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2026 West Sussex County Council election

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The 2026 West Sussex County election took place on 7 May 2026 to elect members to West Sussex County Council in West Sussex, England.[1] All 70 seats were elected. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Registered682,424
Turnout47.1%
Quick facts All 70 seats to West Sussex County Council 36 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
2026 West Sussex County Council election

← 2021
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
2027 (TBD) →

All 70 seats to West Sussex County Council
36 seats needed for a majority
Registered682,424
Turnout47.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gary Markwell Jay Mercer Paul Marshall
Party Reform Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader's seat Bersted Horsham East Storrington
Last election 0 seats, 0.2% 10 seats, 19.5% 48 seats, 46.7%
Seats before 4 10 40
Seats won 23 23 11
Seat change Increase 19 Increase 13 Decrease 29
Popular vote 90,916 72,965 71,950
Percentage 28.4% 22.8% 22.4%
Swing Increase 28.2pp Increase 3.3pp Decrease 23.4pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader [a] Chris Oxlade Donna Johnson
Party Green Labour Local Alliance
Leader's seat Bewbush & Ifield West
(defeated)
Selsey
Last election 1 seat, 10.2% 9 seats, 19.2% 1 seat, 3.1%
Seats before 2 8 1
Seats won 7 5 1
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 3 Steady
Popular vote 45,425 31,617 1,573
Percentage 14.2% 9.9% 0.5%
Swing Increase 4.0pp Decrease 9.3pp Decrease 0.2pp

Winner of each seat at the 2026 West Sussex County Council election.

Leader before election

Paul Marshall
Conservative

Leader after election

Jay Mercer
Liberal Democrats
No overall control[b]

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Prior to the election, the council was under Conservative majority control. The election saw the council go under no overall control. Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats were the joint largest parties, each winning 23 seats. A coalition of the Liberal Democrats, Labour, Green Party and Local Alliance formed to run the council, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Jay Mercer. He was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2026.[2]

Background

At the 2021 election, the Conservatives won an outright majority of seats.[3] The election was originally scheduled for May 2025 but was delayed as a result of the Labour government's scheme of local government reorganisation, which will abolish the two-tier system of local government currently present in Sussex.

The County Council election was then scheduled for the 7th May 2026, but was then further delayed until 2027 by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Steve Reed in January 2026. This followed a decision in December 2025 to delay the inaugural Sussex Mayoral Election, which was postponed until 2028 to give local government more time to reorganise.

After receiving legal advice stating that a second delay to the elections was unlawful, the Secretary of State reinstated the elections for May 2026.

The elections mark the first time that Reform UK has stood a full slate of candidates with the Liberal Democrats, Labour Party and Green Party all standing their highest number of candidates to date. The Conservative Party is also standing a full slate of candidates.

The election is likely to be the last election to West Sussex County Council, with the authority set to be abolished in 2028 following the elections to new Sussex unitary authorities in 2027.

Council composition

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After 2021 election Before 2026 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Conservative 48 Conservative 40
Liberal Democrats 10 Liberal Democrats 10
Labour 9 Labour 8
Green 1 Green 2[c]
Reform 0 Reform 4
Local Alliance 1 Local Alliance 1[c]
Independent 1 Independent 4[c]
Vacant N/A Vacant 1
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Election result

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2026 West Sussex County Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Reform 70 23 22 3 Increase 19 32.9 28.4 90,916 +28.2
  Liberal Democrats 69 23 15 2 Increase 13 32.9 22.8 72,965 +3.3
  Conservative 70 11 0 29 Decrease 29 15.7 22.4 71,950 –23.4
  Green 69 7 7 2 Increase 5 10.0 14.2 45,425 +4.0
  Labour 68 5 3 6 Decrease 3 7.1 9.9 31,617 –9.3
  Local Alliance 1 1 0 0 Steady 1.4 0.5 1,573 –0.2
  Independent 9 0 0 5 Decrease 5 0.0 1.9 5,946 –1.2
  English Democrat 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 <0.1 63 N/A
  Pirate 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 <0.1 58 N/A
  Peace 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 <0.1 57 –0.1
  Monster Raving Loony 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 <0.1 52 N/A
  Libertarian 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 <0.1 19 ±0.0
  Patria 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 <0.1 12 N/A
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Results by division

Adur

District summary

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Adur district summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Reform 2Increase 2 6,572 28.7 N/A
Labour 2Increase 2 5,347 23.3 –10.0
Green 1Increase 1 4,272 18.6 +7.4
Conservative 0Decrease 5 3,311 14.4 –32.5
Independent 0Steady 2,071 9.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats 0Steady 1,343 5.9 –2.4
Total 5 Steady 22,985 46.9
Registered electors 49,003 –
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Division results

