2022 Worthing Borough Council election

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2022 Worthing Borough Council election
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14 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election15 seats, 34.6%19 seats, 44.8%
Seats before1717
Seats won104
Seats after2313
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote15,20111,998
Percentage46.5%36.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 11.9%Decrease2.svg 8.1%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election3 seats, 10.8%0 seats, 9.6%
Seats before20
Seats won00
Seats after10
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote2,2393,241
Percentage6.8%9.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.0%Increase2.svg 0.3%
Worthing UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Worthing Borough Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Labour

The 2022 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council, on the same day as other UK local elections.

Contents

The Labour Party won control of the council for the first time, [2] ending 18 years of Conservative administration.

Ward results

Broadwater

Broadwater [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Howard 1,450 59.0 +13.7
Conservative Paisley Thomson66727.1−12.8
Green Richard Battson1737.0−0.6
Liberal Democrats John Apsey1686.8+0.2
Majority78331.9
Turnout 36
Labour hold Swing

Castle

Castle [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ibsha Choudhury 1,297 54.5 +16.0
Labour Samuel Theodoridi 1,060 44.6 +6.1
Conservative Nicky Waight69629.3−12.6
Conservative Habib Shashaty65827.7−14.2
Liberal Democrats Nick Wiltshire28712.1+1.0
Liberal Democrats Robin Rogers28111.8+0.7
Green Christopher Smith1887.9−0.1
Majority36415.3
Turnout 34
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Central

Central [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Deen 1,591 60.5 +16.3
Conservative Josh Harris61323.3−6.6
Green Jo Paul2128.1−9.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Brown1696.4−0.5
Freedom Alliance Christopher Woodward461.7N/A
Majority97837.2
Turnout 34
Labour hold Swing

Durrington

Durrington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles James 674 47.8 −7.4
Labour Graham McKnight51336.4+14.5
Liberal Democrats Emma Norton22315.8+1.0
Majority16111.4
Turnout 32
Conservative hold Swing

Gaisford

Gaisford [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dale Overton 1,686 57.4 +15.1
Conservative Bryan Turner85429.1−9.0
Green Stephen Carleysmith2187.4−2.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Donin1806.1−2.8
Majority83228.3
Turnout 42
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Goring

Goring [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Jenkins 1,347 43.8 −17.1
Green Sonya Mallin1,00032.5+23.0
Labour Bruce Taylor72623.6+3.1
Majority34711.3
Turnout 45
Conservative hold Swing

Heene

Heene [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Mulholland 1,333 53.5 +10.3
Conservative Syed Ahmed88335.4−1.2
Green Ian Davey27611.1−2.6
Majority45018.1
Turnout 38
Labour hold Swing

Marine

Marine [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Whight 1,595 53.6 +7.0
Conservative Edward Crouch1,14438.5−3.9
Green Julie Dawe2367.9+2.1
Majority45115.1
Turnout 45
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Northbrook

Northbrook [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Barrett 561 44.6 +15.1
Conservative Sean McDonald54743.5−7.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Sunderland14911.9+1.7
Majority141.1
Turnout 25
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Offington

Offington [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Morgan 1,364 53.8 −10.9
Labour Helen Abrahams84333.3+17.2
Green Steve Rhodes32712.9+3.6
Majority52120.5
Turnout 39
Conservative hold Swing

Salvington

Salvington [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Heather Mercer 1,351 52.8 −6.2
Labour Lysanne Skinner88234.5+17.3
Green Melanie Ling32512.7+4.1
Majority46918.3
Turnout 36
Conservative hold Swing

Selden

Selden [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dan Hermitage 1,455 60.3 +13.9
Conservative Keith Bickers68528.4−6.9
Green Clare Marshall1446.0−3.4
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Leonard1305.4−0.3
Majority77031.9
Turnout 39
Labour hold Swing

Tarring

Tarring [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rita Garner 1,269 49.2 +23.9
Liberal Democrats Iona Harte65225.3−13.2
Conservative John Salisbury51520.0−6.4
Green Karen Brooks1425.5−1.4
Majority61723.9
Turnout 40
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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