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1986 Worthing Borough Council election
13 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1986 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1986 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6	2	46.2	16	22	61.1	14,746	47.1	–9.8
	Alliance	7	2	53.8	7	14	38.9	13,316	42.6	+4.9
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,230	10.3	+4.9

Ward results

Broadwater

Broadwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Dockerty*	1,441	58.2	+8.2
	Conservative	S. Kemp	819	33.1	–10.2
	Labour	B. Wright	214	8.6	+1.9
Majority			622	25.1	+18.4
Turnout			2,474	37.7	–0.7
Registered electors			6,564
	Alliance hold		Swing	9.2

Castle

Castle (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	V. Harvey	1,041	48.3
	Alliance	L. Turner	1,018	47.2
	Conservative	E. Popplestone	787	36.5
	Conservative	J. Finlay	766	35.5
	Labour	J. Hammond	329	15.3
	Labour	T. Jones	254	11.8
Turnout			2,156	33.4
Registered electors			6,456
	Alliance hold
	Alliance hold

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Lipscombe	922	50.2	–1.2
	Conservative	A. Macmillan*	713	38.9	–9.7
	Labour	H. King	200	10.9	N/A
Majority			209	11.4	+8.6
Turnout			1,835	32.4	+3.9
Registered electors			5,668
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	4.3

Durrington

Durrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Moore*	1,469	55.8	+11.0
	Conservative	R. Smart	935	35.5	–13.4
	Labour	J. Duggan	227	8.6	+2.3
Majority			534	20.3	N/A
Turnout			2,631	41.0	+5.4
Registered electors			6,412
	Alliance hold		Swing	12.2

Gaisford

Gaisford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Golds	1,182	50.1	–3.3
	Conservative	S. Wilton	903	38.3	+0.8
	Labour	S. Hurcombe	274	11.6	+2.5
Majority			279	11.8	–4.1
Turnout			2,359	36.7	+3.6
Registered electors			6,431
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.1

Goring

Goring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Clinch*	1,655	57.8	–22.1
	Alliance	M. Clayden	1,039	36.3	+16.2
	Labour	P. Taylor	171	6.0	N/A
Majority			616	21.5	–38.2
Turnout			2,865	41.7	+1.6
Registered electors			6,873
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.2

Heene

Heene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Collinson*	1,521	62.6	–9.4
	Alliance	S. Kift	709	29.2	+1.2
	Labour	S. Deen	200	8.2	N/A
Majority			812	33.4	–10.5
Turnout			2,430	37.1	+1.6
Registered electors			6,557
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. McDonald*	1,545	59.0	–9.2
	Alliance	T. Chapman	894	34.1	+8.1
	Labour	J. Deen	181	6.9	+1.0
Majority			651	24.8	–17.4
Turnout			2,620	41.3	+3.0
Registered electors			6,347
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Offington

Offington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Peters	1,404	61.2	–10.7
	Alliance	G. Meredith	752	32.8	+11.0
	Labour	D. Broad	137	6.0	–0.3
Majority			652	28.4	–21.8
Turnout			2,293	37.1	+0.3
Registered electors			6,185
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.9

Salvington

Salvington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lissenburg	1,591	58.3	–4.2
	Alliance	J. Crabtree	923	33.8	+1.0
	Labour	Y. Griffiths	216	7.9	+3.1
Majority			668	24.5	–5.2
Turnout			2,730	40.7	+6.1
Registered electors			6,713
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Selden

Selden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wilton*	1,007	42.9	–7.1
	Alliance	M. Elson	791	33.7	–5.5
	Labour	B. Frost	548	23.4	+12.6
Majority			216	9.2	–1.5
Turnout			2,346	37.0	+4.7
Registered electors			6,334
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Tarring

Tarring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	W. Phillips	1,135	45.1	+1.7
	Conservative	E. Ilett	1,100	43.8	–4.7
	Labour	S. Peaty	279	11.1	+2.9
Majority			35	1.4	–3.7
Turnout			2,514	38.3	+4.1
Registered electors			6,571
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	3.2

References

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

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

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