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Lancing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Mike Mendoza 1,671 36.8 N/A
Labour Co-op Nigel Robert Sweet 1,122 24.7 −11.3
Conservative James Martin Butcher 712 15.7 −33.1
Green Connor James Ranahan 645 14.2 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Ashley Ridley 396 8.7 +0.8
Majority 549 12.8 N/A
Turnout 4,546 44.0 +10.6
Registered electors 10,342
Reform gain from Conservative
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Shoreham North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Adrienne Lowe 1,607 34.3 −3.1
Reform Nigel Hepworth 1,209 25.8 N/A
Conservative Tony Nicklen 773 16.5 −25.1
Green Angie Buhl-Nielsen 742 15.8 +6.7
Liberal Democrats William Harpley 337 7.2 −4.4
Majority 398 8.5 N/A
Turnout 4,686 46.7 +7.6
Registered electors 10,041
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
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Shoreham South[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Gerry Thompson 1,673 31.5 +11.0
Independent Joss Loader 1,273 24.0 N/A
Reform Joe Pannell 999 18.8 N/A
Labour Vikki Fryer 716 13.5 −21.4
Conservative Bob Towner 438 8.2 −29.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Jones 215 4.0 −2.8
Majority 400 7.5 N/A
Turnout 5,333 55.7 +9.2
Registered electors 9,574
Green gain from Conservative
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Sompting and North Lancing[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Jim Doubtfire 1,653 36.4 N/A
Independent Carson Albury 681 15.0 N/A
Labour Co-op Saffa Jan 661 14.6 −7.2
Conservative Matt Fry 624 13.7 −45.1
Green Effy Walsh 600 13.2 +4.5
Liberal Democrats David Thompson 185 4.1 −4.4
Independent Paul Mansfield 117 2.6 N/A
Majority 972 21.4 N/A
Turnout 4,539 45.2 +11.7
Registered electors 10,039
Reform gain from Conservative
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  • Sompting and North Lancing is the division with the largest number of candidates standing.
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Southwick[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Corston 1,241 32.1 −2.8
Reform Rhys Grinstead 1040 26.9 N/A
Conservative Leila Williams 764 19.8 −31.1
Green Helen Mears 612 15.8 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Humphrey 210 5.4 −1.2
Majority 201 5.2 N/A
Turnout 3,881 43.1 +9.6
Registered electors 9,007
Labour gain from Conservative
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Arun

District summary

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Arun district summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Reform 9Increase 9 20,693 35.6 N/A
Conservative 3Decrease 8 14,696 25.3 –25.1
Green 1Increase 1 7,502 12.9 +3.9
Liberal Democrats 0Decrease 2 9,163 15.8 –4.4
Labour 0Steady 4,217 7.3 –4.1
Independent 0Steady 1,792 3.1 –5.2
English Democrat 0Steady 63 0.1 N/A
Total 13 Steady 58,245 44.7
Registered electors 130,184 –
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Division results

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Angmering and Findon[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Deborah Urquhart* 1,653 34.0 −21.7
Reform Lionel Harman 1,515 31.2 N/A
Green Samuel Lovely 713 14.7 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Bob Woodman 514 10.6 −15.7
Labour Aurora Cheesman 465 9.6 −1.2
Majority 138 2.8 –26.6
Turnout 4,867 47.6
Registered electors 10,219
Conservative hold
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Arundel and Courtwick[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Frank Bonfield 1,136 31.4 N/A
Conservative Michael Tu 1,055 29.1 −23.8
Green Isabel Thurston 851 23.5 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Fran Flammiger 310 8.6 −11.5
Labour Michael Ward 271 7.4 −6.0
Majority 81 2.3 N/A
Turnout 3,640 42.8
Registered electors 8,495
Reform hold
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Bersted[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Gary Markwell 1,801 45.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gill Yeates 1,016 25.8 +2.8
Conservative Beverley Weddell 508 12.9 −24.4
Green Imogen Lysandrou 361 9.2 N/A
Labour Co-op Simon McDougall 248 6.3 −8.5
Majority 785 20.0 N/A
Turnout 3,940 38.2
Registered electors 10,324
Reform gain from Conservative
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  • Gary Markwell was the Conservative County Councillor for Arundel and Courtwick before defecting to Reform UK in September 2024.
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Bognor Regis East[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Elizabeth Meadows 1,284 40.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Francis Oppler* 880 27.5 −4.2
Green Stephen Bennett 338 10.6 +4.3
Conservative Andy Cooper 321 10.0 −18.2
Independent Steve Goodheart 217 6.8 −8.3
Labour Co-op Alison Terry 158 4.9 −8.2
Majority 404 12.7 N/A
Turnout 3,211 33.0
Registered electors 9,736
Reform gain from Liberal Democrats
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Bognor Regis West and Aldwick[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Giuliano Pinnelli 1,572 37.0 N/A
Conservative Ashvin Patel* 1,091 25.7 −27.7
Liberal Democrats Matt Stanley 879 20.7 −11.9
Green John Erskine 416 9.8 N/A
Labour Co-op Ray Palmer 293 6.9 −7.1
Majority 481 11.3 N/A
Turnout 4,257 43.0
Registered electors 9,897
Reform gain from Conservative
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East Preston and Ferring[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Elkins* 2,251 39.1 −28.1
Reform Paul Beckett 1,824 31.7 N/A
Green Liz Hammond 677 11.8 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Tom Manson 524 9.1 −1.0
Labour Dominic Ford 484 8.4 −2.0
Majority 427 7.4 –49.4
Turnout 5,773 56.0
Registered electors 10,311
Conservative hold
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Felpham[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform David Darling 1,598 37.2 N/A
Independent Jaine Wild* 1,575 36.7 N/A
Conservative Paul Bicknell 772 18.0 −34.4
Labour Co-op Kate Claisse 347 8.1 −0.1
Majority 23 0.5 N/A
Turnout 4,304 45.3
Registered electors 9,499
Reform gain from Independent
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* Felpham is the only division in West Sussex where the Liberal Democrats and Green Party are not standing a candidate.

