Local government elections in West Sussex, England
One third ofWorthing Borough Council inWorthing,West Sussex,England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 37councillors are elected from 13wards.[1]
Composition of the council[2]| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats[a] | Labour | Green | UKIP | Independents & Others | Council control after election |
|---|
| | | | | |
| Local government reorganisation; council established (30 seats) |
| 1973 | 17 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 12 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 1976 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 1979 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | | Conservative |
|---|
| New ward boundaries (36 seats) |
| 1983 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 1984 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 1986 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 1987 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 1988 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 1990 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 1991 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 1992 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 1994 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Liberal Democrats |
|---|
| 1995 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Liberal Democrats |
|---|
| 1996 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Liberal Democrats |
|---|
| 1998 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Liberal Democrats |
|---|
| 1999 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2000 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2002 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Liberal Democrats |
|---|
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | No overall control |
|---|
| New ward boundaries (37 seats) |
| 2004 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2006 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2007 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2008 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2010 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2011 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2012 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2014 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2015 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2016 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2018 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2019 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2021 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Conservative |
|---|
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Labour |
|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Labour |
|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | Labour |
|---|
| | | | | | |
|---|
Borough result maps
[edit]2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map
Election apportionment diagrams
[edit]2019 Election apportionment diagram
2021 Election apportionment diagram
2022 Election apportionment diagram
2023 Election apportionment diagram
By-election results
[edit]- ^Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, theLiberal Party andSDP (both of which participated in theAlliance).