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1990 Worthing Borough Council election

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1990 Worthing Borough Council election

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12 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative SLD
Last election 26 seats, 59.2% 10 seats, 33.4%
Seats won 7 5
Seats after 27 9
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 15,741 11,987
Percentage 44.7% 34.1%
Swing Decrease 14.5% Increase 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.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

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Election result

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

Ward results

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Broadwater

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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 Increase10.5

Castle

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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 Increase21.1

Central

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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 Increase5.2

Durrington

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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 Decrease1.2

Gaisford

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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 Increase3.6

Goring

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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

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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 Decrease3.2

Marine

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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 Decrease6.9

Offington

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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 Decrease8.8

Salvington

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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 Decrease1.8

Selden

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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 Decrease14.2

Tarring

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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 Increase14.6

References

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