2006 Worthing Borough Council election
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14 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the results of the 2006 Worthing council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
The results saw the Conservatives suffer a net loss of three seats to the Liberal Democrats although they remained in control of the council.[2] The Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Gaisford and Northbrook wards and both seats in Durrington, with the winner in Northbrook, Diane Jones, becoming the youngest female councillor in Worthing at the age of 22.[3] However the Conservatives narrowly gained a seat back in Central ward.[3] After the results were declared an investigation was ordered when 452 ballots were spoilt in just the one ward of Offington as compared to an average of 30 in other wards.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative — 23
- Liberal Democrat — 14[4]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 7 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 50.0 | 52.2 | 14,364 | -4.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | 7 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50.0 | 38.7 | 10,659 | +1.9% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 1,279 | +0.7% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 718 | +2.6% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 511 | -0.3% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sheila Player | 1,126 | 52.2 | ||
Conservative | Simon Studd | 766 | 35.5 | ||
Green | Derek Colkett | 267 | 12.4 | ||
Majority | 360 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,159 | 33.3 | −0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Rogers | 999 | 47.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Potter | 884 | 41.9 | ||
Green | Julian Warrick | 228 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | 115 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,111 | 34.7 | −2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Yallop | 773 | 41.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Goldsbrough-Jones | 702 | 37.8 | ||
Green | Lucielle Colkett | 218 | 11.7 | ||
Labour | Peter Barnes | 164 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 71 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,857 | 30.0 | −3.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Keith Sutherland | 805 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Donin | 794 | |||
Conservative | Mark Withers | 771 | |||
Conservative | Ann Sayers | 768 | |||
Turnout | 3,138 | 36.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Rice | 969 | 44.5 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth Brady | 914 | 42.0 | ||
Green | Marie Hillcoat | 295 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | 55 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,178 | 33.3 | −3.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steven Waight | 1,807 | 66.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christine Allen | 546 | 20.0 | ||
UKIP | Richard Bater | 372 | 13.7 | ||
Majority | 1,261 | 46.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,725 | 41.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carol Molineaux | 1,098 | 62.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Jones | 674 | 38.0 | ||
Majority | 424 | 24.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,772 | 30.6 | −5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Wye | 1,489 | 60.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Baker | 383 | 15.4 | ||
Green | Tracey Thompson | 271 | 10.9 | ||
Labour | Barrie Slater | 173 | 7.0 | ||
UKIP | Philip Ruddock | 166 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | 1,106 | 44.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,482 | 38.3 | −4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Diane Jones | 404 | 54.5 | ||
Conservative | Mark O'Keeffe | 337 | 45.5 | ||
Majority | 67 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 741 | 22.1 | −5.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reg Green | 1,476 | 74.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Norah Fisher | 501 | 25.3 | ||
Majority | 975 | 49.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,977 | 39.1 | −4.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heather Mercer | 1,643 | 70.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Cranefield | 679 | 29.2 | ||
Majority | 964 | 41.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,322 | 33.2 | −5.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Brown | 1,043 | 53.5 | ||
Conservative | Roger Oakley | 905 | 46.5 | ||
Majority | 138 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,948 | 33.1 | −7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bob Smytherman | 1,149 | 54.2 | ||
Conservative | David Ide | 618 | 29.1 | ||
UKIP | Christopher Woodward | 180 | 8.5 | ||
Labour | Sidney Wells | 174 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 531 | 25.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,121 | 33.5 | −2.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local elections: Worthing". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Tories win Crawley after 30 years". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Worthing election – the results, reactions and cakes". Worthing Herald. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Local elections". The Times. 5 May 2006. p. 9.
- ^ Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Elections 2006 – Local". Worthing Borough Council. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Local elections – the results". Worthing Herald. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2009.