2021 West Sussex County Council election

2021 UK local government election

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6 May 2021

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All 70 seats to West Sussex County Council
36 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Conservative	Liberal Democrats	Labour
Last election	56	9	5
Seats won	48	10	9
Seat change	8	1	4

Map showing the results of the 2021 West Sussex County Council election

The West Sussex County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 alongside other local elections. All 70 seats to West Sussex County Council were elected. Labour gained 4 seats in the Worthing division, while the Green Party and Local Alliance gained their first ever seats on the council.

Summary

Election result

2021 West Sussex County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	70	48	3	11	8	68.6	46.7	112,801	–4.6
	Liberal Democrats	65	10	4	3	1	14.3	19.5	47,164	+0.3
	Labour	67	9	5	1	4	12.9	19.2	46,324	+3.7
	Green	56	1	1	0	1	1.4	10.2	24,721	+5.1
	Independent	13	1	1	0	1	1.4	3.1	7,437	+0.7
	Local Alliance	1	1	1	0	1	1.4	0.7	1,733	N/A
	Reform UK	6	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	559	N/A
	For Britain	8	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	419	N/A
	Peace	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	208	+0.1
	Monster Raving Loony	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	122	+0.1
	RED	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	90	N/A
	Libertarian	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	78	N/A
	TUSC	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	37	N/A
	Patria	1	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	32	±0.0

Results by division

Adur

Lancing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy McGregor	1,632	48.8	+4.4
	Labour	Lee Cowen	1,203	36.0	+18.4
	Liberal Democrats	Doris Martin	264	7.9	−6.2
	Green	Russell Whiting	243	7.3	+0.9
Majority			429	12.8	−14.0
Turnout			3,342	33.4	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Shoreham North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Emma Evans	1,648	41.7	−9.6
	Labour	Deborah Stainforth	1,482	37.5	+15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nico Kearns	460	11.6	+2.6
	Green	Anne Younger	364	9.2	+1.2
Majority			166	4.2	−24.9
Turnout			3,954	39.1	+10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.5

Shoreham South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Boram	1,671	37.8	−8.5
	Labour	Catherine Arnold	1,544	34.9	+9.9
	Green	Leslie Groves-Williams	906	20.5	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Neville Pressley	301	6.8	−3.7
Majority			127	2.9	−18.4
Turnout			4,422	46.5	+8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.2

Sompting and North Lancing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carson Albury	2,009	58.9	+7.2
	Labour	Cathy Glynn-Davies	745	21.8	+3.9
	Green	Lynn Finnigan	301	8.8	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Male	290	8.5	−1.2
	For Britain	Mike Glennon	66	1.9	N/A
Majority			1,264	37.1	+3.3
Turnout			3,411	33.5	+0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Southwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Angus Dunn	1,751	50.9	−0.7
	Labour	Steve Gilbert	1,200	34.9	+6.1
	Green	Patrick Ginnelly	258	7.5	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jones	228	6.6	−0.9
Majority			551	16.0	−6.8
Turnout			3,411	33.5	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Arun

