| Worthing East | |
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Shown within West Sussex |
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| District: | Worthing |
| UK Parliament Constituency: | East Worthing & Shoreham, Worthing West |
| Ceremonial county: | West Sussex |
| EU Constituency: | South East England |
| Electorate (2009): | 8029 |
| County Councillor | |
| Irene Richards (LD) | |
Worthing East is an electoral division of West Sussex in the United Kingdom, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council.
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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.
The latest election in the division took place on 4 June 2009:
| Worthing East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Irene Richards | 1,157 | 40.9 | -1.0 | |
| Conservative | Roger Oakley | 1,012 | 35.8 | -3.8 | |
| UKIP | Mick Clark | 424 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
| Labour | Ann Saunders | 233 | 8.2 | -10.4 | |
| Majority | 145 | 5.1 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,826 | 35.2 | -22.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
| Worthing East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mrs I C Richards | 1,866 | 41.9 | ||
| Conservative | Mr M Saheid | 1,764 | 39.6 | ||
| Labour | Ms A Saunders | 828 | 18.6 | ||
| Majority | 102 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,458 | 57.5 | |||
Election Results - West Sussex County Council