Ward profile: Woodingdean

Candidates (Two seats)

Steve Bell (Conservative) - @SKJBell

*Dee Simson (Conservative) - @Woodingdean_Dee

Alexis Bear (Green, second choice)

Andrea Finch (Green, first choice)

Elizabeth McGinley (Labour)

Judith Milton (Labour) - @judith4wood

Lawrence Eke (Liberal Democrats)

Timothy Halpin (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition)

Poll watch

Woodingdean is an interesting ward: a significant working-class population, but two Conservative councillors with sizeable majorities. It's difficult to see anything changing - without a seismic shift nationally. Which, in the circumstances, looks very unlikely. Steve Bell is a strong personality who, as a councillor, will not go unnoticed.

2011 election results

ElectionÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Votes (%)

Dee Simson (Conservative - elected) 1,619 (28%)

Geoffrey Wells (Conservative - elected) 1,565 (27%)

Susan Jane Burns (Labour) 853 (15%)

Julian Hayes (Labour) 756 (13%)

Andrea Mary Finch (Green) 403 (7%)

Karen James (Green) 259 (4%)

Graham John Townsend (UKIP) 159 (3%)

Christine-Reba Joy Edge (Liberal Democrats) 121 (2%)

Anthony Richard Henry Eke (Liberal Democrats) 89 (2%)

Factfile (Source: Census 2011)

Households: 3,924

Density (people per hectare): 23

Women: 52% (5,083)

Men: 48% (4,710)

Average age: 41

Higher managerial occupations: 7.9% (615)

Unemployed: 5.6% (269)

White: 93.7% (9,174)

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 0.7% (68)

Asian/Asian British: 2.3% (228)

Number who cannot speak English well: 39

Dependent children in household (% of all households): 32.1%

Christians: 56%

No religion: 34%

Number of same-sex civil partnerships: 50

Divorced: 9%

Living as co-habiting couple: 11.9%

Married: 49.2%

One family - all aged 65 and over: 10.4%

Lone parent - with dependent children: 9%

No adults in employment, with dependent children: 4.9%

Long-term unemployed: 1.4%

Activities limited a lot by poor health: 8.8%

No cars or vans in household: 20%

No qualifications: 27.1%

Full-time students aged 18 and over: 3%

One person in household with long-term health problem/disability - with dependent children: 5.4%