2014 Worthing Borough Council election
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13 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats UKIP
Last election 24 seats, 41.4% 12 seats, 24.6% 0 seats, 16.9%
Seats won 10 1 1
Seats after 27 7 1
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 5 Increase 1
Popular vote 10,365 3,600 8,277
Percentage 36.2% 12.6% 28.9%
Swing Decrease 5.2% Decrease 12.0% Increase 12.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Green Labour
Last election 0 seats, 1.8% 0 seats, 15.2%
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 3,049 3,348
Percentage 10.6% 11.7%
Swing Increase 8.8% Decrease 3.5%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2014 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. The election took place on the same day as elections to the European Parliament, and saw one third of the council up for election. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, gaining four seats, but losing one to the UK Independence Party. The Liberal Democrats suffered five losses, including one to the Green Party, who gaining their first elected seats on the Council.

Election result

Worthing local election result 2014
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 10 4 1 +3 76.9 36.2 10,365 -10.2
  UKIP 1 1 0 +1 7.7 28.9 8,277 +21.5
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 5 -5 7.7 12.6 3,600 -27.3
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.7 3,348 +5.4
  Green 1 1 0 +1 7.7 10.6 3,049 +10.6

Ward results

Broadwater[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victoria Vaughan 754 34.2 -7.1
UKIP Elise Mason 691 31.3 +23.9
Labour John Turley 288 13.0 +2.6
Liberal Democrats John Apsey 272 12.3 -28.1
Green Richard Battson 202 9.2 +9.2
Majority 63 2.9 +2.0
Turnout 2,207 32.4 -30.6
Conservative hold Swing 15.5% Con to UKIP
Castle[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Proudfoot 702 32.2 -8.5
UKIP Dave Shipley 653 29.9 +29.9
Liberal Democrats Nick Wiltshire 414 18.9 -39.2
Labour Jim Deen 324 14.9 +14.9
Green Daniel Aherne 88 4.0 +4.0
Majority 49 2.2 +2.2
Turnout 2,181 35.1 -24.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 15.4% LD to Con
Central[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green James Doyle 610 26.3 +26.3
Conservative Alex Harman 601 25.9 -10.5
UKIP Malcolm Milne 559 24.1 +17.6
Labour Peter Barnes 362 15.6 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Allen 188 8.1 -34.8
Majority 9 0.4 +0.4
Turnout 2,320 31.8 -22.2
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 30.6% LD to Green
Durrington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Susan Jelliss 526 33.6 +23.1
Conservative Steve Waight 494 31.5 -13.7
Liberal Democrats Jackie Cranefield 345 22.0 -21.7
Labour Guy Chadwick 152 9.7 +9.7
Green Fiona Ramasami 50 3.2 +3.2
Majority 32 2.0 +2.0
Turnout 1,567 34.7 -30.3
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing 18.4% Con to UKIP
Gaisford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Jenkins 874 37.4 -4.8
UKIP John Dawkins 537 22.9 +15.5
Green William Morris 317 15.8 +15.8
Labour Joe Thornton 312 13.3 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Dimitri Seirlis 300 12.8 -29.4
Majority 337 14.4 +14.4
Turnout 2,340 34.3 -29.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 12.3% LD to Con
Goring[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Nolan 1,435 48.5 -8.1
UKIP Trevor England 817 27.6 +18.5
Labour Margaret Harris 305 10.3 -1.3
Green David Aherne 217 7.3 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Trudi Starling 186 6.3 -15.7
Majority 618 20.8 -13.9
Turnout 2,960 43.8 -28.2
Conservative hold Swing 13.3% Con to UKIP
Heene[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diane Guest 714 34.0 -12.5
Green Stefan Sykes 507 24.2 +24.2
UKIP Rick Setford 498 23.7 +23.7
Labour Jill Guest 222 10.6 -4.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Finch 158 7.5 -30.3
Majority 207 9.9 +1.3
Turnout 2,099 32.8 -23.2
Conservative hold Swing 18.4% Con to Green
Marine[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Crouch 1,114 43.6 +15.4
UKIP Charles James 692 27.1 +20.5
Labour Alex Wagstaff 298 11.7 +11.7
Green Melanie Muir 264 10.3 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Pat Izod 189 7.4 -10.9
Majority 422 16.5
Turnout 2,557 38.9 -26.1
Conservative hold Swing 2.6% Con to UKIP
Northbrook[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sean McDonald 355 35.8 -9.8
UKIP Mike Jelliss 328 33.1 +33.1
Liberal Democrats Diane Jones 169 17.0 -36.6
Labour Philip Dufty 86 8.7 +8.7
Green Katherine Kohl 54 5.4 +5.4
Majority 27 2.7 +2.7
Turnout 992 27.9 -25.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 21.5% Con to UKIP
Offington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louise Murphy 1,240 47.9 -8.3
UKIP Toby Brothers 798 30.8 +20.1
Liberal Democrats Linda Williams 194 7.5 -16.7
Labour Ann Saunders 191 7.4 -0.9
Green Stephen Nethercott-Cable 164 6.3 +6.3
Majority 442 17.1 -14.0
Turnout 2,587 40.8 -31.2
Conservative hold Swing 14.2% Con to UKIP
Salvington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather Mercer 1,011 39.0 -11.6
UKIP Pauline James 988 38.2 +25.5
Labour David Lace 236 9.1 +9.1
Green Julia Owen 181 7.0 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Val Capon 173 6.9 -28.9
Majority 23 0.9 -13.9
Turnout 2,589 36.4 -27.6
Conservative hold Swing 18.6% Con to UKIP
Selden[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Callum Buxton 601 30.4 -5.4
UKIP John Harwood 526 26.6 +19.5
Labour Mike Barrett 354 17.9 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Leonard 298 15.1 -30.6
Green Valerie Ellis 199 10.1 +10.1
Majority 75 3.8 +3.8
Turnout 1,978 31.4 -28.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Tarring[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bob Smytherman 714 31.6 -20.9
UKIP Adrian Price 664 29.4 +18.1
Conservative David Messer 470 20.8 -14.5
Labour Michelle Forsyth 218 9.6 +9.6
Green Ross Johnson 196 8.7 +8.7
Majority 50 2.2 -15.0
Turnout 2,262 34.9 -29.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 19.5% LD to UKIP

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2014 Election Results". Adur and Worthing Councils. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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