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Fontwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sue Wallsgrove 1,881 33.8 −1.9
Reform David Claydon 1,876 33.7 N/A
Conservative Mario Trabucco 1,152 20.7 −29.2
Liberal Democrats Thomas Worth 494 8.9 N/A
Labour Deborah See 167 3.0 −7.9
Majority 5 0.1 N/A
Turnout 5,570 46.6 +14.8
Registered electors 11,940
Green gain from Reform
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Littlehampton East[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Paul Cornford 1,448 33.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Walsh* 1,353 31.5 −15.1
Conservative Shaun Gunner 743 17.3 −20.7
Green Eva Holmberg 432 10.0 +4.1
Labour Maralyn May 321 7.5 −1.9
Majority 95 2.2 N/A
Turnout 4,307 42.8
Registered electors 10,063
Reform gain from Liberal Democrats
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Littlehampton Town[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Ricky Borrett 1,299 33.9 N/A
Labour Co-op Clare Walsh 770 20.1 −5.9
Conservative David Chace 633 16.5 −20.5
Liberal Democrats Billy Blanchard-Cooper 627 16.4 −0.9
Green Anita Lawrence 501 13.1 +5.4
Majority 529 13.8 N/A
Turnout 3,837 39.1
Registered electors 9,803
Reform gain from Conservative
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Middleton[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Alison Littleboy 1,723 37.3 N/A
Conservative Jacky Pendleton* 1,374 29.8 −25.6
Liberal Democrats Amanda Worne 849 18.4 −13.1
Green Rebekah Humphrey-Bullen 451 9.8 +3.5
Labour Co-op Paul Austin 220 4.8 −0.6
Majority 349 7.5 N/A
Turnout 4,624 44.1
Registered electors 10,474
Reform gain from Conservative
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Nyetimber[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Trevor Bence 2,160 45.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Fiona Huntley 1,140 24.0 N/A
Conservative Dawn Hall* 915 19.3 −25.2
Green Carol Birch 393 8.3 −0.9
Labour Co-op Michelle White 133 2.8 −3.5
Majority 1,020 21.5 N/A
Turnout 4,752 49.3
Registered electors 9,638
Reform gain from Conservative
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* Trevor William Bence was the Conservative County Councillor for Fontwell before defecting to Reform UK in October 2024

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Rustington[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alison Cooper* 2,228 43.2 −21.4
Reform Michael Warren 1457 28.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Tilbrook 577 11.2 −8.2
Green Gavin Graham 488 9.5 +3.4
Labour Gareth Jones 340 6.6 −3.3
English Democrat John Barrow 63 1.2 N/A
Majority 771 14.9 –30.3
Turnout 5,163 52.8
Registered electors 9,785
Conservative hold
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Chichester

District summary

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Chichester district summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Liberal Democrats 7Increase 6 18,705 39.4 +18.2
Conservative 2Decrease 3 11,351 23.9 –24.9
Local Alliance 1Steady 1,573 3.3 –1.7
Reform 0Steady 11,241 23.7 +23.5
Green 0Decrease 2 3,601 7.6 –5.5
Labour 0Steady 1,002 2.1 –6.3
Libertarian 0Steady 19 <0.1 N/A
Independent 0Decrease 1 N/A[d] N/A –3.2
Total 10 Steady 47,588 48.9
Registered electors 97,232 –
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Division results

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Bourne[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tracie Bangert 2,485 49.1 +20.1
Reform Charlotte Sleep 1,275 25.2 N/A
Conservative Bill Mills 791 15.6 −35.3
Green Antoine Delepine 379 7.5 −3.4
Labour Gail Adams 122 2.4 −6.8
Majority 1,210 23.9 N/A
Turnout 5,058 47.6
Registered electors 10,629
Liberal Democrats gain from Green
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Chichester East[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Hedge 1,918 45.3 +19.9
Reform Tracy White 1,123 26.5 N/A
Conservative Simon Oakley* 641 15.1 −34.8
Green Juliette Flack 374 8.8 N/A
Labour Evelyn Falla 168 4.0 −20.3
Majority 795 18.8 N/A
Turnout 4,234 41.3
Registered electors 10,240
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
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Chichester North[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jack Lovejoy 2,436 45.4 +22.3
Conservative Jeremy Hunt* 1,436 26.7 −25.0
Reform Damian Purcell 964 18.0 N/A
Green Billy Nicholls 402 7.5 −5.1
Labour Philip White 118 2.2 −10.4
Majority 1,000 18.7 N/A
Turnout 5,369 51.0
Registered electors 10,520
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase23.7
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Chichester South[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Russell 2,069 44.5 N/A
Reform Kate Eccles 1,041 22.4 N/A
Green Benedict Targett 791 17.0 −40.3
Conservative Kasra Aarabi 616 13.2 −13.0
Labour Heather Smith 114 2.5 N/A
Patria Andrew Emerson 12 0.3 N/A
Majority 1,028 22.1 N/A
Turnout 4,651 48.1
Registered electors 9,664
Liberal Democrats gain from Green
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Chichester West[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Bates 3,106 57.2 +21.9
Reform Timothy Reedman 1,040 19.2 N/A
Conservative Joseph Stevens 816 15.0 −20.3
Green Jez Sugars 328 6 N/A
Labour Geoffrey Brome Thompson 125 2.3 −8.2
Majority 2,066 38.0 N/A
Turnout 5,427 51.1
Registered electors 10,610
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
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Midhurst[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Gravely* 1,759 40.3 −16.8
Conservative Francis Hobbs 1,385 31.7 −6.9
Reform Alan Chapman 903 20.7 N/A
Green Philip Maber 227 5.2 N/A
Labour David Wise 63 1.4 −2.9
Libertarian Alex Zychowski 19 0.4 N/A
Majority 374 8.6 N/A
Turnout 4,366 50.0
Registered electors 8,731
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease5.0
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Petworth[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Duncton* 2,063 39.6 −27.2
Liberal Democrats Harsha Desai 1,437 27.6 +12.9
Reform Peter Wilding 1,309 25.1 N/A
Green Tim Elwell 285 5.5 −4.1
Labour Alwyn Dow 103 2 −6.9
Majority 626 12.0 –40.1
Turnout 5,206 52.3
Registered electors 9,962
Conservative hold Swing Decrease20.1
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Rother Valley[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Richardson* 2,007 43.3 −18.4
Liberal Democrats John Cross 1,311 28.3 +16.3
Reform Daniel Hall 770 16.6 N/A
Green Ginny Barrett 437 9.4 −9.7
Labour Roger Pask 101 2.2 −5.1
Majority 696 15.0 –27.6
Turnout 4,633 52.0
Registered electors 8,904
Conservative hold Swing Decrease17.4
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Selsey[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Local Alliance Donna Johnson* 1,573 39.6 −20.5
Reform Matt Davison 1,455 36.6 N/A
Conservative Tom Bromfield 448 11.3 −28.6
Liberal Democrats Rhys Chant 311 7.8 N/A
Green Claire Byrne 179 4.5 N/A
Majority 118 3.0 –17.2
Turnout 3,970 45.4
Registered electors 8,741
Local Alliance hold
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  • Selsey is one of only two divisions in West Sussex where the Labour Party is not standing a candidate
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The Witterings[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Izabela Mayne 1,873 40.1 +30.7
Reform Martin Silcocks 1,361 29.1 N/A
Conservative Patrick Byrne 1,148 24.6 −40.4
Green Andrew Swain 199 4.3 −10.7
Labour Joe O'Sullivan 88 1.9 −7.3
Majority 512 11.0 N/A
Turnout 4,674 50.6
Registered electors 9,231
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
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Crawley

