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Worthing 2019
Local elections held 2 May 2019.
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 11 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 11 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 | 9,499 | 36.5% | 5 | 45.5% | 4 | 36.4% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 8,043 | 30.9% | 5 | 45.5% | 4 | 36.4% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,850 | 14.8% | 1 | 9.1% | 2 | 18.2% | -1 |
| Green Party | 2,581 | 9.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 9.1% | -1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,871 | 7.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 147 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 25,991 | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 11 | 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 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — 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.
- Castle · 1 seat · won at 35.4% · −14.6 pts below quota
- Heene · 1 seat · won at 39.2% · −10.8 pts below quota
- Marine · 1 seat · won at 41.0% · −9.0 pts below quota
- Tarring · 1 seat · won at 42.3% · −7.7 pts below quota
- Salvington · 1 seat · won at 44.6% · −5.4 pts below quota
- Central · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · −5.1 pts below quota
- Broadwater · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · −5.1 pts below quota
- Gaisford · 1 seat · won at 47.0% · −3.0 pts below quota
- Selden · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · −1.9 pts below quota
- Goring · 1 seat · won at 49.1% · −0.9 pts below quota
- Offington · 1 seat · won at 53.2% · above quota
Race results
Castle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,960
| 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 | Lionel Harman | Conservative Party | 693 | 35.4% | −14.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sam Theodoridi | Labour Party | 369 | 18.8% | — | |
| 3 | Matt Hoyland | Liberal Democrats | 362 | 18.5% | — | |
| 4 | Stuart Field | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 311 | 15.9% | — | |
| 5 | Julian Warrick | Green Party | 225 | 11.5% | — |
Heene · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,211
| 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 | Helen Silman | Labour Party | 866 | 39.2% | −10.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gavin Poole | Conservative Party | 758 | 34.3% | — | |
| 3 | Joseph Pearce | Green Party | 277 | 12.5% | — | |
| 4 | Christine Allen | Liberal Democrats | 163 | 7.4% | — | |
| 5 | Joshy High | Independent | 147 | 6.6% | — |
Marine · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,780
| 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 | Tim Wills | Conservative Party | 1,140 | 41.0% | −9.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Samuel Baeza | Labour Party | 907 | 32.6% | — | |
| 3 | Karen North | Green Party | 267 | 9.6% | — | |
| 4 | Sue Jelliss | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 234 | 8.4% | — | |
| 5 | Antony Brown | Liberal Democrats | 232 | 8.3% | — |
Tarring · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,205
| 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 | Martin McCabe | Liberal Democrats | 932 | 42.3% | −7.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Rosey Whorlow | Labour Party | 492 | 22.3% | — | |
| 3 | Richard Nowak | Conservative Party | 381 | 17.3% | — | |
| 4 | Toby Brothers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 236 | 10.7% | — | |
| 5 | Dominic Rhoden | Green Party | 164 | 7.4% | — |
Salvington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,303
| 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 | Noel Atkins | Conservative Party | 1,027 | 44.6% | −5.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Jelliss | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 431 | 18.7% | — | |
| 3 | Emma Taylor | Labour Party | 316 | 13.7% | — | |
| 4 | Keith Sutherland | Liberal Democrats | 284 | 12.3% | — | |
| 5 | Melanie Ling | Green Party | 245 | 10.6% | — |
Central · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,518
| 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 | Sally Smith | Labour Party | 1,131 | 44.9% | −5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Diane Guest | Conservative Party | 627 | 24.9% | — | |
| 3 | Jo Paul | Green Party | 517 | 20.5% | — | |
| 4 | Christine Brown | Liberal Democrats | 243 | 9.7% | — |
Broadwater · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,141
| 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 | Dawn Smith | Labour Party | 962 | 44.9% | −5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nigel Morgan | Conservative Party | 671 | 31.3% | — | |
| 3 | Richard Battson | Green Party | 266 | 12.4% | — | |
| 4 | John Apsey | Liberal Democrats | 242 | 11.3% | — |
Gaisford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,582
| 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 | Ferdousi Chowdhury | Labour Party | 1,213 | 47.0% | −3.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bryan Turner | Conservative Party | 951 | 36.8% | — | |
| 3 | Caroline Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 418 | 16.2% | — |
Selden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,285
| 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 | Carl Walker | Labour Party | 1,098 | 48.1% | −1.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alex Harman | Conservative Party | 696 | 30.5% | — | |
| 3 | Madeleine Weaver | Green Party | 287 | 12.6% | — | |
| 4 | Yvonne Leonard | Liberal Democrats | 204 | 8.9% | — |
Goring · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,639
| 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 | Roy Barraclough | Conservative Party | 1,295 | 49.1% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Bater | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 368 | 13.9% | — | |
| 3 | Steph Powell | Labour Party | 347 | 13.1% | — | |
| 4 | David Aherne | Green Party | 333 | 12.6% | — | |
| 5 | Cyril Cannings | Liberal Democrats | 296 | 11.2% | — |
Offington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,367
| 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 | Daniel Humphreys | Conservative Party | 1,260 | 53.2% | +3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Emma Norton | Liberal Democrats | 474 | 20.0% | — | |
| 3 | Jon Roser | Labour Party | 342 | 14.4% | — | |
| 4 | John Strange | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 291 | 12.3% | — |