2022 Adur District Council election

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14 out of 29 seats to Adur District Council 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 19 seats, 44.9% 7 seats, 31.1% Seats won 7 5 Seats after 16 9 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 6,881 7,011 Percentage 38.7% 39.4% Swing 6.2% 8.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Green Independent Last election 1 seat, 12.8% 2 seats, 4.9% Seats won 1 1 Seats after 2 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,517 742 Percentage 14.1% 4.2% Swing 1.3% 0.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Adur District Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 2022 Adur District Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Adur District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 14 of the 29 seats were up for election.^[1]

Background

Adur District Council was created in 1974, and it was first controlled by the Conservatives from 1979 to 1980. The Liberal Party took control of the council, and held it from 1980 to 1999 (Liberal Democrats from 1988). The council then fell under no overall control, until the Conservatives regained control in 2002 (the Liberal Democrats lost representation on the council in 2014).^[2] In 2021 election, the Conservatives gained 2 seats with 44.9%, Labour made no gains or losses with 31.1%, the Green Party gained their first council seat with 12.8%, and UKIP lost their 3 seats on the council with 0.4%.

The seats up for election in 2022 year were last elected in 2018. In that election, the Conservatives made no net gains or losses with 44.0%, Labour gained 4 seats with 34.4%, and UKIP lost their 4 seats up for election with 5.3%.

Previous council composition

Changes:

• September 2021: David Simmons (Conservative) dies; by-election held December 2021^[4]
• December 2021: Leila Williams wins by-election for Conservatives^[5]

Results

2022 Adur District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	7	3	50.0	9	16	55.2	6,881	38.7	-6.2
	Labour	5	2	35.7	4	9	31.0	7,011	39.4	+8.3
	Green	1	1	7.1	1	2	6.9	2,517	14.1	+1.3
	Independent	1		7.1	1	2	6.9	742	4.2	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	637	3.6	-2.4

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Buckingham

Buckingham^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Emma Evans*	520	41.6	-8.1
	Labour	Joseph O'Halloran	442	35.4	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Nico Kearns	288	23.0	+12.2
Majority			78	6.2
Turnout			1,250	41.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Churchill

Churchill^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Neocleous*	601	51.9	+2.2
	Labour	Sylvia Knight	423	36.5	+12.1
	Green	Helen Mears	134	11.6	-1.4
Majority			178	15.4
Turnout			1,158	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.0

Cokeham

Cokeham^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Bellasis	568	52.9	-8.0
	Labour	Richard Aulton	369	34.4	+7.4
	Green	Lynn Finnigan	136	12.7	+0.6
Majority			199	18.5
Turnout			1,073	31.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Eastbrook

Eastbrook^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol O'Neal*	752	62.9	+23.8
	Conservative	Jill Lennon	444	37.1	-9.5
Majority			308	25.8
Turnout			1,196	36.0
	Labour hold		Swing	16.7

Hillside

Hillside^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Parkin	559	50.5	-11.7
	Labour	Rebecca Allinson	547	49.5	+19.6
Majority			12	1.0
Turnout			1,106	33.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.7

Manor

Manor^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carol Albury*	629	54.0	-4.6
	Labour	Nigel Sweet	382	32.8	+13.2
	Green	Maggie Rumble	153	13.1	+1.4
Majority			247	21.2
Turnout			1,164	36.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.9

Marine

Marine^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Julia Watts	742	51.9	-16.7
	Green	Victoria Benson	347	34.3	+10.4
	Labour	Pam Alden	341	23.8	+6.3
Majority			395	17.6
Turnout			1,430	41.0
	Independent hold		Swing	13.6

Mash Barn

Mash Barn^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee Cowen*	650	59.6	+17.5
	Conservative	Doris Martin	320	29.4	-10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Mendoza	69	6.3	-5.7
	Green	Carina Livingstone	51	4.7	-1.3
Majority			330	30.2
Turnout			1,090	33.0
	Labour hold		Swing	14.0

Peverel

Peverel^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Mansfield	524	51.7	-10.4
	Labour	Stephen Garrard	399	39.3	+19.1
	Green	Leslie Groves-Williams	91	9.0	-1.7
Majority			125	12.4
Turnout			1,014	30.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.8

Southlands

Southlands^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dan Flower	523	45.5	+8.4
	Conservative	Tania Edwards*	400	34.8	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jones	153	13.3	-2.2
	Green	Anne Younger	73	6.4	-4.6
Majority			123	10.7
Turnout			1,149	37.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.0

Southwick Green

Southwick Green^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jude Harvey	667	47.6	+3.1
	Conservative	Leila Williams	527	37.6	-2.8
	Liberal Democrats	David Batchelor	127	9.1	-6.0
	Green	Peter Riley	80	5.7	N/A
Majority			140	10.0
Turnout			1,401	41.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.0

St. Mary's

St. Mary's^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Arnold*	857	58.9	+11.3
	Conservative	Brian Coomber	389	26.7	-6.2
	Green	Jane Mott	209	14.4	+1.5
Majority			468	32.2
Turnout			1,455	38.0
	Labour hold		Swing	8.8

St. Nicolas

St. Nicolas^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Julian Shinn	1,094	61.4	+14.6
	Conservative	Bob Towner	687	38.6	+3.1
Majority			407	22.8
Turnout			1,781	55.0
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	5.8

Widewater

Widewater^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andy McGregor*	713	46.9	-1.8
	Labour Co-op	Adrienne Lowe	659	43.3	+17.9
	Green	Patrick Ginnelly	149	9.8	-4.1
Majority			54	3.6
Turnout			1,521	32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9