Goring (electoral division)
Coordinates: 50°48′44″N 0°25′28″W / 50.81233°N 0.42452°W
| Goring | |
|---|---|
.png) 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