1983 Worthing Borough Council election

1983 English local election October 2026 1983 Worthing Borough Council election West Sussex parliamentary 1979 Worthing Borough Council election 1979 1983 5 5 y 1984 Worthing Borough Council election 1984 All 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 24 8 54,183 55.9% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 3 40,158 41.4% Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1983 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Worthing-1973-2012.pdf Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012 6 December 2023 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries and the total number of seats on the council increased by 6, from 30 to 36. Summary Election result 1983 Worthing Borough Council election Conservative Party (UK) 36 24 7 4 8 55.9 66.7 54,183 SDP-Liberal Alliance 35 12 4 2 3 41.4 33.3 40,158 Labour Party (UK) 4 0 0 0 1.5 0.0 1,448 Residents Association 3 0 0 5 5 1.2 0.0 1,212 |- Ward results Broadwater Broadwater (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Clare* 1,539 50.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Dockerty* 1,406 46.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Otway 1,286 42.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. Kemp 1,211 39.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Lissenburg 1,149 37.7 Conservative Party (UK) L. Golland 1,081 35.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Brook 297 9.8 3,045 46.3 6,577 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance Castle Castle (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Horgan 1,507 57.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Chapman 1,485 56.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Neal 1,434 54.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Grady 1,127 42.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. Popplestone 1,086 41.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Lee 1,076 40.8 2,635 40.8 6,458 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Central Central (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Bennett 919 43.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Macmillan 890 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Beaumont 875 41.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Price 840 40.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance I. Ellis 718 34.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Cave 701 33.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Poole 287 13.7 2,098 37.9 5,536 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Durrington Durrington (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Cotton 1,522 50.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance K. Moore 1,512 49.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Knowles 1,477 48.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Elkins 1,455 48.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Marlow* 1,454 48.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Barfield 1,449 47.8 3,032 47.7 6,357 Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance Gaisford Gaisford (3 seats) SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Bennett* 1,376 52.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Ketley 1,337 50.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Wagon 1,332 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) B. Piggott 1,266 48.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Gambrill 1,196 45.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Cambridge 1,191 45.1 2,639 41.1 6,421 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance Goring Goring (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Lynn 2,144 53.5 Conservative Party (UK) M. Clinch 2,140 53.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Cable-Robbie 2,120 52.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance I. Sweetko 1,859 46.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Nash 1,516 37.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Dawson 1,472 36.8 4,005 58.6 6,835 Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Heene Heene (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Piggott* 1,950 77.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Collinson 1,855 73.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Moore 1,790 70.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Mitchell 580 22.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Meredith 541 21.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Hassall 529 20.9 2,530 39.2 6,453 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Marine Marine (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Hill* 1,866 61.1 Conservative Party (UK) E. McDonald 1,828 59.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Parkin 1,764 57.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Chapman 630 20.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Venamore 601 19.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance D. Oliver 586 19.2 Residents Association L. Hill* 558 18.3 Residents Association J. Fludgate 445 14.6 3,056 48.5 6,301 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Residents Association Offington Offington (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) C. Scott* 1,980 65.5 Conservative Party (UK) I. Sinnott 1,973 65.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Elliott* 1,940 64.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Meredith 828 27.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Thomas 809 26.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. Jones 803 26.6 Residents Association D. Hecht 209 6.9 3,016 49.9 6,043 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Salvington Salvington (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Braden 1,871 55.8 Conservative Party (UK) B. Howlett 1,781 53.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. Bennett 1,729 51.6 SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Blackman 1,484 44.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance B. McLuskie 1,413 42.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Crabtree 1,354 40.4 3,352 50.4 6,651 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Selden Selden (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Chowen* 1,349 51.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Wilton 1,169 44.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Baird 1,142 43.9 SDP-Liberal Alliance L. De Pinna 816 31.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Monk 785 30.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Austin 439 16.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Croft 425 16.3 2,603 41.4 6,287 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tarring Tarring (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Yates 1,506 51.6 Conservative Party (UK) K. Young 1,438 49.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Harvey 1,413 48.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Todd 1,406 48.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance P. Green* 1,386 47.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance V. O'Callaghan 1,298 44.4 2,921 44.6 6,549 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) SDP-Liberal Alliance References Category:Worthing Borough Council elections Worthing Category:May 1983 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in West Sussex