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Worthing — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Worthing was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 16,533 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Worthing from 1945 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1945–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1945 Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer (Conservative) 31,337 63.4% Arthur Wellesley Wright (Labour) 19,767 (40.0 pts) 72.0%
1950 Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer (Conservative) 29,475 66.8% Edgar Duchin (Labour) 19,447 (44.0 pts) 84.0%
1951 Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer (Conservative) 32,302 74.6% Gerald William Reynolds (Labour) 21,324 (49.3 pts) 80.0%
1955 Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer (Conservative) 31,106 77.1% Brian Ronald Stevens (Labour) 21,875 (54.2 pts) 72.7%
1959 Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer (Conservative) 31,396 68.2% Frederick Roy Mason (Labour) 23,778 (51.6 pts) 76.1%
1964 Terence Langley Higgins (Conservative) 30,203 61.0% Paul L Rose (Liberal) 18,883 (38.1 pts) 76.2%
1966 Terence Higgins (Conservative) 29,903 59.6% Anthony Lester (Labour) 19,622 (39.1 pts) 75.7%
1970 Terence Higgins (Conservative) 33,051 65.6% Suzanne Bartlett (Labour) 24,062 (47.8 pts) 70.0%
Feb 1974 Terence Higgins (Conservative) 33,613 59.4% Michael Hervey Christian Foley (Liberal) 18,930 (33.5 pts) 78.4%
Oct 1974 Terence Higgins (Conservative) 30,036 58.2% Michael Hervey Christian Foley (Liberal) 17,345 (33.6 pts) 71.1%
1979 Terence Higgins (Conservative) 33,624 61.2% Brian Raymond Sudbury (Liberal) 20,380 (37.1 pts) 73.3%
1983 Terence Higgins (Conservative) 32,807 60.9% Bob Clare (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 15,253 (28.3 pts) 71.2%
1987 Terence Higgins (Conservative) 34,579 61.7% Bob Clare (SDP-Liberal Alliance) 18,507 (33.0 pts) 72.8%
1992 Terence Higgins (Conservative) 34,198 57.0% Sue Bucknall (Liberal Democrat) 16,533 (27.5 pts) 77.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer Conservative 31,33763.4% Yes
Arthur Wellesley Wright Labour 11,57023.4% No
Walter Parnell-Smith Liberal 6,48313.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer Conservative 29,47566.8% Yes
Edgar Duchin Labour 10,02822.7% No
William Horne Liberal 4,64710.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer Conservative 32,30274.6% Yes
Gerald William Reynolds Labour 10,97825.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer Conservative 31,10677.1% Yes
Brian Ronald Stevens Labour 9,23122.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer Conservative 31,39668.2% Yes
Frederick Roy Mason Labour 7,61816.5% No
Deryck Robert Endsleigh Abel Liberal 7,04515.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Langley Higgins Conservative 30,20361.0% Yes
Paul L Rose Liberal 11,32022.9% No
Russell L Butler Labour 7,97616.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Higgins Conservative 29,90359.6% Yes
Anthony Lester Labour 10,28120.5% No
Robert Roberts Liberal 8,95517.8% No
Edward Moloney Independent Conservative 1,0442.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Higgins Conservative 33,05165.6% Yes
Suzanne Bartlett Labour 8,98917.8% No
Michael Rooke Liberal 8,33616.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Higgins Conservative 33,61359.4% Yes
Michael Hervey Christian Foley Liberal 14,68325.9% No
Michael William John Neves Labour 8,28614.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Higgins Conservative 30,03658.2% Yes
Michael Hervey Christian Foley Liberal 12,69124.6% No
Michael William John Neves Labour 8,89017.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Higgins Conservative 33,62461.2% Yes
Brian Raymond Sudbury Liberal 13,24424.1% No
Kerry Underwood Labour 7,16313.0% No
Albert Hough National Front 8931.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Higgins Conservative 32,80760.9% Yes
Bob Clare SDP-Liberal Alliance 17,55432.6% No
Ashley Minto Labour 3,1585.9% No
Martin Wingfield National Front 2920.5% No
David Malcolm Monks BNP 1030.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Higgins Conservative 34,57961.7% Yes
Bob Clare SDP-Liberal Alliance 16,07228.7% No
Jim Deen Labour 5,3879.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terence Higgins Conservative 34,19857.0% Yes
Sue Bucknall Liberal Democrat 17,66529.4% No
Jim Deen Labour 6,67911.1% No
Pauline Julia Beever Green 8061.3% No
Nicholas Goble Liberal 6791.1% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1945: Conservative margin 40.0 pts 1950: Conservative margin 44.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 49.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 54.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 51.6 pts 1964: Conservative margin 38.1 pts 1966: Conservative margin 39.1 pts 1970: Conservative margin 47.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 33.5 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 33.6 pts 1979: Conservative margin 37.1 pts 1983: Conservative margin 28.3 pts 1987: Conservative margin 33.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 27.5 pts 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Worthing has been contested at 14 general elections on record since 1945. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Worthing in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Worthing in 1992 with 34,198 votes (57.0%), a majority of 16,533 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Worthing since 1945?

Since 1945, Worthing has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Worthing?

The closest result on record for Worthing was 1992, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 16,533 votes (27.5 percentage points).

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