Goring (electoral division)

Coordinates: 50°48′44″N 0°25′28″W / 50.81233°N 0.42452°W / 50.81233; -0.42452

Goring

Shown within West Sussex
District:Worthing
UK Parliament Constituency:Worthing West
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
EU Constituency:South East England
Electorate (2009):8115
County Councillor
Steve Waight (Con)

Goring 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 Goring-by-Sea, 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 the following borough wards: the southern part of Castle Ward and Goring Ward.

Election Results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Goring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Waight 1,079 42.0 -12.0
UKIP Richard Bater 898 35.0 +14.8
Labour Janet Haden 225 8.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrat Neil Campbell 189 7.4 -10.6
Green David Aherne 176 6.9 N/A
Majority 181 7.0 -26.8
Turnout 2,567 31.3 -8.1
Conservative hold Swing -13.4%

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Goring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Waight 1,727 54.0
UKIP Richard Bater 646 20.2
Liberal Democrat Nick John 576 18.0
Labour James Elwood 248 7.8
Majority 1,081 33.8
Turnout 3,197 39.4
Conservative win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links


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