# 2019 Worthing Borough Council election

The 2019 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. A third of the council was up for election, meaning a total of 11 councillors were elected from council's wards, there being no election in Durrington and Northbrook in this cycle.

## Council results

2019 Worthing 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 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 45.5 | 36.5 | 9,499 | -7.8 |
| | Labour | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 45.5 | 31.0 | 8,063 | +15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 9 | 14.8 | 3,850 | +2.9 |
| | Green | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 2,581 | +0.1 |
| | UKIP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 1,871 | -11.6 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.565 | 147 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Broadwater ward

Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dawn Smith | 962 | 45.0 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Morgan | 671 | 31.3 |
| | Green | Richard Battson | 266 | 12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Apsey | 242 | 11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2141 | 32.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Castle ward

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lionel Harman | 693 | 35.4 |
| | Labour | Samuel Theodoridi | 369 | 18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Hoyland | 362 | 18.4 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Field | 311 | 15.9 |
| | Green | Julian Warwick | 225 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1960 | 28.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Central ward

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sally Smith | 1,131 | 44.9 |
| | Conservative | Diane Guest | 627 | 24.9 |
| | Green | Jo Paul | 517 | 20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Brown | 243 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2518 | 33.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Gaisford ward

Gaisford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henna Chowdhury | 1,213 | 47.0 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Turner | 951 | 36.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Griffiths | 418 | 16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2582 | 37.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Goring ward

Goring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roy Barraclough | 1,295 | 49.1 |
| | UKIP | Richard Bater | 368 | 14.0 |
| | Labour | Stephanie Powell | 347 | 13.1 |
| | Green | David Aherne | 333 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cyril Cannings | 296 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 927 | 35.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2639 | 38.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Heene ward

Heene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Helen Silman | 866 | 39.2 |
| | Conservative | Gavin Poole | 758 | 34.3 |
| | Green | Joseph Pearce | 277 | 12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Allen | 163 | 7.4 |
| | Independent | Joshy High | 147 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2211 | 34.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Marine ward

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Wills | 1,140 | 41.0 |
| | Labour | Samuel Baeza | 907 | 32.6 |
| | Green | Karen North | 267 | 9.6 |
| | UKIP | Sue Jelliss | 234 | 8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Brown | 232 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2780 | 41.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Offington ward

Offington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daniel Humphreys | 1,260 | 53.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Norton | 474 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | Jon Roser | 342 | 14.4 |
| | UKIP | John Strange | 291 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 33.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2367 | 36.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Salvington ward

Salvington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Noel Atkins | 1,027 | 44.6 |
| | UKIP | Michael Jelliss | 431 | 18.7 |
| | Labour | Emma Taylor | 316 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Sunderland | 284 | 12.3 |
| | Green | Melanie Ling | 245 | 10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | 25.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,303 | 32.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Selden ward

Selden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carl Walker | 1,098 | 48.0 |
| | Conservative | Alex Harman | 696 | 30.4 |
| | Green | Madeleine Weaver | 289 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Leonard | 204 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,287 | 36.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Tarring ward

Tarring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin McCabe | 932 | 42.3 |
| | Labour | Rosey Whorlow | 492 | 22.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Nowak | 381 | 17.3 |
| | UKIP | Toby Brothers | 236 | 10.7 |
| | Green | Dominic Rhoden | 164 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,205 | 34.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |