# 2007 Worthing Borough Council election

The 2007 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Candidates from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Green Party, Labour and the United Kingdom Independence Party stood in the election. There was also one candidate, Dawn Smith, standing as a "Stop Durrington's Overdevelopment - Save Titnore's Trees" candidate as a protest against plans to build 875 houses near Worthing.
The Liberal Democrats had been hoping to gain three seats, but the results saw the Conservatives gain one seat from the Liberal Democrats to strengthen their majority on the council. The Liberal Democrat defeat came by 12 votes in Selden ward where their candidate James Doyle was upset over the Conservatives using the description "Conservative, Stop Hospital Cuts" on the ballot paper. Conservative Kevin Skepper retained his seat in Broadwater, which he had previously won as a Liberal Democrat before defecting to the Conservatives. This was the first time since 1975 that a Conservative had won in Broadwater. Meanwhile, in Castle ward the Liberal Democrats held both the seats in Castle ward after 3 recounts. Overall voter turnout in the election was 35.41%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 24
* Liberal Democrat 12
* Independent 1

## Election result

Worthing Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 75.0 | 52.4 | 14,189 | +0.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25.0 | 32.6 | 8,829 | -6.1% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 1,478 | +2.9% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 1,266 | +2.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 1,156 | -0.3% |
| Stop! Durrington's Overdevelopment - Save Titnores' Trees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 174 | +0.6% |

## Ward results

Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Skepper | 1,062 | 49.6 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Riding | 941 | 44.0 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | John Turley | 136 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,139 | 33.0 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Castle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Rogers | 1,025 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Potter | 952 | | |
| | Conservative | Bill Capper | 944 | | |
| | Conservative | Ruth White | 924 | | |
| | Green | Julian Warrick | 251 | | |
| | UKIP | Chris Chatfield | 204 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,300 | 35.5 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clive Roberts | 874 | 42.7 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Goldsbrough-Jones | 630 | 30.8 | −7.0 |
| | Green | James Pearson | 263 | 12.9 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Tony Smith | 180 | 8.8 | +0.0 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Woodward | 99 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 11.9 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,046 | 31.5 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gaisford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bryan Turner | 1,085 | 47.4 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Muggeridge | 844 | 36.9 | −7.6 |
| | Green | Marie Hillcoat | 193 | 8.4 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Tori Finney | 168 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,290 | 35.0 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Goring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Sayers | 1,817 | 62.9 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Merlin Jones | 410 | 14.2 | −5.8 |
| | UKIP | Richard Bater | 323 | 11.2 | −2.5 |
| | Stop! Durrington's Overdevelopment - Save Titnores' Trees | Dawn Smith | 174 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Janet Haden | 165 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,407 | 48.7 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,889 | 43.0 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Livermore | 1,003 | 53.6 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Jones | 446 | 23.9 | −14.1 |
| | Green | Derek Colkett | 248 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Field | 173 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 29.7 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,870 | 31.0 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Mercer | 1,511 | 63.4 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Withnell | 344 | 14.4 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Sam Colkett | 201 | 8.4 | −2.5 |
| | UKIP | Phil Ruddock | 171 | 7.2 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Barrie Slater | 155 | 6.5 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,167 | 49.0 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,382 | 36.7 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Offington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Fabes | 1,845 | 77.2 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norah Fisher | 425 | 17.8 | −7.5 |
| | Labour | Hazel Rennie | 121 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,420 | 59.4 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,391 | 39.0 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Salvington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Noel Atkins | 1,530 | 61.3 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Cranefield | 603 | 24.1 | −5.1 |
| | UKIP | Ron Brooks | 364 | 14.6 | +14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 37.2 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,497 | 35.0 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Selden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Oakley | 962 | 45.2 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Doyle | 950 | 44.6 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | Ann Saunders | 216 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,128 | 36.0 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Tarring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Thorpe | 1,259 | 58.3 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | John Rose | 632 | 29.3 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | Martin McGinlay | 144 | 6.7 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Sid Wells | 125 | 5.8 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 29.0 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,160 | 33.8 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |