Worthing council election, 2026
Most seats
7
Green Party
Seats contested
14
across 13 wards
Turnout
48.9%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 7 | +6 | 10,946 | 25.6% | +12.0 |
| Reform UK | 5 | +5 | 11,219 | 26.2% | — |
| Labour Party | 1 | -8 | 9,383 | 21.9% | -23.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | +1 | 3,588 | 8.4% | -1.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 0 | -3 | 7,663 | 17.9% | -13.9 |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 14 |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party | 14 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 13 | |
| Labour Party | 13 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | |
| Reform UK | 13 |
A party standing a full slate could field 14 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 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Jimi Robert Taylor Elected | 1,065 | 50.2% | +41.1 |
| Green Party | Jimi Taylor Elected | 1,065 | 50.2% | — |
| Reform UK | Lindsey Jackson | 824 | 38.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Tim Hicks | 741 | 35.0% | -23.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Christopher Moros | 388 | 18.3% | -6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Christopher Apsey | 157 | 7.4% | +0.2 |
| Majority | 241 | |||
| Turnout | 46.8% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,120 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party · Green Party gain
Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Lionel Harman Elected | 953 | 31.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Ibsha Choudhury | 724 | 23.8% | -23.1 |
| Green Party | Soraya Hatami | 515 | 17.0% | +8.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sean McDonald | 511 | 16.8% | -14.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | lona Harte | 334 | 11.0% | -2.3 |
| Majority | 229 | |||
| Turnout | 43.5% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,037 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Natasha Louise Davie Elected | 1,256 | 36.6% | +24.9 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Odul Bozkurt | 926 | 27.0% | -32.2 |
| Reform UK | Edmund John Rooke | 713 | 20.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sam Mitchell-Innes | 353 | 10.3% | -12.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Kingston | 185 | 5.4% | -1.3 |
| Majority | 330 | |||
| Turnout | 44.2% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,433 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party
Durrington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Charles John Ellerington James Elected | 793 | 39.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bradley Rowatt | 452 | 22.2% | -20.4 |
| Labour Party | Nikki Joule | 325 | 16.0% | -23.4 |
| Green Party | Luke Angel | 266 | 13.1% | +7.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Thurston Rogers | 196 | 9.6% | -2.7 |
| Majority | 341 | |||
| Turnout | 45.1% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,032 | |||
Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Gaisford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Claire Lydia Hatfield Elected | 1,000 | 27.9% | +17.7 |
| Labour Party | Dale Overton | 966 | 26.9% | -29.0 |
| Reform UK | Stuart James | 805 | 22.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bryan William Turner | 506 | 14.1% | -13.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mathew Hoyland | 310 | 8.6% | +2.2 |
| Majority | 34 | |||
| Turnout | 51.7% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,587 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party
Goring
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Jasmine Ariadne Watkins Elected | 1,582 | 37.4% | -18.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Jenkins | 1,183 | 27.9% | -4.4 |
| Reform UK | Jenni Price | 1,077 | 25.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Jo Bayly | 268 | 6.3% | -2.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Merlin Jones | 124 | 2.9% | -0.0 |
| Majority | 399 | |||
| Turnout | 60.3% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,234 | |||
Green Party hold
Heene
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Debbie Woudman Elected | 1,014 | 32.7% | +22.2 |
| Labour Party | Anthony Paul Squires | 837 | 27.0% | -12.9 |
| Reform UK | Luke Houghton | 614 | 19.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Smart | 450 | 14.5% | -27.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Blackie | 184 | 5.9% | -1.6 |
| Majority | 177 | |||
| Turnout | 47.4% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,099 | |||
Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Marine
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Martin McCabe Elected | 1,295 | 34.9% | -1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sally Nowak | 868 | 23.4% | -16.9 |
| Reform UK | Sophie Fatehnia | 792 | 21.3% | +10.7 |
| Green Party | Jamie Duncan MacMillan | 557 | 15.0% | +8.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Trudi Ann Starling | 201 | 5.4% | +0.1 |
| Majority | 427 | |||
| Turnout | 55.8% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,713 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Northbrook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Rob Venn Elected | 719 | 33.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Mike Barrett | 470 | 22.1% | -25.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Russ Cochran | 404 | 19.0% | -19.3 |
| Green Party | Alice Pimley | 314 | 14.7% | +8.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Stuart Wiltshire | 224 | 10.5% | +2.9 |
| Majority | 249 | |||
| Turnout | 37.6% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,131 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
Offington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Jeremy Leonard Berrett Carter Elected | 1,134 | 32.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel James Morgan | 1,066 | 30.4% | -22.3 |
| Labour Party | Liz Nicholson | 605 | 17.2% | -15.6 |
| Green Party | Stephen Rhodes | 421 | 12.0% | +4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Ann Waghorn | 284 | 8.1% | +1.3 |
| Majority | 68 | |||
| Turnout | 54.1% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,510 | |||
Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Salvington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Karen Harman Elected | 1,300 | 37.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paisley Thomson | 863 | 24.7% | -23.1 |
| Labour Party | Peter Henry Barnes | 560 | 16.0% | -19.1 |
| Green Party | Polly McGillivray | 444 | 12.7% | +5.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Kate Norton | 328 | 9.4% | -0.6 |
| Majority | 437 | |||
| Turnout | 49.3% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,495 | |||
Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Selden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Katie Thornton Elected | 965 | 31.7% | +22.3 |
| Labour Party | Joe Thornton | 883 | 29.0% | -28.1 |
| Reform UK | Steven Jackson | 709 | 23.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Robert Salisbury | 314 | 10.3% | -15.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Beryl Brown | 174 | 5.7% | -2.0 |
| Majority | 82 | |||
| Turnout | 49.7% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,045 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party
Tarring
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe Elected | 887 | 27.4% | -6.5 |
| Reform UK | Catherine Davies | 786 | 24.2% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Rita Valerie Gladys Garner | 783 | 24.1% | -20.5 |
| Green Party | Cloe Irene Grampa | 482 | 14.9% | +8.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Bickers | 305 | 9.4% | -5.5 |
| Majority | 101 | |||
| Turnout | 50.7% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,243 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party