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    Worthing, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (9 April 1992), Baron Higgins Terence Higgins (Conservative Party) won Worthing, with a majority of 16,533 votes.

    At the Local Elections 1976 (6 May 1976), 3 seats on Worthing were filled: Conservative Party 3. Conservative Party won a majority of the seats contested.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    14
    Wards / divisions
    1
    Worthing: seats won by party at each election
    ElectionDateSeats won by party
    Local Elections 19766 May 1976Conservative Party 3
    Worthing: UK General Election 09 Apr 1992
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Higgins Terence HigginsConservative Party34,19857%Yes
    Sue BucknallLiberal Democrats17,66529.4%No
    James DeenThe Labour Party6,67911.1%No
    Pauline Julia BeeverGreens8061.3%No
    Nicholas GobleLiberal Democrats6791.1%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 11 Jun 1987
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Higgins Terence HigginsConservative Party34,57961.7%Yes
    Bob ClareSDP-Liberal Alliance16,07228.7%No
    James DeenThe Labour Party5,3879.6%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 09 Jun 1983
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Higgins Terence HigginsConservative Party32,80760.9%Yes
    Bob ClareSDP-Liberal Alliance17,55432.6%No
    Ashley Mark MintoThe Labour Party3,1585.9%No
    Martin WingfieldNational Front2920.5%No
    David Malcolm MonksBNP1030.2%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Higgins Terence HigginsConservative Party33,62461.2%Yes
    Brian Raymond SudburyLiberal Democrats13,24424.1%No
    Kerry UnderwoodThe Labour Party7,16313%No
    Albert HoughNational Front8931.6%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 71.1%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Higgins Terence HigginsConservative Party30,03658.2%Yes
    M. H. C. FoleyThe Liberal Party12,69124.6%No
    Michael NevesThe Labour Party8,89017.2%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Higgins Terence HigginsConservative Party33,61359.4%Yes
    Michael FoleyLiberal Democrats14,68325.9%No
    Michael NevesThe Labour Party8,28614.6%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Higgins Terence HigginsConservative Party33,05165.6%Yes
    Suzanne BartlettThe Labour Party8,98917.8%No
    Michael RookeLiberal Democrats8,33616.5%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Higgins Terence HigginsConservative Party29,90359.6%Yes
    Anthony LesterThe Labour Party10,28120.5%No
    Robert RobertsLiberal Democrats8,95517.8%No
    Edward MoloneyIndependent Conservative1,0442.1%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Higgins Terence HigginsConservative Party30,20361%Yes
    Paul RoseLiberal Democrats11,32022.9%No
    Russell L ButlerThe Labour Party7,97616.1%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Otho Prior-PalmerConservative Party31,39668.2%Yes
    Frederick MasonThe Labour Party7,61816.5%No
    Deryck Robert Endsleigh AbelLiberal Democrats7,04515.3%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Otho Prior-PalmerConservative Party31,10677.1%Yes
    Brian Ronald StevensThe Labour Party9,23122.9%No
    Worthing: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Otho Prior-PalmerConservative Party32,30274.6%Yes
    Gerald William ReynoldsThe Labour Party10,97825.4%No

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