1992 Worthing Borough Council election

1992 English local election

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7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)

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12 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Last election	24 seats, 45.8%	12 seats, 40.9%
Seats won	8	4
Seats after	22	14
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	14,959	12,116
Percentage	51.0%	41.3%
Swing	5.2%	0.4%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1992 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1992 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8	2	66.7	14	22	61.1	14,959	51.0	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	4	2	33.3	10	14	38.9	12,116	41.3	+0.4
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,723	5.9	–4.8
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	533	1.8	–0.4

Ward results

Broadwater

Broadwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. McLuskie*	1,232	60.7	–3.1
	Conservative	C. Boustead	629	31.0	+3.8
	Labour	A. Dyball	96	4.7	–4.3
	Green	D. Croft	73	3.6	N/A
Majority			603	29.7	–6.9
Turnout			2,030	31.5	–6.2
Registered electors			6,459
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.5

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Cornell	1,211	54.3	+6.7
	Conservative	C. Wallis	855	38.3	+3.9
	Labour	K. Fisher	166	7.4	–10.6
Majority			356	15.9	+2.7
Turnout			2,232	36.4	–11.1
Registered electors			6,130
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	1.4

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Tucker	1,080	54.7	–3.0
	Conservative	R. Price	773	39.1	+4.4
	Labour	J. Del Rio Fernandez	80	4.0	–3.6
	Green	D. Colkett	43	2.2	N/A
Majority			307	15.5	–7.5
Turnout			1,976	33.6	–6.0
Registered electors			5,880
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	3.7

Durrington

Durrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Sutton*	1,536	54.6	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rose	1,052	37.4	–0.5
	Labour	D. Haworth	148	5.3	–4.0
	Green	J. Hughes	78	2.8	–6.1
Majority			484	17.2	+11.2
Turnout			2,814	37.6	–6.0
Registered electors			7,500
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Gaisford

Gaisford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bell	1,199	49.1	+9.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Miller*	1,151	47.1	–0.2
	Labour	C. Tempest	92	3.8	–3.0
Majority			48	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,442	38.6	–3.3
Registered electors			6,332
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	4.7

Goring

Goring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Waight	1,839	61.6	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	F. Hampson	975	32.7	+6.4
	Labour	O. Rand	103	3.4	–2.7
	Green	R. Allen	69	2.3	–3.6
Majority			864	28.9	–6.5
Turnout			2,986	44.3	–3.6
Registered electors			6,731
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Heene

Heene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Moore*	1,489	65.3	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	E. Lipscombe	593	26.0	–7.1
	Labour	S. Deen	138	6.1	–3.6
	Green	A. Morgan	59	2.6	N/A
Majority			896	39.3	+15.1
Turnout			2,279	33.5	–3.4
Registered electors			6,815
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.6

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Parkin*	1,619	67.9	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Elton	584	24.5	+1.4
	Labour	L. Comb	102	4.3	–3.7
	Green	L. Colkett	80	3.4	–4.6
Majority			1,035	43.4	+6.7
Turnout			2,385	38.3	–4.1
Registered electors			6,244
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Offington

Offington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Elliott*	1,469	52.2	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	E. Mardell	1,346	47.8	+2.2
Majority			123	4.4	–0.1
Turnout			2,815	45.2	–2.5
Registered electors			6,248
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Salvington

Salvington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Lynn*	1,478	59.3	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	V. McLuskie	846	33.9	+1.7
	Labour	M. Dowson	99	4.0	–5.0
	Green	J. Baker	71	2.8	N/A
Majority			632	25.3	–1.3
Turnout			2,494	38.4	–5.5
Registered electors			6,500
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Selden

Selden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Baird*	870	38.1	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	I. Hart	802	35.1	+8.4
	Labour	J. Deen	614	26.9	–8.2
Majority			68	3.0	–0.2
Turnout			2,286	36.9	–4.6
Registered electors			6,200
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Tarring

Tarring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Pitt	1,244	48.0	–6.3
	Conservative	T. Dice	1,203	46.4	+8.2
	Labour	J. West	85	3.3	–4.3
	Green	A. Nichols	60	2.3	N/A
Majority			41	1.6	–14.5
Turnout			2,592	39.9	–4.4
Registered electors			6,502
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.3

References

"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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