No single party in overall control of Worthing Borough Council

Released: Friday, 08 May 2026

No single party has enough seats to have majority control of Worthing Borough Council after this year's local elections.

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 Tuesday 19th May 2026 to elect a new leader of Worthing and a new mayor of the borough.

To see the full ward-by-ward results, see:

• Election results 2026

(PR26-038)

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