2016 Worthing Borough Council election

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2016 Worthing Borough Council election
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13 of the 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderDaniel HumphreysRobert Smytherman
Party Conservative UKIP Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatOffingtonTarring
Last election30 seats, 44.8%2 seats, 19.0%4 seats, 11.3%
Seats won1111
Seats after3222
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 2
Popular vote9,8575,3323,223
Percentage38.6%20.9%12.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.2%Increase2.svg 1.9%Increase2.svg 1.3%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Green Labour
Last election1 seats, 9.4%0 seats, 15.5%
Seats won00
Seats after10
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,9275,175
Percentage7.6%20.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.8%Increase2.svg 4.8%
Worthing UK local election 2016 map.svg
Map showing the election results. Each ward had one seat up for election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2016 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Council results

Worthing [2]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative 131120+284.6238.639857
  UKIP 13111±07.6920.905332
  Liberal Democrats 13102-27.6912.633223
  Labour 13000±00.020.285175
  Green 13000±00.07.551927


Ward results

Broadwater ward

Broadwater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Baker 664 35.9
Labour Lorna Beaumont48926.4
UKIP Tony Anderson34418.6
Liberal Democrats John Apsey19810.7
Green Richard Battson1578.5
Majority1759.5
Turnout 185227.61
Conservative hold Swing

Castle ward

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Wills 650 32.3
UKIP Charles James61530.6
Labour Ian Walker34817.3
Liberal Democrats Trudi Starling29314.6
Green Julian Warwick1055.2
Majority351.7
Turnout 201131.95
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Central ward

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Westover 587 28.2
Labour Richard Mulholland55326.6
Green Gari Owen38418.5
UKIP Malcolm Milne35116.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Allen2039.8
Majority341.6
Turnout 207829.10
Conservative hold Swing

Durrington ward

Durrington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Sim 498 35.2
UKIP Mike Jelliss40428.6
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Cranefield29420.8
Labour Guy Chadwick17012.0
Green Thom French483.4
Majority946.6
Turnout 141432.11
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Gaisford ward

Gaisford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Val Turner* 808 38.4
Labour Joe Thornton52725.0
UKIP Christopher Gould31915.2
Liberal Democrats Antony Brown24811.8
Green Rosie Turner2029.6
Majority28113.4
Turnout 210431.4
Conservative hold Swing

Goring ward

Goring
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Waight 1,345 51.7
UKIP Sybil Betts52420.1
Labour Peggy Harris38014.6
Green David Aherne1957.5
Liberal Democrats Dimitri Seirlis1576.0
Majority82131.6
Turnout 260138.38
Conservative hold Swing

Heene ward

Heene
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul High* 700 36.4
Labour Jim Deen62932.7
UKIP Geoffrey Brown33117.2
Green Joseph Pearce1497.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Fullilove1166.0
Majority713.7
Turnout 192531.38
Conservative hold Swing

Marine ward

Marine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Bradley* 961 45.2
Labour Jill Guest41519.5
UKIP Kirk Dickenson34816.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Finch21710.2
Green Antony Grace1858.7
Majority
Turnout 32.57
Conservative hold Swing

Northbrook ward

Northbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Mark Withers 311 30.6
Conservative Karen Harman28227.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Sunderland*19819.5
Labour Darren Pearce18518.2
Green Graham McKnight414.0
Majority
Turnout 27.26
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Offington ward

Offington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Sparkes* 1,253
UKIP John Strange433
Labour Jed Smith238
Liberal Democrats Patricia Izod169
Green Anne Weinhold117
Majority
Turnout 34.79
Conservative hold Swing

Salvington ward

Salvington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Antony Baker 946
UKIP David Smith622
Labour David Lace266
Liberal Democrats Michael Cranefield231
Green Lauren Salvage100
Majority
Turnout 30.87
Conservative hold Swing

Selden ward

Selden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Bickers* 695
Labour Michael Barrett667
UKIP Graham Adams337
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Leonard165
Green Valerie Ellis137
Majority
Turnout 33.33
Conservative hold Swing

Tarring ward

Tarring
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Thorpe 734
Conservative Lin Salter468
UKIP Adrian Price393
Labour Gina Deen308
Green Caroline Ponto107
Majority
Turnout 31.90
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "2016 Election results - Adur & Worthing Councils". Adur & Worthing Councils. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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