1996 Worthing Borough Council election

1996 Worthing Borough Council election

2 May 1996 (1996-05-02)
13 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 23 seats, 52.0% 13 seats, 34.1% Seats won 8 5 Seats after 26 10 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 12,327 11,680 Percentage 44.5% 42.2% Swing 7.5% 8.1%
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

The 1996 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

1996 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8	3	61.5	18	26	72.2	12,327	44.5	–7.5
	Conservative	5	3	38.5	5	10	27.8	11,680	42.2	+8.1
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,495	12.6	–0.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	204	0.7	–0.1

Broadwater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. McCluskie*	1,186	66.4	–2.3
	Conservative	D. Lissenburg	343	19.2	+1.6
	Labour	R. White	256	14.3	+0.6
Majority			843	47.2	–3.9
Turnout			1,785	27.9	–4.2
Registered electors			6,403
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.0

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Cornell*	839	40.5	–11.9
	Conservative	A. Garrett	729	35.2	+12.2
	Labour	J. Hammond	503	24.3	–0.3
Majority			110	5.3	–22.5
Turnout			2,071	34.4	–5.1
Registered electors			5,982
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	12.1

Durrington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Bull	1,064	44.0	–14.5
	Conservative	V. Sutton*	976	40.3	+13.0
	Labour	K. Hammond	314	13.0	–1.1
	Green	L. Colkett	66	2.7	N/A
Majority			88	3.6	–27.6
Turnout			2,420	31.7	–5.3
Registered electors			7,635
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	13.8

Gaisford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Price	967	46.5	–15.0
	Conservative	S. Craghill	822	39.6	+15.3
	Labour	J. Hurcombe	230	11.1	–0.5
	Green	J. Baker	59	2.8	+0.2
Majority			145	7.0	–30.2
Turnout			2,078	32.6	–1.8
Registered electors			6,382
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	15.2

Goring

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Waight*	1,778	64.0	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. McRurn-Stewart	757	27.3	–13.7
	Labour	O. Rand	241	8.7	+0.4
Majority			1,021	36.8	+28.4
Turnout			2,776	41.1	–9.3
Registered electors			6,754
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.2

Heene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,124	57.6	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bennett	534	27.4	–5.6
	Labour	S. Newman	292	15.0	+0.8
Majority			590	30.3	+12.9
Turnout			1,950	30.8	–6.2
Registered electors			6,355
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.4

Marine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Aston-Dive	1,263	55.8	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	E. Halpin	630	27.8	–12.2
	Labour	N. Michica	291	12.9	+1.9
	Green	S. Colgate	79	3.5	+1.1
Majority			633	28.0	+21.5
Turnout			2,263	36.0	–9.4
Registered electors			6,291
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.7

Offington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Green	1,372	51.1	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gibson	1,089	40.5	–6.1
	Labour	J. Gardiner	226	8.4	+0.5
Majority			283	10.5	N/A
Turnout			2,687	43.7	–0.8
Registered electors			6,193
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Salvington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Lynn*	1,214	47.6	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kasprowicz	1,070	41.9	–5.0
	Labour	J. Wicks	268	10.5	–1.1
Majority			144	5.6	N/A
Turnout			2,552	39.6	–2.3
Registered electors			6,464
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Selden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Gibbins	1,046	53.9	–9.5
	Conservative	T. Jackson	533	27.5	+6.0
	Labour	T. Smith	361	18.6	+3.5
Majority			513	26.4	–15.5
Turnout			1,940	31.9	–3.1
Registered electors			6,091
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

Tarring

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Pitt*	1,333	65.5	–0.5
	Conservative	M. Gleaves	449	22.1	+2.1
	Labour	J. Parr	252	12.4	–1.6
Majority			884	43.5	–2.5
Turnout			2,034	31.3	–5.9
Registered electors			6,471
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.3