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1995 Worthing Borough Council election

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1995 Worthing Borough Council election

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12 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 19 seats, 59.7% 17 seats, 34.7%
Seats won 9 3
Seats after 23 13
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4
Popular vote 15,473 10,140
Percentage 52.0% 34.1%
Swing Decrease 4.7% Decrease 0.6%

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

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Election result

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1995 Worthing Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 9 Increase 4 75.0 14 23 36.1 15,473 52.0 –4.7
  Conservative 3 Decrease 4 25.0 10 13 63.9 10,140 34.1 –0.6
  Labour 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,902 13.1 +5.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 226 0.8 –0.3

Ward results

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Broadwater

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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 Decrease2.4

Castle

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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 Decrease8.9

Central

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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 Increase4.8

Durrington

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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 Increase1.4

Gaisford

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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 Increase3.4

Goring

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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 Increase5.2

Heene

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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 Increase5.6

Marine

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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 Increase1.7

Offington

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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 Decrease6.9

Salvington

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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 Decrease0.4

Selden

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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 Increase0.4

Tarring

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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 Decrease1.6

References

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  1. ^ "Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 December 2023.