1983 Worthing Borough Council election

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1983 Worthing Borough Council election
Flag of West Sussex.svg
 19795 May 1983 (1983-05-05)1984 

All 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Conservative Alliance
Seats won2412
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote54,18340,158
Percentage55.9%41.4%

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1983 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries and the total number of seats on the council increased by 6, from 30 to 36.

Summary

Election result

1983 Worthing Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 362474Increase2.svg 866.755.954,183
  Alliance 351242Increase2.svg 333.341.440,158
  Labour 4000Steady2.svg0.01.51,448
  Residents 3005Decrease2.svg 50.01.21,212

Ward results

Broadwater

Broadwater (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance A. Clare* 1,539 50.5
Alliance A. Dockerty* 1,406 46.2
Alliance P. Otway 1,286 42.2
Conservative B. Kemp1,21139.8
Conservative G. Lissenburg1,14937.7
Conservative L. Golland1,08135.5
Labour P. Brook2979.8
Turnout 3,04546.3
Registered electors 6,577
Alliance hold
Alliance hold
Alliance hold

Castle

Castle (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance J. Horgan 1,507 57.2
Alliance D. Chapman 1,485 56.4
Alliance J. Neal 1,434 54.4
Conservative D. Grady1,12742.8
Conservative E. Popplestone1,08641.2
Conservative L. Lee1,07640.8
Turnout 2,63540.8
Registered electors 6,458
Alliance gain from Conservative
Alliance gain from Conservative
Alliance gain from Conservative

Central

Central (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance J. Bennett 919 43.8
Conservative A. Macmillan 890 42.4
Conservative A. Beaumont 875 41.7
Conservative R. Price84040.0
Alliance I. Ellis71834.2
Alliance V. Cave70133.4
Labour D. Poole28713.7
Turnout 2,09837.9
Registered electors 5,536
Alliance gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Durrington

Durington (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Cotton 1,522 50.2
Alliance K. Moore 1,512 49.9
Conservative P. Knowles 1,477 48.7
Conservative R. Elkins1,45548.0
Alliance D. Marlow*1,45448.0
Alliance D. Barfield1,44947.8
Turnout 3,03247.7
Registered electors 6,357
Conservative gain from Alliance
Alliance hold
Conservative gain from Alliance

Gaisford

Gaisford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Alliance P. Bennett* 1,376 52.1
Alliance R. Ketley 1,337 50.7
Alliance D. Wagon 1,332 50.5
Conservative B. Piggott1,26648.0
Conservative A. Gambrill1,19645.3
Conservative S. Cambridge1,19145.1
Turnout 2,63941.1
Registered electors 6,421
Alliance win (new seat)
Alliance win (new seat)
Alliance win (new seat)

Goring

Goring (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Lynn 2,144 53.5
Conservative M. Clinch 2,140 53.4
Conservative C. Cable-Robbie 2,120 52.9
Alliance I. Sweetko1,85946.4
Alliance M. Nash1,51637.9
Alliance B. Dawson1,47236.8
Turnout 4,00558.6
Registered electors 6,835
Conservative gain from Residents
Conservative gain from Residents
Conservative gain from Residents

Heene

Heene (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Piggott* 1,950 77.1
Conservative G. Collinson 1,855 73.3
Conservative S. Moore 1,790 70.8
Alliance B. Mitchell58022.9
Alliance M. Meredith54121.4
Alliance C. Hassall52920.9
Turnout 2,53039.2
Registered electors 6,453
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Marine

Marine (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Hill* 1,866 61.1
Conservative E. McDonald 1,828 59.8
Conservative M. Parkin 1,764 57.7
Alliance T. Chapman63020.6
Alliance A. Venamore60119.7
Alliance D. Oliver58619.2
Residents L. Hill*55818.3
Residents J. Fludgate44514.6
Turnout 3,05648.5
Registered electors 6,301
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Residents
Conservative gain from Residents

Offington

Offington (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Scott* 1,980 65.5
Conservative I. Sinnott 1,973 65.4
Conservative S. Elliott* 1,940 64.3
Alliance G. Meredith82827.5
Alliance E. Thomas80926.8
Alliance B. Jones80326.6
Residents D. Hecht2096.9
Turnout 3,01649.9
Registered electors 6,043
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Salvington

Salvington (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative H. Braden 1,871 55.8
Conservative B. Howlett 1,781 53.1
Conservative S. Bennett 1,729 51.6
Alliance E. Blackman1,48444.3
Alliance B. McLuskie1,41342.2
Alliance J. Crabtree1,35440.4
Turnout 3,35250.4
Registered electors 6,651
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Selden

Selden (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Chowen* 1,349 51.8
Conservative M. Wilton 1,169 44.9
Conservative E. Baird 1,142 43.9
Alliance L. De Pinna81631.3
Alliance R. Monk78530.2
Labour J. Austin43916.9
Labour B. Croft42516.3
Turnout 2,60341.4
Registered electors 6,287
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Tarring

Tarring (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative H. Yates 1,506 51.6
Conservative K. Young 1,438 49.2
Alliance V. Harvey 1,413 48.4
Conservative S. Todd1,40648.1
Alliance P. Green*1,38647.4
Alliance V. O'Callaghan1,29844.4
Turnout 2,92144.6
Registered electors 6,549
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Alliance win (new seat)

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References

  1. "Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 6 December 2023.