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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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Party | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 24 | |
Conservative | 11 | |
Green | 1 | |
Lib Dem | 1 |
Ward Results
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
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- ^ Green, Daniel (5 May 2024). "Momentum co-chair and deputy council chief quit Labour over party direction". Labour List. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Worthing West - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Upcoming elections - Adur & Worthing Councils". www.adur-worthing.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ a b "Worthing result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "2023 Election results - Adur & Worthing Councils". www.adur-worthing.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Worthing Borough Council: No overall control". The Argus. 2003-05-02. Retrieved 2024-04-11.