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Worthing 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

13 ward races
14 seats
6 elected below the proportional quota
42.9% of seats below quota

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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 14 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party16,26148.1%1071.4%750.0%+3
Conservative and Unionist Party11,99835.5%428.6%535.7%-1
Green Party3,2419.6%00.0%17.1%-1
Liberal Democrats2,2396.6%00.0%17.1%-1
FREE460.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total33,785100.0%14100.0%14100.0%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.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Castle · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,467

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Choudhury I.Labour Party1,29729.0%Elected
2Theodoridi S.Labour Party1,06023.7%Elected
3Waight N.Conservative and Unionist Party69615.6%
4Shashaty H.Conservative and Unionist Party65814.7%
5Wiltshire N.Liberal Democrats2876.4%
6Rogers R.Liberal Democrats2816.3%
7Smith C.Green Party1884.2%

Electorate 7,014 · Ballots cast 4,467 · EC ward code E05007695 · Back to ward index

Goring · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,073

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Jenkins K.Conservative and Unionist Party1,34743.8%Elected
2Mallin S.Green Party1,00032.5%
3Taylor B.Labour Party72623.6%

Electorate 6,877 · Ballots cast 3,073 · EC ward code E05007699 · Back to ward index

Northbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,257

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Barrett M.Labour Party56144.6%Elected
2McDonald S.Conservative and Unionist Party54743.5%
3Sunderland K.Liberal Democrats14911.9%

Electorate 5,081 · Ballots cast 1,257 · EC ward code E05007702 · Back to ward index

Durrington · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,410

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1James C.Conservative and Unionist Party67447.8%Elected
2McKnight G.Labour Party51336.4%
3Norton E.Liberal Democrats22315.8%

Electorate 4,512 · Ballots cast 1,410 · EC ward code E05007697 · Back to ward index

Tarring · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,578

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Garner R.Labour Party1,26949.2%Elected
2Harte I.Liberal Democrats65225.3%
3Salisbury J.Conservative and Unionist Party51520.0%
4Brooks K.Green Party1425.5%

Electorate 6,397 · Ballots cast 2,578 · EC ward code E05007706 · Back to ward index

Salvington · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.8 pts Valid ballots 2,558

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mercer H.Conservative and Unionist Party1,35152.8%Elected
2Skinner L.Labour Party88234.5%
3Ling M.Green Party32512.7%

Electorate 7,216 · Ballots cast 2,558 · EC ward code E05007704 · Back to ward index

Heene · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.5 pts Valid ballots 2,492

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mulholland R.Labour Party1,33353.5%Elected
2Ahmed S.Conservative and Unionist Party88335.4%
3Davey I.Green Party27611.1%

Electorate 6,666 · Ballots cast 2,492 · EC ward code E05007700 · Back to ward index

Marine · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.6 pts Valid ballots 2,975

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Whight A.Labour Party1,59553.6%Elected
2Crouch E.Conservative and Unionist Party1,14438.5%
3Dawe J.Green Party2367.9%

Electorate 6,664 · Ballots cast 2,975 · EC ward code E05007701 · Back to ward index

Offington · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.8 pts Valid ballots 2,534

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Morgan N.Conservative and Unionist Party1,36453.8%Elected
2Abrahams H.Labour Party84333.3%
3Rhodes S.Green Party32712.9%

Electorate 6,510 · Ballots cast 2,534 · EC ward code E05007703 · Back to ward index

Gaisford · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.4 pts Valid ballots 2,938

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Overton D.Labour Party1,68657.4%Elected
2Turner B.Conservative and Unionist Party85429.1%
3Carleysmith S.Green Party2187.4%
4Donin M.Liberal Democrats1806.1%

Electorate 7,077 · Ballots cast 2,938 · EC ward code E05007698 · Back to ward index

Broadwater · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 2,458

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Howard M.Labour Party1,45059.0%Elected
2Thomson P.Conservative and Unionist Party66727.1%
3Battson R.Green Party1737.0%
4Apsey J.Liberal Democrats1686.8%

Electorate 6,861 · Ballots cast 2,458 · EC ward code E05007694 · Back to ward index

Selden · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.3 pts Valid ballots 2,414

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hermitage D.Labour Party1,45560.3%Elected
2Bickers K.Conservative and Unionist Party68528.4%
3Marshall C.Green Party1446.0%
4Leonard Y.Liberal Democrats1305.4%

Electorate 6,220 · Ballots cast 2,414 · EC ward code E05007705 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.5 pts Valid ballots 2,631

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Deen J.Labour Party1,59160.5%Elected
2Harris J.Conservative and Unionist Party61323.3%
3Paul J.Green Party2128.1%
4Brown C.Liberal Democrats1696.4%
5Woodward C.FREE461.7%

Electorate 7,702 · Ballots cast 2,631 · EC ward code E05007696 · Back to ward index