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Martin McCabe
Labour candidate for Marine
Martin McCabe was born and raised in Worthing, Martin's goals are simple: to empower our community and demand a better politics that puts people first. A Building Engineer and lecturer, Martin is obsessed with making sure that politicians get the details right. Martin has a strong record of standing up for local people. In 2018, he helped a local special needs charity find a new home so its work could continue. He has raised funds for local disability and women's football teams and campaigned for a People's Vote on Brexit. In May 2019, he is running the 100km London to Brighton ultra marathon to raise money for West Sussex Mind. Martin is the Chairman of the Adur and Worthing Liberal Democrats and our candidate for Tarring ward in the 2019 Worthing Council Elections.
Previous elections
Hassocks & Burgess Hill South (2025)
Labour Party· Not elected
Tarring (2019)
Liberal Democrats· Elected
Castle (2018)
Liberal Democrats· Not elected
Marine Ward
Where Martin fits into things
Worthing West
Constituency
Marine
Ward
Martin McCabe
Candidate
Marine
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Worthing