Angmering and Findon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Deborah Urquhart	1,597	55.7	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Louisa Fowles	754	26.3	+8.1
	Labour	Alison Baker	310	10.8	−2.7
	Green	Chris Medland	207	7.2	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Arundel and Courtwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Markwell	1,361	52.9	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Rusbridge	517	20.1	+6.7
	Labour	Michael Ward	348	13.5	−3.6
	Green	Richard Smith	346	13.5	+7.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bersted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keir Greenway	1,040	37.3	+3.9
	Independent	Paul Wells	676	24.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Yeates	633	23.0	+3.3
	Labour	Nigel Smith	409	14.8	+0.3
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bognor Regis East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Oppler	689	31.7	−7.0
	Conservative	Steve Reynolds	612	28.2	+2.3
	Independent	Steve Goodheart	329	15.1	+6.4
	Labour	Roger Nash	285	13.1	−1.2
	Green	Chloe Wilkinson	136	6.3	+3.0
	Independent	Phil Woodall	123	5.7	N/A
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bognor Regis West and Aldwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ashvin Patel	1,825	53.4	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Stanley	1,115	32.6	+2.2
	Labour	Heather Robbins	479	14.0	+4.6
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Preston and Ferring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Elkins	2,830	67.2	−4.8
	Labour	Steve McConnell	437	10.4	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Richards	425	10.1	−0.2
	Green	Elizabeth Hammond	380	9.0	N/A
	For Britain	Karen Pearson	139	3.3	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Felpham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Charles	1,642	52.4	−12.5
	Independent	Richard Parker	629	20.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Samantha-Jayne Staniforth	323	10.3	+2.2
	Green	Rebecca Rowland	283	9.0	+5.3
	Labour	Lynne Armstrong	256	8.2	−0.3
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fontwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Bence	1,618	49.9	−13.8
	Green	Paul Ayling	1,157	35.7	+25.5
	Labour	Jane Mote	353	10.9	+2.6
	For Britain	Jeannie Dunning	80	2.5	N/A
	TUSC	Sarah Welch	37	1.1	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Littlehampton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Walsh	1,575	46.6	+1.8
	Conservative	Mike Clayden	1,283	38.0	−2.5
	Labour	Freddie Tandy	318	9.4	−1.7
	Green	Joseph Downie	203	6.0	+2.3
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Littlehampton Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Britton	971	37.2	+5.1
	Labour	Alan Butcher	677	26.0	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	William Tilbrook	452	17.3	−22.3
	Independent	Ian Buckland	307	11.8	−27.8
	Green	Lilias Cheyne	200	7.7	+2.8
Majority
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacky Pendleton	1,799	55.4	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Worne	1,024	31.5	+23.5
	Green	Helen Pengelly	205	6.3	+1.2
	Labour	Berni Millam	177	5.4	−3.2
	For Britain	Tricia Wales	44	1.4	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nyetimber
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Hall	1,489	44.5	−13.0
	Independent	David Huntley	1,337	40.0	N/A
	Green	Carol Birch	309	9.2	+3.1
	Labour	David Meagher	211	6.3	−1.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rustington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alison Cooper	2,629	64.6	+21.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Bennett	790	19.4	−26.6
	Labour	Nigel Stapley	404	9.9	+4.4
	Green	Faye Mackenzie	248	6.1	N/A
Majority
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Chichester

Bourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Magill	1,869	50.9	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Kerry-Bedell	1,064	29.0	+9.5
	Green	Ann Stewart	400	10.9	+4.0
	Labour	Jane Towers	336	9.2	+1.4
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chichester East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Oakley	1,292	49.9	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Betts	657	25.4	−3.6
	Labour	Steve Gough	641	24.7	+9.9
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chichester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Hunt	2,035	51.7	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie Hastain	909	23.1	+1.6
	Green	George Hibberd	497	12.6	+5.7
	Labour	Sarah Lishman	497	12.6	+3.9
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chichester South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Sarah Sharp	2,183	57.3	+29.7
	Conservative	Simon Lloyd-Williams	1,189	31.2	−16.5
	Independent	Juliet Johnson	204	5.4	N/A
	Independent	Adam Brown	179	4.7	N/A
	Reform UK	Mark Crossman	55	1.4	N/A
Majority
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Chichester West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Joy	1,417	35.3	+8.8
	Conservative	Bob Hayes	1,414	35.3	−20.1
	Independent	Gregory Fielder	727	18.1	N/A
	Labour	James Hobson	420	10.5	+3.4
	Patria	Andrew Emerson	32	0.8	+0.3
Majority
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Midhurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kate O'Kelly	2,123	57.1	+22.3
	Conservative	Oliver Vickery	1,436	38.6	+5.2
	Labour	Don Fraser	159	4.3	N/A
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Petworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Duncton	2,335	66.8	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Fred Lerche-Lerchenborg	514	14.7	−2.4
	Green	Philip Maber	335	9.6	N/A
	Labour	Jonathan Rodell	310	8.9	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rother Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Richardson	2,105	61.7	−7.8
	Green	Tim Young	651	19.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Hilliard	408	12.0	−8.7
	Labour	Juliette Reynolds	250	7.3	−2.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Selsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Local Alliance	Donna Johnson	1,733	60.1	+32.8
	Conservative	David Shakespeare	1,150	39.9	−11.5
Majority
	Local Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

