Worthing local elections
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One third of Worthing
Borough
Council in West Sussex
, England
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 37 councillor
s are elected from 13 wards
.
Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...
Borough
Borough status in the United Kingdom
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
Council in West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 37 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s are elected from 13 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1973 - 1976 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1976 - 1994 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1994 - 1999 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1999 - 2002 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2002 - 2003 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2003 - 2004 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
2004 - present |
Council elections
- Worthing Council election, 1998Worthing Council election, 1998The 1998 Worthing Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Worthing District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council....
- Worthing Council election, 1999Worthing Council election, 1999The 1999 Worthing Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Worthing District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats...
- Worthing Council election, 2000Worthing Council election, 2000The 2000 Worthing Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Worthing District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council....
- Worthing Council election, 2002Worthing Council election, 2002The 2002 Worthing Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Worthing District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party...
- Worthing Council election, 2003Worthing Council election, 2003The 2003 Worthing Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Worthing District Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control. Overall turnout was 28.61%.The...
- Worthing Council election, 2004Worthing Council election, 2004The 2004 Worthing Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Worthing District Council in West Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election 2003 increasing the number of seats by 1. The Conservative party gained overall...
(whole council elected after boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1) - Worthing Council election, 2006Worthing Council election, 2006The 2006 Worthing Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Worthing District 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....
- Worthing Council election, 2007Worthing Council election, 2007The 2007 Worthing Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Worthing District 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....
- Worthing Council election, 2008Worthing Council election, 2008The 2008 Worthing Council election took place on 1 May 2008 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...
- Worthing Council election, 2010Worthing Council election, 2010The 2010 Worthing Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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....
- Worthing Council election, 2011Worthing Council election, 2011The 2011 Worthing Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election, with the exception of the two member wards of Durrington and Northbrook...
- Worthing Council election, 2012Worthing Council election, 2012The 2012 Worthing Council election are scheduled to take place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council will be elected. The Conservative party are currently the largest party on the council....