2012 Worthing Borough Council election

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2012 Worthing Borough Council election
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  2011 3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) 2014  

14 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election25 seats, 46.0%11 seats, 24.4%
Seats won104
Seats after2412
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote9,8885,858
Percentage41.4%24.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.6%Increase2.svg 0.2%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party UKIP Labour
Last election0 seats, 10.9%0 seats, 17.4%
Seats won00
Seats after00
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote4,0433,636
Percentage16.9%15.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.0%Decrease2.svg 2.2%

Worthing UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map showing the election results. Each ward had one seat up for election.

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2012 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was elected, including a double vacancy in Offington ward. The Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

The composition of the council after the election was:

WardPartyIncumbent ElectedIncumbentStanding againGain/Hold
BroadwaterConservative2008Don AllenNoConservative hold
CastleLiberal Democrats2008David PotterYesLiberal Democrat hold
CentralConservative2008Martin CoppardNoConservative hold
DurringtonLiberal Democrats2008Michael DonninYesLiberal Democrat hold
GaisfordConservative2008Ann BarlowNoConservative hold
GoringConservative2008Mary LermiteYesConservative hold
HeeneConservative2008Paul HighYesConservative hold
MarineConservative2008Joan BradleyYesConservative hold
NorthbrookConservative2008Mary HardingYesLiberal Democrat gain
OffingtonConservative2008Elizabeth SparkesYesConservative hold
OffingtonConservative2010VacantN/AConservative hold
SalvingtonIndependent2008Jacqui MarshNoConservative gain
SeldenIndependent2008James DoyleNoConservative gain
TarringLiberal Democrats2008Norah FisherYesLiberal Democrat hold

Election result

Worthing local election result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1021+171.441.49,888
  Liberal Democrats 410+128.624.65,858
  UKIP 0000016.94,043
  Labour 0000015.23,636
  Independent 002-2000

Ward results

Broadwater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vic Walker58533.14
Liberal Democrats James Nelson51329.07
Labour Lynda Newbury37121.01
UKIP Colin Avis29616.77
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Potter70140.33
Conservative Anne Chapman50529.06
UKIP Christopher Chatfield27015.54
Labour Ian Walker26215.07
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vino Vinojan49429.49
Labour Russell Deen40424.12
Liberal Democrats Laura Scott32719.52
UKIP Christopher Wooward25415.16
Green Margaret Pearce19611.70
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Durrington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Donnin50536.12
Conservative Pauline James49235.19
UKIP Mike Jelliss21815.59
Labour Guy Chadwick18313.09
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Gaisford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Val Turner67136.65
Liberal Democrats Emma Davies57731.51
Labour John Turley32917.97
UKIP John Harwood25413.87
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Goring
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Lermitte120050.23
UKIP Richard Bater48220.18
Labour James Elwood35915.03
Green David Aherne1787.45
Liberal Democrats Michael Finch1707.12
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Heene
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul High68547.54
Liberal Democrats Shân Orr-Ewíng42529.49
UKIP Richard Setford33122.97
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Marine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Bradley95949.82
Labour Alexandra Wagstaff35718.55
UKIP Phil Ruddock34918.13
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Leonard26013.51
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Northbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Sunderland29840.22
Conservative Mary Harding29439.68
Labour Janet Haden8611.61
Green William Morris636.50
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Offington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Andrews-Sparkes110731.48
Conservative John Rogers95927.28
UKIP Mike Glennon59917.04
Liberal Democrats Linda Williams3058.67
Labour John Steels2908.25
Liberal Democrats Trudi Starling2567.28
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Salvington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michale Cloake88446.67
UKIP Trixie Hall45624.08
Labour John Martin29715,68
Liberal Democrats Neil Campbell25713.57
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Selden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Bickers60533.63
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Cranefield49827.68
Labour Michael Barrett42923.85
UKIP Grant Lloyd26714.84
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Tarring
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norah Fisher76343.67
Conservative Tim Chick44825.64
Labour Peter Barnes26915.40
UKIP Shaune King26715.28
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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  1. "Worthing". BBC News Online . Retrieved 5 May 2012.