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1996 English local election
October 2026
1996 Worthing Borough Council election West Sussex parliamentary 1995 Worthing Borough Council election 1995 1996 5 2 y 1998 Worthing Borough Council election 1998 13 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council 19 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 23 seats, 52.0% 8 26 3 12,327 44.5% 7.5% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 13 seats, 34.1% 5 10 3 11,680 42.2% 8.1% Council control Council control after election Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK)
The 1996 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 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
1996 Worthing Borough Council election
Liberal Democrats (UK)
8
3
61.5
18
26
72.2
12,327
44.5
–7.5
Conservative Party (UK)
5
3
38.5
5
10
27.8
11,680
42.2
+8.1
Labour Party (UK)
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
3,495
12.6
–0.5
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
204
0.7
–0.1
Ward results
Broadwater
Broadwater
Liberal Democrats (UK)
B. McCluskie*
1,186
66.4
–2.3
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Lissenburg
343
19.2
+1.6
Labour Party (UK)
R. White
256
14.3
+0.6
843
47.2
–3.9
1,785
27.9
–4.2
6,403
Liberal Democrats (UK)
2.0
Castle
Castle
Liberal Democrats (UK)
G. Cornell*
839
40.5
–11.9
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Garrett
729
35.2
+12.2
Labour Party (UK)
J. Hammond
503
24.3
–0.3
110
5.3
–22.5
2,071
34.4
–5.1
5,982
Liberal Democrats (UK)
12.1
Central
Central (2 seats due to by-election)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
M. Tucker*
920
52.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
L. Millington-Pratt
892
51.3
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Livermore
545
31.3
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Shreeve
532
30.6
Labour Party (UK)
K. Smith
261
15.0
1,739
30.9
5,629
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Durrington
Durrington
Liberal Democrats (UK)
N. Bull
1,064
44.0
–14.5
Conservative Party (UK)
V. Sutton*
976
40.3
+13.0
Labour Party (UK)
K. Hammond
314
13.0
–1.1
Green Party of England and Wales
L. Colkett
66
2.7
N/A
88
3.6
–27.6
2,420
31.7
–5.3
7,635
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
13.8
Gaisford
Gaisford
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Price
967
46.5
–15.0
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Craghill
822
39.6
+15.3
Labour Party (UK)
J. Hurcombe
230
11.1
–0.5
Green Party of England and Wales
J. Baker
59
2.8
+0.2
145
7.0
–30.2
2,078
32.6
–1.8
6,382
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
15.2
Goring
Goring
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Waight*
1,778
64.0
+14.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
J. McRurn-Stewart
757
27.3
–13.7
Labour Party (UK)
O. Rand
241
8.7
+0.4
1,021
36.8
+28.4
2,776
41.1
–9.3
6,754
Conservative Party (UK)
14.2
Heene
Heene
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Smith
1,124
57.6
+7.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
J. Bennett
534
27.4
–5.6
Labour Party (UK)
S. Newman
292
15.0
+0.8
590
30.3
+12.9
1,950
30.8
–6.2
6,355
Conservative Party (UK)
6.4
Marine
Marine
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Aston-Dive
1,263
55.8
+9.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
E. Halpin
630
27.8
–12.2
Labour Party (UK)
N. Michica
291
12.9
+1.9
Green Party of England and Wales
S. Colgate
79
3.5
+1.1
633
28.0
+21.5
2,263
36.0
–9.4
6,291
Conservative Party (UK)
10.7
Offington
Offington
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Green
1,372
51.1
+5.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
D. Gibson
1,089
40.5
–6.1
Labour Party (UK)
J. Gardiner
226
8.4
+0.5
283
10.5
N/A
2,687
43.7
–0.8
6,193
Conservative Party (UK)
5.9
Salvington
Salvington
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Lynn*
1,214
47.6
+6.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
J. Kasprowicz
1,070
41.9
–5.0
Labour Party (UK)
J. Wicks
268
10.5
–1.1
144
5.6
N/A
2,552
39.6
–2.3
6,464
Conservative Party (UK)
5.6
Selden
Selden
Liberal Democrats (UK)
R. Gibbins
1,046
53.9
–9.5
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Jackson
533
27.5
+6.0
Labour Party (UK)
T. Smith
361
18.6
+3.5
513
26.4
–15.5
1,940
31.9
–3.1
6,091
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
7.8
Tarring
Tarring
Liberal Democrats (UK)
E. Pitt*
1,333
65.5
–0.5
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Gleaves
449
22.1
+2.1
Labour Party (UK)
J. Parr
252
12.4
–1.6
884
43.5
–2.5
2,034
31.3
–5.9
6,471
Liberal Democrats (UK)
1.3
References
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