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Worthing 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 13 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 9,857 | 38.6% | 11 | 84.6% | 5 | 38.5% | +6 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 5,332 | 20.9% | 1 | 7.7% | 3 | 23.1% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 5,175 | 20.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 23.1% | -3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,223 | 12.6% | 1 | 7.7% | 1 | 7.7% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,927 | 7.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7.7% | -1 |
| Total | 25,514 | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Central · 1 seat · won at 28.2% · −21.8 pts below quota
- Northbrook · 1 seat · won at 30.6% · −19.4 pts below quota
- Castle · 1 seat · won at 32.3% · −17.7 pts below quota
- Selden · 1 seat · won at 34.7% · −15.3 pts below quota
- Durrington · 1 seat · won at 35.2% · −14.8 pts below quota
- Broadwater · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · −14.1 pts below quota
- Heene · 1 seat · won at 36.4% · −13.6 pts below quota
- Tarring · 1 seat · won at 36.5% · −13.5 pts below quota
- Gaisford · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · −11.6 pts below quota
- Salvington · 1 seat · won at 43.7% · −6.3 pts below quota
- Marine · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · −4.8 pts below quota
- Goring · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
- Offington · 1 seat · won at 56.7% · above quota
Race results
Central · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 28.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −21.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,078
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Westover | Conservative Party | 587 | 28.2% | −21.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Mulholland | Labour Party | 553 | 26.6% | — | |
| 3 | Gari Owen | Green Party | 384 | 18.5% | — | |
| 4 | Malcolm Milne | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 351 | 16.9% | — | |
| 5 | Christine Allen | Liberal Democrats | 203 | 9.8% | — |
Northbrook · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 30.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −19.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,017
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Withers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 311 | 30.6% | −19.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Karen Harman | Conservative Party | 282 | 27.7% | — | |
| 3 | Keith Sunderland | Liberal Democrats | 198 | 19.5% | — | |
| 4 | Darren Pearce | Labour Party | 185 | 18.2% | — | |
| 5 | Graham McKnight | Green Party | 41 | 4.0% | — |
Castle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −17.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,011
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Wills | Conservative Party | 650 | 32.3% | −17.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Charles James | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 615 | 30.6% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Walker | Labour Party | 348 | 17.3% | — | |
| 4 | Trudi Starling | Liberal Democrats | 293 | 14.6% | — | |
| 5 | Julian Warrick | Green Party | 105 | 5.2% | — |
Selden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,001
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Bickers | Conservative Party | 695 | 34.7% | −15.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Barrett | Labour Party | 667 | 33.3% | — | |
| 3 | Graham Adams | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 337 | 16.8% | — | |
| 4 | Yvonne Leonard | Liberal Democrats | 165 | 8.2% | — | |
| 5 | Valerie Ellis | Green Party | 137 | 6.8% | — |
Durrington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,414
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Sim | Conservative Party | 498 | 35.2% | −14.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Jelliss | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 404 | 28.6% | — | |
| 3 | Jacqueline Cranefield | Liberal Democrats | 294 | 20.8% | — | |
| 4 | Guy Chadwick | Labour Party | 170 | 12.0% | — | |
| 5 | Thomas French | Green Party | 48 | 3.4% | — |
Broadwater · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,852
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Baker | Conservative Party | 664 | 35.9% | −14.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lorna Beaumont | Labour Party | 489 | 26.4% | — | |
| 3 | Tony Anderson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 344 | 18.6% | — | |
| 4 | John Apsey | Liberal Democrats | 198 | 10.7% | — | |
| 5 | Richard Battson | Green Party | 157 | 8.5% | — |
Heene · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,925
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul High | Conservative Party | 700 | 36.4% | −13.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Deen | Labour Party | 629 | 32.7% | — | |
| 3 | Geoffrey Brown | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 331 | 17.2% | — | |
| 4 | Joseph Pearce | Green Party | 149 | 7.7% | — | |
| 5 | Peter Fullilove | Liberal Democrats | 116 | 6.0% | — |
Tarring · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,010
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazel Thorpe | Liberal Democrats | 734 | 36.5% | −13.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Linda Salter | Conservative Party | 468 | 23.3% | — | |
| 3 | Adrian Price | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 393 | 19.6% | — | |
| 4 | Gina Deen | Labour Party | 308 | 15.3% | — | |
| 5 | Joanna Ponto | Green Party | 107 | 5.3% | — |
Gaisford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,104
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valerie Turner | Conservative Party | 808 | 38.4% | −11.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joseph Thornton | Labour Party | 527 | 25.0% | — | |
| 3 | Christopher Gould | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 319 | 15.2% | — | |
| 4 | Antony Brown | Liberal Democrats | 248 | 11.8% | — | |
| 5 | Rosemarie Turner | Green Party | 202 | 9.6% | — |
Salvington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,165
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antony Baker | Conservative Party | 946 | 43.7% | −6.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 622 | 28.7% | — | |
| 3 | David Lace | Labour Party | 266 | 12.3% | — | |
| 4 | Michael Cranefield | Liberal Democrats | 231 | 10.7% | — | |
| 5 | Lauren Salvage | Green Party | 100 | 4.6% | — |
Marine · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,126
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joan Bradley | Conservative Party | 961 | 45.2% | −4.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jillian Guest | Labour Party | 415 | 19.5% | — | |
| 3 | Kirk Dickenson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 348 | 16.4% | — | |
| 4 | Michael Finch | Liberal Democrats | 217 | 10.2% | — | |
| 5 | Antony Grace | Green Party | 185 | 8.7% | — |
Goring · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,601
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Waight | Conservative Party | 1,345 | 51.7% | +1.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sybil Coward | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 524 | 20.1% | — | |
| 3 | Margaret Harris | Labour Party | 380 | 14.6% | — | |
| 4 | David Aherne | Green Party | 195 | 7.5% | — | |
| 5 | Dimitri Seirlis | Liberal Democrats | 157 | 6.0% | — |
Offington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,210
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claire Sparkes | Conservative Party | 1,253 | 56.7% | +6.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Strange | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 433 | 19.6% | — | |
| 3 | Jed Smith | Labour Party | 238 | 10.8% | — | |
| 4 | Patricia Izod | Liberal Democrats | 169 | 7.6% | — | |
| 5 | Anne Weinhold | Green Party | 117 | 5.3% | — |