1988 Worthing Borough Council election
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12 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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]1988 Worthing Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 10 | ![]() |
83.3 | 16 | 26 | 72.2 | 15,206 | 59.2 | +3.1 | |
SLD | 2 | ![]() |
16.7 | 8 | 10 | 27.8 | 8,594 | 33.4 | –2.9 | |
Labour | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,900 | 7.4 | –0.2 |
Ward results
[edit]Broadwater
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SLD | B. McLuskie* | 1,205 | 54.2 | –8.4 | |
Conservative | P. Hooker | 856 | 38.5 | +7.1 | |
Labour | B. Wright | 164 | 7.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 349 | 15.7 | –15.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,225 | 33.7 | –6.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,593 | ||||
SLD hold | Swing | ![]() |
Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Brookman | 977 | 53.0 | +3.6 | |
Labour | J. Hammond | 472 | 25.6 | +17.2 | |
SLD | E. Russell | 393 | 21.3 | –20.9 | |
Majority | 505 | 27.4 | +20.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,842 | 28.8 | –11.8 | ||
Registered electors | 6,393 | ||||
Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | ![]() |
Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. Robinson* | 782 | 44.4 | –0.9 | |
SLD | T. Chick | 764 | 43.4 | –0.5 | |
Labour | M. Brunsden | 214 | 12.2 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 18 | 1.0 | –0.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,760 | 30.3 | –6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,804 | ||||
Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | ![]() |
Durrington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | V. Sutton | 1,309 | 54.8 | +6.6 | |
SLD | J. Lovell | 1,081 | 45.2 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 228 | 9.5 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,390 | 34.7 | –12.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,893 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Gaisford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SLD | G. Miller | 995 | 45.9 | –1.5 | |
Conservative | R. Goodhind | 989 | 45.6 | –0.2 | |
Labour | V. Brunsden | 184 | 8.5 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 6 | 0.3 | –1.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,168 | 33.5 | –10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,462 | ||||
SLD hold | Swing | ![]() |
Goring
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Cable-Robbie* | 2,018 | 79.1 | +12.5 | |
SLD | D. Whybred | 532 | 20.9 | –8.6 | |
Majority | 1,486 | 58.3 | +21.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,550 | 36.7 | –15.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,957 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Heene
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Moore* | 1,517 | 71.2 | +3.3 | |
SLD | P. Russell | 613 | 28.8 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 904 | 42.4 | ±0.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,130 | 31.5 | –9.8 | ||
Registered electors | 6,767 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Marine
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Parkin* | 1,571 | 72.9 | +1.8 | |
SLD | R. Selley | 358 | 16.6 | –6.0 | |
Labour | K. Fisher | 226 | 10.5 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 1,213 | 56.3 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,155 | 33.6 | –12.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,437 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Offington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Elliott* | 1,467 | 65.8 | –1.3 | |
SLD | E. Mardell | 763 | 34.2 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 704 | 31.6 | –7.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,230 | 35.1 | –11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,352 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Salvington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Lynn | 1,556 | 66.0 | –0.6 | |
SLD | A. Clare | 803 | 34.0 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 753 | 31.9 | –7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,359 | 34.8 | –9.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,770 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Selden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Baird* | 942 | 51.2 | –1.0 | |
SLD | I. Richards | 541 | 29.4 | +1.2 | |
Labour | B. Croft | 358 | 19.4 | –0.2 | |
Majority | 401 | 21.8 | –2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,841 | 29.2 | –11.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,314 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Tarring
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Todd* | 1,222 | 59.6 | +6.5 | |
SLD | M. Davie | 546 | 26.6 | –12.5 | |
Labour | J. Goatcher | 282 | 13.8 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 676 | 33.0 | +25.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,050 | 30.8 | –14.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,666 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 December 2023.