Democrats Neil Condon 431 14.4
Labour Ann Saunders 327 11.0
Rejected ballots 17
Majority 1,289
Turnout 47.9 -26.1
Conservative hold Swing
Salvington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Noël Atkins 1539
UKIP Patricia Hall 443
Liberal Democrats Emma Davies 415
Labour Linda Salter 403
Rejected ballots 16
Majority 1094
Turnout 39.3 -23.7
Conservative hold Swing
Selden[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Oakley 802 34.3
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Cranefield 783 33.5
Labour Mike Barrett 504 21.5
UKIP Brian Head 246
Rejected ballots 19
Majority 19
Turnout -22.4
Conservative hold Swing
Tarring[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Thorpe 1107
Conservative Nadeem Khan 701
Labour Peter Barnes 368
UKIP Shaune King 282
Rejected ballots 19
Majority 407
Turnout 38.5 -27.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. "Worthing". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Election Results – May 2011". Worthing Borough Council. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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