1988 Worthing Borough Council election

1988 Worthing Borough Council election
12 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council ; 19 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election; ; Conservative

Last updated December 11, 2023

The 1988 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summery

Election result

1988 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	2	83.3	16	26	72.2	15,206	59.2	+3.1
	SLD	2	2	16.7	8	10	27.8	8,594	33.4	–2.9
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,900	7.4	–0.2

Ward results

Broadwater

Broadwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	B. McLuskie*	1,205	54.2	–8.4
	Conservative	P. Hooker	856	38.5	+7.1
	Labour	B. Wright	164	7.4	+1.4
Majority			349	15.7	–15.5
Turnout			2,225	33.7	–6.9
Registered electors			6,593
	SLD hold		Swing	7.8

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Brookman	977	53.0	+3.6
	Labour	J. Hammond	472	25.6	+17.2
	SLD	E. Russell	393	21.3	–20.9
Majority			505	27.4	+20.2
Turnout			1,842	28.8	–11.8
Registered electors			6,393
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	6.8

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Robinson*	782	44.4	–0.9
	SLD	T. Chick	764	43.4	–0.5
	Labour	M. Brunsden	214	12.2	+1.4
Majority			18	1.0	–0.4
Turnout			1,760	30.3	–6.5
Registered electors			5,804
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	0.2

Durrington

Durrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Sutton	1,309	54.8	+6.6
	SLD	J. Lovell	1,081	45.2	+0.7
Majority			228	9.5	+5.8
Turnout			2,390	34.7	–12.9
Registered electors			6,893
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.0

Gaisford

Gaisford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	G. Miller	995	45.9	–1.5
	Conservative	R. Goodhind	989	45.6	–0.2
	Labour	V. Brunsden	184	8.5	+1.6
Majority			6	0.3	–1.3
Turnout			2,168	33.5	–10.6
Registered electors			6,462
	SLD hold		Swing	0.7

Goring

Gaisford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Cable-Robbie*	2,018	79.1	+12.5
	SLD	D. Whybred	532	20.9	–8.6
Majority			1,486	58.3	+21.2
Turnout			2,550	36.7	–15.2
Registered electors			6,957
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.6

Heene

Heene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Moore*	1,517	71.2	+3.3
	SLD	P. Russell	613	28.8	+3.3
Majority			904	42.4	±0.0
Turnout			2,130	31.5	–9.8
Registered electors			6,767
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.0

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Parkin*	1,571	72.9	+1.8
	SLD	R. Selley	358	16.6	–6.0
	Labour	K. Fisher	226	10.5	+4.2
Majority			1,213	56.3	+7.8
Turnout			2,155	33.6	–12.2
Registered electors			6,437
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Offington

Offington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Elliott*	1,467	65.8	–1.3
	SLD	E. Mardell	763	34.2	+5.9
Majority			704	31.6	–7.3
Turnout			2,230	35.1	–11.2
Registered electors			6,352
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Salvington

Salvington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Lynn	1,556	66.0	–0.6
	SLD	A. Clare	803	34.0	+6.8
Majority			753	31.9	–7.4
Turnout			2,359	34.8	–9.0
Registered electors			6,770
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Selden

Selden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Baird*	942	51.2	–1.0
	SLD	I. Richards	541	29.4	+1.2
	Labour	B. Croft	358	19.4	–0.2
Majority			401	21.8	–2.2
Turnout			1,841	29.2	–11.1
Registered electors			6,314
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

Tarring

Tarring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Todd*	1,222	59.6	+6.5
	SLD	M. Davie	546	26.6	–12.5
	Labour	J. Goatcher	282	13.8	+6.0
Majority			676	33.0	+25.2
Turnout			2,050	30.8	–14.1
Registered electors			6,666
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.5

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References

↑ "Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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[1] "Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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