1996 Worthing Borough Council election

1996 Worthing Borough Council election

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13 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 23 seats, 52.0% 13 seats, 34.1% Seats won 8 5 Seats after 26 10 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 12,327 11,680 Percentage 44.5% 42.2% Swing 7.5% 8.1%
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

The 1996 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1996 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8	3	61.5	18	26	72.2	12,327	44.5	–7.5
	Conservative	5	3	38.5	5	10	27.8	11,680	42.2	+8.1
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,495	12.6	–0.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	204	0.7	–0.1

Ward results

Broadwater

Broadwater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. McCluskie*	1,186	66.4	–2.3
	Conservative	D. Lissenburg	343	19.2	+1.6
	Labour	R. White	256	14.3	+0.6
Majority			843	47.2	–3.9
Turnout			1,785	27.9	–4.2
Registered electors			6,403
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.0

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Cornell*	839	40.5	–11.9
	Conservative	A. Garrett	729	35.2	+12.2
	Labour	J. Hammond	503	24.3	–0.3
Majority			110	5.3	–22.5
Turnout			2,071	34.4	–5.1
Registered electors			5,982
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	12.1

Central

Central (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Tucker*	920	52.9
	Liberal Democrats	L. Millington-Pratt	892	51.3
	Conservative	J. Livermore	545	31.3
	Conservative	S. Shreeve	532	30.6
	Labour	K. Smith	261	15.0
Turnout			1,739	30.9
Registered electors			5,629
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Durrington

Durrington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Bull	1,064	44.0	–14.5
	Conservative	V. Sutton*	976	40.3	+13.0
	Labour	K. Hammond	314	13.0	–1.1
	Green	L. Colkett	66	2.7	N/A
Majority			88	3.6	–27.6
Turnout			2,420	31.7	–5.3
Registered electors			7,635
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	13.8

Gaisford

Gaisford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Price	967	46.5	–15.0
	Conservative	S. Craghill	822	39.6	+15.3
	Labour	J. Hurcombe	230	11.1	–0.5
	Green	J. Baker	59	2.8	+0.2
Majority			145	7.0	–30.2
Turnout			2,078	32.6	–1.8
Registered electors			6,382
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	15.2

Goring

Goring

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Waight*	1,778	64.0	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. McRurn-Stewart	757	27.3	–13.7
	Labour	O. Rand	241	8.7	+0.4
Majority			1,021	36.8	+28.4
Turnout			2,776	41.1	–9.3
Registered electors			6,754
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.2

Heene

Heene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,124	57.6	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bennett	534	27.4	–5.6
	Labour	S. Newman	292	15.0	+0.8
Majority			590	30.3	+12.9
Turnout			1,950	30.8	–6.2
Registered electors			6,355
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.4

Marine

Marine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Aston-Dive	1,263	55.8	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	E. Halpin	630	27.8	–12.2
	Labour	N. Michica	291	12.9	+1.9
	Green	S. Colgate	79	3.5	+1.1
Majority			633	28.0	+21.5
Turnout			2,263	36.0	–9.4
Registered electors			6,291
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.7

Offington

Offington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Green	1,372	51.1	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gibson	1,089	40.5	–6.1
	Labour	J. Gardiner	226	8.4	+0.5
Majority			283	10.5	N/A
Turnout			2,687	43.7	–0.8
Registered electors			6,193
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Salvington

Salvington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Lynn*	1,214	47.6	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kasprowicz	1,070	41.9	–5.0
	Labour	J. Wicks	268	10.5	–1.1
Majority			144	5.6	N/A
Turnout			2,552	39.6	–2.3
Registered electors			6,464
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Selden

Selden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Gibbins	1,046	53.9	–9.5
	Conservative	T. Jackson	533	27.5	+6.0
	Labour	T. Smith	361	18.6	+3.5
Majority			513	26.4	–15.5
Turnout			1,940	31.9	–3.1
Registered electors			6,091
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

Tarring

Tarring

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Pitt*	1,333	65.5	–0.5
	Conservative	M. Gleaves	449	22.1	+2.1
	Labour	J. Parr	252	12.4	–1.6
Majority			884	43.5	–2.5
Turnout			2,034	31.3	–5.9
Registered electors			6,471
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.3

References

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