Worthing East (electoral division)

Worthing East
Shown within West Sussex
District:	Worthing
UK Parliament Constituency:	East Worthing & Shoreham, Worthing West
Ceremonial county:	West Sussex
Electorate (2009):	8029
County Councillor
Roger Oakley (Con)

Worthing East is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.

Extent

The division covers the neighbourhood of East Worthing, which forms part of the urban area of the town of Worthing.

It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Worthing Borough and comprises the following borough wards: the east part of Central Ward, and Selden Ward.

Election results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Worthing East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Oakley	675	30.3	−5.5
	UKIP	Grant Lloyd	567	25.5	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Brown	540	24.3	−16.6
	Labour	Mike Barrett	443	19.9	+11.7
Majority			108	4.8
Turnout			2,225	26.0	−9.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Worthing East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Richards	1,157	40.9	−1.0
	Conservative	Roger Oakley	1,012	35.8	−3.8
	UKIP	Mick Clark	424	15.0	N/A
	Labour	Ann Saunders	233	8.2	−10.4
Majority			145	5.1	+2.8
Turnout			2,826	35.2	−22.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Worthing East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Irene Richards	1,866	41.9
	Conservative	Jack Saheid	1,764	39.6
	Labour	Ann Saunders	828	18.6
Majority			102	2.3
Turnout			4,458	57.5
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links

• West Sussex County Council
• Election Maps