1983 Worthing Borough Council election
Appearance
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All 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Election result
[edit]1983 Worthing Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 36 | 24 | 7 | 4 | ![]() |
66.7 | 55.9 | 54,183 | ||
Alliance | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | ![]() |
33.3 | 41.4 | 40,158 | ||
Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.5 | 1,448 | ||
Residents | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.2 | 1,212 |
Ward results
[edit]Broadwater
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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
[edit]- ^ "Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 December 2023.