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Worthing.

Green Party of England and Wales-controlled district. £15m net revenue. 13 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats18 councillors · 13 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Net revenue · 2025-26
£15m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,343
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
6/18
Green Party of England and Wales 33%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Green Party of England and Wales chamber, opposed area.

Worthing is a district controlled by Green Party of England and Wales (6 of 18 seats). Net revenue is £15m for 2025-26. It covers 13 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.18 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Green 6Ref 5Lab 4Con 2LD 1

Green Party of England and Wales 33% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Jimi Robert TaylorGrnBroadwater2026
Lionel HarmanRefCastle2026
Sam TheodoridiLabCastle2024
Natasha Louise DavieGrnCentral2026
Rosey WhorlowLabCentral2024
Charles John Ellerington JamesRefDurrington2026
Josh HarrisConDurrington2024
Claire Lydia HatfieldGrnGaisford2026
Jasmine Ariadne WatkinsGrnGoring2026
Debbie WoudmanGrnHeene2026
Martin McCabeLabMarine2026
Beccy CooperLabMarine2024
Showing 12 of 18·All 18 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

72%
Council tax
£10.8m · median 61%
18%
Central grants
£2.7m · median 26%
10%
Business rates
£1.5m · median 11%

This is a high-council-tax councils (district): 72% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (61%).

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£276
County / upper-tier£1,801
Police£267
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,343

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.6 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Worthing split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (district)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Housing & Homelessness40.6% of net spend · cohort median 14%
4 of 158+189% vs median
Culture & Leisure24.8% of net spend · cohort median 13%
14 of 158+85% vs median
Corporate & Central19.3% of net spend · cohort median 27%
124 of 158-28% vs median
Waste & Recycling13.5% of net spend · cohort median 32%
157 of 158-58% vs median
Planning & Economic Development7.9% of net spend · cohort median 14%
132 of 158-45% vs median
Highways & Transport-6.0% of net spend · cohort median -2%
108 of 158
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.1,244 payments · £96.5m gross · 3 Dec 202530 Mar 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
HSBC£21.23m22.0%19
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL£20.35m21.1%22
ADUR DISTRICT COUNCIL£9.61m10.0%34
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP HOUSING & COMMUNITIES£8.20m8.5%8
LLOYDS BANK PLC£5.66m5.9%21
CORNWALL COUNCIL£5.25m5.4%2
OXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL£5.17m5.4%2
PUBLIC WORKS LOAN BOARD£4.86m5.0%27
POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR SUSSEX£3.52m3.6%8
REDACTED£2.65m2.7%64

By service area · top supplier

Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.13 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Worthing West969% Beccy CooperLab
East Worthing and Shoreham431% Tom RutlandLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 163 other councils (district)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
1,244 payments · 3 Dec 202530 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level