1984 Worthing Borough Council election

1984 Worthing Borough Council election

3 May 1984 (1984-05-03)
12 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Alliance Last election 24 seats, 55.9% 12 seats, 41.4% Seats won 8 4 Seats after 24 12 Seat change Popular vote 15,414 10,230 Percentage 56.9% 37.7% Swing 1.0% 3.7%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1984 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

1984 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8		66.7	16	24	66.7	15,414	56.9	+1.0
	Alliance	4		33.3	8	12	33.3	10,230	37.7	–3.7
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,458	5.4	+3.9

Broadwater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	B. McLuskie	1,266	50.0	–0.5
	Conservative	B. Kemp	1,096	43.3	+3.6
	Labour	P. Brook	169	6.7	–3.0
Majority			170	6.7	N/A
Turnout			2,531	38.4	–7.9
Registered electors			6,598
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.1

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Neal*	1,144	50.5	–6.7
	Conservative	R. Elkins	962	42.5	–0.3
	Labour	R. Weeks	159	7.0	N/A
Majority			182	8.0	N/A
Turnout			2,265	35.4	–5.4
Registered electors			6,392
	Alliance hold		Swing	3.2

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Robinson	822	51.4	+0.6
	Conservative	A. Beaumont*	777	48.6	–0.6
Majority			45	2.8	N/A
Turnout			1,599	28.5	–9.4
Registered electors			5,611
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	0.6

Durrington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Knowles*	1,114	48.9	–1.3
	Alliance	M. Clayden	1,021	44.8	–5.0
	Labour	J. Austin	143	6.3	N/A
Majority			93	4.1	N/A
Turnout			2,278	35.6	–12.1
Registered electors			6,395
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Gaisford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Green	1,130	53.4	+1.3
	Conservative	R. Price	793	37.5	–10.4
	Labour	J. Taylor	192	9.1	N/A
Majority			337	15.9	N/A
Turnout			2,115	33.1	–8.0
Registered electors			6,387
	Alliance hold		Swing	5.9

Goring

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Cable-Robbie*	2,201	79.9	+26.6
	Alliance	D. Elton	555	20.1	–26.6
Majority			1,646	59.7	N/A
Turnout			2,756	40.1	–18.5
Registered electors			6,878
	Conservative hold		Swing	26.6

Heene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Moore*	1,669	72.0	–5.1
	Alliance	M. O'Callaghan	650	28.0	+5.1
Majority			1,019	43.9	N/A
Turnout			2,319	35.5	–3.7
Registered electors			6,535
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Marine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Parkin*	1,642	68.2	+7.1
	Alliance	T. Chapman	626	26.0	+5.4
	Labour	I. Svennevig	141	5.9	N/A
Majority			1,016	42.2	N/A
Turnout			2,409	38.3	–10.2
Registered electors			6,283
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Offington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Elliott*	1,610	71.9	+6.3
	Alliance	M. Meredith	487	21.8	–5.6
	Labour	S. Hurcombe	141	6.3	N/A
Majority			1,123	50.2	N/A
Turnout			2,238	36.8	–13.1
Registered electors			6,075
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

Salvington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bennett*	1,446	62.5	+6.7
	Alliance	J. Crabtree	758	32.8	–11.4
	Labour	B. Eustice	110	4.8	N/A
Majority			688	29.7	N/A
Turnout			2,314	34.6	–15.8
Registered electors			6,694
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.1

Selden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Baird*	1,014	50.0	–1.8
	Alliance	R. Burt	796	39.2	+7.9
	Labour	B. Croft	219	10.8	–6.1
Majority			218	10.7	N/A
Turnout			2,029	32.3	–9.1
Registered electors			6,276
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.9

Tarring

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Todd	1,090	48.5	–3.1
	Alliance	V. Harvey*	975	43.4	–5.0
	Labour	S. Peaty	184	8.2	N/A
Majority			115	5.1	N/A
Turnout			2,249	34.2	–10.4
Registered electors			6,582
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	1.0