Worthing Borough Council elections

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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]

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Summary of results

Year Conservative Labour Lib Dems Green UKIP Independent
Current9260200
2024 9260200
2023 11241100
2022 13231000
2021 19153000
2019 22103011
2018 2852011
2016 3102121
2015 2905111


Council elections

Borough result maps

Election apportionment diagrams

By-election results

2010-2014

Goring by-election 2 May 2013 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Nolan 997 43.7 Decrease2.svg6.5
UKIP Adrian Price76933.7Increase2.svg13.5
Labour Janet Haden1958.5Decrease2.svg6.5
Green David Aherne1717.5Steady2.svg
Liberal Democrats Neil Campbell1496.5Decrease2.svg0.6
Majority22810.0
Turnout 2,281
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Castle by-election 7 August 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Charles James 568 36.9 Increase2.svg7.0
Conservative Alex Harman48531.5Decrease2.svg0.7
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wiltshire24215.7Decrease2.svg3.3
Labour Jim Deen19712.8Decrease2.svg2.1
Green Stefan Sykes493.2Decrease2.svg0.8
Majority835.4
Turnout 1,541
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Marine by-election 3 August 2017 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rebecca Cooper 1,032 47.4 Increase2.svg27.8
Conservative Joseph Crouch84638.8Decrease2.svg6.4
Liberal Democrats Antony Brown24611.3Increase2.svg1.1
Green Joanna Ponto552.5Decrease2.svg6.2
Majority1868.6N/A
Turnout 2,18132.1Decrease2.svg0.56%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 17.6%

2018-2022

Salvington by-election 12 December 2019 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Nowak 2,690 60.4
Labour Gill Poole83218.7
Liberal Democrats Emma Norton92820.9
Majority176239.6
Turnout 4,45061.7
Conservative hold Swing
Marine by-election 2 December 2021 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vicki Wells 1,239 50.2 +3.2
Conservative Syed Ahmed97239.4−3.3
Green Sonya Mallin1455.9+0.1
Liberal Democrats Emma Norton1124.5+0.0
Majority26710.8
Turnout 2,468
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2022-2026

Marine by-election 19 September 2024 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Taylor 865 40.7 +9.6
Labour Mary Mernagh78136.8−19.2
Reform UK Lionel Harman22810.7+10.7
Green Jimi Taylor1386.5−0.9
Liberal Democrats Nick Wiltshire1135.3−0.3
Majority844.0
Turnout 2,125
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Heene by-election 10 October 2024 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luke Houghton 742 42.0 +15.8
Labour Anthony Squires70439.9−16.4
Green Kate Thornton18610.5+0.0
Liberal Democrats Trudi Starling1337.5+0.6
Majority382.2
Turnout 1,765
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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References

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  2. The Borough of Worthing (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  3. The Adur, Arun and Worthing (Areas) Order 1985
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