Broadwater (electoral division)
# Broadwater (electoral division)

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Broadwater 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 original settlement of Worthing of Broadwater village 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: all but WA3 polling district of Broadwater Ward and the eastern part of Gaisford Ward.

## Election results

### 2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:

Broadwater :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Bryan Turner | 734 | 31.2 | -7.1 |
| | UKIP | Colin Avis | 646 | 27.5 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Rice | 601 | 25.6 | -13.2 |
| | Labour | John Turley | 369 | 15.7 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,350 | 23.7 | -9.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:

Broadwater :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Rice | 1,245 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Wye | 1,230 | 38.3 | |
| | UKIP | Lionel Parsons | 559 | 17.4 | |
| | Labour | John Turley | 177 | 5.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,211 | 33.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
