2006 Adur District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2006 Adur council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Independent in white. Adur 2006 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2006 Adur council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Independent in white.

Elections to Adur District Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Results

Adur Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1220+285.749.36,813-2.6%
  Liberal Democrats 10007.126.93,718+13.5%
  Independent 10007.15.9809-5.3%
  Labour 002-2011.01,516-9.4%
  Green 000006.9955+4.7%

2 Conservatives were unopposed.

Ward results

Buckingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gavin Aylinguncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Churchill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jaynie Sykes-Strudwick57552.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Hesketh51447.2
Majority615.6
Turnout 1,089
Conservative hold Swing
Cokeham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Simmons55447.3
Labour Kenneth Bashford34529.4
Liberal Democrats Margret Bentley27323.3
Majority20917.9
Turnout 1,172
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Eastbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Funnelluncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Hillside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Mockridge68459.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mortimer25021.7
Labour Barry Thompson21919.0
Majority25437.6
Turnout 1,153
Conservative hold Swing
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Mills68559.6
Liberal Democrats Moira Collins46440.4
Majority22119.2
Turnout 2,309
Conservative hold Swing
Marine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Keith Fayers-Morrissey80975.9
Green Vincent Tilsley 15314.4
Liberal Democrats Cecily Welch1049.8
Majority65661.5
Turnout 2,076
Independent hold Swing
Mash Barn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Burt40144.5
Conservative Ann Bridges39643.9
Green Leslie Brockhurst10511.6
Majority50.6
Turnout 902
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Peverel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Boggis56956.3
Liberal Democrats Kimberley Bonnett28728.4
Labour Joyce Burns15515.3
Majority28227.9
Turnout 1,867
Conservative hold Swing
St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Parkin47347.2
Green Moyra Martin20320.2
Liberal Democrats Robert King16816.7
Labour Andrew Bray15915.9
Majority27027.0
Turnout 1,003
Conservative hold Swing
St. Nicolas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Parkin76757.7
Green Susan Board23417.6
Liberal Democrats Victoria Broom-Sopp18814.1
Labour Stephen Mear14010.5
Majority53340.1
Turnout 1,329
Conservative hold Swing
Southlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carl English50049.5
Labour Peter Berry33733.3
Liberal Democrats John Hilditch17417.2
Majority16316.2
Turnout 1,011
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Southwick Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Searle74863.0
Liberal Democrats Clive Connor27823.4
Labour Ian Lidbetter16113.6
Majority47039.6
Turnout 1,187
Conservative hold Swing
Widewater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Turner86249.6
Liberal Democrats Doris Martin61735.5
Green Celia Behan26015.0
Majority24514.1
Turnout 1,739
Conservative hold Swing

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