# 2022 Worthing Borough Council election

The 2022 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council, on the same day as other UK local elections.
The Labour Party won control of the council for the first time, ending 18 years of Conservative administration.

## Ward results
### Broadwater

Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Howard | 1,450 | 59.0 | +13.7 |
| | Conservative | Paisley Thomson | 667 | 27.1 | −12.8 |
| | Green | Richard Battson | 173 | 7.0 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Apsey | 168 | 6.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 783 | 31.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ibsha Choudhury | 1,297 | 54.5 | +16.0 |
| | Labour | Samuel Theodoridi | 1,060 | 44.6 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicky Waight | 696 | 29.3 | −12.6 |
| | Conservative | Habib Shashaty | 658 | 27.7 | −14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Wiltshire | 287 | 12.1 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Rogers | 281 | 11.8 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Christopher Smith | 188 | 7.9 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Deen | 1,591 | 60.5 | +16.3 |
| | Conservative | Josh Harris | 613 | 23.3 | −6.6 |
| | Green | Jo Paul | 212 | 8.1 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Brown | 169 | 6.4 | −0.5 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Christopher Woodward | 46 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 978 | 37.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Durrington

Durrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles James | 674 | 47.8 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Graham McKnight | 513 | 36.4 | +14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Norton | 223 | 15.8 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gaisford

Gaisford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dale Overton | 1,686 | 57.4 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | Bryan Turner | 854 | 29.1 | −9.0 |
| | Green | Stephen Carleysmith | 218 | 7.4 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Donin | 180 | 6.1 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 832 | 28.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Goring

Goring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Jenkins | 1,347 | 43.8 | −17.1 |
| | Green | Sonya Mallin | 1,000 | 32.5 | +23.0 |
| | Labour | Bruce Taylor | 726 | 23.6 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 11.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Heene

Heene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Mulholland | 1,333 | 53.5 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Syed Ahmed | 883 | 35.4 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Ian Davey | 276 | 11.1 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy Whight | 1,595 | 53.6 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Edward Crouch | 1,144 | 38.5 | −3.9 |
| | Green | Julie Dawe | 236 | 7.9 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Northbrook

Northbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Barrett | 561 | 44.6 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | Sean McDonald | 547 | 43.5 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Sunderland | 149 | 11.9 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Offington

Offington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Morgan | 1,364 | 53.8 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Helen Abrahams | 843 | 33.3 | +17.2 |
| | Green | Steve Rhodes | 327 | 12.9 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 521 | 20.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Salvington

Salvington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Heather Mercer | 1,351 | 52.8 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Lysanne Skinner | 882 | 34.5 | +17.3 |
| | Green | Melanie Ling | 325 | 12.7 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Selden

Selden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dan Hermitage | 1,455 | 60.3 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Bickers | 685 | 28.4 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Clare Marshall | 144 | 6.0 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Leonard | 130 | 5.4 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 31.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tarring

Tarring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rita Garner | 1,269 | 49.2 | +23.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iona Harte | 652 | 25.3 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | John Salisbury | 515 | 20.0 | −6.4 |
| | Green | Karen Brooks | 142 | 5.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 23.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |