2002 Worthing Borough Council election

Local government election April 2025 December 2013 2002 Worthing Borough Council election West Sussex parliamentary 2000 Worthing Borough Council election 2000 2002 5 2 y 2003 Worthing Borough Council election 2003 12 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 16 seats 16 7 19 3 10,387 43.9% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 20 seats 20 5 17 3 10,621 44.9% Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) The 2002 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Worthing Borough 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. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/173.stm Worthing 2009-10-10 BBC News Overall turnout was 30.67%. http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/5/3/158561.html Lib Dems take Worthing 2009-10-10 The Argus After the previous election in 2000 the Conservatives had controlled the council with 20 seats compared to the Liberal Democrats 16. http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/4/11/159986.html Countdown to political battle 2009-10-11 2002-04-11 The Argus 12 seats were up for election in 2002 with the Liberal Democrats needing to gain 2 seats to make Worthing a hung council. http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/5/2/158639.html Tories in fight for Worthing 2009-10-11 2002-05-02 The Argus Issues in the election included litter, the introduction of palm trees on the seafront and a recent 10.3% increase in council tax. The results saw the Liberal Democrats make 3 gains from the Conservatives to take control. http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/5/3/158571.html Town halls change hands 2009-10-11 2002-05-03 The Argus They gained all three of the seats they had been targeting in Castle, Gaisford and Selden wards. The Conservatives put their defeat down to a proposed Asda at Worthing College and on the recent increase in council tax which they blamed on the national government. The Liberal Democrats pledged to work for a "clean and safe Worthing". Following the election the Conservative mayor-elect, John Livermore, stepped down, refusing to serve as mayor with the Liberal Democrats in control of the council. http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/5/4/158471.html Tory says no to top job after elections 2009-10-11 2002-05-04 The Argus After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 19 Conservative 17 Election results; Local Elections The Times 6 2002-05-03 Election result Worthing local election result 2002 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 3 0 +3 58.3 43.9 10,387 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 3 -3 41.7 44.9 10,621 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 7.6 1,804 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 825 Ward results Broadwater http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Worthing/results03.pdf The Worthing Borough Council elections 1 May 2003 2009-10-11 Political Science Resources https://web.archive.org/web/20120402071903/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Worthing/results03.pdf 2 April 2012 dead Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Mardell 1,148 68.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Saheid 372 22.3 Labour Party (UK) Ann Saunders 148 8.9 776 46.5 1,668 25.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) Maria Moynan 966 51.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mark O'Keeffe 633 33.4 Labour Party (UK) Peter Barnes 238 12.6 Green Party of England and Wales Derek Colkett 56 3.0 333 17.6 1,893 31.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Central Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Goldsbrough-Jones 903 58.7 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Coppard 445 28.9 Labour Party (UK) Brian Gill 191 12.4 458 29.8 1,539 26.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Durrington Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Allen 1,470 64.8 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Whiteley 659 29.0 Green Party of England and Wales John Dwyer 141 6.2 811 35.8 2,270 30.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gaisford Liberal Democrats (UK) Donald Lissenburg 962 49.1 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Turner 740 37.8 Labour Party (UK) Joy Hurcombe 169 8.6 Green Party of England and Wales Marie Hillcoat 89 4.5 222 11.3 1,960 30.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Goring Conservative Party (UK) David Marchant 1,800 71.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Rodgers 724 28.7 1,076 42.6 2,524 37.6 Conservative Party (UK) Heene Conservative Party (UK) John Livermore 989 58.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jenny Bennett 557 32.9 Green Party of England and Wales Heather Rogers 149 8.8 432 25.4 1,695 27.3 Conservative Party (UK) Marine Conservative Party (UK) Francis Wingate 1,235 60.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Stephenson 388 19.1 Labour Party (UK) Barrie Slater 230 11.3 Green Party of England and Wales Lucie Colkett 182 8.9 847 41.6 2,035 31.7 Conservative Party (UK) Offington Conservative Party (UK) Graham Fabes 1,404 64.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Daniels 502 23.1 Labour Party (UK) John Gardiner 153 7.0 Green Party of England and Wales Rosemary Hook 115 5.3 902 41.5 2,174 34.7 Conservative Party (UK) Salvington Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Sutton 1,176 60.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liz Mardell 550 28.4 Labour Party (UK) Hazel Rennie 214 11.0 626 32.2 1,940 29.8 Conservative Party (UK) Selden Liberal Democrats (UK) James Doyle 920 44.8 Conservative Party (UK) Paul High 733 35.7 Labour Party (UK) John Turley 309 15.0 Green Party of England and Wales Dave Yates 93 4.5 187 9.1 2,055 33.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tarring Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Smytherman 1,297 68.8 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Harding 435 23.1 Labour Party (UK) Ian Sandell 152 8.1 862 45.7 1,884 28.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) References Worthing 2002 Worthing Borough Council election, 2002