# 2018 Worthing Borough Council election

The 2018 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 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 13 councillors were elected from all of the council's wards.
Despite suffering a net loss of two seats, the Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

## Council results

2018 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 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 61.5 | 45.9 | 13,150 | |
| | Labour | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 30.8 | 34.5 | 9,869 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 7.7 | 13.4 | 3,826 | |
| | Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1,181 | |
| | UKIP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 617 | |

## Ward results
### Broadwater ward

Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Howard | 1,026 | 47.6 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | Steve McKeown | 836 | 38.8 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Apsey | 229 | 10.6 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Kate Sweeny | 147 | 6.8 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,155 | 31.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Castle ward

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Karen Harman | 864 | 41.8 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin McCabe | 531 | 25.7 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Samuel Theodoridi | 453 | 21.9 | +4.6 |
| | UKIP | Heba Saraway | 123 | 5.9 | −24.7 |
| | Green | Julian Warwick | 97 | 4.7 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 16.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,069 | 30.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Central ward

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Deen | 1,534 | 56.7 | +30.1 |
| | Conservative | Harvey Robinson | 777 | 28.7 | +0.5 |
| | Green | James Doyle | 202 | 7.5 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Brown | 184 | 6.8 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 757 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,706 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |

### Durrington ward

Durrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles James | 791 | 57.0 | +21.8 |
| | Labour | Jillian Guest | 296 | 21.3 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Norton | 295 | 21.3 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 35.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,387 | 31.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from UKIP | Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

### Gaisford ward

Gaisford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Jenkins | 1,002 | 41.9 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Joseph Thornton | 950 | 39.7 | +14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Martin | 222 | 9.3 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Stephen Carleysmith | 211 | 8.8 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,390 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Goring ward

Goring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicola Waight | 1,625 | 60.0 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Jane Cropper | 561 | 20.7 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cyril Cannings | 192 | 7.1 | +1.1 |
| | Green | David Aherne | 184 | 6.8 | −0.7 |
| | UKIP | Richard Bater | 144 | 5.3 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,064 | 39.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,709 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Heene ward

Heene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Mulholland | 1,029 | 45.3 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | Diane Guest | 964 | 42.4 | +6.0 |
| | Green | Joseph Pearce | 139 | 6.1 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Allen | 134 | 5.9 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,273 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Marine ward

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Crouch | 1,460 | 50.6 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Samuel Baeza | 1,136 | 39.3 | +19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Griffiths | 194 | 6.7 | −3.5 |
| | UKIP | Barry Pinchen | 94 | 3.3 | −13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,888 | 43.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Northbrook ward

Northbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sean McDonald | 497 | 51.1 | +23.4 |
| | Labour | John Martin | 268 | 27.5 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Sunderland | 133 | 13.7 | −8.8 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Field | 75 | 7.7 | −22.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 973 | 22.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Offington ward

Offington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Louise Murphy | 1,452 | 63.8 |
| | Labour | Bernard Eustice | 496 | 21.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Brown | 231 | 10.1 |
| | UKIP | John Strange | 93 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956 | 42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,276 | 35.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Salvington ward

Salvington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Heather Mercer | 1,396 | 62.5 |
| | Labour | Helen Silman | 461 | 20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Cranefield | 356 | 15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 935 | 41.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,233 | 30.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Selden ward

Selden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Barrett | 1,162 | 49.2 |
| | Conservative | Callum Buxton | 963 | 40.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Leonard | 134 | 5.7 |
| | Green | Constantine de Goguel | 95 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,360 | 37.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Tarring ward

Tarring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Smytherman | 991 | 44.9 |
| | Conservative | Steven Peck | 523 | 23.7 |
| | Labour | Pauline Fraser | 497 | 22.5 |
| | Green | Joanna Ponto | 106 | 4.8 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Price | 88 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,207 | 34.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |