| Election Name: | 2023 Worthing Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Worthing Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Worthing Borough Council Election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 12 out of 37 seats to Worthing Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Leader1: | Beccy Cooper |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 23 seats, 46.5% |
| Seats Before1: | 23 |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seats After1: | 24 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,398 |
| Percentage1: | 45.7% |
| Swing1: | 0.8% |
| Leader2: | Kevin Jenkins[1] |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 13 seats, 36.7% |
| Seats Before2: | 13 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 11 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,539 |
| Percentage2: | 31.5% |
| Swing2: | 5.2% |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election4: | 0 seats, 9.9% |
| Seats Before4: | 0 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,595 |
| Percentage4: | 13.3% |
| Swing4: | 3.4% |
| Party5: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 6.8% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,422 |
| Percentage5: | 8.9% |
| Swing5: | 2.1% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Beccy Cooper |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Beccy Cooper |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2023 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections in England. There were twelve seats up for election, being the usual nominal third of the council plus a by-election in Central ward.
Prior to the election the council was under Labour majority control. At the election Labour made a net increase of one seat, increasing their majority. The Green Party won their first seat on the council.[3]
The overall result was as follows:[4]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Worthing Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[5] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:[6] [7]