Your Councils
Adur District Council
Adur District Council was formed in 1974 from the merger of Shoreham and Southwick urban district councils and the parishes of Lancing, Sompting and Coombes were brought under its control.
There are currently 29 members of Adur Council spread across 14 wards, following a boundary review on June 11th 2004. Since then there are 2 councillors in each ward except the Widewater ward in Lancing which keeps 3.
The council is currently controlled by the Conservative Party.
Conservative 25
Shoreham Beach Residents 2
Labour 2
Liberal Democrats 0
The Chairman of the Council is Councillor Angie Mills (Conservative)
The Vice Chairman of the Council is Councillor Brian Coomber (Conservative)
The Leader of the Council is Councillor Neil Parkin (Conservative)
The Deputy Leader of the Council is Councillor Julie Searle (Conservative)
The Leader of Beach Residents is Councillor Liza McKinney (Independent)
The Leader of the Labour Group is Councillor Peter Berry (Labour Co-op)
To access the Adur District Council website, click here
Worthing Borough Council
Worthing Borough Council is responsible for the whole of the town of Worthing with a population of approximately 100,000. The Council is divided into 13 wards each with 3 councillors. The Durrington ward was split into 2 wards, each ward with 2 councillors to give a total of 37 councillors.
Worthing Council is Conservative controlled with 26 councillors against 11 Lib Dems.
To access the Worthing Borough Council site, click here
Liberal Democrats 11
Conservatives 26
The Council is headed by a Mayor elected each year, currently Councillor Jack Saheid (Conservative). The outgoing mayor each year becomes Deputy Mayor and is currently Councillor James Doyle (Liberal Democrat)
The Leader of the Council is Councillor Keith Mercer (Conservative)
The Deputy Leader of the Council is Councillor Reg Green (Conservative)
The Leader of the Liberal Democrat group is Councillor Bob Smytherman (Liberal Democrat)
West Sussex County Council
West Sussex County Council is responsible for operating the major services across the County such as education, social services and highways. County Hall is based at Chichester. There are 71 members of the County Council of which 8 come form wards in the East Worthing & Shoreham Constituency. The Council is currently run by the Conservatives.
Conservatives 46
Liberal Democrats 17
Labour 7
The Chairman of the County Council is Councillor Margaret Johnson (Conservative)
The Vice Chairman of the Council is Councillor Christopher Sedgwick (Conservative)
The Leader of the Council is Councillor Henry Smith (Conservative)
The Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group is Councillor Morwen Milson(Liberal Democrat)
The Leader of the Labour Group is Councillor George O’Neill (Labour)
To access the West Sussex County Council site, click here
Lancing & Sompting also have separate parish councils:
The Chairman of Lancing Council is Councillor Wendy Gray (Conservative)
The Deputy Chairman of Lancing is Councillor Chris Kemp (Conservative)