# 1983 Worthing Borough Council election

The 1983 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries and the total number of seats on the council increased by 6, from 30 to 36.

## Summary
### Election result

1983 Worthing Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 36 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 66.7 | 55.9 | 54,183 |
| Alliance | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 33.3 | 41.4 | 40,158 |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1,448 |
| Residents | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1,212 |

## Ward results
### Broadwater

Broadwater (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | A. Clare* | 1,539 | 50.5 | |
| | Alliance | A. Dockerty* | 1,406 | 46.2 | |
| | Alliance | P. Otway | 1,286 | 42.2 | |
| | Conservative | B. Kemp | 1,211 | 39.8 | |
| | Conservative | G. Lissenburg | 1,149 | 37.7 | |
| | Conservative | L. Golland | 1,081 | 35.5 | |
| | Labour | P. Brook | 297 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,045 | 46.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,577 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold |

### Castle

Castle (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | J. Horgan | 1,507 | 57.2 | |
| | Alliance | D. Chapman | 1,485 | 56.4 | |
| | Alliance | J. Neal | 1,434 | 54.4 | |
| | Conservative | D. Grady | 1,127 | 42.8 | |
| | Conservative | E. Popplestone | 1,086 | 41.2 | |
| | Conservative | L. Lee | 1,076 | 40.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,635 | 40.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,458 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative |

### Central

Central (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | J. Bennett | 919 | 43.8 | |
| | Conservative | A. Macmillan | 890 | 42.4 | |
| | Conservative | A. Beaumont | 875 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative | R. Price | 840 | 40.0 | |
| | Alliance | I. Ellis | 718 | 34.2 | |
| | Alliance | V. Cave | 701 | 33.4 | |
| | Labour | D. Poole | 287 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,098 | 37.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,536 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Durrington

Durrington (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Cotton | 1,522 | 50.2 | |
| | Alliance | K. Moore | 1,512 | 49.9 | |
| | Conservative | P. Knowles | 1,477 | 48.7 | |
| | Conservative | R. Elkins | 1,455 | 48.0 | |
| | Alliance | D. Marlow* | 1,454 | 48.0 | |
| | Alliance | D. Barfield | 1,449 | 47.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,032 | 47.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,357 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Alliance hold |
| | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance | Conservative gain from Alliance |

### Gaisford

Gaisford (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Alliance | P. Bennett* | 1,376 | 52.1 |
| | Alliance | R. Ketley | 1,337 | 50.7 |
| | Alliance | D. Wagon | 1,332 | 50.5 |
| | Conservative | B. Piggott | 1,266 | 48.0 |
| | Conservative | A. Gambrill | 1,196 | 45.3 |
| | Conservative | S. Cambridge | 1,191 | 45.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,639 | 41.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,421 | |
| | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |
| | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |
| | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |

### Goring

Goring (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Lynn | 2,144 | 53.5 | |
| | Conservative | M. Clinch | 2,140 | 53.4 | |
| | Conservative | C. Cable-Robbie | 2,120 | 52.9 | |
| | Alliance | I. Sweetko | 1,859 | 46.4 | |
| | Alliance | M. Nash | 1,516 | 37.9 | |
| | Alliance | B. Dawson | 1,472 | 36.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,005 | 58.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,835 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents |

### Heene

Heene (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Piggott* | 1,950 | 77.1 | |
| | Conservative | G. Collinson | 1,855 | 73.3 | |
| | Conservative | S. Moore | 1,790 | 70.8 | |
| | Alliance | B. Mitchell | 580 | 22.9 | |
| | Alliance | M. Meredith | 541 | 21.4 | |
| | Alliance | C. Hassall | 529 | 20.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,530 | 39.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,453 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Marine

Marine (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Hill* | 1,866 | 61.1 | |
| | Conservative | E. McDonald | 1,828 | 59.8 | |
| | Conservative | M. Parkin | 1,764 | 57.7 | |
| | Alliance | T. Chapman | 630 | 20.6 | |
| | Alliance | A. Venamore | 601 | 19.7 | |
| | Alliance | D. Oliver | 586 | 19.2 | |
| | Residents | L. Hill* | 558 | 18.3 | |
| | Residents | J. Fludgate | 445 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,056 | 48.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,301 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents |

### Offington

Offington (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Scott* | 1,980 | 65.5 | |
| | Conservative | I. Sinnott | 1,973 | 65.4 | |
| | Conservative | S. Elliott* | 1,940 | 64.3 | |
| | Alliance | G. Meredith | 828 | 27.5 | |
| | Alliance | E. Thomas | 809 | 26.8 | |
| | Alliance | B. Jones | 803 | 26.6 | |
| | Residents | D. Hecht | 209 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,016 | 49.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,043 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Salvington

Salvington (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Braden | 1,871 | 55.8 |
| | Conservative | B. Howlett | 1,781 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | S. Bennett | 1,729 | 51.6 |
| | Alliance | E. Blackman | 1,484 | 44.3 |
| | Alliance | B. McLuskie | 1,413 | 42.2 |
| | Alliance | J. Crabtree | 1,354 | 40.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,352 | 50.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,651 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Selden

Selden (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Chowen* | 1,349 | 51.8 | |
| | Conservative | M. Wilton | 1,169 | 44.9 | |
| | Conservative | E. Baird | 1,142 | 43.9 | |
| | Alliance | L. De Pinna | 816 | 31.3 | |
| | Alliance | R. Monk | 785 | 30.2 | |
| | Labour | J. Austin | 439 | 16.9 | |
| | Labour | B. Croft | 425 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,603 | 41.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,287 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Tarring

Tarring (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Yates | 1,506 | 51.6 |
| | Conservative | K. Young | 1,438 | 49.2 |
| | Alliance | V. Harvey | 1,413 | 48.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Todd | 1,406 | 48.1 |
| | Alliance | P. Green* | 1,386 | 47.4 |
| | Alliance | V. O'Callaghan | 1,298 | 44.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,921 | 44.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,549 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) | Alliance win (new seat) |