2002 Adur District Council election

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Elections to Adur District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 33%.

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The Conservatives won 9 of the 14 seats up for election after the Liberal Democrats did not stand any candidates. [1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Results

Adur Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 950+564.349.37,856+8.5%
  Labour 401-128.640.66,468+12.2%
  Independent 10007.14.8765-3.0%
  UKIP 000002.1341+2.1%
  Green 000001.7264+1.7%
  Socialist Alliance 000000.8132+0.8%
  Liberal Democrats 004-400.7109-22.2%

Ward results

Buckingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melanie Blunden89268.9+5.7
Labour Peter Osmond29322.6+9.2
Liberal Democrats Peter West1098.4-14.6
Majority59946.3+6.1
Turnout 1,294
Churchill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Kerner68056.4+18.8
Labour Joyce Bridges39432.7-0.8
Socialist Alliance Jane Bromley13210.9+10.9
Majority28623.7+19.6
Turnout 1,206
Cokeham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Bashford59057.9+7.2
Conservative Suzanne McGregor42942.1+18.2
Majority16115.8-9.5
Turnout 1,019
Eastbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Munnery70256.8+14.5
Conservative Paul Berseford-Hough53443.2+0.0
Majority16813.6
Turnout 1,236
Hillside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally Willson75655.8+21.2
Conservative Kathryn Lyon59944.2+0.1
Majority15711.6+2.1
Turnout 1,355
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Dollemore58354.7+15.8
Labour Ronald Horne28026.3+14.0
UKIP Lionel Parsons20319.0+19.0
Majority30328.4
Turnout 1,066
Marine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Maurice Pitchford76574.7
Green Moyra Martin14314.0
Labour Stephen Mear11611.3
Majority62260.7
Turnout 1,024
Mash Barn (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Alexander419
Conservative Carol Bradburn411
Labour Ann Bridges382
Labour Jeanette White357
Turnout 1,568
Peverel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Mendoza 51455.5+14.0
Labour John Wales41244.5+15.7
Majority10211.0-0.8
Turnout 926
St. Nicolas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Parkin70649.8+5.7
Labour Phillip Jones45231.9-3.6
UKIP Kenneth Bishop1389.7+9.7
Green Vincent Tilsley 1218.5+8.5
Majority25417.9+9.3
Turnout 1,417
Southlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julia King60151.6+9.3
Conservative Felicity Deen56348.4+3.6
Majority383.2
Turnout 1,164
Southwick Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Searle69261.2
Labour Alan Mair43838.8
Majority25422.4
Turnout 1,130
Widewater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Nicklen83454.5+1.9
Labour Adrienne Lowe69545.5+14.3
Majority1399.0-12.4
Turnout 1,529

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References

  1. ↑ "Election: Adur turns Tory". The Argus . 3 May 2002. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
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