Borough summary

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Crawley borough summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Reform 8Increase 8 11,948 33.5 +33.2
Labour 1Decrease 3 8,439 23.6 –14.9
Conservative 0Decrease 5 7,827 21.9 –25.4
Green 0Steady 5,202 14.6 +7.8
Liberal Democrats 0Steady 2,132 6.0 ±0.0
Independent 0Steady 144 0.4 –0.7
Total 9 Steady 35,884 42.5
Registered electors 84,338 –
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Bewbush and Ifield West[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Grainne Conway 1,242 36.1 N/A
Labour Chris Oxlade* 915 26.5 −20.7
Conservative Tina Belben 493 14.3 −22.1
Green Holly Smith 465 13.5 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Mallinson 179 5.2 +1.8
Independent Richard Symonds 144 4.2 N/A
Majority 327 9.6 N/A
Turnout 3,448 38.1
Registered electors 9,057
Reform gain from Labour
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Broadfield[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Quinn* 1,143 33.55 −19.0
Reform Marie Mariette 1,142 33.52 N/A
Conservative David Bowen 480 14.1 −24.2
Green Matt O'Brien 469 13.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rachael Colbran 173 5.1 −4.1
Majority 1 0.03 –14.17
Turnout 3,434 37.1
Registered electors 9,262
Labour hold
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Langley Green and Ifield East[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Oliver Pickstock 1,364 34.1 N/A
Labour Tahira Rana 1,166 29.0 −12.5
Green Karen Sudan 641 15.9 +9.2
Conservative Valerie Knight 616 15.3 −21.8
Liberal Democrats Kemuel Thompson 212 5.3 −8.9
Majority 198 5.1 N/A
Turnout 4,026 40.1
Registered electors 10,046
Reform gain from Labour Swing
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Maidenbower and Worth[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Riszard Rzepa 1,441 32.6 N/A
Conservative Bob Lanzer* 1,367 30.9 −33.6
Green Cyril Gambrell 586 13.2 +4.1
Labour Yolanda Geer 578 13.1 −8.9
Liberal Democrats Sarah Smith 439 9.9 +5.8
Majority 74 1.7 N/A
Turnout 4,427 48.8
Registered electors 9,067
Reform gain from Conservative
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Northgate and West Green[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Callum Johnson 1,199 32.9 N/A
Labour Kiran Khan 964 26.5 −17.1
Green Ben Newman 621 17.1 N/A
Conservative Susan Wheeler 576 15.8 −22.1
Liberal Democrats David Anderson 281 7.7 −0.2
Majority 235 6.4 N/A
Turnout 3,670 37.6
Registered electors 9,754
Reform gain from Labour
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Pound Hill[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform James Tidy 1,318 32.1 N/A
Conservative Richard Burrett* 1,066 25.9 −34.2
Labour Co-op Nick Hilton 887 21.6 −5.1
Green Steph Bonnie 619 15.1 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Fidel Kuzamba 221 5.4 +2.7
Majority 252 6.2 N/A
Turnout 4,129 46.7
Registered electors 8,843
Reform gain from Conservative
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Southgate and Gossops Green[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Tim Charters 1,580 35.3 +33.1
Conservative Zack Ali* 1,117 24.9 −20.7
Labour Yasmin Khan 917 20.5 −19.8
Green Iain Dickson 641 14.3 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Theo van der Lugt 198 4.4 −0.8
Majority 463 10.4 N/A
Turnout 4,480 44.1
Registered electors 10,166
Reform gain from Conservative Swing Increase26.9
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Three Bridges[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Emma Whiteoak 1,111 27.8 N/A
Labour Marilyn Hilton 1087 27.3 −13.6
Conservative Thomas Bidwell 911 22.9 −24.1
Green Paul Morgan 658 16.5 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Robinson 209 5.2 +1.4
Majority 24 0.5 N/A
Turnout 4,000 44.5
Registered electors 8,979
Reform gain from Labour
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Tilgate and Furnace Green[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Sarah LeTissier 1,551 36.4 N/A
Conservative Duncan Crow* 1,201 28.2 −28.5
Labour Tony Patel 782 18.4 −14.8
Green Callan Gendall 502 11.8 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Kevin Osborne 220 5.2 +2.4
Majority 350 8.2 N/A
Turnout 4,270 46.6
Registered electors 9,164
Reform gain from Conservative
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Horsham

