2022 Worthing Borough Council election

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2022 Worthing Borough Council election

← 2021 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)[1] 2023 →

14 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election 15 seats, 34.6% 19 seats, 44.8%
Seats before 17 17
Seats won 10 4
Seats after 23 13
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 4
Popular vote 15,201 11,998
Percentage 46.5% 36.7%
Swing Increase 11.9% Decrease 8.1%

  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 3 seats, 10.8% 0 seats, 9.6%
Seats before 2 0
Seats won 0 0
Seats after 1 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 2,239 3,241
Percentage 6.8% 9.9%
Swing Decrease 4.0% Increase 0.3%

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.

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

Ward results[edit]

Broadwater[edit]

Broadwater[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Howard 1,450 59.0 +13.7
Conservative Paisley Thomson 667 27.1 -12.8
Green Richard Battson 173 7.0 -0.6
Liberal Democrats John Apsey 168 6.8 +0.2
Majority 783 31.9
Turnout 36
Labour hold Swing

Castle[edit]

Castle[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ibsha Choudhury 1,297 54.5 +16.0
Labour Samuel Theodoridi 1,060 44.6 +6.1
Conservative Nicky Waight 696 29.3 -12.6
Conservative Habib Shashaty 658 27.7 -14.2
Liberal Democrats Nick Wiltshire 287 12.1 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Robin Rogers 281 11.8 +0.7
Green Christopher Smith 188 7.9 -0.1
Majority 364 15.3
Turnout 34
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Central[edit]

Central[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Deen 1,591 60.5 +16.3
Conservative Josh Harris 613 23.3 -6.6
Green Jo Paul 212 8.1 -9.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Brown 169 6.4 -0.5
Freedom Alliance Christopher Woodward 46 1.7 N/A
Majority 978 37.2
Turnout 34
Labour hold Swing

Durrington[edit]

Durrington[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles James 674 47.8 -7.4
Labour Graham McKnight 513 36.4 +14.5
Liberal Democrats Emma Norton 223 15.8 +1.0
Majority 161 11.4
Turnout 32
Conservative hold Swing

Gaisford[edit]

Gaisford[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dale Overton 1,686 57.4 +15.1
Conservative Bryan Turner 854 29.1 -9.0
Green Stephen Carleysmith 218 7.4 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Donin 180 6.1 -2.8
Majority 832 28.3
Turnout 42
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Goring[edit]

Goring[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Jenkins 1,347 43.8 -17.1
Green Sonya Mallin 1,000 32.5 +23.0
Labour Bruce Taylor 726 23.6 +3.1
Majority 347 11.3
Turnout 45
Conservative hold Swing

Heene[edit]

Heene[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Mulholland 1,333 53.5 +10.3
Conservative Syed Ahmed 883 35.4 -1.2
Green Ian Davey 276 11.1 -2.6
Majority 450 18.1
Turnout 38
Labour hold Swing

Marine[edit]

Marine[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Whight 1,595 53.6 +7.0
Conservative Edward Crouch 1,144 38.5 -3.9
Green Julie Dawe 236 7.9 +2.1
Majority 451 15.1
Turnout 45
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Northbrook[edit]

Northbrook[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Barrett 561 44.6 +15.1
Conservative Sean McDonald 547 43.5 -7.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Sunderland 149 11.9 +1.7
Majority 14 1.1
Turnout 25
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Offington[edit]

Offington[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Morgan 1,364 53.8 -10.9
Labour Helen Abrahams 843 33.3 +17.2
Green Steve Rhodes 327 12.9 +3.6
Majority 521 20.5
Turnout 39
Conservative hold Swing

Salvington[edit]

Salvington[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather Mercer 1,351 52.8 -6.2
Labour Lysanne Skinner 882 34.5 +17.3
Green Melanie Ling 325 12.7 +4.1
Majority 469 18.3
Turnout 36
Conservative hold Swing

Selden[edit]

Selden[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dan Hermitage 1,455 60.3 +13.9
Conservative Keith Bickers 685 28.4 -6.9
Green Clare Marshall 144 6.0 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Leonard 130 5.4 -0.3
Majority 770 31.9
Turnout 39
Labour hold Swing

Tarring[edit]

Tarring[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rita Garner 1,269 49.2 +23.9
Liberal Democrats Iona Harte 652 25.3 -13.2
Conservative John Salisbury 515 20.0 -6.4
Green Karen Brooks 142 5.5 -1.4
Majority 617 23.9
Turnout 40
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References[edit]

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