Worthing council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 13 wards · 13 seats contested

Most seats
8
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
13
across 13 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 8 -3 13,150 45.9% +7.3
Labour Party 4 +4 9,869 34.5% +14.2
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 3,826 13.4% +0.7
Green Party 0 +0 1,181 4.1% -3.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 -1 617 2.2% -18.7

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 13
Conservative and Unionist Party 13
Labour Party 13
Liberal Democrats 13
Green Party 8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 6

A party standing a full slate could field 13 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Broadwater

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Margaret Howard Elected 1,026 45.8% +19.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Paul McKeown 836 37.4% +1.5
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Apsey 229 10.2% -0.5
Green Party Richard Denham Battson 147 6.6% -1.9
Majority190
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,238

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Harman Elected 864 41.8% +9.5
Liberal Democrats Martin McCabe 531 25.7% +11.1
Labour Party Sam Theodoridi 453 21.9% +4.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Heba Saraway 123 5.9% -24.6
Green Party Julian Lawrence Warrick 97 4.7% -0.5
Majority333
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,068

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Deen Elected 1,534 56.9% +30.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Harvey Robinson 777 28.8% +0.6
Green Party James Doyle 202 7.5% -11.0
Liberal Democrats Christine Beryl Brown 184 6.8% -2.9
Majority757
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,697

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Durrington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Charles James Elected 791 57.2% +22.0
Labour Party Jill Guest 296 21.4% +9.4
Liberal Democrats Emma Kate Norton 295 21.3% +0.6
Majority495
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,382

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Gaisford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Jenkins Elected 1,002 42.0% +3.6
Labour Party Joe Thornton 950 39.8% +14.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Martin 222 9.3% -2.5
Green Party Stephen Wardle Carleysmith 211 8.8% -0.8
Majority52
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,385

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Goring

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicky Waight Elected 1,625 60.1% +8.3
Labour Party Jane Lindsay Cropper 561 20.7% +6.1
Liberal Democrats Cyril John Cannings 192 7.1% +1.1
Green Party David Aherne 184 6.8% -0.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Richard Gordon Bater 144 5.3% -14.8
Majority1,064
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,706

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Heene

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Mulholland Elected 1,029 45.4% +12.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Diane Guest 964 42.5% +6.2
Green Party Joe Pearce 139 6.1% -1.6
Liberal Democrats Christine Margaret Allen 134 5.9% -0.1
Majority65
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,266

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Marine

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Crouch Elected 1,460 50.6% +11.8
Labour Party Samuel Baeza 1,136 39.4% -8.0
Liberal Democrats Caroline Louise Griffiths 194 6.7% -4.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Barry Frederick Pinchen 94 3.3% —
Majority324
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,884

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Northbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean McDonald Elected 497 51.1% +23.4
Labour Party John Charles Francis Martin 268 27.5% +9.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Derick Riley Sunderland 133 13.7% -5.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stuart Roy Field 75 7.7% -22.9
Majority229
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast973

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Offington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Louise Murphy Elected 1,452 63.9% +7.2
Labour Party Paul Eustice 496 21.8% +11.1
Liberal Democrats Antony Brown 231 10.2% +2.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Strange 93 4.1% -15.5
Majority956
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,272

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Salvington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Heather Mary Linda Mercer Elected 1,396 63.1% +19.4
Labour Party Helen Jane Silman 461 20.8% +8.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Barbara Cranefield 356 16.1% +5.4
Majority935
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,213

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Selden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Barrett Elected 1,162 49.4% +16.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Callum Buxton 963 40.9% +6.2
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Edith Leonard 134 5.7% -2.5
Green Party Constantine De Goguel 95 4.0% -2.8
Majority199
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,354

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Tarring

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Bob Smytherman Elected 991 44.9% +8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Peck 523 23.7% +0.4
Labour Party Pauline Balfour Fraser 497 22.5% +7.2
Green Party Caroline Ponto 106 4.8% -0.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Adrian Price 88 4.0% -15.6
Majority468
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,205

Liberal Democrats hold

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