1995 Worthing Borough Council election

1995 Worthing Borough Council election
12 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; Liberal Democrats	Council control after election ; ; Liberal Democrats

The 1995 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary edit

Election result edit

1995 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	9	4	75.0	14	23	36.1	15,473	52.0	–4.7
	Conservative	3	4	25.0	10	13	63.9	10,140	34.1	–0.6
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,902	13.1	+5.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	226	0.8	–0.3

Ward results edit

Broadwater edit

Broadwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Clare*	1,412	68.7	–5.0
	Conservative	Z. Woolger	362	17.6	–0.3
	Labour	D. White	282	13.7	+5.3
Majority			1,050	51.1	–4.6
Turnout			2,056	32.1	–5.7
Registered electors			6,403
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.4

Castle edit

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Pye*	1,242	52.4	–6.9
	Labour	D. Sartin	583	24.6	+10.8
	Conservative	M. McCarthy	546	23.0	–3.9
Majority			659	27.8	–4.6
Turnout			2,371	39.5	–3.8
Registered electors			6,002
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.9

Central edit

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Stuart*	1,105	58.6	+2.5
	Conservative	A. Hunter	492	26.1	–7.0
	Labour	J. Hammond	290	15.4	+7.8
Majority			613	32.5	+9.5
Turnout			1,887	34.1	–4.8
Registered electors			5,558
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.8

Durrington edit

Durrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Sargent	1,646	58.5	–1.5
	Conservative	C. Wells	769	27.3	–4.2
	Labour	K. Fisher	397	14.1	+8.4
Majority			877	31.2	+2.7
Turnout			2,812	37.0	–3.2
Registered electors			7,624
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.4

Gaisford edit

Gaisford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Bennett*	1,348	61.5	+1.0
	Conservative	F. Green	532	24.3	–5.7
	Labour	C. Tempest	254	11.6	+5.4
	Green	J. Baker	57	2.6	–0.8
Majority			816	37.2	+6.7
Turnout			2,191	34.4	–8.6
Registered electors			6,381
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.4

Goring edit

Goring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Lynn*	1,663	49.4	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	B. Earl	1,381	41.0	–7.7
	Labour	O. Rand	279	8.3	+3.7
	Green	R. Baines	44	1.3	N/A
Majority			282	8.4	N/A
Turnout			3,367	50.4	–1.3
Registered electors			6,692
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.2

Heene edit

Heene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Dice	1,171	50.4	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	I. Richards	767	33.0	–9.5
	Labour	K. Smith	329	14.2	+5.3
	Green	S. Colgate	56	2.4	N/A
Majority			404	17.4	+11.2
Turnout			2,323	37.0	±0.0
Registered electors			6,298
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Marine edit

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lissenburg	1,316	46.6	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	N. Bull	1,132	40.0	–1.2
	Labour	N. Michica	310	11.0	+0.6
	Green	L. Colkett	69	2.4	–1.5
Majority			184	6.5	+3.2
Turnout			2,827	45.4	+2.0
Registered electors			6,233
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Offington edit

Offington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Doyle	1,269	46.6	–8.4
	Conservative	R. Green	1,241	45.5	+5.4
	Labour	J. Gardiner	215	7.9	+3.0
Majority			28	1.0	–13.9
Turnout			2,725	44.5	–5.9
Registered electors			6,133
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	6.9

Salvington edit

Salvington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Player	1,263	46.9	–3.7
	Conservative	H. Braden	1,118	41.5	–2.9
	Labour	J. Wicks	313	11.6	+6.6
Majority			145	5.4	–0.9
Turnout			2,694	41.9	–5.1
Registered electors			6,439
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	0.4

Selden edit

Selden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Brown	1,327	63.4	–2.0
	Conservative	A. Craig	450	21.5	–2.7
	Labour	R. White	315	15.1	+4.8
Majority			877	41.9	+0.7
Turnout			2,092	35.0	–5.2
Registered electors			5,996
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	0.4

Tarring edit

Tarring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lovell	1,581	66.0	–5.1
	Conservative	J. Smith	480	20.0	–2.0
	Labour	D. Johnson	335	14.0	+7.1
Majority			1,101	46.0	–3.0
Turnout			2,396	37.2	–4.5
Registered electors			6,454
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.6

References edit

^ "Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[1] "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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