1991 Worthing Borough Council election

1991 English local election

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2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)

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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	Liberal Democrats
Last election	27 seats, 44.7%	9 seats, 34.1%
Seats won	7	5
Seats after	24	12
Seat change	3	3
Popular vote	15,203	13,580
Percentage	45.8%	40.9%
Swing	1.1%	6.8%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1991 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1991 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	7	3	58.3	17	24	66.7	15,203	45.8	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	5	3	41.7	7	12	33.3	13,580	40.9	+6.8
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,564	10.7	–5.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	720	2.2	–1.2
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	156	0.5	N/A

Ward results

Broadwater

Broadwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Clare*	1,556	63.8	+1.0
	Conservative	M. Wilson	663	27.2	+1.0
	Labour	A. Mann	219	9.0	N/A
Majority			893	36.6	±0.0
Turnout			2,438	37.7	–3.4
Registered electors			6,468
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.0

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Pye	1,397	47.6	+5.4
	Conservative	J. Orridge*	1,010	34.4	+2.7
	Labour	K. Fisher	527	18.0	–8.1
Majority			387	13.2	+2.7
Turnout			2,934	47.5	–3.9
Registered electors			6,191
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.4

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Stuart	1,332	57.7	+15.3
	Conservative	R. Price*	801	34.7	+1.6
	Labour	J. Del Rio Fernandez	176	7.6	–6.3
Majority			531	23.0	+13.7
Turnout			2,309	39.6	–1.5
Registered electors			5,838
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	6.9

Durrington

Durrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cotton*	1,422	43.9	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Smytherman	1,227	37.9	+3.8
	Labour	B. Perigoe	302	9.3	–6.1
	Green	J. Hughes	289	8.9	–0.2
Majority			195	6.0	–0.7
Turnout			3,240	43.6	+0.2
Registered electors			7,431
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Gaisford

Gaisford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Bennett*	1,249	47.3	+3.5
	Conservative	G. Thompson	1,054	40.0	+3.6
	Labour	D. Henbrey	179	6.8	–5.0
	Independent	P. Kennard	156	5.9	N/A
Majority			195	7.4	–0.1
Turnout			2,638	41.9	–2.8
Registered electors			6,304
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.1

Goring

Goring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Lynn*	1,990	61.7	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. Whyberd	849	26.3	+13.1
	Labour	O. Rand	196	6.1	–7.3
	Green	D. Colkett	192	5.9	N/A
Majority			1,141	35.4	–11.7
Turnout			3,227	47.9	–1.3
Registered electors			6,759
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

Heene

Heene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Piggott*	1,418	57.2	–2.8
	Liberal Democrats	E. Lipscombe	819	33.1	+9.1
	Labour	J. Hammond	241	9.7	–6.3
Majority			599	24.2	–11.9
Turnout			2,478	36.9	–3.6
Registered electors			6,728
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Carne	1,580	59.8	–3.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Selley	611	23.1	+2.8
	Green	L. Colkett	239	9.0	N/A
	Labour	D. Haworth	211	8.0	–8.7
Majority			969	36.7	–5.9
Turnout			2,641	42.4	–2.8
Registered electors			6,234
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.0

Offington

Offington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Scott*	1,491	50.1	–2.0
	Liberal Democrats	E. Mardell	1,357	45.6	+7.5
	Labour	C. Tempest	126	4.2	–5.6
Majority			134	4.5	–9.5
Turnout			2,974	47.7	+1.5
Registered electors			6,251
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.8

Salvington

Salvington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Braden*	1,676	58.8	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	V. McLuskie	917	32.2	+5.4
	Labour	M. Dowson	258	9.0	–8.9
Majority			759	26.6	–1.9
Turnout			2,851	43.9	–1.8
Registered electors			6,507
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Selden

Selden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Craig	992	38.2	+0.1
	Labour	J. Deen	910	35.1	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Moore	692	26.7	+2.7
Majority			82	3.2	–0.2
Turnout			2,594	41.5	–0.9
Registered electors			6,245
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Tarring

Tarring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lovell	1,574	54.3	+13.3
	Conservative	E. Giddins	1,106	38.2	+2.2
	Labour	C. Dove	219	7.6	–7.0
Majority			468	16.1	+11.1
Turnout			2,899	44.3	–1.1
Registered electors			6,553
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	5.6

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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