2011 Worthing Borough Council election

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   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 25 seats, 46.4% 12 seats, 39.9% Seats won 9 2 Seats after 25 11 Seat change 1 Popular vote 13,256 7,023 Percentage 46.0% 24.4% Swing 0.4% 15.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour UKIP Last election 0 seats, 6.3% 0 seats, 7.4% Seats won 0 0 Seats after 0 0 Seat change Popular vote 5,004 3,143 Percentage 17.4% 10.9% Swing 11.1% 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:

• Conservative: 25
• Liberal Democrat: 11
• Independent: 1

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. "Election Results – May 2011". Worthing Borough Council. Retrieved 17 October 2011.