Adur District Council election, 2012

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Map of the results of the 2012 Adur council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Residents in white. Adur UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2012 Adur council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Residents in white.

The 2012 Adur District Council elections took place on 3 May 2012 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. [1]

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

West Sussex County of England

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering East Sussex to the east, Hampshire to the west and Surrey to the north, and to the south the English Channel.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

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Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Results

The election saw the Conservatives remain in overall control of the council after winning 13 of the 15 seats which were contested. They gained Eastbrook from the Liberal Democrats having lost it in a double vacancy at the 2010 elections, but this gain was offset by the loss of Cokeham to Labour, who thus gained their first representation on the council since 2006. In addition Labour saw their vote share rise by more than 12% across the district, whilst the UK Independence Party (UKIP) also saw their vote share increase. The Liberal Democrats were the main losers, seeing their vote fall by 14%, pushing their into fourth place, behind UKIP.

UK Independence Party British political party

The UK Independence Party is a hard Eurosceptic, right-wing political party in the United Kingdom. It currently has one representative in the House of Lords and seven Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). It has four Assembly Members (AMs) in the National Assembly for Wales and one member in the London Assembly. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two Members of Parliament and was the largest UK party in the European Parliament.

[2]
Adur Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1311086.641.05,956-0.3
  Labour 110+16.625.33,676+12.7
  UKIP 00000.017.52,535+6.3
  Liberal Democrat 001-10.010.11,471-14.0
  Shoreham Beach Residents' Association 10006.64.1594-0.7
  Green 00000.02.0293-4.1

Ward results

Buckingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Debbie Kennard57760.8+4.9
Labour Nicola Carden16717.6N/A
UKIP Mick Clark12813.5+5.0
Liberal Democrat Julie Petrie778.1-27.5
Majority41043.2+22.9
Turnout 94930.1-43.9
Conservative hold Swing -6.4
Churchill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pat Beresford32636.1-6.5
UKIP David Bushell32536.0+20.9
Liberal Democrat Steve Martin25227.9-8.8
Majority10.1-5.8
Turnout 90325.9-34.1
Conservative hold Swing -13.7
Cokeham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Barry Mear39339.7+19.3
Conservative Nicholas Pigott35135.4-6.8
UKIP David Bamber18919.1+8.8
Liberal Democrat Nilda Dooraree585.9-21.2
Majority424.3
Turnout 99129.1-34.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.1
Eastbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dave Donaldson37037.4
Labour Alun Jones33433.8
UKIP Jenny Greig12512.7
Green Jennie Tindall888.9
Liberal Democrat Tom Hilditch717.2
Majority363.6
Turnout 98829.0-34.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Hillside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angus Dunn49951.0+3.2
Labour Julie Scarratt26827.4N/A
UKIP Rupert Greig15015.3+3.4
Liberal Democrat Paul Taylor616.2-25.4
Majority23123.6+7.4
Turnout 97828.8-35.2
Conservative hold Swing -12.1
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Keith Dollemore39140.9-8.0
UKIP Lionel Parsons32634.1+16.9
Labour Michael Rubin14715.4N/A
Liberal Democrat Stuart Douch939.7-24.2
Majority656.8-8.2
Turnout 95730.0-38.0
Conservative hold Swing -12.5
Marine
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Shoreham Beach Residents' Association Liza McKinney59467.0+13.2
UKIP Peter Harvey12213.80.0
Labour Joyce Burns10912.3+0.9
Liberal Democrat Naira Baboumian627.0N/A
Majority47253.2+20.3
Turnout 88725.0-45.0
Shoreham Beach Residents Associations hold Swing +6.6
Mash Barn
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Barnes26934.3-6.2
UKIP Sid Hilsum19024.2+6.6
Labour Douglas Bradley17422.2N/A
Liberal Democrat Doris Martin15119.3-22.6
Majority7910.1
Turnout 78423.8-35.2
Conservative hold Swing -6.4
Peverel
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Carson Albury37343.1-4.7
Labour Kenneth Bashford25529.4+9.0
UKIP Reuben Whiting17820.6+10.6
Liberal Democrat Raj Dooraree606.9-14.9
Majority11813.7-12.3
Turnout 86625.0-39.0
Conservative hold Swing -6.9
Southlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Graysmark32938.0+0.3
Labour Richard Jones32137.1+7.7
UKIP Frank Mills13115.1+5.9
Liberal Democrat Cyril Cannings859.8-13.9
Majority80.9-7.4
Turnout 86628.9-34.1
Conservative hold Swing -3.7
Southwick Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Metcalfe51153.1+11.2
Labour Steve Carden23824.7+9.3
UKIP Darryl Pledge12312.8+7.4
Liberal Democrat David Edey919.4-12.7
Majority27328.4+8.6
Turnout 96327.1-39.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rod Hotton33535.6-6.0
Labour Irene Reed24726.2-0.7
Green Lynn Finnigan20521.8+2.3
UKIP Michael Henn10310.9-1.1
Liberal Democrat John Hilditch515.4N/A
Majority889.4-5.3
Turnout 94127.5-35.5
Conservative hold Swing -4.4
St. Nicholas
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Coomber57250.0+2.5
Labour Sami Zeglam27023.6+9.1
Liberal Democrat Janet Kimber15313.4-9.0
UKIP Clive Burghard14913.0+7.4
Majority30226.4+1.3
Turnout 1,14436.2-38.8
Conservative hold Swing -3.3
Widewater (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ann Bridges564
Conservative Fred Lewis489
Labour David Devoy390
Labour Michael Thornton363
UKIP George Osborne296
Liberal Democrat Kay Vincent206
Turnout 27.6-39.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Adur". BBC News - Vote 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Declared results from the count". Adur District Council. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

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