2008 Adur District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2008 Adur council election. Conservatives in blue and Residents in white. Adur 2008 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2008 Adur council election. Conservatives in blue and Residents in white.

Elections to Adur District Council in West Sussex, England were held on 1 May 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

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Four extra seats were up for election due to councillors stepping down. [1] No seats changed parties in the election with the Conservative party remaining the dominant party on the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Results

Adur Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1600088.950.510,064+1.2%
  Shoreham Beach Residents Association 200011.18.41,674+2.5%
  Liberal Democrats 0000022.94,571-4.0%
  Labour 0000011.02,1850.0%
  Green 000004.2839-2.7%
  UKIP 000003.0591+3.0%

Ward results

Buckingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Debbie Kennard76071.0
Liberal Democrats Jan Kimber12711.9
Labour Julie Pearce938.7
Green Vincent Tilsley 918.5
Majority63359.1
Turnout 1,07134
Conservative hold Swing
Churchill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pat Beresford506
Conservative Ann Terry443
Liberal Democrats Kim Bonnett430
Liberal Democrats Stephen Martin408
Labour Michael Thornton117
Turnout 1,90430
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Cokeham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Wright56355.2+7.9
Labour Barry Mear25725.2-4.2
Liberal Democrats Nilda Dooraree20019.6-3.7
Majority30630.0+12.1
Turnout 1,02031
Conservative hold Swing
Eastbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emma Evans48150.5
Labour Sally Campbell19320.3
Liberal Democrats John Hilditch17618.5
UKIP Jenny Greig10210.7
Majority28830.2
Turnout 95229
Conservative hold Swing
Hillside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angus Dunn61158.5-0.8
Labour Barry Thompson16515.8-3.2
UKIP Rupert Greig14914.3+14.3
Liberal Democrats Carolyn White11911.4-10.3
Majority44642.7+5.1
Turnout 1,04431
Conservative hold Swing
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Dollemore72568.5+8.9
Liberal Democrats Stuart Douch22321.1-19.3
Labour Jean Turner11110.5+10.5
Majority50247.4+28.2
Turnout 1,05933
Conservative hold Swing
Marine (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Shoreham Beach Residents Association Liza McKinney852
Shoreham Beach Residents Association Ben Stride822
Green Stephen Barnes183
Labour Agnes Daniel150
Liberal Democrats Raj Dooraree76
Turnout 2,08334
Shoreham Beach Residents Association hold Swing
Shorehma Beach Residents Association hold Swing
Mash Barn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brenda Collard48552.9+9.0
Liberal Democrats Moira Collins25928.3-16.2
UKIP Joyce Horne889.6+9.6
Labour John Wales849.2+9.2
Majority22624.6
Turnout 91628
Conservative hold Swing
Peverel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carson Albury59759.6+3.3
Liberal Democrats Pauline Francis19219.2-9.2
Labour Kenneth Bashford13513.5-1.8
UKIP Ron Horne787.8+7.8
Majority40540.4+12.5
Turnout 1,00229
Conservative hold Swing
St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rod Hotton51449.7+2.5
Green Susan Board21220.5+0.3
Labour Nigel Sweet13613.2-2.7
Liberal Democrats Jane Cottrell999.6-7.1
UKIP Michael Henn737.1+7.1
Majority30229.2+2.2
Turnout 1,03432
Conservative hold Swing
St. Nicolas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Coomber69762.4+4.7
Green Martin Moyra16014.3-3.3
Liberal Democrats Timothy Clarke13512.1-2.0
Labour Simon Crisp12511.2+0.7
Majority53748.1+8.0
Turnout 1,11735.4
Conservative hold Swing
Southlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laura Graysmark52256.5+7.0
Labour Ricky Daniel20522.2-11.1
Liberal Democrats Tracey Clarke11011.9-5.3
Green Celia Behan879.4+9.4
Majority31734.3+18.1
Turnout 92431
Conservative hold Swing
Southwick Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Metcalfe66856.0-7.0
Liberal Democrats David Edey16914.2-9.2
Labour Steve Carden14912.5-1.1
Green Alan Mair1068.9+8.9
UKIP Brian Elliott1018.5+8.5
Majority49941.8+2.2
Turnout 1,19334
Conservative hold Swing
Widewater (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Bridges870
Conservative Fred Lewis826
Conservative Tony Nicklen796
Liberal Democrats Doris Martin638
Liberal Democrats Reginald Dolding617
Liberal Democrats Cyril Cannings593
Labour David Devoy265
Turnout 4,60537
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Adur seats for Lancing". Worthing Herald. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
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