Worthing Borough Council election results: Labour loses overall control

Of the 13 seats being contested in the elections, six Green candidates were elected along with five Reform UK candidates, one Labour and one Liberal Democrat.

The results mean that the council is now made up of 15 Labour members, eight Greens, six Conservatives, five Reform UK members, two Worthing Community Independents and one Liberal Democrat.

A council spokesperson said: “To have majority control of the council, one party must have at least 19 elected members. Representatives of the parties on the council will instead discuss between them whether two or more groups could work together in a coalition or an informal arrangement to run Worthing.

“The council will provide updates on this process over the coming days. The full council will meet on Tuesday 19th May to elect a new leader of Worthing and a new mayor of the borough.”

Ward-by-ward results were as follows.

Broadwater:-

John Apsey (Lib Dem): 157

Tim Hicks (Labour): 741

Lindsey Jackson (Reform UK): 824

Christopher Moros (Conservative): 388

Jimi Taylor (Green): 1,065 ELECTED

GREEN GAIN

Castle:-

Ibsha Choudhury (Labour): 724

Lionel Harman (Reform UK): 953 ELECTED

Iona Harte (Lib Dem): 334

Soraya Hatami (Green): 515

Sean McDonald (Conservative): 511

REFORM UK GAIN

Central:-

Odul Bozkurt (Labour): 926

Natasha Davie (Green): 1,256 ELECTED

David Kingston (Lib Dem): 185

Sam Mitchell-Innes (Conservative): 353

Edmund Rooke (Reform UK): 713

GREEN GAIN

Durrington:-

Luke Angel (Green): 266

Charles James (Reform UK): 793 ELECTED

Nikki Joule (Labour): 325

Robin Rogers (Lib Dem): 196

Bradley Rowatt (Conservative): 452

REFORM HOLD

Gaisford:-

Claire Hatfield (Green): 1,000 ELECTED

Mathew Hoyland (Lib Dem): 310

Stuart James (Reform UK): 805

Dale Overton (Labour): 966

Bryan Turner (Conservative): 506

GREEN GAIN

Goring:-

Jo Bayly (Labour): 268

Kevin Jenkins (Conservative): 1,183

Merlin Jones (Lib Dem): 124

Jenni Price (Reform UK): 1,077

Jasmine Watkins (Green): 1,582 ELECTED

GREEN GAIN

Heene:-

Jenny Blackie (Lib Dem): 184

Luke Houghton (Reform UK): 614

Richard Smart (Conservative): 450

Anthony Squires (Labour): 837

Debbie Woudman (Green): 1,014 ELECTED

GREEN GAIN

Marine:-

Sophie Fatehnia (Reform UK): 792

Jamie MacMillan (Green): 557

Martin McCabe (Labour): 1,295 ELECTED

Sally Nowak (Conservative): 868

Trudi Starling (Lib Dem): 201

LABOUR HOLD

Northbrook:-

Mike Barrett (Labour): 470

Russ Cochran (Conservative): 404

Alice Pimley (Green): 314

Rob Venn (Reform UK): 719 ELECTED

Nicholas Wiltshire (Lib Dem): 224

REFORM UK GAIN

Offington:-

Jeremy Carter (Reform UK): 1,134 ELECTED

Nigel Morgan (Conservative): 1,066

Liz Nicholson (Labour): 605

Stephen Rhodes (Green): 421

Sarah Waghorn (Lib Dem): 284

REFORM UK GAIN

Salvington:-

Peter Barnes (Labour): 560

Karen Harman (Reform UK): 1,300 ELECTED

Polly McGillivray (Green): 444

Emma Norton (Lib Dem): 328

Paisley Thomson (Conservative): 863

REFORM UK GAIN

Selden:-

Christine Brown (Lib Dem): 174

Steven Jackson (Reform UK): 709

John Salisbury (Conservative): 314

Joe Thornton (Labour): 883

Katie Thornton (Green): 965 ELECTED

GREEN GAIN

Tarring:-

Keith Bickers (Conservative): 305

Catherine Davies (Reform UK): 786

Rita Garner (Labour): 783

Cloe Grampa (Green): 482

Hazel Thorpe (Lib Dem): 887 ELECTED

LIB DEM GAIN