# 1990 Worthing Borough Council election

The 1990 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1990 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 | 1 | 58.3 | 20 | 27 | 75.0 | 15,741 | 44.7 | –14.5 |
| | SLD | 5 | 1 | 41.7 | 4 | 9 | 25.0 | 11,987 | 34.1 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,596 | 15.9 | +8.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,206 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 664 | 1.9 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Broadwater

Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | A. Dockerty* | 1,704 | 62.8 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Blake | 711 | 26.2 | –12.3 |
| | Green | A. Ball | 300 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | 36.6 | +20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,715 | 41.1 | +7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,605 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 10.5 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | N. John | 1,367 | 42.2 | +20.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Cohen | 1,026 | 31.7 | –21.3 |
| | Labour | K. Fisher | 846 | 26.1 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,239 | 51.4 | +22.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,306 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 21.1 | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | P. Lipscombe* | 1,053 | 42.4 | –1.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Orridge | 821 | 33.1 | –11.3 |
| | Labour | H. King | 344 | 13.9 | +1.7 |
| | Green | L. Colkett | 202 | 8.1 | N/A |
| | SDP | R. Morley | 63 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 9.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,483 | 41.1 | +10.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,038 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Durrington

Durrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Frances | 1,335 | 41.4 | –13.4 |
| | SLD | S. Pye | 1,100 | 34.1 | –11.1 |
| | Labour | B. Perigoe | 498 | 15.4 | N/A |
| | Green | J. Hughes | 292 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 7.3 | –2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,242 | 43.4 | +8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,428 | | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Gaisford

Gaisford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | C. Golds* | 1,267 | 43.8 | –2.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Carne | 1,051 | 36.4 | –9.2 |
| | Labour | D. Bethell | 340 | 11.8 | +3.3 |
| | Green | J. Baker | 232 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 7.5 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,890 | 44.7 | +11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,465 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Goring

Goring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Clinch* | 2,050 | 60.5 | –18.6 |
| | Labour | O. Rand | 454 | 13.4 | N/A |
| | SLD | D. Whybred | 446 | 13.2 | –7.7 |
| | SDP | M. Meyrick | 440 | 13.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,596 | 47.1 | –11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,390 | 49.2 | +12.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,884 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Heene

Heene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Collinson* | 1,631 | 60.0 | –11.2 |
| | SLD | L. Earl | 651 | 24.0 | –4.8 |
| | Labour | S. Dean | 436 | 16.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 980 | 36.1 | –6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,718 | 40.5 | +9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,713 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.2 | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. MacDonald* | 1,802 | 62.9 | –10.0 |
| | SLD | R. Selly | 582 | 20.3 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | J. Fisher | 479 | 16.7 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,220 | 42.6 | –13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,863 | 45.2 | +11.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,341 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

### Offington

Offington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Peters* | 1,516 | 52.1 | –13.7 |
| | SLD | E. Mardell | 1,108 | 38.1 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | A. Mann | 284 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 14.0 | –17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,908 | 46.2 | +11.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,294 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.8 | |

### Salvington

Salvington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Lissenburg* | 1,685 | 55.3 | –10.7 |
| | SLD | A. Clare | 816 | 26.8 | –7.2 |
| | Labour | M. Dowson | 547 | 17.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | 28.5 | –3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,048 | 45.7 | +10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,665 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Selden

Selden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Wilton* | 1,012 | 38.1 | –13.1 |
| | Labour | J. Deen | 921 | 34.7 | +15.3 |
| | SLD | M. Moore | 639 | 24.0 | –5.4 |
| | SDP | M. Elson | 86 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 3.4 | –18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,658 | 42.4 | +13.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,274 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.2 | |

### Tarring

Tarring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | P. Green | 1,254 | 41.0 | +14.4 |
| | Conservative | C. Wallis | 1,101 | 36.0 | –23.6 |
| | Labour | J. Hammond | 447 | 14.6 | +0.8 |
| | Green | V. Bruce | 180 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | SDP | G. Masters | 75 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,057 | 45.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,739 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | 14.6 | |