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One third of seats (13 of 39) to Adur District Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1988 Adur council elections. | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 5 May 1988, with one third of the council up for election however no elections were held for the single-member ward St Mary's. Overall turnout dropped to 42.5%. [1]
The election resulted in the new merger Social and Liberal Democrats retaining control of the council. [2] [3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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SLD | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 | 39.1 | 7,650 | -5.0 | |
Conservative | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.5 | 47.3 | 9,244 | +0.7 | |
Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 810 | +4.1 | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 1,848 | +0.2 |
This resulted in the following composition of the council: [2]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Social and Liberal Democrats | 22 | 22 | |||
Conservative | 15 | 15 | |||
Independent Residents | 2 | 2 | |||
Total | 39 | 39 | |||
Working majority | 5 | 5 |
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pelling C. | 1,137 | 69.7 | +3.8 | |
SLD | Miller A. | 369 | 22.6 | -11.5 | |
Labour | Gibbs J. Ms. | 126 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 768 | 47.1 | +15.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,632 | 41.5 | -8.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SLD | Ferris M. | 810 | 54.4 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Wood J. | 678 | 45.6 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 132 | 8.9 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,488 | 40.1 | -9.5 | ||
SLD hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SLD | Smith J. | 579 | 42.9 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | Catchpole W. | 515 | 38.1 | -2.2 | |
Labour | Mear B. | 256 | 19.0 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 64 | 4.7 | -1.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,350 | 38.3 | -4.3 | ||
SLD hold | Swing | -0.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Parkin N. | 748 | 48.5 | +1.2 | |
SLD | Taylor S. | 455 | 29.5 | -8.4 | |
Labour | Barnes S. | 340 | 22.0 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 293 | 19.0 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,543 | 42.7 | -13.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leeves C. | 852 | 51.2 | -6.6 | |
SLD | Whitmore L. | 811 | 48.8 | +24.0 | |
Majority | 41 | 2.5 | -30.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,663 | 45.8 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -15.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SLD | Cooper M.* | 724 | 46.3 | -9.0 | |
Conservative | Boyce G. | 716 | 45.8 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Lower J. Ms. | 124 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.5 | -10.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,564 | 45.9 | -3.4 | ||
SLD hold | Swing | -5.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | Shepard P.* | 810 | 57.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Patten E. | 520 | 36.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Sweet G. Ms. | 78 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 290 | 20.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,408 | 52.6 | N/A | ||
Residents hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SLD | Robinson J. Ms. | 554 | 51.9 | -31.0 | |
Conservative | Kemp C. | 399 | 37.4 | +37.4 | |
Labour | Atkins B. | 115 | 10.8 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 155 | 14.5 | -51.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,068 | 35.5 | +3.5 | ||
SLD hold | Swing | -34.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SLD | Driscoll P. Ms.* | 473 | 42.0 | -6.7 | |
Conservative | Harris F. | 462 | 41.0 | +0.0 | |
Labour | Atkins H. Ms. | 192 | 17.0 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 11 | 1.0 | -6.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,127 | 35.1 | -10.3 | ||
SLD hold | Swing | -3.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SLD | Bucknall G. | 715 | 50.8 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Muirhead J. Ms. | 471 | 33.5 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Sweet N. | 221 | 15.7 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 244 | 17.3 | -1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,407 | 41.8 | -10.2 | ||
SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SLD | King M.* | 1,031 | 57.8 | -0.1 | |
Conservative | Macpherson M. | 754 | 42.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 277 | 15.6 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,785 | 45.8 | -5.5 | ||
SLD hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Finch B.* | 1,005 | 62.9 | -1.2 | |
SLD | Pressley N. | 377 | 23.6 | -2.1 | |
Labour | O'Hare J. | 215 | 13.5 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 628 | 39.3 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,597 | 42.9 | -6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phillips D. | 987 | 51.4 | +1.3 | |
SLD | Hammond D.* | 752 | 39.2 | -1.5 | |
Labour | Satchell A. Ms. | 181 | 9.4 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 235 | 12.2 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,920 | 45.1 | -3.3 | ||
Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | +1.4 | |||
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