# Worthing West (electoral division)

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Worthing West is an electoral division of West Sussex in England, and returns one member to sit on West Sussex County Council. The ward has existed since 2005 and was first used in the 2005 elections.

## Extent

The division covers the neighbourhood of West Worthing, which forms part of the urban area of the town of Worthing.
It falls entirely within the un-parished area of Worthing Borough and comprises the following borough wards: the north part of Heene Ward, and Marine Ward.

## List of councillors

| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| John Livermore | Conservative | May 2005 | May 2013 |
| Paul High | Conservative | May 2013 | 5 May 2021 |
| Beccy Cooper | Labour | 6 May 2021 | Jul 2022 |
| Graham McKnight | Labour | 7 Jul 2022 | Present |

## Election results
### 2005 Election

Results of the election held on 5 May 2005:
Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mr J Livermore | 2,357 | 45.22 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mr A S Rice | 1,295 | 24.8 | |
| | Labour | Mr B F Slater | 820 | 15.7 | |
| | Green | Mrs L Colkett | 392 | 7.5 | |
| | UKIP | Mr P A Ruddock | 266 | 5.1 | |
| | Independent | Mr J D Robers | 82 | 1.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,062 | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,212 | 60.5 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### 2009 Election

Results of the election held on 4 June 2009:
Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Livermore | 1,529 | 48.9 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Leonard | 731 | 23.4 | −1.4 |
| | UKIP | Phil Ruddock | 616 | 19.7 | +14.6 |
| | Labour | Eileen Powell | 248 | 7.9 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 798 | 25.5 | +5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,124 | 36.3 | −24.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2013 Election

Results of the election held on 2 May 2013:
Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul High | 917 | 38.7 | −10.2 |
| | UKIP | Rick Setford | 759 | 32.1 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Alexandra Wagstaff | 266 | 11.2 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Leonard | 217 | 9.2 | −14.2 |
| | Green | Daniel Aherne | 209 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 6.6 | −18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,368 | 26.6 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | 11.3% Con to UKIP | |

### 2017 Election

Results of the election held on 4 May 2017:
Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul High | 1,605 | 51.6 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Mulholland | 681 | 21.9 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Sunderland | 372 | 12.0 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Caroline Ponto | 264 | 8.5 | −0.3 |
| | UKIP | Trevor England | 189 | 6.1 | −26.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 924 | 29.7 | +23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,131 | 35.2 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2021 Election

Results of the election held on 6 May 2021:
Worthing West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Beccy Cooper | 1,824 | 46.4 | +24.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul High | 1,540 | 39.1 | −12.5 |
| | Green | Sonya Mallin | 285 | 7.2 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Cranefield | 171 | 4.3 | −7.7 |
| | Independent | Christopher Woodward | 114 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |