2021 Adur District Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2021 Adur District Council election

The 2021 Adur District Council elections took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England. Half of the council was up for election, and the Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council.

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These seats were due to be contested in 2020 but were delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This election was held concurrently with other elections across the United Kingdom.

Results

2021 Adur District Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 11+261.181965.510,19544.9+9.1
  Labour 5±027.82724.17,06131.1+6.7
  Independent 1±05.6126.91,1224.9-1.6
  Green 1+15.6013.42,91312.8+9.7
  Liberal Democrats 0±00.0000.01,3526.0-1.3
  UKIP 0-30.0000.0800.4-22.7

Ward results

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*)

Buckingham

Buckingham (1 seat) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Boram* 646 49.73 -2.67
Labour Matt Bannister36428.02+8.32
Green Leslie Christine Groves-Williams14911.47+4.57
Liberal Democrats David Peter Batchelor14010.78+3.78
Majority28221.71-11.09
Turnout 1,29942.04+10.18
Conservative hold Swing

Churchill

Churchill (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mandy Buxton 590 50.60
Conservative Steve Neocleous 585 50.17
Labour Co-op Sylvia Knight29024.87
Labour Katie Piatt25922.21
Green Helen Mears15413.21
Liberal Democrats Steve Male15313.12
Turnout 1,16634.04
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

The second seat up for election in this ward was not due to be contested until 2022, but took place due to a vacancy arising. [2]

Cokeham

Cokeham (1 seat) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Wilkinson 688 60.89 +31.79
Labour Richard Aulton30526.99-6.31
Green Peter Gunnar Groves-Williams13712.12N/A
Majority38333.90
Turnout 1,13032.79-0.81
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Robert Funnell 580 46.59
Labour Carol Joy O’Neal 486 39.04
Labour Dan Flower47237.91
Conservative Jill Lennon45536.55
Green Patrick George Ginnelly17814.30
Turnout 1,24536.10
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

The second seat up for election in this ward was not due to be contested until 2022, but took place due to a vacancy arising. [3]

Hillside

Hillside (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angus Dominic Dunn* 702 62.2 -0.1
Labour Cheryl Anne Giles33829.9+2.2
Green Leonie Sarah Harmsworth897.9+1.3
Majority36432.3-2.3
Turnout 1,12933.6+3.2
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

Manor (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carson Randolph Albury 703 58.58 +21.48
Labour Steven Carden23519.58+3.58
Green Maggie Rumble14011.67N/A
Liberal Democrats Steve Creed12210.17+3.97
Majority46839.00+27.40
Turnout 1,20037.35-0.75
Conservative hold Swing

Marine

Marine (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joss Loader* 1,122 68.58 +0.78
Labour Nigel Robert Sweet28617.48+2.58
Green Peter Leslie Riley22813.94N/A
Majority83651.10-1.80
Turnout 1,63646.22+10.02
Independent hold Swing

Mash Barn

Mash Barn (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Louise Sluman 465 42.12 +22.82
Conservative Jason Lock44139.94+17.64
Liberal Democrats Doris Martin13211.96-3.44
Green Kat Morgan665.98N/A
Majority242.18
Turnout 1,10433.57+5.17
Labour gain from UKIP Swing

Peverel

Peverel (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vee Barton* 665 62.09 +16.69
Labour Anne Page21620.17+2.27
Green Lynn Marie Finnigan11510.74N/A
Liberal Democrats Keith John Humphrey757.00+0.80
Majority44941.92+26.32
Turnout 1,07131.84+0.24
Conservative hold Swing

Southlands

Southlands (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deborah Ann Stainforth 462 39.66
Conservative Tania Maria Edwards 452 38.80
Conservative Bridget Jane Norfolk39533.91
Labour Simon James Cheverst36331.16
Liberal Democrats Nico Alexander Kearns19316.57
Green Anne Younger13711.76
Turnout 1,16536.94
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

The second seat up for election in this ward was not due to be contested until 2022, but took place due to a vacancy arising. [4]

Southwick Green

Southwick Green (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robina Catherine-Jane Crowther Baine 654 44.52 +20.72
Conservative Leila Yasmin Williams59340.37-9.63
Liberal Democrats Ian Anthony Jones22215.11+8.81
Majority43229.41
Turnout 1,46942.63+11.13
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremy Marshall Alexander Gardner 754 47.57 +14.17
Conservative Mike Mendoza52132.87+1.77
Green Jane Frances Mott20512.93+0.13
Liberal Democrats Neville James Pressley1056.63-0.77
Majority23314.70+12.50
Turnout 1,58540.61+7.81
Labour hold Swing

St. Nicolas

St. Nicolas (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Gabe Crisp 823 46.84 +37.64
Conservative Brian Kenneth Coomber62435.52-12.48
Labour Co-op Adrienne Lowe31017.64-6.06
Majority19911.32
Turnout 1,75755.78+16.08
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Widewater

Widewater (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Bridges* 853 52.92
Conservative Joe Pannell 702 43.55
Labour Pat Alden44527.61
Labour Stephen Robert Garrard35722.15
Green Russell Lewis Whiting24315.07
Liberal Democrats Steve Martin21013.03
UKIP Bob Virgo804.96
Turnout 1,61234.48
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

By-elections

Hillside

Hillside: 2 December 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leila Williams 414 56.2 -6.6
Green Russell Whiting17523.7+15.9
Labour Rebecca Allinson14820.1-9.0
Majority23932.5
Turnout 73721.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg11.3

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