1990 Worthing Borough Council election

1990 English local election

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3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)

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12 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	SLD
Last election	26 seats, 59.2%	10 seats, 33.4%
Seats won	7	5
Seats after	27	9
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	15,741	11,987
Percentage	44.7%	34.1%
Swing	14.5%	0.7%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1990 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1990 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	7	1	58.3	20	27	75.0	15,741	44.7	–14.5
	SLD	5	1	41.7	4	9	25.0	11,987	34.1	+0.7
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	5,596	15.9	+8.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,206	3.4	N/A
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	664	1.9	N/A

Ward results

Broadwater

Broadwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Dockerty*	1,704	62.8	+8.6
	Conservative	A. Blake	711	26.2	–12.3
	Green	A. Ball	300	11.0	N/A
Majority			993	36.6	+20.9
Turnout			2,715	41.1	+7.4
Registered electors			6,605
	SLD hold		Swing	10.5

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	N. John	1,367	42.2	+20.9
	Conservative	A. Cohen	1,026	31.7	–21.3
	Labour	K. Fisher	846	26.1	+0.5
Majority			341	10.5	N/A
Turnout			3,239	51.4	+22.6
Registered electors			6,306
	SLD hold		Swing	21.1

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	P. Lipscombe*	1,053	42.4	–1.0
	Conservative	J. Orridge	821	33.1	–11.3
	Labour	H. King	344	13.9	+1.7
	Green	L. Colkett	202	8.1	N/A
	SDP	R. Morley	63	2.5	N/A
Majority			232	9.3	N/A
Turnout			2,483	41.1	+10.8
Registered electors			6,038
	SLD hold		Swing	5.2

Durrington

Durrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Frances	1,335	41.4	–13.4
	SLD	S. Pye	1,100	34.1	–11.1
	Labour	B. Perigoe	498	15.4	N/A
	Green	J. Hughes	292	9.1	N/A
Majority			235	7.3	–2.2
Turnout			3,242	43.4	+8.7
Registered electors			7,428
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	1.2

Gaisford

Gaisford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	C. Golds*	1,267	43.8	–2.1
	Conservative	J. Carne	1,051	36.4	–9.2
	Labour	D. Bethell	340	11.8	+3.3
	Green	J. Baker	232	8.0	N/A
Majority			216	7.5	+7.2
Turnout			2,890	44.7	+11.2
Registered electors			6,465
	SLD hold		Swing	3.6

Goring

Goring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Clinch*	2,050	60.5	–18.6
	Labour	O. Rand	454	13.4	N/A
	SLD	D. Whybred	446	13.2	–7.7
	SDP	M. Meyrick	440	13.0	N/A
Majority			1,596	47.1	–11.2
Turnout			3,390	49.2	+12.5
Registered electors			6,884
	Conservative hold

Heene

Heene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Collinson*	1,631	60.0	–11.2
	SLD	L. Earl	651	24.0	–4.8
	Labour	S. Dean	436	16.0	N/A
Majority			980	36.1	–6.3
Turnout			2,718	40.5	+9.0
Registered electors			6,713
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. MacDonald*	1,802	62.9	–10.0
	SLD	R. Selly	582	20.3	+3.7
	Labour	J. Fisher	479	16.7	+6.2
Majority			1,220	42.6	–13.7
Turnout			2,863	45.2	+11.6
Registered electors			6,341
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Offington

Offington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Peters*	1,516	52.1	–13.7
	SLD	E. Mardell	1,108	38.1	+3.9
	Labour	A. Mann	284	9.8	N/A
Majority			408	14.0	–17.6
Turnout			2,908	46.2	+11.1
Registered electors			6,294
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

Salvington

Salvington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lissenburg*	1,685	55.3	–10.7
	SLD	A. Clare	816	26.8	–7.2
	Labour	M. Dowson	547	17.9	N/A
Majority			869	28.5	–3.4
Turnout			3,048	45.7	+10.9
Registered electors			6,665
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Selden

Selden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wilton*	1,012	38.1	–13.1
	Labour	J. Deen	921	34.7	+15.3
	SLD	M. Moore	639	24.0	–5.4
	SDP	M. Elson	86	3.2	N/A
Majority			91	3.4	–18.4
Turnout			2,658	42.4	+13.2
Registered electors			6,274
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.2

Tarring

Tarring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	P. Green	1,254	41.0	+14.4
	Conservative	C. Wallis	1,101	36.0	–23.6
	Labour	J. Hammond	447	14.6	+0.8
	Green	V. Bruce	180	5.9	N/A
	SDP	G. Masters	75	2.5	N/A
Majority			153	5.0	N/A
Turnout			3,057	45.4
Registered electors			6,739
	SLD hold		Swing	14.6

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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