Adur District Council election, 2016

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Map of the results of the 2016 Adur District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, UKIP in purple and independents in grey. Adur UK local election 2016 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2016 Adur District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, UKIP in purple and independents in grey.

The 2016 Adur District Council elections took place on 5 May 2016 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. The Labour Party trebled their number of seats from one to three. [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.

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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.

Results

Adur Local Election Result 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 703046.735.85729
  UKIP 401026.723.03687
  Labour 330020.024.43912
  Independent 11006.76.51036
  Liberal Democrat 00000.07.21149
  Green 00000.03.1489

Ward results

Buckingham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kevin Boram52052.4%-8.4%
Labour Michael Thornton19519.7%+2.1%
UKIP Darren Compton13313.4%-0.1%
Liberal Democrat Cyril Cannings697.0%-1.1%
Green Leslie Groves Williams686.9%+6.9%
Majority32532.8%-10.4%
Turnout 99231.9%+1.8%
Conservative hold Swing 5.3% Con to Lab
Churchill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Robin Monk39333.8%-2.2%
Conservative Pat Beresford36231.1%-5.0%
Labour Daniel Ballance26722.9%+22.9%
Liberal Democrat Steve Creed12310.6%-17.3%
Majority312.7%+2.7%
Turnout 1,16434.2%+8.3%
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing 1.4% Con to UKIP
Cokeham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Barry Mear37633.3%-6.1%
UKIP Mick Clark35831.7%+12.6%
Conservative Paul Mansfield32829.1%-6.3%
Liberal Democrat Raj Dooraree585.1%-0.8%
Majority181.6%-2.7%
Turnout 1,12833.6%+4.5%
Labour hold Swing 9.4% Lab to UKIP
Eastbrook [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Les Alden42939.6%+5.8%
Conservative Dave Donaldson40537.4%0.0%
UKIP Louise Hearne18917.5%+4.8%
Green Patrick Ginnelly494.5%-4.4%
Majority242.2%+2.2%
Turnout 1,08332.0%+3.0%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 2.9% Con to Lab
Hillside [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angus Dunn55151.5%+0.5%
Labour Steve Gilbert25323.6%-3.8%
UKIP Jenny Greig18617.4%+2.1%
Green Helen Mears403.7%+3.7%
Liberal Democrat Keith Humphrey373.5%-2.7%
Majority29827.9%+4.3%
Turnout 1,07031.8%+3.0%
Conservative hold Swing 2.2% Lab to Con
Manor [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Carson Albury46137.1%-3.8%
UKIP Jason Lock31625.5%-8.4%
Labour John Ballance19816.0%+0.6%
Independent Keith Dollemore16813.5%+13.5%
Liberal Democrat Steve Martin776.2%-3.5%
Majority14511.6%+4.8%
Turnout 1,24138.1%+8.1%
Conservative hold Swing 2.3% UKIP to Con
Marine [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Joss Loader86867.8%+0.8%
Labour Adrienne Lowe19114.9%+2.6%
UKIP Darren Compton15111.8%-2.0%
Liberal Democrat Tom Hilditch574.4%-2.6%
Majority67752.9%-0.3%
Turnout 1,28136.2%+11.2%
Independent hold Swing 0.9% Ind to Lab
Mash Barn [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Liz Haywood39841.6%+17.4%
Conservative Neil Maguinness21222.3%-12.0%
Labour Douglas Bradley18419.3%-2.9%
Liberal Democrat Doris Martin14615.4%-3.9%
Majority18619.6%+19.6%
Turnout 95128.4%+4.6%
UKIP hold Swing 9.9% Con to UKIP
Peverel [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative George Barton49145.4%+2.3%
UKIP Ray McLeod32229.8%+9.2%
Labour Alun Jones19417.9%-11.5%
Liberal Democrat Nilda Dooraree676.2%-0.7%
Majority16915.6%+1.9%
Turnout 1,08131.6%+6.6%
Conservative hold Swing 3.5% Con to UKIP
Southlands [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
UKIP Paul Graysmark30130.9%+15.8%
Conservative Tony Nicklen28929.7%-8.3%
Labour Kieran Francis28128.9%-8.2%
Liberal Democrat Drew Tinsley959.7%-0.1%
Majority121.2%+1.2%
Turnout 97333.5%+4.6%
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing 12.1% Con to UKIP
Southwick Green [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Metcalfe53050.0%-3.1%
Labour David Bowen25223.8%-0.9%
UKIP Bill Jarman14213.4%+0.6%
Liberal Democrat David Edey676.3%-3.1%
Green Annie Brown656.1%+6.1%
Majority27826.2%-2.2%
Turnout 1,06131.5%+1.8%
Conservative hold Swing 1.1% Con to Lab
St Mary's [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sami Zeglam40133.4%+7.2%
Conservative Cindy Golds37431.1%-4.5%
UKIP Sean Ridley17614.7%+3.8%
Green Paul Hendy15412.8%-9.0%
Liberal Democrat Nevvy Merrett897.4%+2.0%
Majority272.2%+2.2%
Turnout 1,20132.8%+5.3%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 5.9% Con to Lab
St Nicolas [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Coomber59048.0%-2.0%
Labour Irene Reed29223.7%+0.1%
UKIP Jean Turner1169.4%-3.6%
Green Louise Miller1139.2%+9.2%
Liberal Democrat Jan Kimber1088.8%-4.6%
Majority29824.2%-2.2%
Turnout 1,23039.7%+13.3%
Conservative hold Swing 1.1% Con to Lab
Widewater (2) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ann Bridges616
UKIP Clive Burghard506
UKIP Gloria Eveleigh492
Conservative Nicholas Pigott411
Labour Lee Cowen399
Labour Jacqueline Pilkington366
Liberal Democrat Andrew Serhan156
Turnout 36.9+9.3
Conservative hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

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