1984 Worthing Borough Council election

1984 Worthing Borough Council election
12 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 1984 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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1984 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	8		66.7	16	24	66.7	15,414	56.9	+1.0
	Alliance	4		33.3	8	12	33.3	10,230	37.7	–3.7
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,458	5.4	+3.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	B. McLuskie	1,266	50.0	–0.5
	Conservative	B. Kemp	1,096	43.3	+3.6
	Labour	P. Brook	169	6.7	–3.0
Majority			170	6.7	N/A
Turnout			2,531	38.4	–7.9
Registered electors			6,598
	Alliance hold		Swing	2.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Neal*	1,144	50.5	–6.7
	Conservative	R. Elkins	962	42.5	–0.3
	Labour	R. Weeks	159	7.0	N/A
Majority			182	8.0	N/A
Turnout			2,265	35.4	–5.4
Registered electors			6,392
	Alliance hold		Swing	3.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Robinson	822	51.4	+0.6
	Conservative	A. Beaumont*	777	48.6	–0.6
Majority			45	2.8	N/A
Turnout			1,599	28.5	–9.4
Registered electors			5,611
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	0.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Knowles*	1,114	48.9	–1.3
	Alliance	M. Clayden	1,021	44.8	–5.0
	Labour	J. Austin	143	6.3	N/A
Majority			93	4.1	N/A
Turnout			2,278	35.6	–12.1
Registered electors			6,395
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

1984 Worthing Borough Council election

Election result

Ward results

Broadwater

Castle

Central

Durrington

Gaisford

Goring

Heene

Marine

Offington

Salvington

Selden

Tarring

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Green	1,130	53.4	+1.3
	Conservative	R. Price	793	37.5	–10.4
	Labour	J. Taylor	192	9.1	N/A
Majority			337	15.9	N/A
Turnout			2,115	33.1	–8.0
Registered electors			6,387
	Alliance hold		Swing	5.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Cable-Robbie*	2,201	79.9	+26.6
	Alliance	D. Elton	555	20.1	–26.6
Majority			1,646	59.7	N/A
Turnout			2,756	40.1	–18.5
Registered electors			6,878
	Conservative hold		Swing	26.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Moore*	1,669	72.0	–5.1
	Alliance	M. O'Callaghan	650	28.0	+5.1
Majority			1,019	43.9	N/A
Turnout			2,319	35.5	–3.7
Registered electors			6,535
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Parkin*	1,642	68.2	+7.1
	Alliance	T. Chapman	626	26.0	+5.4
	Labour	I. Svennevig	141	5.9	N/A
Majority			1,016	42.2	N/A
Turnout			2,409	38.3	–10.2
Registered electors			6,283
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Elliott*	1,610	71.9	+6.3
	Alliance	M. Meredith	487	21.8	–5.6
	Labour	S. Hurcombe	141	6.3	N/A
Majority			1,123	50.2	N/A
Turnout			2,238	36.8	–13.1
Registered electors			6,075
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bennett*	1,446	62.5	+6.7
	Alliance	J. Crabtree	758	32.8	–11.4
	Labour	B. Eustice	110	4.8	N/A
Majority			688	29.7	N/A
Turnout			2,314	34.6	–15.8
Registered electors			6,694
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Baird*	1,014	50.0	–1.8
	Alliance	R. Burt	796	39.2	+7.9
	Labour	B. Croft	219	10.8	–6.1
Majority			218	10.7	N/A
Turnout			2,029	32.3	–9.1
Registered electors			6,276
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Todd	1,090	48.5	–3.1
	Alliance	V. Harvey*	975	43.4	–5.0
	Labour	S. Peaty	184	8.2	N/A
Majority			115	5.1	N/A
Turnout			2,249	34.2	–10.4
Registered electors			6,582
	Conservative gain from Alliance		Swing	1.0

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