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| Tarring | |
|---|---|
.png) Shown within West Sussex | |
| District: | Worthing |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | East Worthing & Shoreham, Worthing West |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| Electorate (2009): | 9838 |
| County Councillor | |
| Bob Smytherman (LD) | |
Tarring is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
The division covers the neighbourhood of West Tarring, which forms part of the urban area of the town of Worthing and came into existence as the result of a boundary review recommended by the Boundary Committee for England, the results of which were accepted by the Electoral Commission in March 2009.
It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Worthing Borough and comprises some or all of the following borough wards: Gaisford Ward (western portion) and Tarring Ward.
Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Smytherman | 851 | 33.1 | -14.3 | |
| UKIP | Shaune King | 702 | 27.3 | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | Sean McDonald | 593 | 23.0 | -6.0 | |
| Labour | Michael Brown | 228 | 8.9 | +3.4 | |
| Green | William Morris | 199 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 149 | 5.8 | -12.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,573 | 26.0 | -9.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Smytherman | 1,646 | 47.4 | ||
| Conservative | Paul High | 1,007 | 29.0 | ||
| UKIP | John Harwood | 628 | 18.1 | ||
| Labour | Sid Wells | 191 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | 639 | 18.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,472 | 35.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||