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2010 Worthing Borough Council election

The 2010 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

2010 Worthing Borough Council election
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14 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, 50.5% 12 seats, 37.0%
Seats won 8 6
Seats after 25 12
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 25,011 21,464
Percentage 46.4% 39.9%
Swing Decrease 4.1% Increase 2.9%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party UKIP Labour
Last election 0 seats, 7.7% 0 seats, 3.1%
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 3,977 3,365
Percentage 7.4% 6.3%
Swing Decrease 0.3% Increase 3.2%
Map of the results of the 2010 Worthing council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

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Worthing local election result 2010[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 2 2 0 57.1 46.4 25,011 -4.1%
  Liberal Democrats 6 2 2 0 42.9 39.9 21,464 +2.9%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 7.4 3,977 -0.3%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0 6.25 3,365 +3.15%

Ward results

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Broadwater[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victoria Vaughn 1,774 41.30 −6.30
Liberal Democrats James Nelson 1,737 40.44 −5.86
Labour John Turley 446 10.38 +3.98
UKIP Colin Avis 318 7.40 N/A
Rejected ballots 20 0.48
Majority 37 0.86 −0.34
Turnout 4,295 63 +30
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing LD to Con 0.17
Castle[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Trevor England 2,199 58.08 +2.08
Conservative Damon Turner 1,542 40.72 −3.28
Rejected ballots 45 1.20
Majority 657 17.35 +5.75
Turnout 3,786 60 +27
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Davd Chapman 1,603 42.94 +2.64
Conservative Stephen Murray 1,358 36.37 −8.53
Labour Janet Haden 505 13.52 +5.12
UKIP Christopher Woodward 242 6.48 −0.62
Rejected ballots 25 0.69
Majority 245 6.56 +11.86
Turnout 3733 54 +26
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Durrington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles James 1,303 45.18 +4.18
Liberal Democrats Keith Sunderland 1,259 43.65 −2.00
UKIP Shaune Wilma 310 10.50 −3.30
Rejected ballots 25 0.87
Majority 44 1.53 +6.53
Turnout 2,872 65 +30
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Gasford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Rice 1,835 42.18 −2.82
Conservative John Rogers 1,708 39.26 −8.24
Labour Matthew Smith 463 10.64 +4.14
UKIP John Harwood 324 7.44 N/A
Rejected ballots 20 0.48
Majority 127 2.91 +6.41
Turnout 4,350 64 +32
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Goring[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Waight 2,774 56.61 −11.69
Liberal Democrats Neil Condon 1,076 21.96 +3.36
Labour James Elwood 569 11.61 −1.49
UKIP Richard Bater 445 9.08 N/A
Rejected ballots 36 0.74
Majority 1,698 34.65 −14.95
Turnout 4,900 72 +30
Conservative hold Swing 7.475% Con to LD
Heene[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Molineaux 1,642 46.47 −15.23
Liberal Democrats Wayne Hoban 1,337 37.84 −0.46
Labour Susan Marsh 534 15.11 N/A
Rejected ballots 20 0.58
Majority 307 8.63 −14.77
Turnout 3,533 56 +28
Conservative hold Swing 7.375% Con to LD
Marine (2)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Wye 2,339 30.50
Conservative Paul Yallop 1,981 25.83
Liberal Democrats Christine Allen 1,467 19.12
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Leonard 1,339 17.45
UKIP Phillip Ruddock 510 6.64
Rejected ballots 34 0.46
Majority 872 11.36
Majority 514 6.70
Turnout 7,670 65 +32
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Northbrook[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Jones 1,011 53.57
Conservative Alan Whitley 861 45.62
Rejected ballots 15 0.81
Majority 150 7.95
Turnout 1,887 53 +27
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Offington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Green 2,617 56.25
Liberal Democrats Michael Cranefield 1,124 24.16
UKIP Michael Glennon 496 10.66
Labour John Gardiner 384 8.25
Rejected ballots 31 0.68
Majority 1,493 31.09
Turnout 4,652 74 +36
Conservative hold Swing
Salvington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicola Waight 2,343 50.59
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Cranefield 1,659 35.82
UKIP Patricia Hall 589 12.71
Rejected ballots 40 0.88
Majority 684 14.77
Turnout 4,631 64 +32
Conservative hold Swing
Selden[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Brown 1,702 45.68
Conservative Jane Rogers 1,273 35.82
Labour Ann Saunders 464 12.45
UKIP Rita Offen 264 7.09
Rejected ballots 23 0.61
Majority 429 11.51
Turnout 3,726 60 +21
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tarring[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Smytherman 2,166 52.50
Conservative Timothy Chick 1,496 35.31
UKIP Anthony Fallone 479 11.27
Rejected ballots 21 0.50
Majority 670 17.19
Turnout 4,162 64 +33
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Worthing". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Election Results – May 2010". Worthing Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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