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.
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All 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 | 66.7 | 55.9 | 54,183 | ||
Alliance | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 33.3 | 41.4 | 40,158 | ||
Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1,448 | |||
Residents | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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.