# 1986 Worthing Borough Council election

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

## Summary
### Election result

1986 Worthing Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 622 | 25.1 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,474 | 37.7 | –0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,564 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

### Castle

Castle (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,156 | 33.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,456 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold |

### Central

Central :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 209 | 11.4 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,835 | 32.4 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,668 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Durrington

Durrington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 534 | 20.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,631 | 41.0 | +5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,412 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 12.2 | |

### Gaisford

Gaisford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 279 | 11.8 | –4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,359 | 36.7 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,431 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Goring

Goring :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 616 | 21.5 | –38.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,865 | 41.7 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,873 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 19.2 | |

### Heene

Heene :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 812 | 33.4 | –10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,430 | 37.1 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,557 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.3 | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 651 | 24.8 | –17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,620 | 41.3 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,347 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.7 | |

### Offington

Offington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 652 | 28.4 | –21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,293 | 37.1 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,185 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.9 | |

### Salvington

Salvington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 668 | 24.5 | –5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,730 | 40.7 | +6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,713 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Selden

Selden :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 216 | 9.2 | –1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,346 | 37.0 | +4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,334 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Tarring

Tarring :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 35 | 1.4 | –3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,514 | 38.3 | +4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,571 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.2 | |