2022 Worthing Borough Council election

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.

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 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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