2022 Worthing Borough Council election

2022 Worthing Borough Council election
14 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2022 Worthing Borough Council election
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Labour

The 2022 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council, on the same day as other UK local elections.

The Labour Party won control of the council for the first time,^[2] ending 18 years of Conservative administration.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Howard	1,450	59.0	+13.7
	Conservative	Paisley Thomson	667	27.1	−12.8
	Green	Richard Battson	173	7.0	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Apsey	168	6.8	+0.2
Majority			783	31.9
Turnout				36
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ibsha Choudhury	1,297	54.5	+16.0
	Labour	Samuel Theodoridi	1,060	44.6	+6.1
	Conservative	Nicky Waight	696	29.3	−12.6
	Conservative	Habib Shashaty	658	27.7	−14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Wiltshire	287	12.1	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Rogers	281	11.8	+0.7
	Green	Christopher Smith	188	7.9	−0.1
Majority			364	15.3
Turnout				34
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Deen	1,591	60.5	+16.3
	Conservative	Josh Harris	613	23.3	−6.6
	Green	Jo Paul	212	8.1	−9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Brown	169	6.4	−0.5
	Freedom Alliance	Christopher Woodward	46	1.7	N/A
Majority			978	37.2
Turnout				34
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles James	674	47.8	−7.4
	Labour	Graham McKnight	513	36.4	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Norton	223	15.8	+1.0
Majority			161	11.4
Turnout				32
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dale Overton	1,686	57.4	+15.1
	Conservative	Bryan Turner	854	29.1	−9.0
	Green	Stephen Carleysmith	218	7.4	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Donin	180	6.1	−2.8
Majority			832	28.3
Turnout				42
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2022 Worthing Borough Council election

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Jenkins	1,347	43.8	−17.1
	Green	Sonya Mallin	1,000	32.5	+23.0
	Labour	Bruce Taylor	726	23.6	+3.1
Majority			347	11.3
Turnout				45
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Mulholland	1,333	53.5	+10.3
	Conservative	Syed Ahmed	883	35.4	−1.2
	Green	Ian Davey	276	11.1	−2.6
Majority			450	18.1
Turnout				38
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andy Whight	1,595	53.6	+7.0
	Conservative	Edward Crouch	1,144	38.5	−3.9
	Green	Julie Dawe	236	7.9	+2.1
Majority			451	15.1
Turnout				45
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Barrett	561	44.6	+15.1
	Conservative	Sean McDonald	547	43.5	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Sunderland	149	11.9	+1.7
Majority			14	1.1
Turnout				25
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Morgan	1,364	53.8	−10.9
	Labour	Helen Abrahams	843	33.3	+17.2
	Green	Steve Rhodes	327	12.9	+3.6
Majority			521	20.5
Turnout				39
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Heather Mercer	1,351	52.8	−6.2
	Labour	Lysanne Skinner	882	34.5	+17.3
	Green	Melanie Ling	325	12.7	+4.1
Majority			469	18.3
Turnout				36
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dan Hermitage	1,455	60.3	+13.9
	Conservative	Keith Bickers	685	28.4	−6.9
	Green	Clare Marshall	144	6.0	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Leonard	130	5.4	−0.3
Majority			770	31.9
Turnout				39
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rita Garner	1,269	49.2	+23.9
	Liberal Democrats	Iona Harte	652	25.3	−13.2
	Conservative	John Salisbury	515	20.0	−6.4
	Green	Karen Brooks	142	5.5	−1.4
Majority			617	23.9
Turnout				40
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

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