# 1994 Worthing Borough Council election

The 1994 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. 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 | 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 % | +/− |
| | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,356 | 55.7 | +26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,433 | 37.8 | +6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,438 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.1 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 848 | 32.4 | +16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,614 | 43.3 | +6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,039 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 495 | 23.0 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,152 | 38.9 | +5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,550 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Durrington

Durrington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 881 | 28.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,089 | 40.2 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,681 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.9 | |

### Gaisford

Gaisford :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 825 | 30.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,708 | 43.0 | +4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,319 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 16.3 | |

### Goring

Goring :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 69 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,463 | 51.7 | +7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,697 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.5 | |

### Heene

Heene :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 147 | 6.2 | –33.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,384 | 37.0 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,490 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.6 | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 91 | 3.3 | –40.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,722 | 43.4 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,271 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 20.1 | |

### Offington

Offington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 462 | 14.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,098 | 50.4 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,163 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.2 | |

### Salvington

Salvington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 190 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,027 | 47.0 | +8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,435 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.8 | |

### Selden

Selden :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,000 | 41.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,429 | 40.2 | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,053 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.1 | |

### Tarring

Tarring :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,328 | 49.0 | +47.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,708 | 41.7 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,503 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 23.8 | |