One third of Worthing Borough Council in Worthing, West Sussex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 37 councillors are elected from 13 wards.[1]
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973 - 1976 | |
| Conservative | 1976 - 1994 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1994 - 1999 | |
| Conservative | 1999 - 2002 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2002 - 2003 | |
| No overall control | 2003 - 2004 | |
| Conservative | 2004 - 2021 | |
| No overall control | 2021–2022 | |
| Labour | 2022-present | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rebecca Cooper | 1,032 | 47.4 |  27.8
| |
| Conservative | Joseph Crouch | 846 | 38.8 |  6.4
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Antony Brown | 246 | 11.3 | 1.1
| |
| Green | Joanna Ponto | 55 | 2.5 | 6.2
| |
| Majority | 186 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,181 | 32.1 | 0.56%
| ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.6% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Nowak | 2,690 | 60.4 | ||
| Labour | Gill Poole | 832 | 18.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Norton | 928 | 20.9 | ||
| Majority | 1762 | 39.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,450 | 61.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Vicki Wells | 1,239 | 50.2 | 17.6
| |
| Conservative | Syed Ahmed | 972 | 39.4 | 1.6
| |
| Green | Sonya Mallin | 145 | 5.9 | 3.7
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Norton | 112 | 3.7 | 3.8
| |
| Majority | 267 | 10.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,468 | 37.4 | 3.3%
| ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.2% | |||
