2024 Worthing Borough Council election

2024 Worthing Borough Council election
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13 of 37 Seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
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Leader Beccy Cooper Kevin Jenkins
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Marine Goring
Last election 24 seats, 45.7% 11 seats, 31.5%
Seats before 24 11
Seats won 9 3
Seats after 26 9
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 12,857 9,065
Percentage 45.1% 31.8%
Swing Decrease 0.6% Increase 0.3%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Clare Hunt Hazel Thorpe
Party Green Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Goring Tarring (Defeated)
Last election 1 seat, 13.3% 1 seat, 6.8%
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 2 0
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 3,865 2,703
Percentage 13.6% 9.5%
Swing Increase 0.3% Increase 0.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Worthing Borough Council election
Leader before election

Beccy Cooper
Labour

Leader after election

Beccy Cooper
Labour

The 2024 Worthing Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections being held in the United Kingdom on the same day.[1]

Labour retained their majority on the council.[2] Three days after the election, three Labour councillors resigned from the party, although the party retained its majority.[3]

By-elections

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At the 2024 United Kingdom General Election, Council leader Dr Beccy Cooper was elected as the MP for Worthing West.[4] As a result, she resigned as Leader and as a Councillor on Wednesday July 10th, neccecitating a by-election in Marine Ward.[5] Cllr Sophie Cox replaced Beccy as Leader on Tuesday 23rd July 2024.[6]

Background

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Worthing Borough Council elects a third of its councillors 3 out of every 4 years, with elections to West Sussex County Council in the 4th year.[7] 13 seats out of 37 were up for election in 2024.

At the previous election, held in 2023, the Labour Party increased the number of seats they had on the council by 1 to have 24 seats. The Conservative Party lost 2 seats and the Greens gained 1.[8] As a result, the council remained under Labour control.[8][9]

The Liberal Democrats went into the election defending their last seat on the Council, in Tarring ward, having been in overall control of the Council as recently as 2003.[10]

Pre-Election Composition
24
11
1
1
Party Seats
Labour 24
Conservative 11
Green 1
Lib Dem 1

Ward Results

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All 13 wards have a full slate of candidates from Labour, the Conservatives, the Greens and the Lib Dems.

The Candidates nominated for each ward are as follows (* indicates incumbent):

Broadwater

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Broadwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Glynn-Davies* 1,218 58.8 +1.7
Conservative John Robert Salisbury 515 24.8 −2.7
Green Valerie Eileen Daphne Knight 190 9.1 +1.2
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Apsey 149 7.2 −0.2
Majority 703 34.01
Turnout 2,096 30.61 −3.00
Registered electors 6,847
Labour hold Swing

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sam Theodoridi(*) 895 47.0 −3.3
Conservative Tom Taylor 591 31.0 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Nick Wiltshire 253 13.3 +2.8
Green Nellie De Goguel 166 8.7 +1.4
Majority 304 16.0
Turnout 1,921 27.69 −3.16
Registered electors 6,937
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Central

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Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosey Whorlow* 1,372 59.2 −0.6
Conservative Diane Guest 519 22.4 −1.4
Green Jo Paul 272 11.7 +0.9
Liberal Democrats David Kingston 156 6.7 −2.9
Majority 860 36.8
Turnout 2,346 30.55 −1.08
Registered electors 7,679
Labour hold Swing

Durrington

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Durrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josh Harris 583 42.7 −5.1
Labour Mary Bridget Mernagh 538 39.4 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Donin 168 12.3 −3.5
Green Jimi Taylor 77 5.6 N/A
Majority 45 3.3
Turnout 1,383 30.76
Registered electors 4,496
Conservative hold Swing

Gaisford

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Gaisford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Turley* 1,364 55.9 −0.5
Conservative Bryan Turner 669 27.4 +0.5
Green Stephen Wardle Carlysmith 249 10.2 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Etchells 158 6.5 +0.7
Majority 695 28.5
Turnout 2,455 35.15 −3.37
Registered electors 6,984
Labour hold Swing

Goring

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Goring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ian Arthur Davey 1,696 55.8 +5.3
Conservative Paisley Thompson 982 32.3 −2.6
Labour Tshepo Ronald Skwambane 271 8.2 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Merlin Jones 89 2.9 −0.1
Majority 714 23.5
Turnout 3,066 44.51 −1.76
Registered electors 6,888
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Heene

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Heene
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Ellum 1,245 56.3 −0.2
Conservative Roy Barraclough 580 26.2 −1.3
Green Constantine De Goguel 232 10.5 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Matt Hoyland 153 6.9 −0.7
Majority 665 30.1
Turnout 2,228 33.81 −0.68
Registered electors 6,589
Labour hold Swing

Marine

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Marine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Cooper* 1,501 56.0 +3.2
Conservative Oliver Jones 833 31.1 −1.7
Green Julie Dawe 198 7.4 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Trudi Ann Starling 149 5.6 +0.4
Majority 668 24.9
Turnout 2,699 40.40 −1.26
Registered electors 6,680
Labour hold Swing

Northbrook

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Northbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dom Ford 647 47.9 +3.3
Conservative Russ Cochran* 517 38.2 −5.3
Liberal Democrats Robin Thurston Rodgers 103 7.6 −4.3
Green James Edmund Raymond Darrall 85 6.3 N/A
Majority 130 9.7
Turnout 1,358 24.98
Registered electors 5,436
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Offington

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Offington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Sparkes* 1,256 52.7 −1.2
Labour Liz Nicholson 782 32.8 +4.5
Green Steve Rhodes 186 7.8 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Iona Harte 161 6.8 −1.4
Majority 474 19.9
Turnout 2,402 36.81 −0.47
Registered electors 6,525
Conservative hold Swing

Salvington

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Salvington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Nowak* 1,154 47.8 +0.9
Labour Anthony Paul Squires 847 35.1 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats Emma Kate Norton 242 10.0 −0.6
Green Sonya Lynne Mallin 170 7.1 −0.2
Majority 307 12.7
Turnout 2,435 34.12 −0.61
Registered electors 7,136
Conservative hold Swing

Selden

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Selden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jon Roser* 1,168 57.1 −5.4
Conservative Sarah Louise Blake 529 25.8 +2.8
Green Clare Ann Marshall 193 9.4 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Beryl Brown 157 7.7 +1.0
Majority 639 31.3
Turnout 2,061 33.50 −2.45
Registered electors 6,152
Labour hold Swing

Tarring

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Tarring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lysanne Charlotte Skinner 1,009 44.6 −3.6
Liberal Democrats Hazel Thorpe* 765 33.8 +7.5
Conservative Christina Shane-Chan 337 14.9 −1.0
Green Karen Elizabeth Brooks 151 6.7 +0.7
Majority 234 10.8
Turnout 2,292 35.96 −2.13
Registered electors 6,373
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

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  1. ^ Courea, Eleni (2024-04-05). "England local elections: what's up for grabs on 2 May and how do predictions look?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ Morton, Sam (3 May 2024). "Local elections 2024: Labour take control of Adur council for first time ever; Worthing retained". Sussex World. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Green, Daniel (5 May 2024). "Momentum co-chair and deputy council chief quit Labour over party direction". Labour List. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Worthing West - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  5. ^ "News | PR24-055 | Dr Beccy Cooper stands down as Worthing Borough Council leader and councillor - Adur & Worthing Councils". www.adur-worthing.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  6. ^ "News | PR24-055 | Dr Beccy Cooper stands down as Worthing Borough Council leader and councillor - Adur & Worthing Councils". www.adur-worthing.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  7. ^ "Upcoming elections - Adur & Worthing Councils". www.adur-worthing.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  8. ^ a b "Worthing result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  9. ^ "2023 Election results - Adur & Worthing Councils". www.adur-worthing.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  10. ^ "Worthing Borough Council: No overall control". The Argus. 2003-05-02. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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