1983 English local election
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
Election result
1983 Worthing Borough Council election |
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
Broadwater
Broadwater (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Castle (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Central (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Gaisford
Goring
Heene
Heene (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Offington
Offington (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Salvington (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
Selden (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Tarring (3 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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
- ^ "Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 December 2023.