# 1996 Worthing Borough Council election

The 1996 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1996 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 | 8 | 3 | 61.5 | 18 | 26 | 72.2 | 12,327 | 44.5 | –7.5 |
| | Conservative | 5 | 3 | 38.5 | 5 | 10 | 27.8 | 11,680 | 42.2 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,495 | 12.6 | –0.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 204 | 0.7 | –0.1 |

## Ward results
### Broadwater

Broadwater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. McCluskie* | 1,186 | 66.4 | –2.3 |
| | Conservative | D. Lissenburg | 343 | 19.2 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | R. White | 256 | 14.3 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | 47.2 | –3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,785 | 27.9 | –4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,403 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Cornell* | 839 | 40.5 | –11.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Garrett | 729 | 35.2 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | J. Hammond | 503 | 24.3 | –0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 5.3 | –22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,071 | 34.4 | –5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,982 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 12.1 | |

### Central

Central (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Tucker* | 920 | 52.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Millington-Pratt | 892 | 51.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Livermore | 545 | 31.3 |
| | Conservative | S. Shreeve | 532 | 30.6 |
| | Labour | K. Smith | 261 | 15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,739 | 30.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,629 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Durrington

Durrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Bull | 1,064 | 44.0 | –14.5 |
| | Conservative | V. Sutton* | 976 | 40.3 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | K. Hammond | 314 | 13.0 | –1.1 |
| | Green | L. Colkett | 66 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 3.6 | –27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,420 | 31.7 | –5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,635 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.8 | |

### Gaisford

Gaisford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Price | 967 | 46.5 | –15.0 |
| | Conservative | S. Craghill | 822 | 39.6 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | J. Hurcombe | 230 | 11.1 | –0.5 |
| | Green | J. Baker | 59 | 2.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 7.0 | –30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,078 | 32.6 | –1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,382 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.2 | |

### Goring

Goring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Waight* | 1,778 | 64.0 | +14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. McRurn-Stewart | 757 | 27.3 | –13.7 |
| | Labour | O. Rand | 241 | 8.7 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,021 | 36.8 | +28.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,776 | 41.1 | –9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,754 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.2 | |

### Heene

Heene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Smith | 1,124 | 57.6 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Bennett | 534 | 27.4 | –5.6 |
| | Labour | S. Newman | 292 | 15.0 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 30.3 | +12.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,950 | 30.8 | –6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,355 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Marine

Marine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Aston-Dive | 1,263 | 55.8 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Halpin | 630 | 27.8 | –12.2 |
| | Labour | N. Michica | 291 | 12.9 | +1.9 |
| | Green | S. Colgate | 79 | 3.5 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | 28.0 | +21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,263 | 36.0 | –9.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,291 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.7 | |

### Offington

Offington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Green | 1,372 | 51.1 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Gibson | 1,089 | 40.5 | –6.1 |
| | Labour | J. Gardiner | 226 | 8.4 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,687 | 43.7 | –0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,193 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Salvington

Salvington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Lynn* | 1,214 | 47.6 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Kasprowicz | 1,070 | 41.9 | –5.0 |
| | Labour | J. Wicks | 268 | 10.5 | –1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,552 | 39.6 | –2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,464 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.6 | |

### Selden

Selden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Gibbins | 1,046 | 53.9 | –9.5 |
| | Conservative | T. Jackson | 533 | 27.5 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | T. Smith | 361 | 18.6 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 26.4 | –15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | 31.9 | –3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,091 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Tarring

Tarring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Pitt* | 1,333 | 65.5 | –0.5 |
| | Conservative | M. Gleaves | 449 | 22.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | J. Parr | 252 | 12.4 | –1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | 43.5 | –2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,034 | 31.3 | –5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,471 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.3 | |