# 2016 Worthing Borough Council election

The 2016 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Council results

Worthing 2016 Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 84.62 | 38.63 | 9857 | |
| | UKIP | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ±0 | 7.69 | 20.90 | 5332 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7.69 | 12.63 | 3223 | |
| | Labour | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 20.28 | 5175 | |
| | Green | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 7.55 | 1927 | |

## Ward results
### Broadwater ward

Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Baker | 664 | 35.9 |
| | Labour | Lorna Beaumont | 489 | 26.4 |
| | UKIP | Tony Anderson | 344 | 18.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Apsey | 198 | 10.7 |
| | Green | Richard Battson | 157 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1852 | 27.61 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Castle ward

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Wills | 650 | 32.3 |
| | UKIP | Charles James | 615 | 30.6 |
| | Labour | Ian Walker | 348 | 17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trudi Starling | 293 | 14.6 |
| | Green | Julian Warwick | 105 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2011 | 31.95 |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | |

### Central ward

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Westover | 587 | 28.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Mulholland | 553 | 26.6 |
| | Green | Gari Owen | 384 | 18.5 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Milne | 351 | 16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Allen | 203 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2078 | 29.10 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Durrington ward

Durrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jane Sim | 498 | 35.2 |
| | UKIP | Mike Jelliss | 404 | 28.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Cranefield | 294 | 20.8 |
| | Labour | Guy Chadwick | 170 | 12.0 |
| | Green | Thom French | 48 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1414 | 32.11 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Gaisford ward

Gaisford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Val Turner* | 808 | 38.4 |
| | Labour | Joe Thornton | 527 | 25.0 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Gould | 319 | 15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Brown | 248 | 11.8 |
| | Green | Rosie Turner | 202 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2104 | 31.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Goring ward

Goring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Waight | 1,345 | 51.7 |
| | UKIP | Sybil Betts | 524 | 20.1 |
| | Labour | Peggy Harris | 380 | 14.6 |
| | Green | David Aherne | 195 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dimitri Seirlis | 157 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | 31.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2601 | 38.38 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Heene ward

Heene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul High* | 700 | 36.4 |
| | Labour | Jim Deen | 629 | 32.7 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Brown | 331 | 17.2 |
| | Green | Joseph Pearce | 149 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Fullilove | 116 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1925 | 31.38 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Marine ward

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joan Bradley* | 961 | 45.2 |
| | Labour | Jill Guest | 415 | 19.5 |
| | UKIP | Kirk Dickenson | 348 | 16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Finch | 217 | 10.2 |
| | Green | Antony Grace | 185 | 8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.57 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Northbrook ward

Northbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Mark Withers | 311 | 30.6 |
| | Conservative | Karen Harman | 282 | 27.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Sunderland* | 198 | 19.5 |
| | Labour | Darren Pearce | 185 | 18.2 |
| | Green | Graham McKnight | 41 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.26 |
| | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | UKIP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Offington ward

Offington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Sparkes* | 1,253 | |
| | UKIP | John Strange | 433 | |
| | Labour | Jed Smith | 238 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Izod | 169 | |
| | Green | Anne Weinhold | 117 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.79 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Salvington ward

Salvington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Antony Baker | 946 | |
| | UKIP | David Smith | 622 | |
| | Labour | David Lace | 266 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Cranefield | 231 | |
| | Green | Lauren Salvage | 100 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.87 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Selden ward

Selden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Keith Bickers* | 695 | |
| | Labour | Michael Barrett | 667 | |
| | UKIP | Graham Adams | 337 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Leonard | 165 | |
| | Green | Valerie Ellis | 137 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.33 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Tarring ward

Tarring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | 734 | |
| | Conservative | Lin Salter | 468 | |
| | UKIP | Adrian Price | 393 | |
| | Labour | Gina Deen | 308 | |
| | Green | Caroline Ponto | 107 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |