Worthing Pier (electoral division)

Coordinates: 50°48′45″N 0°22′44″W / 50.81239°N 0.37877°W / 50.81239; -0.37877

Worthing Pier

Shown within West Sussex
District:Worthing
UK Parliament Constituency:Worthing West
Ceremonial county:West Sussex
EU Constituency:South East England
Electorate (2009):8547
County Councillor
Michael Cloake (Con)

Worthing Pier 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 centre of the town of Worthing.

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

Election Results

2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Worthing Pier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Cloake 660 29.1 -8.0
Green James Doyle 514 22.6 N/A
UKIP Christopher Woodward 475 20.9 +8.1
Liberal Democrat Hazel Thorpe 340 15.0 -25.1
Labour Peter Barnes 282 12.4 +5.8
Majority 146 6.5
Turnout 2,271 24.5 -7.5
Conservative gain from Green Swing

2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Worthing Pier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat James Doyle 1,097 40.1 +5.6
Conservative Paul Yallop 1,015 37.1 -3.3
UKIP Christopher Woodward 350 12.8 N/A
Labour Sue Marsh 181 6.6 -10.1
English Democrats Michael Black-Feather 93 3.4 N/A
Majority 82 3.0
Turnout 2,736 32.0 -20.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:

Worthing Pier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mr C B Roberts 1,678 40.4
Liberal Democrat Ms C B Brown 1,434 34.5
Labour Mr P H Barnes 694 16.7
Green Mr D H Colkett 351 8.4
Majority 244 5.9
Turnout 4,157 52.5
Conservative win (new seat)

References

Election Results - West Sussex County Council

External links


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