District summary

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Horsham district summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Liberal Democrats 8Increase 4 18,836 33.3 +5.7
Conservative 3Decrease 3 13,155 23.2 –23.7
Green 1Increase 1 8,277 14.6 +4.0
Reform 0Decrease 2 14,528 25.7 N/A
Labour 0Steady 1,771 3.1 –11.0
Peace 0Steady 57 0.1 –0.4
Total 12 Steady 56,750 49.6
Registered electors 114,339 –
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Billingshurst[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Baynham 1,725 33.4 +14.8
Reform Tyler Dewey 1,465 28.4 N/A
Conservative Amanda Jupp* 1,456 28.2 −24.8
Green George Imbert 406 7.9 −1.8
Labour Rory Raftery 107 2.1 −16.6
Majority 260 5.0 N/A
Turnout 5,169 47.2
Registered electors 10,946
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
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Bramber Castle[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Victoria Finnegan 1,788 36.8 +17.1
Conservative Simon Reed 1,064 21.9 −21.3
Reform Simon Leach 1,046 21.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Allen 802 16.5 +0.9
Labour Tony Flegg 155 3.2 −18.3
Majority 724 14.9 N/A
Turnout 4,863 54.6
Registered electors 8,900
Green gain from Reform Swing Increase19.2
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Broadbridge[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Minto 1,929 39.1 +11.0
Reform Robert Nye 1,326 26.9 N/A
Conservative Christian Mitchell* 1,185 24.0 −27.2
Green Catherine Ross 389 7.9 −4.2
Labour Kevin O'Sullivan 105 2.1 −6.5
Majority 603 12.2 N/A
Turnout 4,943 49.7
Registered electors 9,953
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
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Henfield[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Noel 1,333 28.8 −24.5
Green Jack Masters 1,251 27.0 +11.7
Reform Paul Linehan 1228 26.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Dittmer 572 12.3 +4.7
Labour Fiona Ayres 248 5.3 −18.4
Majority 82 1.8 –27.7
Turnout 4,641 52.1
Registered electors 8,904
Conservative hold Swing Decrease18.1
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Holbrook[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Makin 2,152 47.0 +4.6
Reform Tony Rickett 1,140 24.9 N/A
Conservative Simon Torn 831 18.1 −27.7
Green Florian Yeates 304 6.6 N/A
Labour Michael Gaylard 155 3.4 −8.5
Majority 1,012 22.1 N/A
Turnout 4595 50.3
Registered electors 9,140
Liberal Democrats gain from Reform
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Horsham East[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jay Mercer 2,071 49.1 +7.9
Reform Jack Nye 969 23.0 N/A
Conservative Aaron Courteney-Smith 726 17.2 −21.2
Green Morag Warrack 330 7.8 −0.6
Labour Gerard Kavanagh 118 2.8 −9.2
Majority 1,102 26.1 +23.3
Turnout 4,222 48.1
Registered electors 8,774
Liberal Democrats hold
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Horsham Hurst[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Dennis* 2,708 58.9 −0.5
Reform Fenella Humphreys 721 15.7 N/A
Conservative Charlie Willson 548 12.0 −13.1
Green Mark Francis 412 9.0 N/A
Labour Carol Hayton 191 4.2 −11.1
Majority 1,987 43.2 +8.7
Turnout 4,595 50.3
Registered electors 9,138
Liberal Democrats hold
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Horsham Riverside[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Louise Potter* 2,024 48.9 +2.9
Reform Edward Richards 893 21.6 N/A
Conservative David Thompson 647 15.6 −19.0
Green Samantha Taylor 371 9.0 N/A
Labour David Hide 151 3.6 −10.0
Peace Jim Duggan 57 1.4 −4.4
Majority 1,131 27.3 +15.9
Turnout 4,160 43.8
Registered electors 9,498
Liberal Democrats hold
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Pulborough[47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Crofts 1,872 35.4 −22.4
Reform Verity Webster 1,498 28.3 N/A
Green Edward Owen-Burge 931 17.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sarah Ullman 826 15.6 +1.9
Labour William Ashton 167 3.1 −7.8
Majority 374 7.1 N/A
Turnout 5,306 52.0
Registered electors 10,195
Conservative hold
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Southwater and Nuthurst[48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexander Jeffery 2,191 43.2 +12.9
Reform Simon Clare 1,409 27.8 N/A
Conservative Nigel Jupp* 1,062 21.0 −28.2
Green Jen Nuin Smith 301 5.9 −5.6
Labour Christopher Henson 106 2.1 −6.9
Majority 782 15.4 N/A
Turnout 5,075 50.6
Registered electors 10,026
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
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St Leonards Forest[49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sam Raby* 1,421 37.4 +7.1
Reform Tony Hogben 1,281 33.7 N/A
Conservative Damian Stuart 715 18.7 −35.8
Green Claire Adcock 274 7.2 N/A
Labour Sara Loewenthal 110 2.9 −12.3
Majority 140 3.7 N/A
Turnout 3,814 44.5
Registered electors 8,570
Liberal Democrats hold
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Storrington[50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Marshall* 1,716 32.0 −24.9
Reform Joanna Wileman 1,552 28.9 N/A
Green John Loney 1,520 28.4 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats Alex Beveridge 415 7.7 +2.2
Labour Paul Summers 158 2.9 −6.3
Majority 164 3.1 –25.4
Turnout 5,367 52.1
Registered electors 10,305
Conservative hold
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Mid Sussex

