1994 English local election
The 1994 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
At the election, the Liberal Democrats won majority control of the council for the first time.
Summary
Election result
1994 Worthing Borough Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 5 | 83.3 | 9 | 19 | 52.8 | 18,612 | 56.7 | +15.4 |
| Conservative | 2 | 5 | 16.7 | 15 | 17 | 47.2 | 11,396 | 34.7 | –16.3 |
| Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,466 | 7.5 | +1.6 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 353 | 1.1 | –0.7 |
Ward results
Broadwater
Broadwater Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Dockerty* | 1,792 | 73.7 | +13.0 |
| Conservative | D. Allen | 436 | 17.9 | –13.1 |
| Labour | A. Dyball | 205 | 8.4 | +3.7 |
Majority | 1,356 | 55.7 | +26.0 |
Turnout | 2,433 | 37.8 | +6.3 |
Registered electors | 6,438 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.1 | |
Castle
Castle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Rose | 1,551 | 59.3 | +5.0 |
| Conservative | P. High | 703 | 26.9 | –11.4 |
| Labour | S. French | 360 | 13.8 | +6.4 |
Majority | 848 | 32.4 | +16.5 |
Turnout | 2,614 | 43.3 | +6.9 |
Registered electors | 6,039 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.2 | |
Central
Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Stuart | 1,208 | 56.1 | +1.4 |
| Conservative | V. Macquarrie | 713 | 33.1 | –6.0 |
| Labour | J. Hammond | 163 | 7.6 | +3.6 |
| Green | D. Colkett | 68 | 3.2 | +1.0 |
Majority | 495 | 23.0 | +7.5 |
Turnout | 2,152 | 38.9 | +5.3 |
Registered electors | 5,550 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.7 | |
Durrington
Durrington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Munro | 1,853 | 60.0 | +22.6 |
| Conservative | C. Owen | 972 | 31.5 | –23.1 |
| Labour | K. Fisher | 176 | 5.7 | +0.4 |
| Green | S. Colgate | 88 | 2.8 | ±0.0 |
Majority | 881 | 28.5 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,089 | 40.2 | +2.6 |
Registered electors | 7,681 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.9 | |
Gaisford
Gaisford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | C. Golds* | 1,637 | 60.5 | +13.4 |
| Conservative | C. Plummer | 812 | 30.0 | –19.1 |
| Labour | C. Tempest | 168 | 6.2 | +2.4 |
| Green | J. Baker | 91 | 3.4 | N/A |
Majority | 825 | 30.5 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,708 | 43.0 | +4.4 |
Registered electors | 6,319 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 16.3 | |
Goring
Goring Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Harries | 1,686 | 48.7 | +16.0 |
| Conservative | D. Marchant | 1,617 | 46.7 | –14.9 |
| Labour | C. McHale | 160 | 4.6 | +1.2 |
Majority | 69 | 2.0 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,463 | 51.7 | +7.4 |
Registered electors | 6,697 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.5 | |
Heene
Heene Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. Collinson* | 1,160 | 48.7 | –16.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Hyde | 1,013 | 42.5 | +16.5 |
| Labour | K. Smith | 211 | 8.9 | +2.8 |
Majority | 147 | 6.2 | –33.1 |
Turnout | 2,384 | 37.0 | +3.5 |
Registered electors | 6,490 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 16.6 | |
Marine
Marine Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. McDonald* | 1,212 | 44.5 | –23.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | N. Bull | 1,121 | 41.2 | +16.7 |
| Labour | D. Withington | 283 | 10.4 | +6.1 |
| Green | L. Colkett | 106 | 3.9 | +0.5 |
Majority | 91 | 3.3 | –40.1 |
Turnout | 2,722 | 43.4 | +5.1 |
Registered electors | 6,271 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 20.1 | |
Offington
Offington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | E. Mardell | 1,704 | 55.0 | +7.2 |
| Conservative | D. Peters* | 1,242 | 40.1 | –12.1 |
| Labour | J. Dardiner | 152 | 4.9 | N/A |
Majority | 462 | 14.9 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,098 | 50.4 | +5.2 |
Registered electors | 6,163 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.2 | |
Salvington
Salvington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Brown | 1,533 | 50.6 | +16.7 |
| Conservative | G. Lissenburg* | 1,343 | 44.4 | –14.9 |
| Labour | M. Wallace | 151 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
Majority | 190 | 6.3 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,027 | 47.0 | +8.6 |
Registered electors | 6,435 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.8 | |
Selden
Selden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Chapman | 1,589 | 65.4 | +30.3 |
| Conservative | R. Price | 589 | 24.2 | –13.9 |
| Labour | K. Banks | 251 | 10.3 | –16.6 |
Majority | 1,000 | 41.2 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,429 | 40.2 | +3.3 |
Registered electors | 6,053 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.1 | |
Tarring
Tarring Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | P. Green* | 1,925 | 71.1 | +23.1 |
| Conservative | A. Hunter | 597 | 22.0 | –24.4 |
| Labour | D. Johnson | 186 | 6.9 | +3.6 |
Majority | 1,328 | 49.0 | +47.4 |
Turnout | 2,708 | 41.7 | +1.8 |
Registered electors | 6,503 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 23.8 | |
References
- ^ "Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 December 2023.