The Witterings
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pieter Montyn	2,187	65.0	−3.5
	Green	Lucinda House	505	15.0	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Milnes	315	9.4	−1.0
	Labour	Susan Walsh	309	9.2	+0.6
	For Britain	Pat Hunt	48	1.4	−6.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crawley

Bewbush and Ifield West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Oxlade	1,348	47.3	+2.1
	Conservative	Martin Stone	1,038	36.4	+1.4
	Green	Richard Kail	365	12.8	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Mallinson	98	3.4	−1.9
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Broadfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Quinn	1,539	52.5	−2.4
	Conservative	Craig Burke	1,124	38.3	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Parveen Khan	271	9.2	+6.1
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Langley Green and Ifield East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alison Cornell	1,502	41.7	−6.6
	Conservative	Donald Butterfield	1,340	37.2	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Naeem Shahzad	511	14.2	+9.3
	Green	Iain Dickson	245	6.8	+3.6
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Maidenbower & Worth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Lanzer	2,234	64.6	−0.5
	Labour	Carlos Castro	762	22.0	+4.1
	Green	Sally-Claire Fadelle	318	9.2	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Sargent	146	4.2	−5.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Northgate & West Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Natalie Pudaloff	1,309	43.6	−5.8
	Conservative	Jan Tarrant	1,139	37.9	+2.7
	Independent	Karen Sudan	320	10.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Anderson	237	7.9	+2.9
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing

Pound Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Burrett	1,645	60.1	−5.9
	Labour	Bob Noyce	730	26.7	+7.6
	Green	Cyril Gambrell	288	10.5	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Trott	74	2.7	−4.4
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southgate and Gossops Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Zack Ali	1,784	45.8	+1.6
	Labour	Michael Jones	1,574	40.4	−4.5
	Green	Robin Fitton	243	6.2	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Eastman	203	5.2	N/A
	Reform UK	Colin Thornback	92	2.4	N/A
Majority
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Three Bridges
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Burgess	1,624	47.0	+2.0
	Labour	Linda Gregory	1,412	40.9	+7.0
	Green	Danielle Kail	283	8.2	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Taylor-Burr	136	3.9	−1.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tilgate and Furnace Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Duncan Crow	1,989	56.7	−1.4
	Labour	Colin Lloyd	1,163	33.2	+4.5
	Green	Tom Coombes	254	7.2	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Old	99	2.8	−2.3
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horsham

Billingshurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Jupp	2,051	53.0	−10.3
	Labour	Christopher Henson	723	18.7	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Geeson	719	18.6	+0.4
	Green	Emma Rothwell	375	9.7	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bramber Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Linehan	1,669	43.2	−10.6
	Labour	Simon Birnstingl	831	21.5	+11.7
	Green	Mike Croker	762	19.7	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Hopkinson	603	15.6	−10.2
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christian Mitchell	1,837	51.2	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Belinda Walters	1,010	28.1	+5.8
	Green	Catherine Ross	434	12.1	+5.7
	Labour	Joanne Kavanagh	307	8.6	+1.0
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Henfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Payne	2,117	53.3	−17.1
	Labour	Fiona Ayres	944	23.8	+10.4
	Green	Celia Emmott	608	15.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Epps	303	7.6	−8.6
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Holbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Baldwin	1,660	45.8	−17.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Fletcher	1,537	42.4	+21.6
	Labour	Ray Chapman	431	11.9	+1.9
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Horsham East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jay Mercer	1,490	41.2	+8.1
	Conservative	Ross Dye	1,388	38.4	−10.0
	Labour	Gerard Kavanagh	433	12.0	+3.7
	Green	Ferial MacTavish	302	8.4	+4.3
Majority
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Horsham Hurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Dennis	2,406	59.6	+6.9
	Conservative	David Thompson	1,012	25.1	−6.9
	Labour	Carol Hayton	617	15.3	+3.4
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Horsham Riverside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Milne	1,653	46.0	+2.4
	Conservative	Tony Hogben	1,244	34.6	−2.3
	Labour	David Hide	489	13.6	+3.1
	Peace	Jim Duggan	208	5.8	+2.6
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pulborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charlotte Kenyon	2,303	57.8	−7.9
	Green	Jon Campbell	577	14.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Beveridge	546	13.7	−3.6
	Labour	Nick Dalton	440	11.0	+1.4
	For Britain	Jo Hughes	118	3.0	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southwater & Nuthurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Jupp	1,807	49.2	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Grant	1,112	30.3	+5.1
	Green	Morag Warrack	422	11.5	+4.7
	Labour	Kevin O'Sullivan	330	9.0	+2.2
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Leonards Forest
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Katie Nagel	1,418	54.6	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Raby	787	30.3	+12.8
	Labour	Sara Loewenthal	394	15.2	+4.9
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Storrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Marshall	2,594	56.9	−5.1
	Green	Claudia Fisher	1,294	28.4	N/A
	Labour	James Ross	420	9.2	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Miles	250	5.5	−14.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mid Sussex

Burgess Hill East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Cherry	1,726	43.0	+12.7
	Conservative	Anne Jones	1478	36.9	−4.4
	Labour	Sue Jex	386	9.6	−1.0
	Green	Ann Pearce	327	8.2	+4.2
	Reform UK	Terence Gibbs	93	2.3	N/A
Majority			248	6.1	3.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Burgess Hill North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Condie	1,448	40.9	+26.8
	Conservative	Andrew Barrett-Miles	1,354	38.2	−2.0
	Green	Bob Foster	398	11.2	+7.5
	Labour	Pam Haigh	342	9.7	−4.0
Majority
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Cuckfield and Lucastes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pete Bradbury	1,740	46.1	−11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Rees	759	20.1	−4.7
	Labour	Paul Kenny	586	15.5	+5.5
	Green	Allan Murray	548	14.5	+6.5
	Reform UK	Richard Rap	144	3.8	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Grinstead Meridian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Bennett	1,532	54.4	−10.7
	Independent	Norman Mockford	357	12.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Lane	350	12.4	+1.2
	Labour	David Wilbraham	300	10.7	−1.9
	Green	Alexandra Langridge	276	9.8	+3.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Grinstead South & Ashurst Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacquie Russell	1,699	51.8	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Clark	806	24.6	+1.4
	Green	Laura Buonocore	389	11.9	+3.0
	Labour	Stephen Pritchard	292	8.9	+1.7
	Reform UK	Dave MacQuire	92	2.8	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hassocks and Burgess Hill South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kirsty Lord	2,818	61.9	+23.0
	Conservative	Alexander Simmons	1,184	26.0	−12.4
	Labour	Fred Burns	551	12.1	−1.7
Majority
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Haywards Heath East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Hillier	1,493	49.1	−2.4
	Labour	Richard Whiting	623	20.5	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	George Smith	468	15.4	−1.7
	Green	Deanna Nicholson	457	15.0	+9.2
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haywards Heath Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sujan Wickremaratchi	1,375	37.8	−10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stephanie Inglesfield	1,257	34.5	+2.1
	Labour	Gregory Mountain	553	15.2	+0.7
	Green	Michael Miller	365	10.0	+4.7
	Democratic Network	Jonathan Lea	90	2.5	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hurstpierpoint and Bolney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joy Dennis	1,774	41.0	−8.7
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Jackson	1,482	34.2	+7.4
	Green	Nick Dearden	534	12.3	+4.7
	Labour	Alison Whelan	418	9.7	−1.1
	Monster Raving Loony	Baron von Thunderclap	122	2.8	+1.7
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Imberdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ian Gibson	1,843	53.1	+21.1
	Conservative	Norman Webster	1,286	37.1	−10.7
	Labour	Daniel Everett	316	9.1	+3.0
	For Britain	Barry Noldart	25	0.7	N/A
Majority
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Lindfield and High Weald
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Garry Wall	2,016	43.9	−14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Anne-Marie Cooke	1,393	30.3	+14.5
	Green	David Woolley	779	17.0	+4.0
	Labour	Tim Weekes	403	8.8	−0.5
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Worth Forest
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Forbes	2,082	57.5	−7.1
	Green	Jenny Edwards	798	22.1	+15.0
	Liberal Democrats	Cavan Wood	363	10.0	−3.9
	Independent	Carole Steggles	292	8.1	N/A
	Reform UK	Dominic Moorhouse	83	2.3	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Worthing

Broadwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dawn Smith	1,631	45.8	+12.1
	Conservative	Bryan Turner	1,410	39.6	−2.4
	Green	Richard Battson	309	8.7	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Apsey	215	6.0	−5.9
Majority
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cissbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Sparkes	2,320	64.8	−1.1
	Labour	Ibsha Choudhury	550	15.4	+4.9
	Green	Julie Dawe	347	9.7	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Iona Harte	323	9.0	−3.7
	For Britain	Mick Clark	38	1.1	N/A
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Durrington and Salvington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Noel Atkins	1,736	56.2	+5.1
	Labour	Helen Silman	648	21.0	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Norton	449	14.5	−6.2
	Green	James Darrall	255	8.3	+3.8
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Waight	1,949	57.5	−3.8
	Labour	Jim Deen	784	23.1	+9.2
	Green	Trevor Hopkins	440	13.0	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Rogers	214	6.3	−5.0
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Northbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sean McDonald	1,507	49.7	−0.1
	Labour	Ingrid Allan	930	30.6	+16.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Wiltshire	342	11.3	−8.3
	Green	Joe Pearce	256	8.4	+3.3
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tarring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henna Chowdhury	1,221	31.3	+16.4
	Conservative	Edward Crouch	1,193	30.5	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Thorpe	1,114	28.5	−9.9
	Green	Stephen Carleysmith	301	7.7	+2.5
	Libertarian	Marco Di Paola	78	2.0	N/A
Majority
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Worthing East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caroline Baxter	1,669	48.6	+11.1
	Conservative	Alex Harman	1,154	33.6	−4.8
	Green	Jo Paul	392	11.4	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Leonard	217	6.3	−4.5
Majority
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Worthing Pier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Turley	1,276	39.2	+8.1
	Conservative	Michael Cloake	1,185	36.4	−0.8
	Green	Ian Davey	558	17.1	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Brown	236	7.3	0.0
Majority
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Worthing West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beccy Cooper	1,824	46.4	+24.5
	Conservative	Paul High	1,540	39.1	−12.5
	Green	Sonya Mallin	285	7.2	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Cranefield	171	4.3	−7.7
	Independent	Christopher Woodward	114	2.9	N/A
Majority
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

By-elections

Bourne

Bourne: 4 November 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Kerry-Bedell	1,180	51.8	+22.8
	Conservative	Bob Hayes	893	39.2	−11.7
	Green	Ann Stewart	178	7.8	−3.1
	Labour	Alan Butcher	25	1.1	−8.1
Majority			287	12.6
Turnout			2,281	22.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	17.3

Worthing West

Worthing West: 7 July 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham McKnight	1,262	52.0	+5.6
	Conservative	Michael Cloake	795	32.8	–6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel horpe	235	9.7	+5.4
	Green	Joanne Paul	133	5.5	–1.7
Majority			467	19.2
Turnout			2,433	27.0
Registered electors			9,019
	Labour hold		Swing	6.0

Felpham

Felpham: 8 September 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jaine Wild	803	43.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	David Darling	733	39.6	–12.8
	Labour	David Meagher	217	11.7	+3.5
	Independent	Richard Parker	99	5.3	–14.8
Majority			70	3.8
Turnout			1,857	19.2
Registered electors			9,664
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

East Grinstead Meridan

East Grinstead Meridan: 4 May 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Dabell	1,064	43.6	–10.8
	Independent	Norman Mockford	467	19.1	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Lane	365	14.9	+2.5
	Labour	Timothy Cornell	340	13.9	+3.2
	Green	Alex Langridge	207	8.5	–1.3
Majority			597	24.5
Turnout			2,473	28.4
Registered electors			8,710
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

References

"election". West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
"Elections 2021: Conservatives hold Sussex county councils". BBC News. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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