Local election in Worthing Borough, England
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
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
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 |
Party | Seats |
| Labour | 24 |
| Conservative | 11 |
| Green | 1 |
| Lib Dem | 1 |
Ward Results
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 | | |
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