Tarring (electoral division)
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Tarring | |
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![]() 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.
Extent
[edit]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.
Election results
[edit]Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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) |
References
[edit]Election Results - West Sussex County Council
External links
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