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 2003, 37 councillors are elected from 13 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973–1976
Conservative1976–1994
Liberal Democrats1994–1999
Conservative1999–2002
Liberal Democrats2002–2003
No overall control2003–2004
Conservative2004–2021
No overall control2021–2022
Labour2022–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2002 have been:[3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Keith Mercer[4] ConservativeOct 200220 Jul 2009
Paul Yallop ConservativeJul 200926 Jan 2015
Daniel Humphreys Conservative26 Jan 201510 Nov 2021
Kevin Jenkins Conservative10 Nov 202120 May 2022
Beccy Cooper Labour20 May 2022

Council elections

Borough result maps

Election apportionment diagrams

By-election results

2010-2014

Goring by-election 2 May 2013[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Nolan 997 43.7 Decrease6.5
UKIP Adrian Price 769 33.7 Increase13.5
Labour Janet Haden 195 8.5 Decrease6.5
Green David Aherne 171 7.5 Steady
Liberal Democrats Neil Campbell 149 6.5 Decrease0.6
Majority 228 10.0
Turnout 2,281
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Castle by-election 7 August 2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Charles James 568 36.9 Increase7.0
Conservative Alex Harman 485 31.5 Decrease0.7
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wiltshire 242 15.7 Decrease3.3
Labour Jim Deen 197 12.8 Decrease2.1
Green Stefan Sykes 49 3.2 Decrease0.8
Majority 83 5.4
Turnout 1,541
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Marine by-election 3 August 2017[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Cooper 1,032 47.4 Increase27.8
Conservative Joseph Crouch 846 38.8 Decrease6.4
Liberal Democrats Antony Brown 246 11.3 Increase1.1
Green Joanna Ponto 55 2.5 Decrease6.2
Majority 186 8.6 N/A
Turnout 2,181 32.1 Decrease0.56%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 17.6%

2018-2022

Salvington by-election 12 December 2019
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 [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vicki Wells 1,239 50.2 Increase17.6
Conservative Syed Ahmed 972 39.4 Decrease1.6
Green Sonya Mallin 145 5.9 Decrease3.7
Liberal Democrats Emma Norton 112 3.7 Decrease3.8
Majority 267 10.8 N/A
Turnout 2,468 37.4 Decrease3.3%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 19.2%

References

  1. ↑ "Your Council". Worthing Borough Council. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "Worthing". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Council minutes". Adur and Worthing Councils. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Holden, Paul (7 July 2009). "Worthing council leader to resign". The Argus. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  5. ↑ The Borough of Worthing (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  6. ↑ The Adur, Arun and Worthing (Areas) Order 1985
  7. ↑ "Worthing council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Worthing (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Goring Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Castle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Election results 2017". Adur & Worthing Councils. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Election results 2021". Adur & Worthing Councils. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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