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Worthing 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

11 ward races

12 seats

4 elected below the proportional quota

33.3% 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 11 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 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.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	13,775	46.8%	9	75.0%	6	50.0%	+3
Conservative and Unionist Party	9,057	30.8%	2	16.7%	4	33.3%	-2
Green Party	3,854	13.1%	1	8.3%	1	8.3%	0
Liberal Democrats	2,562	8.7%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	-1
Reform UK	92	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Heritage Party	86	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	29,426	100.0%	12	100.0%	12	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.

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.

Central · 2 seats · won at 27.5% · +5.8 pts below quota
Salvington · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
Tarring · 1 seat · won at 48.2% · +1.8 pts below quota
Castle · 1 seat · won at 50.3% · above quota
Goring · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
Marine · 1 seat · won at 52.8% · above quota
Offington · 1 seat · won at 53.9% · above quota
Gaisford · 1 seat · won at 56.4% · above quota
Heene · 1 seat · won at 56.5% · above quota
Broadwater · 1 seat · won at 57.1% · above quota
Selden · 1 seat · won at 62.5% · above quota

Race results

Central · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,766

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baxter, C.	Labour Party	1,438	30.2%	Elected
2	Bozkurt, O.	Labour Party	1,313	27.5%	Elected
3	Harris, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	573	12.0%
4	Thomson, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	518	10.9%
5	Davey, I.	Green Party	295	6.2%
6	Paul, J.	Green Party	259	5.4%
7	Brown, C.	Liberal Democrats	230	4.8%
8	Jones, M.	Liberal Democrats	140	2.9%

Electorate 7,615 · Ballots cast 4,766 · Back to ward index

Salvington · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,454

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Atkins, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,152	46.9%	Elected
2	Skinner, L.	Labour Party	861	35.1%
3	Norton, E.	Liberal Democrats	261	10.6%
4	Mallin, S.	Green Party	180	7.3%

Electorate 7,115 · Ballots cast 2,454 · Back to ward index

Tarring · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,401

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Schan, H.	Labour Party	1,158	48.2%	Elected
2	Harte, I.	Liberal Democrats	632	26.3%
3	Taylor, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	381	15.9%
4	Brooks, K.	Green Party	144	6.0%
5	Kennard, A.	Heritage Party	86	3.6%

Electorate 6,317 · Ballots cast 2,401 · Back to ward index

Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.3 pts Valid ballots 2,124

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cox, S.	Labour Party	1,069	50.3%	Elected
2	Ahmed, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	677	31.9%
3	Wiltshire, N.	Liberal Democrats	224	10.5%
4	Smith, C.	Green Party	154	7.3%

Electorate 6,905 · Ballots cast 2,124 · Back to ward index

Goring · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.5 pts Valid ballots 3,165

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hunt, C.	Green Party	1,597	50.5%	Elected
2	Barraclough, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,104	34.9%
3	Taylor, B.	Labour Party	369	11.7%
4	Rogers, R.	Liberal Democrats	95	3.0%

Electorate 6,859 · Ballots cast 3,165 · Back to ward index

Marine · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.8 pts Valid ballots 2,737

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wells, V.	Labour Party	1,444	52.8%	Elected
2	Hensley, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	897	32.8%
3	Chilvers, K.	Green Party	253	9.2%
4	Donin, M.	Liberal Democrats	143	5.2%

Electorate 6,610 · Ballots cast 2,737 · Back to ward index

Offington · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.9 pts Valid ballots 2,391

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Humphreys, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,288	53.9%	Elected
2	Sanders White, F.	Labour Party	677	28.3%
3	Rhodes, S.	Green Party	231	9.7%
4	Kingston, D.	Liberal Democrats	195	8.2%

Electorate 6,478 · Ballots cast 2,391 · Back to ward index

Gaisford · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.4 pts Valid ballots 2,666

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Chowdhury, H.	Labour Party	1,503	56.4%	Elected
2	Turner, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	717	26.9%
3	Carleysmith, S.	Green Party	200	7.5%
4	Etchells, M.	Liberal Democrats	154	5.8%
5	Rooke, E.	Reform UK	92	3.5%

Electorate 6,945 · Ballots cast 2,666 · Back to ward index

Heene · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.5 pts Valid ballots 2,254

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Abrahams, H.	Labour Party	1,273	56.5%	Elected
2	Shane-Chan, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	620	27.5%
3	Morin, H.	Green Party	189	8.4%
4	Starling, T.	Liberal Democrats	172	7.6%

Electorate 6,581 · Ballots cast 2,254 · Back to ward index

Broadwater · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.1 pts Valid ballots 2,280

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith, D.	Labour Party	1,302	57.1%	Elected
2	Guest, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	627	27.5%
3	Orton, C.	Green Party	181	7.9%
4	Apsey, J.	Liberal Democrats	170	7.5%

Electorate 6,817 · Ballots cast 2,280 · Back to ward index

Selden · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.5 pts Valid ballots 2,188

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Walker, C.	Labour Party	1,368	62.5%	Elected
2	Blake, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	503	23.0%
3	Marshall, C.	Green Party	171	7.8%
4	Leonard, Y.	Liberal Democrats	146	6.7%

Electorate 6,128 · Ballots cast 2,188 · Back to ward index