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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