# 2010 Worthing Borough Council election

The 2010 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative: 25
* Liberal Democrat: 12

## Election result

Worthing local election result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 | 46.4 | 25,011 | -4.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 | 39.9 | 21,464 | +2.9% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 3,977 | -0.3% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 3,365 | +3.15% |

### Ward results

Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Victoria Vaughn | 1,774 | 41.30 | −6.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Nelson | 1,737 | 40.44 | −5.86 |
| | Labour | John Turley | 446 | 10.38 | +3.98 |
| | UKIP | Colin Avis | 318 | 7.40 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 0.86 | −0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,295 | 63 | +30 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Con 0.17 | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor England | 2,199 | 58.08 | +2.08 |
| | Conservative | Damon Turner | 1,542 | 40.72 | −3.28 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 45 | 1.20 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 17.35 | +5.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,786 | 60 | +27 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Davd Chapman | 1,603 | 42.94 | +2.64 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Murray | 1,358 | 36.37 | −8.53 |
| | Labour | Janet Haden | 505 | 13.52 | +5.12 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Woodward | 242 | 6.48 | −0.62 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.69 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 6.56 | +11.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3733 | 54 | +26 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Durrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles James | 1,303 | 45.18 | +4.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Sunderland | 1,259 | 43.65 | −2.00 |
| | UKIP | Shaune Wilma | 310 | 10.50 | −3.30 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.87 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 1.53 | +6.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,872 | 65 | +30 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Gasford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Rice | 1,835 | 42.18 | −2.82 |
| | Conservative | John Rogers | 1,708 | 39.26 | −8.24 |
| | Labour | Matthew Smith | 463 | 10.64 | +4.14 |
| | UKIP | John Harwood | 324 | 7.44 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 2.91 | +6.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,350 | 64 | +32 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Goring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Waight | 2,774 | 56.61 | −11.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Condon | 1,076 | 21.96 | +3.36 |
| | Labour | James Elwood | 569 | 11.61 | −1.49 |
| | UKIP | Richard Bater | 445 | 9.08 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 36 | 0.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,698 | 34.65 | −14.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,900 | 72 | +30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.475% Con to LD | |
Heene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carol Molineaux | 1,642 | 46.47 | −15.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Hoban | 1,337 | 37.84 | −0.46 |
| | Labour | Susan Marsh | 534 | 15.11 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 8.63 | −14.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,533 | 56 | +28 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.375% Con to LD | |
Marine (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Wye | 2,339 | 30.50 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Yallop | 1,981 | 25.83 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Allen | 1,467 | 19.12 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Leonard | 1,339 | 17.45 | |
| | UKIP | Phillip Ruddock | 510 | 6.64 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 34 | 0.46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 872 | 11.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 6.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,670 | 65 | +32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Northbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Jones | 1,011 | 53.57 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Whitley | 861 | 45.62 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.81 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 7.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,887 | 53 | +27 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Offington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Green | 2,617 | 56.25 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Cranefield | 1,124 | 24.16 | |
| | UKIP | Michael Glennon | 496 | 10.66 | |
| | Labour | John Gardiner | 384 | 8.25 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 31 | 0.68 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,493 | 31.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,652 | 74 | +36 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Salvington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicola Waight | 2,343 | 50.59 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Cranefield | 1,659 | 35.82 | |
| | UKIP | Patricia Hall | 589 | 12.71 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 40 | 0.88 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 684 | 14.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,631 | 64 | +32 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Selden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Brown | 1,702 | 45.68 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Rogers | 1,273 | 35.82 | |
| | Labour | Ann Saunders | 464 | 12.45 | |
| | UKIP | Rita Offen | 264 | 7.09 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 23 | 0.61 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 11.51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,726 | 60 | +21 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tarring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Smytherman | 2,166 | 52.50 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Chick | 1,496 | 35.31 | |
| | UKIP | Anthony Fallone | 479 | 11.27 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.50 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 17.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,162 | 64 | +33 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |