2004 Worthing Borough Council election

The 2004 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election 2003 increasing the number of seats by 1. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 38.23%.

2004 Worthing Borough Council election

10 June 2004 (2004-06-10)
37 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 18 seats, 51.8% 18 seats, 41.0% Seats won 26 11 Seats after 26 11 Seat change 8 7 Popular vote 43,214 28,324 Percentage 56.2% 36.8% Swing 4.4% 4.2%
Map of the results of the 2004 Worthing council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

The campaign saw a debate between the two main parties on the council over development in Worthing and the fate of the local swimming pool Aquarina. The results saw the Conservatives make significant gains from the Liberal Democrats to take power in Worthing. The top Liberal Democrat to lose in the election was the leader of the council, Sheila Player, who came fourth in Selden ward and failed to be elected as a result. The defeat for the Liberal Democrats was put down to anger over a warning that they might have to close the local museum, art gallery and swimming pool to save money.

Election result

Worthing Local Election Result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	26			+8	70.3	56.2	43,214	+4.4%
	Liberal Democrats	11			-7	29.7	36.8	28,324	-4.2%
	Green	0			0	0	3.9	2,967	-1.2%
	Labour	0			0	0	2.2	1,715	+0.1%
	Independent	0			0	0	0.4	338	+0.4%
	Stop! Durrington's over development	0			0	0	0.3	216	+0.3%
	Legalise Cannabis	0			0	0	0.2	173	+0.2%

Ward results

Broadwater (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geraldine Lissenburg	1,054
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Skepper	913
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Allen	902
	Conservative	Jennifer Cuer-Green	824
	Conservative	Ann Terry	787
	Conservative	David Lafferty	769
	Green	Benjamin Colkett	384
	Labour	John Turley	272
Turnout			5,905	33.8

Castle (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Potter	1,093
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Rogers	1,090
	Conservative	John Rogers	1,081
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Bonetti	1,078
	Conservative	Gina Taylore	1,042
	Conservative	Ruth White	1,012
Turnout			6,396	37.6

Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Coppard	797
	Conservative	Clive Roberts	762
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Freeland	753
	Liberal Democrats	Maurice Tucker	721
	Conservative	Mary Lermitte	701
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Goldsbrough-Jones	700
	Green	Alice Hinton	377
	Labour	Peter Barnes	260
Turnout			5,071	33.3

Durrington (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Falk	744
	Conservative	Ann Sayers	677
	Liberal Democrats	Mark O'Keeffe	621
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Sunderland	580
	Green	John Dwyer	295
Turnout			2,917	37.6

Gaisford (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Barlow	1,014
	Conservative	Bryan Turner	1,000
	Conservative	Kenneth Brady	983
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Medcalf	914
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Lissenburg	909
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Rice	870
	Green	Marie Hillcoat	409
	Labour	Julia Young	274
Turnout			6,373	37.1

Goring (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick John	2,138
	Conservative	Fiona Green	2,055
	Conservative	Steven Waight	2,044
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Paris	677
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Grace	611
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Withnell	606
	Labour	Karen Clayton	317
Turnout			8,448	47.1

Heene (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul High	1,121
	Conservative	John Livermore	1,116
	Conservative	George Stephens	1,080
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Allen	560
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Jones	492
	Green	Christopher Taylor	393
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Ralls	387
	Labour	Niall Duffy	302
	Legalise Cannabis	Sarah Chalk	173
Turnout			5,624	35.6

Marine (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Bradley	1,713
	Conservative	Keith Mercer	1,640
	Conservative	Tom Wye	1,637
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Millard	586
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Izod	499
	Green	Lucielle Colkett	488
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Stephenson	469
	Labour	Barrie Slater	290
Turnout			7,322	42.6

Northbrook (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Harding	410
	Conservative	Alan Whiteley	367
	Liberal Democrats	Val Capon	288
	Liberal Democrats	Merlin Jones	247
	Stop! Durrington's over development	Dawn Smith	216
	Green	Thelma Brown	165
Turnout			1,693	27.7

Offington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark McCarthy	1,857
	Conservative	Graham Fabes	1,837
	Conservative	Reg Green	1,828
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Daniels	674
	Liberal Democrats	David Moynan	567
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Moynan	559
Turnout			7,322	43.3

Salvington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqui Marsh	1,656
	Conservative	Noel Atkins	1,617
	Conservative	Heather Mercer	1,517
	Liberal Democrats	Iona Baker	725
	Liberal Democrats	Samantha O'Keeffe	638
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Bates	630
	Green	Derek Colkett	456
Turnout			7,239	38.7

Selden (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Saheid	1,185
	Liberal Democrats	James Doyle	1,161
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Brown	1,149
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Player	1,108
	Conservative	David Turner	1,038
	Conservative	Sarah-Jane King	1,025
Turnout			6,666	40.7

Tarring (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Lovell	1,247
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Thorpe	1,169
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Smytherman	1,077
	Conservative	Kate Brady	725
	Conservative	David Ide	709
	Conservative	Geoffrey Bird	706
	Independent	Ian Sandell	338
Turnout			5,971	36.1