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1983 Worthing Borough Council election

1983 Worthing Borough Council election
← 1979 5 May 1983 (1983-05-05) 1984 →
All 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Alliance
Seats won 24 12
Seat change Increase 8 Increase 3
Popular vote 54,183 40,158
Percentage 55.9% 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.

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
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 36 24 7 4 Increase 8 66.7 55.9 54,183
  Alliance 35 12 4 2 Increase 3 33.3 41.4 40,158
  Labour 4 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.5 1,448
  Residents 3 0 0 5 Decrease 5 0.0 1.2 1,212

Ward results

Broadwater

Broadwater (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance A. Clare* 1,539 50.5
Alliance A. Dockerty* 1,406 46.2
Alliance P. Otway 1,286 42.2
Conservative B. Kemp 1,211 39.8
Conservative G. Lissenburg 1,149 37.7
Conservative L. Golland 1,081 35.5
Labour P. Brook 297 9.8
Turnout 3,045 46.3
Registered electors 6,577
Alliance hold
Alliance hold
Alliance hold

Castle

Castle (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance J. Horgan 1,507 57.2
Alliance D. Chapman 1,485 56.4
Alliance J. Neal 1,434 54.4
Conservative D. Grady 1,127 42.8
Conservative E. Popplestone 1,086 41.2
Conservative L. Lee 1,076 40.8
Turnout 2,635 40.8
Registered electors 6,458
Alliance gain from Conservative
Alliance gain from Conservative
Alliance gain from Conservative

Central

Central (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance J. Bennett 919 43.8
Conservative A. Macmillan 890 42.4
Conservative A. Beaumont 875 41.7
Conservative R. Price 840 40.0
Alliance I. Ellis 718 34.2
Alliance V. Cave 701 33.4
Labour D. Poole 287 13.7
Turnout 2,098 37.9
Registered electors 5,536
Alliance gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Durrington

Durington (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Cotton 1,522 50.2
Alliance K. Moore 1,512 49.9
Conservative P. Knowles 1,477 48.7
Conservative R. Elkins 1,455 48.0
Alliance D. Marlow* 1,454 48.0
Alliance D. Barfield 1,449 47.8
Turnout 3,032 47.7
Registered electors 6,357
Conservative gain from Alliance
Alliance hold
Conservative gain from Alliance

Gaisford

Gaisford (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance P. Bennett* 1,376 52.1
Alliance R. Ketley 1,337 50.7
Alliance D. Wagon 1,332 50.5
Conservative B. Piggott 1,266 48.0
Conservative A. Gambrill 1,196 45.3
Conservative S. Cambridge 1,191 45.1
Turnout 2,639 41.1
Registered electors 6,421
Alliance win (new seat)
Alliance win (new seat)
Alliance win (new seat)

Goring

Goring (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Lynn 2,144 53.5
Conservative M. Clinch 2,140 53.4
Conservative C. Cable-Robbie 2,120 52.9
Alliance I. Sweetko 1,859 46.4
Alliance M. Nash 1,516 37.9
Alliance B. Dawson 1,472 36.8
Turnout 4,005 58.6
Registered electors 6,835
Conservative gain from Residents
Conservative gain from Residents
Conservative gain from Residents

Heene

Heene (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Piggott* 1,950 77.1
Conservative G. Collinson 1,855 73.3
Conservative S. Moore 1,790 70.8
Alliance B. Mitchell 580 22.9
Alliance M. Meredith 541 21.4
Alliance C. Hassall 529 20.9
Turnout 2,530 39.2
Registered electors 6,453
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Marine

Marine (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Hill* 1,866 61.1
Conservative E. McDonald 1,828 59.8
Conservative M. Parkin 1,764 57.7
Alliance T. Chapman 630 20.6
Alliance A. Venamore 601 19.7
Alliance D. Oliver 586 19.2
Residents L. Hill* 558 18.3
Residents J. Fludgate 445 14.6
Turnout 3,056 48.5
Registered electors 6,301
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Residents
Conservative gain from Residents

Offington

Offington (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Scott* 1,980 65.5
Conservative I. Sinnott 1,973 65.4
Conservative S. Elliott* 1,940 64.3
Alliance G. Meredith 828 27.5
Alliance E. Thomas 809 26.8
Alliance B. Jones 803 26.6
Residents D. Hecht 209 6.9
Turnout 3,016 49.9
Registered electors 6,043
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Salvington

Salvington (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative H. Braden 1,871 55.8
Conservative B. Howlett 1,781 53.1
Conservative S. Bennett 1,729 51.6
Alliance E. Blackman 1,484 44.3
Alliance B. McLuskie 1,413 42.2
Alliance J. Crabtree 1,354 40.4
Turnout 3,352 50.4
Registered electors 6,651
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Selden

Selden (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Chowen* 1,349 51.8
Conservative M. Wilton 1,169 44.9
Conservative E. Baird 1,142 43.9
Alliance L. De Pinna 816 31.3
Alliance R. Monk 785 30.2
Labour J. Austin 439 16.9
Labour B. Croft 425 16.3
Turnout 2,603 41.4
Registered electors 6,287
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Tarring

Tarring (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative H. Yates 1,506 51.6
Conservative K. Young 1,438 49.2
Alliance V. Harvey 1,413 48.4
Conservative S. Todd 1,406 48.1
Alliance P. Green* 1,386 47.4
Alliance V. O'Callaghan 1,298 44.4
Turnout 2,921 44.6
Registered electors 6,549
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Alliance win (new seat)

References

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