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1990 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   Party Conservative SLD Last election 26 seats, 59.2% 10 seats, 33.4% Seats won 7 5 Seats after 27 9 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 15,741 11,987 Percentage 44.7% 34.1% Swing 14.5% 0.7%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1990 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

1990 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	7	1	58.3	20	27	75.0	15,741	44.7	–14.5
	SLD	5	1	41.7	4	9	25.0	11,987	34.1	+0.7
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	5,596	15.9	+8.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,206	3.4	N/A
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	664	1.9	N/A

Broadwater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Dockerty*	1,704	62.8	+8.6
	Conservative	A. Blake	711	26.2	–12.3
	Green	A. Ball	300	11.0	N/A
Majority			993	36.6	+20.9
Turnout			2,715	41.1	+7.4
Registered electors			6,605
	SLD hold		Swing	10.5

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	N. John	1,367	42.2	+20.9
	Conservative	A. Cohen	1,026	31.7	–21.3
	Labour	K. Fisher	846	26.1	+0.5
Majority			341	10.5	N/A
Turnout			3,239	51.4	+22.6
Registered electors			6,306
	SLD hold		Swing	21.1

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	P. Lipscombe*	1,053	42.4	–1.0
	Conservative	J. Orridge	821	33.1	–11.3
	Labour	H. King	344	13.9	+1.7
	Green	L. Colkett	202	8.1	N/A
	SDP	R. Morley	63	2.5	N/A
Majority			232	9.3	N/A
Turnout			2,483	41.1	+10.8
Registered electors			6,038
	SLD hold		Swing	5.2

Durrington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Frances	1,335	41.4	–13.4
	SLD	S. Pye	1,100	34.1	–11.1
	Labour	B. Perigoe	498	15.4	N/A
	Green	J. Hughes	292	9.1	N/A
Majority			235	7.3	–2.2
Turnout			3,242	43.4	+8.7
Registered electors			7,428
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	1.2

Gaisford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	C. Golds*	1,267	43.8	–2.1
	Conservative	J. Carne	1,051	36.4	–9.2
	Labour	D. Bethell	340	11.8	+3.3
	Green	J. Baker	232	8.0	N/A
Majority			216	7.5	+7.2
Turnout			2,890	44.7	+11.2
Registered electors			6,465
	SLD hold		Swing	3.6

Heene

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Collinson*	1,631	60.0	–11.2
	SLD	L. Earl	651	24.0	–4.8
	Labour	S. Dean	436	16.0	N/A
Majority			980	36.1	–6.3
Turnout			2,718	40.5	+9.0
Registered electors			6,713
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Marine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. MacDonald*	1,802	62.9	–10.0
	SLD	R. Selly	582	20.3	+3.7
	Labour	J. Fisher	479	16.7	+6.2
Majority			1,220	42.6	–13.7
Turnout			2,863	45.2	+11.6
Registered electors			6,341
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Offington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Peters*	1,516	52.1	–13.7
	SLD	E. Mardell	1,108	38.1	+3.9
	Labour	A. Mann	284	9.8	N/A
Majority			408	14.0	–17.6
Turnout			2,908	46.2	+11.1
Registered electors			6,294
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

Salvington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lissenburg*	1,685	55.3	–10.7
	SLD	A. Clare	816	26.8	–7.2
	Labour	M. Dowson	547	17.9	N/A
Majority			869	28.5	–3.4
Turnout			3,048	45.7	+10.9
Registered electors			6,665
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Selden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wilton*	1,012	38.1	–13.1
	Labour	J. Deen	921	34.7	+15.3
	SLD	M. Moore	639	24.0	–5.4
	SDP	M. Elson	86	3.2	N/A
Majority			91	3.4	–18.4
Turnout			2,658	42.4	+13.2
Registered electors			6,274
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.2

Tarring

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	P. Green	1,254	41.0	+14.4
	Conservative	C. Wallis	1,101	36.0	–23.6
	Labour	J. Hammond	447	14.6	+0.8
	Green	V. Bruce	180	5.9	N/A
	SDP	G. Masters	75	2.5	N/A
Majority			153	5.0	N/A
Turnout			3,057	45.4
Registered electors			6,739
	SLD hold		Swing	14.6