The 2014 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. The election took place on the same day as elections to the European Parliament, and saw one third of the council up for election. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, gaining four seats, but losing one to the UK Independence Party. The Liberal Democrats suffered five losses, including one to the Green Party, who gaining their first elected seats on the Council.
Worthing is a large seaside town in England, and district with borough status in West Sussex. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, 10 miles (16 km) west of Brighton, and 18 miles (29 km) east of the county town of Chichester. With an estimated population of 104,600 and an area of 12.5 square miles (32.37 km2) the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation, which makes it part of the 15th most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Since 2010 northern parts of the borough, including the Worthing Downland Estate, have formed part of the South Downs National Park.
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering East Sussex to the east, Hampshire to the west and Surrey to the north, and to the south the English Channel.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 10 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 76.9 | 36.2 | 10365 | -10.2 | |
UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.7 | 28.9 | 8,277 | +21.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 3,600 | -27.3 | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 3,348 | +5.4 | |
Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 3,049 | +10.6 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victoria Vaughan | 754 | 34.2 | -7.1 | |
UKIP | Elise Mason | 691 | 31.3 | +23.9 | |
Labour | John Turley | 288 | 13.0 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Apsey | 272 | 12.3 | -28.1 | |
Green | Richard Battson | 202 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 63 | 2.9 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,207 | 32.4 | -30.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 15.5% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Luke Proudfoot | 702 | 32.2 | -8.5 | |
UKIP | Dave Shipley | 653 | 29.9 | +29.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nick Wiltshire | 414 | 18.9 | -39.2 | |
Labour | Jim Deen | 324 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Green | Daniel Aherne | 88 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 49 | 2.2 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,181 | 35.1 | -24.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 15.4% LD to Con | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | James Doyle | 610 | 26.3 | +26.3 | |
Conservative | Alex Harman | 601 | 25.9 | -10.5 | |
UKIP | Malcolm Milne | 559 | 24.1 | +17.6 | |
Labour | Peter Barnes | 362 | 15.6 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Allen | 188 | 8.1 | -34.8 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.4 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,320 | 31.8 | -22.2 | ||
Green gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 30.6% LD to Green | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Susan Jelliss | 526 | 33.6 | +23.1 | |
Conservative | Steve Waight | 494 | 31.5 | -13.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jackie Cranefield | 345 | 22.0 | -21.7 | |
Labour | Guy Chadwick | 152 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Green | Fiona Ramasami | 50 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 32 | 2.0 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,567 | 34.7 | -30.3 | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.4% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Jenkins | 874 | 37.4 | -4.8 | |
UKIP | John Dawkins | 537 | 22.9 | +15.5 | |
Green | William Morris | 317 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Labour | Joe Thornton | 312 | 13.3 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dimitri Seirlis | 300 | 12.8 | -29.4 | |
Majority | 337 | 14.4 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,340 | 34.3 | -29.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 12.3% LD to Con | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Nolan | 1,435 | 48.5 | -8.1 | |
UKIP | Trevor England | 817 | 27.6 | +18.5 | |
Labour | Margaret Harris | 305 | 10.3 | -1.3 | |
Green | David Aherne | 217 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Trudi Starling | 186 | 6.3 | -15.7 | |
Majority | 618 | 20.8 | -13.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,9620 | 43.8 | -28.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 13.3% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diane Guest | 714 | 34.0 | -12.5 | |
Green | Stefan Sykes | 507 | 24.2 | +24.2 | |
UKIP | Rick Setford | 498 | 23.7 | +23.7 | |
Labour | Jill Guest | 222 | 10.6 | -4.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Finch | 158 | 7.5 | -30.3 | |
Majority | 207 | 9.9 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,099 | 32.8 | -23.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 18.4% Con to Green | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Crouch | 1,114 | 43.6 | +15.4 | |
UKIP | Charles James | 692 | 27.1 | +20.5 | |
Labour | Alex Wagstaff | 298 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
Green | Melanie Muir | 264 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Pat Izod | 189 | 7.4 | -10.9 | |
Majority | 422 | ||||
Turnout | 2,557 | 38.9 | -26.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sean McDonald | 355 | 35.8 | -9.8 | |
UKIP | Mike Jelliss | 328 | 33.1 | +33.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Diane Jones | 169 | 17.0 | -36.6 | |
Labour | Philip Dufty | 86 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Green | Katherine Kohl | 54 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 27 | 2.7 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 992 | 27.9 | -25.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | 21.5% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Louise Murphy | 1,240 | 47.9 | -8.3 | |
UKIP | Toby Brothers | 798 | 30.8 | +20.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Linda Williams | 194 | 7.5 | -16.7 | |
Labour | Ann Saunders | 191 | 7.4 | -0.9 | |
Green | Stephen Nethercott-Cable | 164 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 442 | 17.1 | -14.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,587 | 40.8 | -31.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 14.2% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Heather Mercer | 1,011 | 39.0 | -11.6 | |
UKIP | Pauline James | 988 | 38.2 | +25.5 | |
Labour | David Lace | 236 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Green | Julia Owen | 181 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Val Capon | 173 | 6.9 | -28.9 | |
Majority | 23 | 0.9 | -13.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,589 | 36.4 | -27.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 18.6% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Callum Buxton | 601 | 30.4 | -5.4 | |
UKIP | John Harwood | 526 | 26.6 | +19.5 | |
Labour | Mike Barrett | 354 | 17.9 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Yvonne Leonard | 298 | 15.1 | -30.6 | |
Green | Valerie Ellis | 199 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 75 | 3.8 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,978 | 31.4 | -28.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Bob Smytherman | 714 | 31.6 | -20.9 | |
UKIP | Adrian Price | 664 | 29.4 | +18.1 | |
Conservative | David Messer | 470 | 20.8 | -14.5 | |
Labour | Michelle Forsyth | 218 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Green | Ross Johnson | 196 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 50 | 2.2 | -15.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,262 | 34.9 | -29.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | 19.5% LD to UKIP | |||
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