  The spinning vortex is a stationary generalization of the Nielsen-Olesen
vortex involving a linear time dependence of the Goldstone boson. Here we show
that this vortex can be embedded in models with $SU(2)_{global}\times
U(1)_{local}$ symmetry. We also map the stability sector in parameter space and
show that for sufficiently large spinning velocities the vortex is stable for
{\it any} value of the Higgs self coupling parameter $\beta$. This is a
significant improvement of stability compared to the semilocal vortex
introduced by Vachaspati and Achucarro which is stable only for $\beta<1$. This
result may have significant implications for electroweak vortices.