District summary

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Mid Sussex district summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Liberal Democrats 8Increase 5 19,035 32.8 +4.0
Reform 2Increase 2 14,746 25.4 +24.5
Conservative 2Decrease 6 13,698 23.6 –19.0
Green 0Steady 6,703 11.5 +0.6
Independent 0Decrease 1 1,939 3.3 –2.3
Labour 0Steady 1,836 3.2 –7.5
Pirate 0Steady 58 0.1 N/A
Monster Raving Loony 0Steady 52 0.1 –0.2
Total 12 Steady 58,183 47.7
Registered electors 121,930 –
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Burgess Hill East[51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Cherry* 1,919 38.6 −4.4
Reform Archie Sheail 1,210 24.3 +22.0
Conservative Sebastian Monk 957 19.3 −17.6
Green Colin Clark 684 13.8 +5.6
Labour Jake Tennant 201 4.0 −5.6
Majority 709 14.3 +8.2
Turnout 4,982 45.9
Registered electors 10,858
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease13.2
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Burgess Hill North[52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Davey* 1,603 34.4 −6.5
Reform Tim Cooper 1,298 27.9 N/A
Conservative Mustak Miah 1,017 21.8 −16.4
Green Ross Thornton 550 11.8 +0.6
Labour Pam Haigh 130 2.8 −6.9
Pirate Nathan Griffiths 58 1.2 N/A
Majority 305 6.5 +3.8
Turnout 4,660 45.2
Registered electors 10,313
Liberal Democrats hold
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Cuckfield and Lucastes[53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats LaurenLloyd 2,335 45.2 +25.1
Conservative Jim Knight 1,198 23.2 −22.9
Reform Paul Hollands 1,038 20.1 +16.3
Green Bob Foster 454 8.8 −5.7
Labour Ian Renshaw 139 2.7 −12.8
Majority 1,137 22.0 N/A
Turnout 5,175 49.6
Registered electors 10,430
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase24.0
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East Grinstead Meridian[54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lorraine Carvalho 1,248 31.4 −23.0
Reform Michael Simpson 1,190 29.9 N/A
Green Alex Langridge 627 15.8 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Lee Daniel Gibbs 505 12.7 +0.3
Independent Norman Mockford 250 6.3 −6.4
Labour Muhammad Uddin 155 3.9 −6.8
Majority 58 1.5 –40.2
Turnout 3,984 45.3
Registered electors 8,787
Conservative hold
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East Grinstead South and Ashurst Wood[55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacquie Russell* 1,911 42.6 −9.2
Reform Omar Dawood 1,134 25.3 +22.5
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Wilson 773 17.2 −7.4
Green Zara Carey 525 11.7 −0.2
Labour John Turley 142 3.2 −5.7
Majority 777 17.3 –9.9
Turnout 4,499 45.4
Registered electors 9,913
Conservative hold Swing Decrease15.9
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Hassocks and Burgess Hill South[56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Erika Woodhurst-Trueman* 3,009 55.7 −6.2
Reform Chris French 1,198 22.2 N/A
Conservative Toby Dawson 556 10.3 −15.7
Green Di Penly 468 8.7 N/A
Labour Linda Taylor 175 3.2 −8.9
Majority 1,811 33.5 –2.4
Turnout 5,415 53.4
Registered electors 10,139
Liberal Democrats hold
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Haywards Heath East[57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kirsten Sutton 1,750 44.3 +28.9
Reform Craig Read 930 23.5 N/A
Conservative Christian Alexander 662 16.7 −32.4
Green Matt Brewin 423 10.7 −4.3
Labour Candida Lewis 188 4.7 −15.7
Majority 820 20.8 N/A
Turnout 3,959 44.1
Registered electors 8,968
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
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Haywards Heath Town[58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Ward 1,889 42.5 +8.0
Reform Tom McCulloch 901 20.3 N/A
Conservative Sujan Wickremaratchi* 892 20.1 −17.7
Green Richard Kail 575 12.9 +2.9
Labour David Morley 190 4.3 −10.9
Majority 988 22.4 N/A
Turnout 4,457 45.3
Registered electors 9,835
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
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Hurstpierpoint and Bolney[59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rodney Jackson 1,862 35.9 +1.7
Reform Thomas Givons 1258 24.2 N/A
Conservative Eliza Brazil 1222 23.5 −17.5
Green Sue Kelly 587 11.3 −1.0
Labour Andrew Foster 209 4.0 −5.7
Monster Raving Loony Baron von Thunderclap 52 1.0 −1.8
Majority 604 11.7 N/A
Turnout 5,200 49.3
Registered electors 10,543
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
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Imberdown[60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Gary Dowsett 1,425 31.3 N/A
Conservative Liz Williams 1,146 25.2 −11.9
Independent Ian Gibson* 1,129 24.8 −28.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barnett 384 8.4 N/A
Green Andre Pereira 338 7.4 N/A
Labour Simon Stone 134 2.9 −6.2
Majority 279 6.1 N/A
Turnout 4,561 49.2
Registered electors 9,263
Reform gain from Independent
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Lindfield and High Weald[61]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Cavan Wood 2,224 39.3 +9.0
Conservative Garry Wall* 1,472 26.0 −17.9
Reform Paul Vallis 1,168 20.6 N/A
Green Emma Barker 620 11.0 −6.0
Labour Linda Gregory 173 3.1 −5.7
Majority 752 13.3 N/A
Turnout 5,672 53.5
Registered electors 10,598
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase13.5
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Worth Forest[62]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Mel Winn 1,996 35.6 +33.3
Conservative Gary Marsh 1,417 25.3 −32.2
Green James Lark 852 15.2 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Stuart Condie 782 13.9 +3.9
Independent Christopher Phillips 560 10.0 N/A
Majority 579 10.3 N/A
Turnout 5,619 45.7
Registered electors 12,283
Reform gain from Conservative Swing Increase32.8
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* Worth Forest is one of only two divisions in West Sussex where the Labour Party is not standing a candidate.

