2026 Worthing Borough Council election
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2026 English local government election
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The 2026 Worthing Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 14 of 29 members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[2]
Background
In 2024, the Labour Party won majority control of the council.[3] In January 2026, the council asked for the election to be postponed pending local government reorganisation.[4][5] However it was rescheduled on 16 February 2026.[6]
Election result
| 2026 Worthing Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 14 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 6 | |||||||||
| Independent | 0 |  1 |
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.4 | N/A[b] | N/A | N/A | |
| Green | 2 | |||||||||
| Reform | 0 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |||||||||
Candidates
Broadwater
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Aspey | ||||
| Labour | Tim Hicks | ||||
| Reform | Lindsey Jackson | ||||
| Conservative | Christopher Moros | ||||
| Green | Jimi Taylor | ||||
Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ibsha Choudhury* | ||||
| Reform | Lionel Harman | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Iona Harte | ||||
| Green | Soraya Hatami | ||||
| Conservative | Sean McDonald | ||||
Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Odul Bozkurt* | ||||
| Green | Natasha Davie | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | David Kingston | ||||
| Conservative | Sam Mitchell-Innes | ||||
| Reform | Edmund Rooke | ||||
Durrington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Luke Angel | ||||
| Reform | Charles James | ||||
| Labour | Nikki Joule | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Rogers | ||||
| Conservative | Bradley Rowatt | ||||
Gaisford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Claire Hatfield | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mathew Hoyland | ||||
| Reform | Stuart James | ||||
| Labour | Dale Overton* | ||||
| Conservative | Bryan Turner | ||||
Goring
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jo Bayly | ||||
| Conservative | Kevin Jenkins* | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Merlin Jones | ||||
| Reform | Jenni Price | ||||
| Green | Jasmine Watkins | ||||
Heene
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Blackie | ||||
| Reform | Luke Houghton* | ||||
| Conservative | Richard Smart | ||||
| Labour | Anthony Squires | ||||
| Green | Debbie Woudman | ||||
Marine
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Sophie Fatehnia | ||||
| Green | Jamie MacMillan | ||||
| Labour | Martin McCabe | ||||
| Conservative | Sally Nowak | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Trudi Starling | ||||
Northbrook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mike Barrett* | ||||
| Conservative | Russ Cochran | ||||
| Green | Alice Pimley | ||||
| Reform | Rob Venn | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Wiltshire | ||||
Offington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Jeremy Carter | ||||
| Conservative | Nigel Morgan* | ||||
| Labour | Liz Nicholson | ||||
| Green | Stephen Rhodes | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Waghorn | ||||
Salvington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Barnes | ||||
| Reform | Karen Harman | ||||
| Green | Polly McGillivray | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Norton | ||||
| Conservative | Paisley Thomson | ||||
Selden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Brown | ||||
| Reform | Steven Jackson | ||||
| Conservative | John Salisbury | ||||
| Labour | Joe Thornton | ||||
| Green | Katie Thornton | ||||
Tarring
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Bickers | ||||
| Reform | Catherine Davies | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Rita Garner* | ||||
| Green | Cloe Grampa | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | ||||
References
- ↑ "Worthing Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ mhclgpress (16 February 2026). "Update on May 2026 local authority elections – MHCLG in the Media". mhclgmedia.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Worthing result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Councillors demand urgent meeting over risk to 2026 local elections". The Argus. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Will Sussex get to vote in 2026 or will elections be called off?". BBC News. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Elections back on across Sussex after government U-turn". Brighton and Hove News. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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