Worthing Borough Council elections

One third of Worthing Borough Council in Worthing, West Sussex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 37 councillors are elected from 13 wards.[1]

Results

Composition of the council[2]
Year Conservative Liberal Democrats[a] Labour Green Reform UKIP Independents
& Others 		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (30 seats)
1973 17 0 1 – – – 12 Conservative
1976 26 0 1 0 – – 3 Conservative
1979 16 9 0 0 – – 5 Conservative
New ward boundaries (36 seats)
1983 24 12 0 0 – – 0 Conservative
1984 24 12 0 0 – – 0 Conservative
1986 22 14 0 0 – – 0 Conservative
1987 24 12 0 0 – – 0 Conservative
1988 26 10 0 0 – – 0 Conservative
1990 27 9 0 0 – – 0 Conservative
1991 24 12 0 0 – – 0 Conservative
1992 22 14 0 0 – – 0 Conservative
1994 17 19 0 0 – 0 0 Liberal Democrats
1995 13 23 0 0 – 0 0 Liberal Democrats
1996 11 25 0 0 – 0 0 Liberal Democrats
1998 15 21 0 0 – 0 0 Liberal Democrats
1999 20 16 0 0 – 0 0 Conservative
2000 20 16 0 0 – 0 0 Conservative
2002 17 19 0 0 – 0 0 Liberal Democrats
2003 18 18 0 0 – 0 0 No overall control
New ward boundaries (37 seats)
2004 26 11 0 0 – 0 0 Conservative
2006 23 14 0 0 – 0 0 Conservative
2007 24 12 0 0 – 0 1 Conservative
2008 24 13 0 0 – 0 0 Conservative
2010 25 12 0 0 – 0 0 Conservative
2011 25 11 0 0 – 0 1 Conservative
2012 24 12 0 0 – 0 1 Conservative
2014 27 7 0 1 – 1 1 Conservative
2015 30 4 0 1 – 1 1 Conservative
2016 32 2 0 1 – 2 0 Conservative
2018 29 2 5 0 – 1 0 Conservative
2019 23 3 10 0 – 1 0 Conservative
2021 19 3 15 0 0 0 0 Conservative
2022 13 1 23 0 0 0 0 Labour
2023 11 1 24 1 0 0 0 Labour
2024 9 0 26 2 0 0 0 Labour
2026 6 1 15 8 5 0 2 No overall control

Borough result maps

  • 2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2008 results map
  • 2010 results map
  • 2011 results map
  • 2012 results map
  • 2014 results map
  • 2015 results map
  • 2016 results map
  • 2018 results map
  • 2019 results map
  • 2021 results map
  • 2022 results map
  • 2023 results map
  • 2024 results map
  • 2026 results map

Election apportionment diagrams

  • 2019 Election apportionment diagram
  • 2021 Election apportionment diagram
  • 2022 Election apportionment diagram
  • 2023 Election apportionment diagram

By-election results

2010-2014

Goring by-election 2 May 2013[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Nolan 997 43.7 6.5
UKIP Adrian Price 769 33.7 13.5
Labour Janet Haden 195 8.5 6.5
Green David Aherne 171 7.5
Liberal Democrats Neil Campbell 149 6.5 0.6
Majority 228 10.0
Turnout 2,281
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Castle by-election 7 August 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Charles James 568 36.9 7.0
Conservative Alex Harman 485 31.5 0.7
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wiltshire 242 15.7 3.3
Labour Jim Deen 197 12.8 2.1
Green Stefan Sykes 49 3.2 0.8
Majority 83 5.4
Turnout 1,541
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Marine by-election 3 August 2017[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Cooper 1,032 47.4 27.8
Conservative Joseph Crouch 846 38.8 6.4
Liberal Democrats Antony Brown 246 11.3 1.1
Green Joanna Ponto 55 2.5 6.2
Majority 186 8.6 N/A
Turnout 2,181 32.1 0.56%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 17.6%

2018-2022

Salvington by-election 12 December 2019[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Nowak 2,690 60.4
Labour Gill Poole 832 18.7
Liberal Democrats Emma Norton 928 20.9
Majority 1762 39.6
Turnout 4,450 61.7
Conservative hold Swing
Marine by-election 2 December 2021[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vicki Wells 1,239 50.2 +3.2
Conservative Syed Ahmed 972 39.4 −3.3
Green Sonya Mallin 145 5.9 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Emma Norton 112 4.5 +0.0
Majority 267 10.8
Turnout 2,468
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2022-2026

Marine by-election 19 September 2024[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Taylor 865 40.7 +9.6
Labour Mary Mernagh 781 36.8 −19.2
Reform Lionel Harman 228 10.7 +10.7
Green Jimi Taylor 138 6.5 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Nick Wiltshire 113 5.3 −0.3
Majority 84 4.0
Turnout 2,125
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Heene by-election 10 October 2024[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Houghton 742 42.0 +15.8
Labour Anthony Squires 704 39.9 −16.4
Green Kate Thornton 186 10.5 +0.0
Liberal Democrats Trudi Starling 133 7.5 +0.6
Majority 38 2.2
Turnout 1,765
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Notes

  1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ^ "Your Council". Worthing Borough Council. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Goring Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Castle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Election results 2017". Adur & Worthing Councils. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Salvington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Marine Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Marine Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Heene Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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