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Worthing 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

13 ward races

13 seats

5 elected below the proportional quota

38.5% 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 13 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	12,857	45.1%	9	69.2%	6	46.2%	+3
Conservative and Unionist Party	9,065	31.8%	3	23.1%	4	30.8%	-1
Green Party	3,865	13.6%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	-1
Liberal Democrats	2,703	9.5%	0	0.0%	1	7.7%	-1
Total	28,490	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.

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.

Durrington · 1 seat · won at 42.7% · +7.3 pts below quota
Tarring · 1 seat · won at 44.6% · +5.4 pts below quota
Castle · 1 seat · won at 47.0% · +3.0 pts below quota
Salvington · 1 seat · won at 47.8% · +2.2 pts below quota
Northbrook · 1 seat · won at 47.9% · +2.1 pts below quota
Offington · 1 seat · won at 52.7% · above quota
Goring · 1 seat · won at 55.8% · above quota
Gaisford · 1 seat · won at 55.9% · above quota
Marine · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
Heene · 1 seat · won at 56.3% · above quota
Selden · 1 seat · won at 57.1% · above quota
Broadwater · 1 seat · won at 58.8% · above quota
Central · 1 seat · won at 59.2% · above quota

Race results

Durrington · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,366

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Harris, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	583	42.7%	Elected
2	Mernagh, M.	Labour Party	538	39.4%
3	Donin, M.	Liberal Democrats	168	12.3%
4	Taylor, J.	Green Party	77	5.6%

Electorate 4,499 · Ballots cast 1,366 · EC ward code E05007697 · Back to ward index

Tarring · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,262

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Skinner, L.	Labour Party	1,009	44.6%	Elected
2	Thorpe, H.	Liberal Democrats	765	33.8%
3	Shane-Chan, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	337	14.9%
4	Brooks, K.	Green Party	151	6.7%

Electorate 6,373 · Ballots cast 2,262 · EC ward code E05007706 · Back to ward index

Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,905

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Theodoridi, S.	Labour Party	895	47.0%	Elected
2	Taylor, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	591	31.0%
3	Wiltshire, N.	Liberal Democrats	253	13.3%
4	De Goguel, N.	Green Party	166	8.7%

Electorate 6,942 · Ballots cast 1,905 · EC ward code E05007695 · Back to ward index

Salvington · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,413

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nowak, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,154	47.8%	Elected
2	Squires, A.	Labour Party	847	35.1%
3	Norton, E.	Liberal Democrats	242	10.0%
4	Mallin, S.	Green Party	170	7.0%

Electorate 7,136 · Ballots cast 2,413 · EC ward code E05007704 · Back to ward index

Northbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,352

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ford, D.	Labour Party	647	47.9%	Elected
2	Cochran, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	517	38.2%
3	Rogers, R.	Liberal Democrats	103	7.6%
4	Darrall, J.	Green Party	85	6.3%

Electorate 5,436 · Ballots cast 1,352 · EC ward code E05007702 · Back to ward index

Offington · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.7 pts Valid ballots 2,385

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sparkes, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,256	52.7%	Elected
2	Nicholson, L.	Labour Party	782	32.8%
3	Rhodes, S.	Green Party	186	7.8%
4	Harte, I.	Liberal Democrats	161	6.8%

Electorate 6,525 · Ballots cast 2,385 · EC ward code E05007703 · Back to ward index

Goring · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.8 pts Valid ballots 3,038

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davey, I.	Green Party	1,696	55.8%	Elected
2	Thomson, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	982	32.3%
3	Skwambane, T.	Labour Party	271	8.9%
4	Jones, M.	Liberal Democrats	89	2.9%

Electorate 6,890 · Ballots cast 3,038 · EC ward code E05007699 · Back to ward index

Gaisford · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.9 pts Valid ballots 2,440

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Turley, J.	Labour Party	1,364	55.9%	Elected
2	Turner, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	669	27.4%
3	Carleysmith, S.	Green Party	249	10.2%
4	Etchells, M.	Liberal Democrats	158	6.5%

Electorate 6,984 · Ballots cast 2,440 · EC ward code E05007698 · Back to ward index

Marine · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.0 pts Valid ballots 2,681

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cooper, B.	Labour Party	1,501	56.0%	Elected
2	Jones, O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	833	31.1%
3	Dawe, J.	Green Party	198	7.4%
4	Starling, T.	Liberal Democrats	149	5.6%

Electorate 6,681 · Ballots cast 2,681 · EC ward code E05007701 · Back to ward index

Heene · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.3 pts Valid ballots 2,210

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ellum, T.	Labour Party	1,245	56.3%	Elected
2	Barraclough, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	580	26.2%
3	De Goguel, C.	Green Party	232	10.5%
4	Hoyland, M.	Liberal Democrats	153	6.9%

Electorate 6,592 · Ballots cast 2,210 · EC ward code E05007700 · Back to ward index

Selden · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.1 pts Valid ballots 2,047

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Roser, J.	Labour Party	1,168	57.1%	Elected
2	Blake, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	529	25.8%
3	Marshall, C.	Green Party	193	9.4%
4	Brown, C.	Liberal Democrats	157	7.7%

Electorate 6,152 · Ballots cast 2,047 · EC ward code E05007705 · Back to ward index

Broadwater · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.8 pts Valid ballots 2,072

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Glynn-Davies, C.	Labour Party	1,218	58.8%	Elected
2	Salisbury, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	515	24.9%
3	Knight, V.	Green Party	190	9.2%
4	Apsey, J.	Liberal Democrats	149	7.2%

Electorate 6,847 · Ballots cast 2,072 · EC ward code E05007694 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.2 pts Valid ballots 2,319

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whorlow, R.	Labour Party	1,372	59.2%	Elected
2	Guest, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	519	22.4%
3	Paul, J.	Green Party	272	11.7%
4	Kingston, D.	Liberal Democrats	156	6.7%

Electorate 7,682 · Ballots cast 2,319 · EC ward code E05007696 · Back to ward index