Worthing Borough Council elections

One third of Worthing Borough Council in Worthing, West Sussex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 37 councillors are elected from 13 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973 - 1976
Conservative1976 - 1994
Liberal Democrats1994 - 1999
Conservative1999 - 2002
Liberal Democrats2002 - 2003
No overall control2003 - 2004
Conservative2004 - present

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

Marine by-election 3 August 2017[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Rebecca Cooper 1,032 47.4 Increase27.8
Conservative Joseph Crouch 846 38.8 Decrease6.4
Liberal Democrat Antony Brown 246 11.3 Increase1.1
Green Joanna Ponto 55 2.5 Decrease6.2
Majority 186 8.6 N/A
Turnout 2,181 32.1 Decrease0.56%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 17.6%

References

  1. ↑ "Your Council". Worthing Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  2. ↑ "Worthing". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  3. ↑ The Borough of Worthing (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  4. ↑ The Adur, Arun and Worthing (Areas) Order 1985
  5. ↑ "Worthing council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Worthing (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election results 2017". Adur & Worthing Councils. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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