2015 Worthing Borough Council election

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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 partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats UKIP
Last election27 seats, 36.2%7 seats, 12.6%1 seats, 28.9%
Seats before2862
Seats won1100
Seats after3042
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote21,2685,3549,004
Percentage44.8%11.3%19.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.6%Decrease2.svg 1.3%Decrease2.svg 9.9%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Green Labour
Last election1 seats, 10.6%0 seats, 11.7%
Seats won00
Seats after10
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote4,4567,347
Percentage9.4%15.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.2%Increase2.svg 3.8%
Worthing UK local election 2015 map.svg
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Morgan1,80941.0+6.8
UKIP Tony Anderson91520.7-10.6
Labour John Turley77817.6+4.6
Liberal Democrats John Apsey27210.9-1.4
Green Richard Battson2029.7+0.5
Majority89420.3+17.4
Turnout 2,20763.7+31.3%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Castle [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Harman1,49037.6+5.4
UKIP Pauline James1,02925.9-4.0
Labour Ian Walker63316.0+1.1
Liberal Democrats Trudy Starling59214.9-4.0
Green Julian Warrick2225.6+1.6
Majority46111.7+9.5
Turnout 3,96661.5+26.4
Conservative hold Swing
Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clive Roberts1,33132.0+6.1
Green Daniel Parsonage92622.2-4.1
Labour Michelle Harfield78218.8+3.2
UKIP Trevor England72917.5-6.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Allen3959.5+1.4
Majority4059.8+10.2
Turnout 4,16358.1+26.3
Conservative hold Swing
Gaisford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryan Turner1,92243.8+6.4
Labour Joe Thornton81718.6+5.3
UKIP John Harwood70316.0-6.9
Green Rosemarie Turner50211.4-4.4
Liberal Democrats Dimitri Seirlis30010.0-2.8
Majority1,10525.2+9.8
Turnout 4,38764.8+30.5
Conservative hold Swing
Goring [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Barraclough2,94657.6+9.1
UKIP David Smith85316.7-10.9
Labour Margaret Harris56811.1+0.8
Liberal Democrats David Elford4378.5+2.2
Green Samuel Lovely3146.1-0.8
Majority2,09340.7+19.9
Turnout 5,11873.5+29.7
Conservative hold Swing
Heene [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joshua High1,44938.7+4.7
Green Stefan Sykes80221.4-2.8
Labour Richard Mulholland60416.1+5.5
UKIP Geoff Brown59916.0-7.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Cranefield2897.7+0.2
Majority64717.3+7.4
Turnout 3,74358.7+25.9
Conservative hold Swing
Marine [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Yallop2,29649.6+6.0
UKIP Kirk Dickenson74116.0-11.1
Labour Alex Wagstaff66314.3+2.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Finch47210.2+2.8
Green Katy Parsonage4559.8-0.5
Majority1,55533.6+17.1
Turnout 4,62768.7+29.8
Conservative hold Swing
Offington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Humphreys2,74958.3+10.6
UKIP John Strange83617.7-13.1
Labour Jed Smith4379.3+1.9
Liberal Democrats Pat Izod4108.7+1.2
Green Anne Weinhold2836.0-0.3
Majority1,91340.6+23.5
Turnout 4,71572.3+31.5
Conservative hold Swing
Salvington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Noel Atkins2,39749.9+10.9
UKIP Mike Jelliss1,13923.7-14.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Cranefield63813.3+6.4
Labour Jill Guest62713.1+4.0
Majority1,25826.2+25.3
Turnout 4,80166.9+30.5
Conservative hold Swing
Selden [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Harman1,41536.8+6.4
Labour Mike Barrett85122.2+4.3
UKIP Graham Adams70618.4-8.2
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Leonard43911.4-3.7
Green Valerie Ellis42911.2+1.1
Majority56414.6+10.8
Turnout 3,84062.2+30.8
Conservative hold Swing
Tarring [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Wye1,46434.6+13.8
Liberal Democrats Hazel Thorpe1,11026.2-5.4
UKIP Adrian Price75417.8-11.6
Labour Jim Deen58713.9+4.3
Green Ross Johnson3217.6-1.1
Majority3548.419.2
Turnout 4,23665.8+30.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "2015 Election Results". Adur and Worthing Councils. Retrieved 15 November 2023.


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