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Worthing 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

22 ward races

22 seats

14 elected below the proportional quota

63.6% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 22 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 22 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	27,973	44.8%	10	45.5%	10	45.5%	0
Labour Party	21,330	34.2%	11	50.0%	8	36.4%	+3
Liberal Democrats	6,659	10.7%	1	4.5%	2	9.1%	-1
Green Party	6,133	9.8%	0	0.0%	2	9.1%	-2
LIBER	124	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	114	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	38	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	62,371	100.0%	22	100.0%	22	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Tarring · 1 seat · won at 31.3% · +18.7 pts below quota
Tarring · 1 seat · won at 38.9% · +11.1 pts below quota
Worthing Pier · 1 seat · won at 39.2% · +10.8 pts below quota
Castle · 1 seat · won at 42.1% · +7.9 pts below quota
Gaisford · 1 seat · won at 42.7% · +7.3 pts below quota
Heene · 1 seat · won at 43.8% · +6.2 pts below quota
Central · 1 seat · won at 44.7% · +5.3 pts below quota
Broadwater · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · +4.4 pts below quota
Broadwater · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · +4.2 pts below quota
Worthing West · 1 seat · won at 46.4% · +3.6 pts below quota
Marine · 1 seat · won at 47.0% · +3.0 pts below quota
Selden · 1 seat · won at 47.9% · +2.1 pts below quota
Worthing East · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · +1.4 pts below quota
Northbrook · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · +0.3 pts below quota
Northbrook · 1 seat · won at 51.0% · above quota
Durrington · 1 seat · won at 55.7% · above quota
Durrington & Salvington · 1 seat · won at 56.2% · above quota
Goring · 1 seat · won at 57.5% · above quota
Salvington · 1 seat · won at 59.4% · above quota
Goring · 1 seat · won at 61.3% · above quota
Cissbury · 1 seat · won at 64.8% · above quota
Offington · 1 seat · won at 65.3% · above quota

Race results

Tarring · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,907

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Chowdhury H.	Labour Party	1,221	31.3%	Elected
2	Crouch E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,193	30.5%
3	Thorpe H.I.	Liberal Democrats	1,114	28.5%
4	Carleysmith S.W.	Green Party	301	7.7%
5	Di Paola M.A.	LIBER	78	2.0%

Electorate 9,988 · Ballots cast 3,907 · EC ward code E58001661 · Back to ward index

Tarring · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,365

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thorpe H.I.	Liberal Democrats	920	38.9%	Elected
2	Salisbury J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	630	26.6%
3	Fraser P.B.	Labour Party	604	25.5%
4	De Goguel C.	Green Party	165	7.0%
5	Di Paola M.A.	LIBER	46	1.9%

Electorate 6,441 · Ballots cast 2,365 · EC ward code E05007706 · Back to ward index

Worthing Pier · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,255

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Turley J.M.	Labour Party	1,276	39.2%	Elected
2	Cloake M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,185	36.4%
3	Davey I.A.	Green Party	558	17.1%
4	Brown C.B.	Liberal Democrats	236	7.3%

Electorate 9,712 · Ballots cast 3,255 · EC ward code E58001667 · Back to ward index

Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,271

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wills S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	956	42.1%	Elected
2	Choudhury I.A.	Labour Party	880	38.7%
3	Wiltshire N.	Liberal Democrats	253	11.1%
4	Dawe J.	Green Party	182	8.0%

Electorate 7,038 · Ballots cast 2,271 · EC ward code E05007695 · Back to ward index

Gaisford · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,894

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Turley J.M.	Labour Party	1,235	42.7%	Elected
2	Turner V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,114	38.5%
3	Carleysmith S.W.	Green Party	284	9.8%
4	Gentry C.L.	Liberal Democrats	261	9.0%

Electorate 7,127 · Ballots cast 2,894 · EC ward code E05007698 · Back to ward index

Heene · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,492

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Taylor E.	Labour Party	1,091	43.8%	Elected
2	High P.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	924	37.1%
3	Davey I.A.	Green Party	347	13.9%
4	Cannings C.J.	Liberal Democrats	130	5.2%

Electorate 6,644 · Ballots cast 2,492 · EC ward code E05007700 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,521

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whorlow R.	Labour Party	1,127	44.7%	Elected
2	Harman A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	763	30.3%
3	Paul J.	Green Party	455	18.0%
4	Brown C.B.	Liberal Democrats	176	7.0%

Electorate 7,736 · Ballots cast 2,521 · EC ward code E05007696 · Back to ward index

Broadwater · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,500

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Glynn-Davies C.	Labour Party	1,139	45.6%	Elected
2	Thomson P.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,004	40.2%
3	Battson R.D.	Green Party	192	7.7%
4	Apsey J.C.	Liberal Democrats	165	6.6%

Electorate 6,848 · Ballots cast 2,500 · EC ward code E05007694 · Back to ward index

Broadwater · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,565

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith D.S.	Labour Party	1,631	45.8%	Elected
2	Turner B.W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,410	39.6%
3	Battson R.D.	Green Party	309	8.7%
4	Apsey J.C.	Liberal Democrats	215	6.0%

