2018 Adur District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2018 Adur District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Independent in grey. Adur UK local election 2018 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2018 Adur District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Independent in grey.

The 2018 Adur District Council elections took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England. The election saw half of the Council's 29 seats up for election, and resulted in the Conservative Party retaining their majority on the council. Labour gained 4 seats to replace UKIP as the official opposition on the Council, who lost all the seats they were defending from 2014.

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Results

Adur Local Election Result 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 9+2-2064.344.07,322+7.8%
  Labour 440+428.634.45,718+18.6%
  Liberal Democrats 00000.06.91,152-3.0%
  UKIP 004-40.05.3876-23.9%
  Green 00000.05.3852+0.5%
  Shoreham Beach Residents' Association 10007.14.4726+0.4%

By ward

Buckingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Emma Evans 634 56.5 +3.0
Labour Carol O'Neal31528.0+14.5
Green Jane Mott1059.3+1.3
Liberal Democrats Elisa Vaughan676.0+0.7
Majority31928.4-5.5
Turnout 1,12335.7-4.8
Conservative hold Swing 5.8% Con to Lab
Churchill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pat Beresford 444 44.9 -2.6
Labour Christopher Allinson27027.3+27.3
Liberal Democrats Steve Creed15115.3-1.0
UKIP Gloria Eveleigh11711.8-24.4
Majority17417.6+6.3
Turnout 98828.7-10.0
Conservative hold Swing 15% Con to Lab
Cokeham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Mansfield 575 52.6 +28.6
Labour Michael Thornton38134.8+17.8
UKIP David Bamber555.0-29.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Male515.0-19.3
Green Christopher Davis282.6+2.6
Majority19417.7+17.7
Turnout 1,09432.0-6.4
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing 29.1% UKIP to Con
Eastbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Balfe 590 48.8 +27.6
Conservative James Funnell53844.5+9.8
Green Patrick Ginnelly403.3-3.3
Liberal Democrats Raj Dooraree363.0-8.2
Majority524.3+4.3
Turnout 1,20934.9-1.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 8.9% Con to Lab
Hillside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Simmons 652 62.3 +20.6
Labour Stephen Gilbert29027.7+10.8
Green Julian Shinn696.6+1.5
Liberal Democrats Nilda Dooraree333.2-1.4
Majority36234.6+24.6
Turnout 1,04730.4-7.0
Conservative hold Swing 4.9% Lab to Con
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Albury 687 59.4 +14.9
Labour Douglas Bradley24521.2+8.5
UKIP Lionel Parsons978.4-25.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Barnes675.8-3.2
Green Margaret Rumble585.0+5.0
Majority44238.2+27.5
Turnout 1,15635.0-5.9
Conservative hold Swing 20.2% UKIP to Con
Marine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Shoreham Beach Residents Association David Collins 726 52.7 -3.5
Labour Melanie Jenner34024.7+15.0
Green Andrew Bradbury25018.2+8.5
UKIP Peter Harvey554.0-14.8
Majority38628.0-9.5
Turnout 1,37738.0+1.3
Shoreham Beach Residents Association hold Swing 9.3% SBRA to Lab
Mash Barn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Cowan 535 49.0 +40.9
Conservative Joe Pannell30928.3+5.7
Liberal Democrats Doris Martin12811.7-13.1
UKIP Amanda Jones1039.4-35.2
Green Peter Groves151.4+1.4
Majority22620.7+20.7
Turnout 1,09232.1
Labour gain from UKIP Swing 38.1% UKIP to Lab
Peverel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Boggis 562 57.2 +18.1
Labour Sylvia Knight25025.5+5.8
UKIP David Lewis818.2-26.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Male818.2+1.8
Majority31231.8+27.7
Turnout 98228.5-6.3
Conservative hold Swing 22.5% UKIP to Con
Southlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lavinia O'Connor 425 41.7 +18.5
Conservative Tony Nicklen41440.7+8.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Humphrey696.8+1.7
Green Leslie Groves575.6+1.0
UKIP Jean Turner525.1-29.3
Majority111.1+1.1
Turnout 1,01832.1-4.5
Labour gain from UKIP Swing 23.9% UKIP to Lab
Southwick Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Chipp 652 52.4 +7.2
Labour Sophie Brown46837.6+18.8
Liberal Democrats Ross Dowsett1179.4+2.6
Majority18414.8-9.6
Turnout 1,24435.7-1.3
Conservative hold Swing 5.8% Con to Lab
St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Arnold 757 53.3 +30.7
Conservative Colin Head45331.9-5.2
Green Lynn Finnigan856.0-6.7
Liberal Democrats David Batchelor795.6-0.8
UKIP Darren Compton453.2-17.9
Majority30421.4+21.4
Turnout 1,42037.9+1.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 18% Con to Lab
St. Nicholas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Parkin 662 47.4 -1.4
Labour Adrienne Lowe44031.5+16.2
Green Louise Miller14510.4-2.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Tinsley1138.1+0.7
UKIP Mike Henn352.5-13.5
Majority22215.9-16.9
Turnout 1,39844.7-0.6
Conservative hold Swing 8.8% Con to Lab
Widewater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy McGregor 740 47.6 +13.1
Labour Richard Aulton41226.5+8.7
UKIP Geoff Patmore23615.2-24.2
Liberal Democrats Sue Barnes16010.3+2.0
Majority32821.1+21.1
Turnout 1,55333.0-5.1
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing 18.7% UKIP to Con

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