2023 Worthing Borough Council election

2023 Worthing Borough Council election
12 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
	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
Party		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

^ Including one vacant seat in Central ward previously held by Labour councillor Jim Deen prior to his resignation in March 2023.^[1]

^ Morton, Sam (24 March 2023). "Worthing's deputy mayor resigns 'on health grounds'". Sussex World. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "How do I become a councillor?". Adur and Worthing Councils. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Worthing Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Worthing election result". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Worthing Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
^ "Election Results 2023". Worthing Borough Council. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Worthing Borough Council Councillors". Worthing Borough Council. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[2] 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.

[3] "How do I become a councillor?". Adur and Worthing Councils. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[4] "Notice of Election" (PDF). Worthing Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[5] 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.

[6] "Worthing election result". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[7] "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Worthing Borough Council. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[8] "Election Results 2023". Worthing Borough Council. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[9] "Worthing Borough Council Councillors". Worthing Borough Council. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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