Electorate 9,533 · Ballots cast 3,565 · EC ward code E58001610 · Back to ward index

Worthing West · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,934

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cooper B.	Labour Party	1,824	46.4%	Elected
2	High P.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,540	39.1%
3	Mallin S.L.	Green Party	285	7.2%
4	Cranefield J.B.	Liberal Democrats	171	4.3%
5	Woodward C.M.	Independent	114	2.9%

Electorate 8,988 · Ballots cast 3,934 · EC ward code E58001668 · Back to ward index

Marine · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,101

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cooper B.	Labour Party	1,456	47.0%	Elected
2	Poole G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,324	42.7%
3	Hopkins T.C.	Green Party	181	5.8%
4	Brown A.	Liberal Democrats	140	4.5%

Electorate 6,703 · Ballots cast 3,101 · EC ward code E05007701 · Back to ward index

Selden · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,327

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Roser J.	Labour Party	1,115	47.9%	Elected
2	Blake S.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	848	36.4%
3	Ling M.	Green Party	226	9.7%
4	Leonard Y.E.	Liberal Democrats	138	5.9%

Electorate 6,351 · Ballots cast 2,327 · EC ward code E05007705 · Back to ward index

Worthing East · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,432

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baxter C.	Labour Party	1,669	48.6%	Elected
2	Harman A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,154	33.6%
3	Paul J.	Green Party	392	11.4%
4	Leonard Y.E.	Liberal Democrats	217	6.3%

Electorate 9,329 · Ballots cast 3,432 · EC ward code E58001666 · Back to ward index

Northbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,035

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McDonald S.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,507	49.7%	Elected
2	Allan I.K.K.	Labour Party	930	30.6%
3	Wiltshire N.	Liberal Democrats	342	11.3%
4	Pearce J.	Green Party	256	8.4%

Electorate 10,247 · Ballots cast 3,035 · EC ward code E58001644 · Back to ward index

Northbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.0 pts Valid ballots 1,268

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cochran R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	647	51.0%	Elected
2	Allan I.K.K.	Labour Party	378	29.8%
3	Sunderland K.D.R.	Liberal Democrats	130	10.3%
4	Pearce J.	Green Party	113	8.9%

Electorate 5,080 · Ballots cast 1,268 · EC ward code E05007702 · Back to ward index

Durrington · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.7 pts Valid ballots 1,406

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coxhill D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	783	55.7%	Elected
2	McKnight G.J.	Labour Party	310	22.0%
3	Norton E.K.	Liberal Democrats	210	14.9%
4	Darrall J.E.R.	Green Party	103	7.3%

Electorate 4,547 · Ballots cast 1,406 · EC ward code E05007697 · Back to ward index

Durrington & Salvington · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.2 pts Valid ballots 3,088

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Atkins N.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,736	56.2%	Elected
2	Silman H.J.	Labour Party	648	21.0%
3	Norton E.K.	Liberal Democrats	449	14.5%
4	Darrall J.E.R.	Green Party	255	8.3%

Electorate 9,817 · Ballots cast 3,088 · EC ward code E58001619 · Back to ward index

Goring · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.5 pts Valid ballots 3,387

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Waight S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,949	57.5%	Elected
2	Deen J.	Labour Party	784	23.1%
3	Hopkins T.C.	Green Party	440	13.0%
4	Rogers R.T.	Liberal Democrats	214	6.3%

Electorate 8,783 · Ballots cast 3,387 · EC ward code E58001625 · Back to ward index

Salvington · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.4 pts Valid ballots 2,540

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nowak R.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,508	59.4%	Elected
2	Skinner L.C.	Labour Party	440	17.3%
3	Cranefield J.	Liberal Democrats	372	14.6%
4	Rhodes S.	Green Party	220	8.7%

Electorate 7,235 · Ballots cast 2,540 · EC ward code E05007704 · Back to ward index

Goring · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.3 pts Valid ballots 2,913

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Waight S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,785	61.3%	Elected
2	Cropper J.L.	Labour Party	601	20.6%
3	Huls S.	Green Party	279	9.6%
4	Rogers R.T.	Liberal Democrats	248	8.5%

Electorate 6,912 · Ballots cast 2,913 · EC ward code E05007699 · Back to ward index

Cissbury · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.8 pts Valid ballots 3,578

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sparkes E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,320	64.8%	Elected
2	Choudhury I.A.	Labour Party	550	15.4%
3	Dawe J.	Green Party	347	9.7%
4	Harte I.R.	Liberal Democrats	323	9.0%
5	Clark M.	FBM	38	1.1%

Electorate 8,845 · Ballots cast 3,578 · EC ward code E58001617 · Back to ward index

Offington · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.3 pts Valid ballots 2,592

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sparkes E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,693	65.3%	Elected
2	Abrahams H.L.	Labour Party	421	16.2%
3	Mallin S.L.	Green Party	243	9.4%
4	Harte I.R.	Liberal Democrats	235	9.1%

Electorate 6,546 · Ballots cast 2,592 · EC ward code E05007703 · Back to ward index