Worthing

Borough summary

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Worthing borough summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Green 4Increase 4 9,868 23.7 +13.6
Reform 2Increase 2 11,188 26.8 N/A
Labour 2Decrease 3 9,005 21.6 –12.2
Conservative 1Decrease 3 7,912 19.0 –25.9
Liberal Democrats 0Steady 3,751 9.0 –1.5
Total 9 Steady 41,965 49.1
Registered electors 85,398 –
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Broadwater[63]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jimi Taylor 1,627 35.0 +26.3
Reform Stuart James 1,085 23.4 N/A
Labour Co-op Dawn Smith* 1,061 22.9 −22.9
Conservative Bryan Turner 617 13.3 −26.3
Liberal Democrats John Apsey 252 5.4 −0.6
Majority 542 11.6 N/A
Turnout 4,680 49.5
Registered electors 9,458
Green gain from Labour Co-op
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Cissbury[64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Sparkes* 1,577 32.7 −32.1
Reform Jeremy Carter 1,527 31.7 N/A
Labour Liz Nicholson 790 16.4 +1.0
Green Stephen Rhodes 557 11.6 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Iona Harte 369 7.7 −1.3
Majority 50 1.0 –48.4
Turnout 4,830 55.1
Registered electors 8,766
Conservative hold
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Durrington and Salvington[65]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Charles James 1,680 38.3 N/A
Conservative Michael Cloake 979 22.3 −33.9
Labour Nikki Joule 668 15.2 −5.8
Green Luke Angel 614 14.0 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Emma Norton 447 10.2 −4.3
Majority 701 16.0 N/A
Turnout 4,404 45.4
Registered electors 9,692
Reform gain from Conservative
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Goring[66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ian Davey 1,718 34.5 +21.5
Reform Karen Harman 1,329 26.7 N/A
Conservative Kevin Jenkins 1,283 25.7 −31.7
Labour Jo Bayly 426 8.6 −14.5
Liberal Democrats Merlin Jones 220 4.4 −1.9
Majority 389 7.8 N/A
Turnout 4,991 55.8
Registered electors 8,946
Green gain from Conservative
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Northbrook[67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Rob Venn 1,428 32.3 N/A
Labour Ibsha Choudhury 983 22.2 −8.4
Conservative Sean McDonald* 821 18.6 −31.1
Green Alice Pimley 670 15.1 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wiltshire 522 11.8 +0.5
Majority 445 10.1 N/A
Turnout 4,441 41.2
Registered electors 10,789
Reform gain from Conservative
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Tarring[68]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henna Chowdhury* 1,266 25.1 −6.2
Reform Catherine Davies 1,223 24.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Hazel Thorpe 1,178 23.4 −5.1
Green Cloe Grampa 803 15.9 +8.2
Conservative Keith Bickers 570 11.3 −19.2
Majority 43 0.8 ±0.0
Turnout 5,056 51.2
Registered electors 9,873
Labour hold
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Worthing East[69]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Katie Thornton 1,444 32.4 +21.0
Labour Co-op Cathy Glynn-Davies 1,242 27.8 −20.8
Reform Steven Jackson 1,047 23.5 N/A
Conservative John Salisbury 504 11.3 −22.3
Liberal Democrats David Kingston 225 5.0 −1.3
Majority 202 4.6 N/A
Turnout 4,490 48.5
Registered electors 9,258
Green gain from Labour Co-op Swing Increase20.9
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Worthing Pier[70]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Natasha Davie 1,536 35.4 +19.3
Labour Co-op Sam Theodoridi 1,001 23.7 −15.5
Reform Luke William Houghton 878 20.8 N/A
Conservative Josh Harris 530 12.6 −23.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Brown 272 6.5 −0.8
Majority 535 11.7 N/A
Turnout 4,273 44.2
Registered electors 9,661
Green gain from Labour Co-op Swing Increase17.4
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Worthing West[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin McCabe 1,568 33.0 −13.4
Conservative Thomas Taylor 1,031 21.7 −17.4
Reform Sophie Fatehnia 991 20.8 N/A
Green Jamie MacMillan 899 18.9 +11.7
Liberal Democrats Robin Rogers 266 5.6 +1.3
Majority 537 11.3 +4.0
Turnout 4,800 53.6
Registered electors 8,955
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.0
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See also

Notes

  1. Donna Johnson (Local Alliance) was leader of the Green & Independent Alliance group prior to the election, whilst Sarah Sharp was the only Green councillor and did not seek re-election. Ian Davey was selected to lead the Green group after the election.
  2. Liberal Democrat–Green–Labour–Local Alliance coalition.
  3. The Green Party, Local Alliance, and an independent form the Green and Independent Alliance group.
  4. Did not stand candidates.

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