Adur District Council elections
Appearance
Half of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England is elected every two years. Until 2003, the council was elected by thirds. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 29 councillors have been elected from 14 wards.[1]
Council elections
[edit]| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green[b] | Reform | UKIP | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (37 seats) | |||||||||
| 1973 | 13 | 6 | 16 | – | – | – | 2 | No overall control | |
| 1976 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 2 | No overall control | |
| New ward boundaries (39 seats) | |||||||||
| 1979 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 2 | Conservative | |
| 1980 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 0 | – | – | 2 | Liberal | |
| 1982 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 0 | – | – | 2 | Alliance | |
| 1983 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 0 | – | – | 2 | No overall control | |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 2 | No overall control | |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 2 | Alliance | |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 2 | Alliance | |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 2 | SLD | |
| 1990 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 2 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 1991 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 2 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 1992 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 2 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 1994 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 1995 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 1996 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 1998 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 1999 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 0 | – | 0 | 3[c] | No overall control | |
| 2000 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | No overall control | |
| 2002 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | Conservative | |
| 2003 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | Conservative | |
| New ward boundaries (39 seats)[d] | |||||||||
| 2004 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2006 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2008 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2010 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2012 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2014 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | Conservative | |
| 2016 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2018 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2021 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2022 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Labour | |
| 2026 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
District result maps
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2004 results map
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2006 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
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2016 results map
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2018 results map
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2021 results map
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2022 results map
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2024 results map
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2026 results map
By-election results
[edit]1994-1998
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 967 | 37.5 | −2.4 | ||
| Labour | 821 | 31.8 | −14.9 | ||
| Conservative | 790 | 30.6 | +17.2 | ||
| Majority | 146 | 5.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,578 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 1,066 | 38.3 | −20.5 | ||
| Conservative | 1,062 | 38.2 | +15.5 | ||
| Labour | 652 | 23.5 | +4.9 | ||
| Majority | 4 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,780 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,192 | 39.3 | +7.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 924 | 30.5 | −7.2 | ||
| Labour | 916 | 30.2 | −0.4 | ||
| Majority | 268 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,032 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
1998-2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 425 | 35.6 | −4.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 423 | 35.4 | −10.1 | ||
| Labour | 346 | 29.0 | +14.7 | ||
| Majority | 2 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,194 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 738 | 50.3 | +10.4 | ||
| Labour | 589 | 40.2 | −4.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 139 | 9.5 | −5.7 | ||
| Majority | 149 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,466 | 34.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Angela Mills | 886 | 41.9 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Shirely Rance | 802 | 38.0 | −10.9 | |
| Labour | Ronald Horne | 425 | 21.1 | −7.8 | |
| Majority | 84 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,113 | 64.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew McGregor | 761 | 40.0 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barrie Marler | 617 | 32.4 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Jeanette White | 525 | 27.6 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 144 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,903 | 60.7 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Iris Hayward | 895 | 38.9 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Stuart | 720 | 31.3 | −1.3 | |
| Labour | Teana Ashley | 686 | 29.8 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 175 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,301 | 61.1 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2002-2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Sara Hall | 368 | 50.5 | −5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Gibson | 213 | 29.2 | +29.2 | |
| Labour | Ann Bridges | 148 | 20.3 | −12.4 | |
| Majority | 155 | 21.3 | |||
| Turnout | 729 | 18.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Keith Fayers-Morrisey | 1,190 | 62.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Doris Martin | 404 | 21.2 | ||
| Labour | Daniel Yates | 316 | 16.5 | ||
| Majority | 786 | 41.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,910 | 64.0 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2006-2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Angus Dunn | 445 | 59.1 | −0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Connor | 184 | 24.4 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Barry Thompson | 124 | 16.5 | −2.5 | |
| Majority | 261 | 34.7 | |||
| Turnout | 753 | 22.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2010-2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Nicholas Pigott | 288 | 39.6 | −15.6 | |
| Labour | Barry Mear | 282 | 38.8 | +13.6 | |
| UKIP | David Bamber | 91 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
| Green | Jennie Tindall | 35 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Cyril Cannings | 31 | 4.3 | −15.3 | |
| Majority | 6 | 0.8 | −29.2 | ||
| Turnout | 730 | 21.4 | −9.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -14.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Paul Graysmark | 354 | 39.9 | +24.8 | |
| Labour | Andy Bray | 254 | 28.6 | −8.5 | |
| Conservative | Vicky Parkin | 228 | 25.7 | −12.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Cyril Cannings | 51 | 5.7 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 100 | 11.3 | |||
| Turnout | 887 | ||||
| UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Paul Graysmark was elected in 2012 for the Conservatives; he resigned to seek re-election as a UKIP candidate.
2014-2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Chipp | 340 | 38.4 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Irene Reed | 223 | 25.2 | +2.6 | |
| UKIP | Jenny Greig | 216 | 24.4 | +3.3 | |
| Green | Jennie Tindall | 106 | 12.0 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 117 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 885 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lee Cowen | 490 | 49.3 | +29.7 | |
| Conservative | Jack Howard | 384 | 38.6 | +16.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Doris Martin | 89 | 9.0 | −6.5 | |
| Green | Paul Hendy | 31 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 106 | 10.7 | |||
| Turnout | 994 | ||||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
2018-2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Debs Stainforth | 448 | 45.9 | +4.1 | |
| Green | Andrew Bradbury | 395 | 40.5 | +34.9 | |
| Conservative | Tony Nicklen | 132 | 13.5 | −27.2 | |
| Majority | 53 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 975 | ||||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leila Williams | 414 | 56.2 | ||
| Green | Russell Whiting | 175 | 23.7 | ||
| Labour | Rebecca Allinson | 148 | 20.1 | ||
| Majority | 239 | 32.4 | |||
| Turnout | 737 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2022-2026
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kate Davis | 609 | 43.6 | −7.3 | |
| Reform | Mike Mendoza | 311 | 22.3 | +22.3 | |
| Conservative | Leila Williams | 301 | 21.6 | −10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Jones | 153 | 11.0 | −1.3 | |
| Britain First | David Bamber | 22 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 298 | 21.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,396 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
- ^ Including 1 vacant seat
- ^ Changed from one-third to half council elections
References
[edit]- ^ "Your councillors". Adur District Council. November 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Marine ward by-election" (PDF). Adur District Council. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Welsh council victory for Labour". guardian.co.uk. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ "Declaration of Result: Cokeham Ward By Election" (PDF). Adur District Council. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Southlands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Mary's Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mash Barn Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Southlands Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hillside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Buckingham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine