# 1991 Worthing Borough Council election

The 1991 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1991 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 | 7 | 3 | 58.3 | 17 | 24 | 66.7 | 15,203 | 45.8 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 3 | 41.7 | 7 | 12 | 33.3 | 13,580 | 40.9 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,564 | 10.7 | –5.2 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 720 | 2.2 | –1.2 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 156 | 0.5 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Broadwater

Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Clare* | 1,556 | 63.8 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Wilson | 663 | 27.2 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | A. Mann | 219 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 893 | 36.6 | ±0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,438 | 37.7 | –3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,468 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Pye | 1,397 | 47.6 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Orridge* | 1,010 | 34.4 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | K. Fisher | 527 | 18.0 | –8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 13.2 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,934 | 47.5 | –3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,191 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.4 | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. Stuart | 1,332 | 57.7 | +15.3 |
| | Conservative | R. Price* | 801 | 34.7 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | J. Del Rio Fernandez | 176 | 7.6 | –6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 23.0 | +13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,309 | 39.6 | –1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,838 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Durrington

Durrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Cotton* | 1,422 | 43.9 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Smytherman | 1,227 | 37.9 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | B. Perigoe | 302 | 9.3 | –6.1 |
| | Green | J. Hughes | 289 | 8.9 | –0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 6.0 | –0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,240 | 43.6 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,431 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Gaisford

Gaisford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Bennett* | 1,249 | 47.3 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | G. Thompson | 1,054 | 40.0 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | D. Henbrey | 179 | 6.8 | –5.0 |
| | Independent | P. Kennard | 156 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 7.4 | –0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,638 | 41.9 | –2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,304 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Goring

Goring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Lynn* | 1,990 | 61.7 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Whyberd | 849 | 26.3 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | O. Rand | 196 | 6.1 | –7.3 |
| | Green | D. Colkett | 192 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,141 | 35.4 | –11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,227 | 47.9 | –1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,759 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Heene

Heene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Piggott* | 1,418 | 57.2 | –2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Lipscombe | 819 | 33.1 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | J. Hammond | 241 | 9.7 | –6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 599 | 24.2 | –11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,478 | 36.9 | –3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,728 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Carne | 1,580 | 59.8 | –3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Selley | 611 | 23.1 | +2.8 |
| | Green | L. Colkett | 239 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Haworth | 211 | 8.0 | –8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 969 | 36.7 | –5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,641 | 42.4 | –2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,234 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

### Offington

Offington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Scott* | 1,491 | 50.1 | –2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Mardell | 1,357 | 45.6 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | C. Tempest | 126 | 4.2 | –5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 4.5 | –9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,974 | 47.7 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,251 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.8 | |

### Salvington

Salvington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Braden* | 1,676 | 58.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. McLuskie | 917 | 32.2 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | M. Dowson | 258 | 9.0 | –8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 26.6 | –1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,851 | 43.9 | –1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,507 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Selden

Selden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Craig | 992 | 38.2 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | J. Deen | 910 | 35.1 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Moore | 692 | 26.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 3.2 | –0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,594 | 41.5 | –0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,245 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Tarring

Tarring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Lovell | 1,574 | 54.3 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | E. Giddins | 1,106 | 38.2 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | C. Dove | 219 | 7.6 | –7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 16.1 | +11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,899 | 44.3 | –1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,553 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.6 | |