Adur District Council election, 1988

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Adur District Council election, 1988

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  1987 5 May 1988 1990  

One third of seats (13 of 39) to Adur District Council
20 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Social and Liberal Democrats Conservative Residents
Seats won751
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

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Map showing the results of the 1988 Adur council elections.

Majority party before election

Social and Liberal Democrats

Majority party after election

Social and Liberal Democrats

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 5 May 1988, with one third of the council up for election however no elections were held for the single-member ward St Mary's. Overall turnout dropped to 42.5%. [1]

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

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The election resulted in the new merger Social and Liberal Democrats retaining control of the council. [2] [3]

Election result

Adur District Council Election Result 1988 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Social and Liberal Democrats 711053.839.17,650-5.0
  Conservative 511038.547.39,244+0.7
  Residents 10007.74.1810+4.1
  Labour 00000.09.51,848+0.2

This resulted in the following composition of the council [2] :

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Social and Liberal Democrats2222
Conservative1515
Independent Residents22
Total3939
Working majority 5  5 

Ward results

+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.

Buckingham (3933) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pelling C.1,13769.7+3.8
Social and Liberal Democrats Miller A.36922.6-11.5
Labour Gibbs J. Ms.1267.7+7.7
Majority76847.1+15.3
Turnout 1,63241.5-8.3
Conservative hold Swing +7.6
Churchill (3711) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Social and Liberal Democrats Ferris M.81054.4+6.7
Conservative Wood J.67845.6+1.1
Majority1328.9+5.7
Turnout 1,48840.1-9.5
Social and Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.8
Cokeham (3525) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Social and Liberal Democrats Smith J.57942.9-3.6
Conservative Catchpole W.51538.1-2.2
Labour Mear B.25619.0+5.8
Majority644.7-1.4
Turnout 1,35038.3-4.3
Social and Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.7
Eastbrook (3614) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Parkin N.74848.5+1.2
Social and Liberal Democrats Taylor S.45529.5-8.4
Labour Barnes S.34022.0+7.2
Majority29319.0+9.5
Turnout 1,54342.7-13.8
Conservative hold Swing +4.8
Hillside (3631) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Leeves C.85251.2-6.6
Social and Liberal Democrats Whitmore L.81148.8+24.0
Majority412.5-30.5
Turnout 1,66345.8-1.0
Conservative hold Swing -15.3
Manor (3407) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Social and Liberal Democrats Cooper M.*72446.3-9.0
Conservative Boyce G.71645.8+1.1
Labour Lower J. Ms.1247.9+7.9
Majority80.5-10.1
Turnout 1,56445.9-3.4
Social and Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.0
Marine (2677) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Residents Shepard P.*81057.5N/A
Conservative Patten E.52036.9N/A
Labour Sweet G. Ms.785.5N/A
Majority29020.6N/A
Turnout 1,40852.6N/A
Residents hold Swing N/A
Mash Barn (3008) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Social and Liberal Democrats Robinson J. Ms.55451.9-31.0
Conservative Kemp C.39937.4+37.4
Labour Atkins B.11510.8-6.4
Majority15514.5-51.3
Turnout 1,06835.5+3.5
Social and Liberal Democrats hold Swing -34.2
Peverel (3211) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Social and Liberal Democrats Driscoll P. Ms.*47342.0-6.7
Conservative Harris F.46241.0+0.0
Labour Atkins H. Ms.19217.0+6.7
Majority111.0-6.6
Turnout 1,12735.1-10.3
Social and Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.3
Southlands (3366) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Social and Liberal Democrats Bucknall G.71550.8-0.5
Conservative Muirhead J. Ms.47133.5+0.6
Labour Sweet N.22115.7-0.1
Majority24417.3-1.2
Turnout 1,40741.8-10.2
Social and Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing -0.5
Southwick Green (3897) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Social and Liberal Democrats King M.*1,03157.8-0.1
Conservative Macpherson M.75442.2+0.1
Majority27715.5-0.1
Turnout 1,78545.8-5.5
Social and Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.1
St. Nicolas (3723) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Finch B.*1,00562.9-1.2
Social and Liberal Democrats Pressley N.37723.6-2.1
Labour O'Hare J.21513.5+3.2
Majority62839.3+0.9
Turnout 1,59742.9-6.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
Widewater (4257) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Phillips D.98751.4+1.3
Social and Liberal Democrats Hammond D.*75239.2-1.5
Labour Satchell A. Ms.1819.4+0.1
Majority23512.2+2.8
Turnout 1,92045.1-3.3
Conservative gain from Social and Liberal Democrats Swing +1.4

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References

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