2015 Worthing Borough Council election

2015 Worthing Borough Council election

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11 of the 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats UKIP Last election 27 seats, 36.2% 7 seats, 12.6% 1 seats, 28.9% Seats before 28 6 2 Seats won 11 0 0 Seats after 30 4 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 21,268 5,354 9,004 Percentage 44.8% 11.3% 19.0% Swing 8.6% 1.3% 9.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Green Labour Last election 1 seats, 10.6% 0 seats, 11.7% Seats won 0 0 Seats after 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 4,456 7,347 Percentage 9.4% 15.5% Swing 1.2% 3.8%
Map showing the election results. Each ward had one seat up for election (bar Durrington and Northbrook).
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2015 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in England. ^[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 general election. The Conservative Party retained its control of the council, winning every seat that was up for election.

There was no local election in Durrington or Northbrook wards this year.

Ward results

Broadwater ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Morgan	1,809	41.0	+6.8
	UKIP	Tony Anderson	915	20.7	−10.6
	Labour	John Turley	778	17.6	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Apsey	272	10.9	−1.4
	Green	Richard Battson	202	9.7	+0.5
Majority			894	20.3	+17.4
Turnout			2,207	63.7	+31.3%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Castle ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Harman	1,490	37.6	+5.4
	UKIP	Pauline James	1,029	25.9	−4.0
	Labour	Ian Walker	633	16.0	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Trudy Starling	592	14.9	−4.0
	Green	Julian Warrick	222	5.6	+1.6
Majority			461	11.7	+9.5
Turnout			3,966	61.5	+26.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clive Roberts	1,331	32.0	+6.1
	Green	Daniel Parsonage	926	22.2	−4.1
	Labour	Michelle Harfield	782	18.8	+3.2
	UKIP	Trevor England	729	17.5	−6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Allen	395	9.5	+1.4
Majority			405	9.8	+10.2
Turnout			4,163	58.1	+26.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gaisford ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bryan Turner	1,922	43.8	+6.4
	Labour	Joe Thornton	817	18.6	+5.3
	UKIP	John Harwood	703	16.0	−6.9
	Green	Rosemarie Turner	502	11.4	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Dimitri Seirlis	300	10.0	−2.8
Majority			1,105	25.2	+9.8
Turnout			4,387	64.8	+30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goring ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Barraclough	2,946	57.6	+9.1
	UKIP	David Smith	853	16.7	−10.9
	Labour	Margaret Harris	568	11.1	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Elford	437	8.5	+2.2
	Green	Samuel Lovely	314	6.1	−0.8
Majority			2,093	40.7	+19.9
Turnout			5,118	73.5	+29.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heene ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joshua High	1,449	38.7	+4.7
	Green	Stefan Sykes	802	21.4	−2.8
	Labour	Richard Mulholland	604	16.1	+5.5
	UKIP	Geoff Brown	599	16.0	−7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Cranefield	289	7.7	+0.2
Majority			647	17.3	+7.4
Turnout			3,743	58.7	+25.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Marine ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Yallop	2,296	49.6	+6.0
	UKIP	Kirk Dickenson	741	16.0	−11.1
	Labour	Alex Wagstaff	663	14.3	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Finch	472	10.2	+2.8
	Green	Katy Parsonage	455	9.8	−0.5
Majority			1,555	33.6	+17.1
Turnout			4,627	68.7	+29.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Offington ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Humphreys	2,749	58.3	+10.6
	UKIP	John Strange	836	17.7	−13.1
	Labour	Jed Smith	437	9.3	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Pat Izod	410	8.7	+1.2
	Green	Anne Weinhold	283	6.0	−0.3
Majority			1,913	40.6	+23.5
Turnout			4,715	72.3	+31.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Salvington ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Noel Atkins	2,397	49.9	+10.9
	UKIP	Mike Jelliss	1,139	23.7	−14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Cranefield	638	13.3	+6.4
	Labour	Jill Guest	627	13.1	+4.0
Majority			1,258	26.2	+25.3
Turnout			4,801	66.9	+30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Selden ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Harman	1,415	36.8	+6.4
	Labour	Mike Barrett	851	22.2	+4.3
	UKIP	Graham Adams	706	18.4	−8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Leonard	439	11.4	−3.7
	Green	Valerie Ellis	429	11.2	+1.1
Majority			564	14.6	+10.8
Turnout			3,840	62.2	+30.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tarring ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Wye	1,464	34.6	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Thorpe	1,110	26.2	−5.4
	UKIP	Adrian Price	754	17.8	−11.6
	Labour	Jim Deen	587	13.9	+4.3
	Green	Ross Johnson	321	7.6	−1.1
Majority			354	8.4	19.2
Turnout			4,236	65.8	+30.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

References

1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
2. "2015 Election Results". Adur and Worthing Councils. Retrieved 15 November 2023.