2023 Worthing Borough Council election

The 2023 Worthing Borough Council election will take place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[2] This will be on the same day as other local elections in England.

2023 Worthing Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
12 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Beccy Cooper Kevin Jenkins[1]
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 23 seats, 48.1% 12 seats, 35.5% 2 seats, 6.6%
Seats before 23 13 1
Leader before election

Beccy Cooper
Labour

 Leader after election

TBD

Summary

Election result
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

Candidates

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.[3]

Broadwater
Broadwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diane Guest
Green Kate Orton
Labour Dawn Smith*
Liberal Democrats John Apsey

Castle
Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Syed Ahmed
Green Christopher Smith
Labour Sophie Cox
Liberal Democrats Nick Wiltshire

Central
Central (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josh Harris
Conservative Paisley Thompson
Green Ian Davey
Green Jo Paul
Labour Caroline Baxter
Labour Odul Bozkurt
Liberal Democrats Christine Brown
Liberal Democrats Merlin Jones

Gaisford
Gaisford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Turner
Green Stephen Carleysmith
Labour Ferdousi Chowdhury
Liberal Democrats Mark Etchells
Reform UK Edmund Rooke

Goring
Goring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Barraclough*
Green Claire Hunt
Labour Bruce Taylor
Liberal Democrats Robin Rogers

Heene
Heene
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christina Shane-Chan
Green Henry Morin
Labour Helen Abrahams
Liberal Democrats Trudi Starling

Marine
Marine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hensley
Green Karen Chilvers
Labour Vicki Wells
Liberal Democrats Michael Donin

Offington
Offington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Humphreys*
Green Steve Rhodes
Labour Florence Sanders White
Liberal Democrats David Kingston

Salvington
Salvington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Noel Atkins*
Green Sonya Mallin
Labour Lysanne Skinner
Liberal Democrats Emma Norton

Selden
Selden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Blake
Green Clare Marshall
Labour Carl Walker*
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Leonard

Tarring
Tarring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Taylor
Green Karen Brooks
Heritage Arthur Kennard
Labour Hilary Schan
Liberal Democrats Iona Harte

References
  1. "How do I become a councillor?". Adur and Worthing Councils. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Worthing Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Worthing Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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