It has been announced that Labour has retained control of Adur District Council.
Of the 14 seats being contested, 6 candidates were elected for Reform UK, 5 candidates for Labour, 1 Green candidate, 1 Independent Group member and 1 Shoreham Beach Residents’ Association member.
The results mean that the council is now made up of 17 Labour members, 6 Reform members, 2 Shoreham Beach Residents’ Association members, 2 Greens and 2 Independent Group members.
However, no single party has enough seats to take majority control of Worthing Borough Council.
Of the 13 seats being contested, 6 Green candidates were elected along with 5 Reform UK candidates, 1 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat.
The results mean that the council is now made up of 15 Labour members, 8 Greens, 6 Conservatives, 5 Reform UK members, 2 Worthing Community Independents and 1 Liberal Democrat.
To have majority control of the council, one party must have at least 19 elected members. Representatives of the parties on the council will instead discuss between them whether two or more groups could work together in a coalition or an informal arrangement to run Worthing.
The council will provide updates on this process over the coming days.
The full council will meet on May 19 to elect a new leader of Worthing and a new mayor of the borough.
A full list of results
Worthing Borough Council:
Durrington – Reform hold, Charles James, 793 votes
Northbrook – Reform gain from Labour, Rob Venn, 719 votes
Offington – Reform gain from Conservative, Jeremy Carter, 1,134 votes
Castle – Reform gain from Labour, Lionel Harman, 953 votes
Heene – Green gain from Reform, Debbie Woudman, 1,014 votes
Gaisford – Green gain from Labour, Claire Hatfield, 1,000 votes
Goring – Green gain from Conservative, Jasmine Watkins, 1,582 votes
Marine – Labour hold, Martin McCabe, 1,295 votes
Central – Green gain from Labour, Natasha Davie, 1,256 votes
Broadwater – Green gain from independent, Jimi Taylor, 1,065 votes
Salvington – Reform gain from Conservative, Karen Harman, 1,300 votes
Selden – Green gain from Labour, Katie Thornton, 965 votes
Tarring – Lib Dem gain from Labour, Hazel Thorpe, 887 votes
Adur District Council:
Southwick Green – Labour hold, Dan Flower, 674 votes
Buckingham – Labour gain from Conservative, David Devoy, 632 votes
Cokeham – Reform gain from Conservative, Jim Doubtfire, 650 votes
Peverel – Reform gain from independent, Stuart Parsons, 548 votes
Marine – Independent hold, Julia Watts, 997 votes
St Nicolas – Green hold, Liam Tidy, 770 votes
St Mary’s – Labour hold, Jeremy Gardner, 839 votes
Churchill – Reform gain from independent, Michael Mendoza, 459 votes
Eastbrook – Labour hold, David Lovelidge, 501 votes
Manor – independent hold, Carol Albury, 599 votes
Southlands – Reform gain from Labour, Nigel Hepworth, 456 votes
Mash Barn – Labour hold, Lee Cowen, 631 votes
Widewater – Reform gain from independent, Joe Pannell, 945 votes
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