2026 Worthing Borough Council election
7 May 2026
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The 2026 Worthing Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 14 of 29 members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[2]
Summary
Background
In 2024, the Labour Party won majority control of the council.[3] In January 2026, the council asked for the election to be postponed pending local government reorganisation.[4][5] However it was rescheduled on 16 February 2026.[6]
Election result
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 14 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 6 | |||||||||
| Independent | 2 | |||||||||
| Green | 2 | |||||||||
| Reform UK | 0 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |||||||||
Candidates
References
- ^ The 3 Independent councillors sat in the Worthing Community Independents group.
- ^ "Worthing Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ mhclgpress (16 February 2026). "Update on May 2026 local authority elections – MHCLG in the Media". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Worthing result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Councillors demand urgent meeting over risk to 2026 local elections". The Argus. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Will Sussex get to vote in 2026 or will elections be called off?". BBC News. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Elections back on across Sussex after government U-turn". Brighton and Hove News. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.