1986 Worthing Borough Council election

1986 English local election October 2026 December 2023 1986 Worthing Borough Council election West Sussex parliamentary 1984 Worthing Borough Council election 1984 1986 5 8 y 1987 Worthing Borough Council election 1987 13 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 24 seats, 56.9% 6 22 2 14,746 47.1% 9.8% 95x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 seats, 37.7% 7 14 2 13,316 42.6% 4.9% Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1986 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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 10 December 2023 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1986 Worthing Borough Council election Conservative Party (UK) 6 2 46.2 16 22 61.1 14,746 47.1 –9.8 SDP-Liberal Alliance 7 2 53.8 7 14 38.9 13,316 42.6 +4.9 Labour Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,230 10.3 +4.9 Ward results Broadwater Broadwater SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Dockerty* 1,441 58.2 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. Kemp 819 33.1 –10.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Wright 214 8.6 +1.9 622 25.1 +18.4 2,474 37.7 –0.7 6,564 SDP-Liberal Alliance 9.2 Castle Castle (2 seats due to by-election) SDP-Liberal Alliance V. Harvey 1,041 48.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance L. Turner 1,018 47.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. Popplestone 787 36.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Finlay 766 35.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Hammond 329 15.3 Labour Party (UK) T. Jones 254 11.8 2,156 33.4 6,456 SDP-Liberal Alliance SDP-Liberal Alliance Central Central SDP-Liberal Alliance R. Lipscombe 922 50.2 –1.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Macmillan* 713 38.9 –9.7 Labour Party (UK) H. King 200 10.9 N/A 209 11.4 +8.6 1,835 32.4 +3.9 5,668 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 4.3 Durrington Durrington SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Moore* 1,469 55.8 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Smart 935 35.5 –13.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Duggan 227 8.6 +2.3 534 20.3 N/A 2,631 41.0 +5.4 6,412 SDP-Liberal Alliance 12.2 Gaisford Gaisford SDP-Liberal Alliance C. Golds 1,182 50.1 –3.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Wilton 903 38.3 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Hurcombe 274 11.6 +2.5 279 11.8 –4.1 2,359 36.7 +3.6 6,431 SDP-Liberal Alliance 2.1 Goring Goring Conservative Party (UK) M. Clinch* 1,655 57.8 –22.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Clayden 1,039 36.3 +16.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Taylor 171 6.0 N/A 616 21.5 –38.2 2,865 41.7 +1.6 6,873 Conservative Party (UK) 19.2 Heene Heene Conservative Party (UK) G. Collinson* 1,521 62.6 –9.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance S. Kift 709 29.2 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Deen 200 8.2 N/A 812 33.4 –10.5 2,430 37.1 +1.6 6,557 Conservative Party (UK) 5.3 Marine Marine Conservative Party (UK) E. McDonald* 1,545 59.0 –9.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance T. Chapman 894 34.1 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Deen 181 6.9 +1.0 651 24.8 –17.4 2,620 41.3 +3.0 6,347 Conservative Party (UK) 8.7 Offington Offington Conservative Party (UK) D. Peters 1,404 61.2 –10.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance G. Meredith 752 32.8 +11.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Broad 137 6.0 –0.3 652 28.4 –21.8 2,293 37.1 +0.3 6,185 Conservative Party (UK) 10.9 Salvington Salvington Conservative Party (UK) G. Lissenburg 1,591 58.3 –4.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance J. Crabtree 923 33.8 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) Y. Griffiths 216 7.9 +3.1 668 24.5 –5.2 2,730 40.7 +6.1 6,713 Conservative Party (UK) 2.6 Selden Selden Conservative Party (UK) M. Wilton* 1,007 42.9 –7.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance M. Elson 791 33.7 –5.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Frost 548 23.4 +12.6 216 9.2 –1.5 2,346 37.0 +4.7 6,334 Conservative Party (UK) 0.8 Tarring Tarring SDP-Liberal Alliance W. Phillips 1,135 45.1 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Ilett 1,100 43.8 –4.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Peaty 279 11.1 +2.9 35 1.4 –3.7 2,514 38.3 +4.1 6,571 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 3.2 References Category:Worthing Borough Council elections Worthing Category:May 1986 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in West Sussex