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2023 Worthing Borough Council election

2023 Worthing Borough Council election
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12 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Beccy Cooper Kevin Jenkins[2]
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 23 seats, 46.5% 13 seats, 36.7%
Seats before 23[a] 13
Seats won 9 2
Seats after 24 11
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 12,398 8,539
Percentage 45.7% 31.5%
Swing Decrease 0.8% Decrease 5.2%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats
Last election 0 seats, 9.9% 1 seat, 6.8%
Seats before 0 1
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 3,595 2,422
Percentage 13.3% 8.9%
Swing Increase 3.4% Increase 2.1%
Election results by seat in the 2023 Worthing Borough Council Election
Leader before election

Beccy Cooper
Labour

Leader after election

Beccy Cooper
Labour

The 2023 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections in England. There were twelve seats up for election, being the usual nominal third of the council plus a by-election in Central ward.

Summary

Prior to the election the council was under Labour majority control. At the election Labour made a net increase of one seat, increasing their majority. The Green Party won their first seat on the council.[4]

Overall result

The overall result was as follows:[5]

2023 Worthing Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 9 +3 75% 15 24 65% 12,398 46 +15%
  Conservative 2 -3 16.6% 9 11 30% 8,539 31.5% -5%
  Liberal Democrats 0 -1 0 1 1 2.7% 2422 8.9% -5.9%
  Green 1 +1 8.4% 0 1 2.7% 3595 13.25% +
  Heritage 0 0 0 0 0 0 86
  Reform UK 0 0 0 0 0 0 92

Results by ward

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Worthing Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[6] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[7][8]

Broadwater

Broadwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dawn Smith* 1,302 57.1 −1.9
Conservative Diane Guest 627 27.5 +0.4
Green Kate Orton 181 7.9 +0.9
Liberal Democrats John Apsey 170 7.4 +0.6
Majority 675 29.4
Turnout 2,280 33.61
Labour hold Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie Cox 1,069 50.3 −4.2
Conservative Syed Ahmed 677 31.9 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Nick Wiltshire 224 10.5 −1.6
Green Christopher Smith 154 7.3 −0.6
Majority 392 18.4
Turnout 2,124 30.85
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Central

Central (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Caroline Baxter 1,438 59.8 −0.7
Labour Odul Bozkurt 1,313 54.6 −5.9
Conservative Josh Harris 573 23.8 +0.5
Conservative Paisley Thomson 518 21.5 −1.8
Green Ian Davey 295 12.3 +4.2
Green Jo Paul 259 10.8 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Christine Brown 230 9.6 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Merlin Jones 140 5.8 −0.6
Majority 740 30.8
Turnout 2,404 31.63
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gaisford

Gaisford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ferdousi Chowdhury 1,503 56.4 −1.0
Conservative Bryan Turner 717 26.9 −2.2
Green Stephen Carleysmith 200 7.5 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Etchells 154 5.8 −0.3
Reform UK Edmund Rooke 92 3.5 N/A
Majority 786 29.5
Turnout 2,666 38.52
Labour hold Swing

Goring

Goring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Claire Hunt 1,597 50.5 +18.0
Conservative Roy Barraclough* 1,104 34.9 −8.9
Labour Bruce Taylor 369 11.7 −11.9
Liberal Democrats Robin Rogers 95 3.0 N/A
Majority 493 15.6
Turnout 3,165 46.27
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Heene

Heene
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Abrahams 1,273 56.5 +3.0
Conservative Christina Shane-Chan 620 27.5 −7.9
Green Henry Morin 189 8.4 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Trudi Starling 172 7.6 N/A
Majority 653 29.0
Turnout 2,254 34.49
Labour hold Swing

Marine

Marine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vicki Wells 1,444 52.8 −0.8
Conservative Peter Hensley 897 32.8 −5.7
Green Karen Chilvers 253 9.2 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Donin 143 5.2 N/A
Majority 547 20.0
Turnout 2,737 41.66
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Offington

Offington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Humphreys* 1,288 53.9 +0.1
Labour Florence Sanders White 677 28.3 −5.0
Green Steve Rhodes 231 9.7 −3.2
Liberal Democrats David Kingston 195 8.2 N/A
Majority 611 15.6
Turnout 2,391 37.28
Conservative hold Swing

Salvington

Salvington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Noel Atkins* 1,152 46.9 −5.9
Labour Lysanne Skinner 861 35.1 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Emma Norton 261 10.6 N/A
Green Sonya Mallin 180 7.3 −5.4
Majority 291 11.8
Turnout 2,454 34.73
Conservative hold Swing

Selden

Selden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Walker* 1,368 62.5 +2.2
Conservative Sarah Blake 503 23.0 −5.4
Green Clare Marshall 171 7.8 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Leonard 146 6.7 +1.3
Majority 865 39.5
Turnout 2,188 35.95
Labour hold Swing

Tarring

Tarring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hilary Schan 1,158 48.2 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Iona Harte 632 26.3 +1.0
Conservative Tom Taylor 381 15.9 −4.1
Green Karen Brooks 144 6.0 +0.5
Heritage Arthur Kennard 86 3.6 N/A
Majority 526 21.9
Turnout 2,401 38.09
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. ^ Including one vacant seat in Central ward previously held by Labour councillor Jim Deen prior to his resignation in March 2023.[1]
  1. ^ Morton, Sam (24 March 2023). "Worthing's deputy mayor resigns 'on health grounds'". Sussex World. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "How do I become a councillor?". Adur and Worthing Councils. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Worthing Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ Carey, Jasmine (5 May 2023). "Worthing Local Election Results 2023: Labour increases majority as Greens take first seat on council". Sussex Live. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Worthing election result". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Worthing Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Election Results 2023". Worthing Borough Council. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Worthing Borough Council Councillors". Worthing Borough Council. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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