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
edit2021 Adur District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | +2 | 61.1 | 8 | 19 | 65.5 | 10,195 | 44.9 | +9.1 | |
Labour | 5 | ±0 | 27.8 | 2 | 7 | 24.1 | 7,061 | 31.1 | +6.7 | |
Independent | 1 | ±0 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 1,122 | 4.9 | -1.6 | |
Green | 1 | +1 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 2,913 | 12.8 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,352 | 6.0 | -1.3 | |
UKIP | 0 | -3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 80 | 0.4 | -22.7 |
Ward results
editIncumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*)
Buckingham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Boram* | 646 | 49.73 | -2.67 | |
Labour | Matt Bannister | 364 | 28.02 | +8.32 | |
Green | Leslie Christine Groves-Williams | 149 | 11.47 | +4.57 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Peter Batchelor | 140 | 10.78 | +3.78 | |
Majority | 282 | 21.71 | -11.09 | ||
Turnout | 1,299 | 42.04 | +10.18 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Churchill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mandy Buxton | 590 | 50.60 | ||
Conservative | Steve Neocleous | 585 | 50.17 | ||
Labour Co-op | Sylvia Knight | 290 | 24.87 | ||
Labour | Katie Piatt | 259 | 22.21 | ||
Green | Helen Mears | 154 | 13.21 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Steve Male | 153 | 13.12 | ||
Turnout | 1,166 | 34.04 | |||
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rob Wilkinson | 688 | 60.89 | +31.79 | |
Labour | Richard Aulton | 305 | 26.99 | -6.31 | |
Green | Peter Gunnar Groves-Williams | 137 | 12.12 | N/A | |
Majority | 383 | 33.90 | |||
Turnout | 1,130 | 32.79 | -0.81 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Eastbrook
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Robert Funnell | 580 | 46.59 | ||
Labour | Carol Joy O’Neal | 486 | 39.04 | ||
Labour | Dan Flower | 472 | 37.91 | ||
Conservative | Jill Lennon | 455 | 36.55 | ||
Green | Patrick George Ginnelly | 178 | 14.30 | ||
Turnout | 1,245 | 36.10 | |||
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Dominic Dunn* | 702 | 62.2 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Cheryl Anne Giles | 338 | 29.9 | +2.2 | |
Green | Leonie Sarah Harmsworth | 89 | 7.9 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 364 | 32.3 | -2.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,129 | 33.6 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Manor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carson Randolph Albury | 703 | 58.58 | +21.48 | |
Labour | Steven Carden | 235 | 19.58 | +3.58 | |
Green | Maggie Rumble | 140 | 11.67 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Creed | 122 | 10.17 | +3.97 | |
Majority | 468 | 39.00 | +27.40 | ||
Turnout | 1,200 | 37.35 | -0.75 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Marine
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joss Loader* | 1,122 | 68.58 | +0.78 | |
Labour | Nigel Robert Sweet | 286 | 17.48 | +2.58 | |
Green | Peter Leslie Riley | 228 | 13.94 | N/A | |
Majority | 836 | 51.10 | -1.80 | ||
Turnout | 1,636 | 46.22 | +10.02 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Mash Barn
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharon Louise Sluman | 465 | 42.12 | +22.82 | |
Conservative | Jason Lock | 441 | 39.94 | +17.64 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doris Martin | 132 | 11.96 | -3.44 | |
Green | Kat Morgan | 66 | 5.98 | N/A | |
Majority | 24 | 2.18 | |||
Turnout | 1,104 | 33.57 | +5.17 | ||
Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |
Peverel
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vee Barton* | 665 | 62.09 | +16.69 | |
Labour | Anne Page | 216 | 20.17 | +2.27 | |
Green | Lynn Marie Finnigan | 115 | 10.74 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith John Humphrey | 75 | 7.00 | +0.80 | |
Majority | 449 | 41.92 | +26.32 | ||
Turnout | 1,071 | 31.84 | +0.24 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Southlands
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Deborah Ann Stainforth | 462 | 39.66 | ||
Conservative | Tania Maria Edwards | 452 | 38.80 | ||
Conservative | Bridget Jane Norfolk | 395 | 33.91 | ||
Labour | Simon James Cheverst | 363 | 31.16 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nico Alexander Kearns | 193 | 16.57 | ||
Green | Anne Younger | 137 | 11.76 | ||
Turnout | 1,165 | 36.94 | |||
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robina Catherine-Jane Crowther Baine | 654 | 44.52 | +20.72 | |
Conservative | Leila Yasmin Williams | 593 | 40.37 | -9.63 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Anthony Jones | 222 | 15.11 | +8.81 | |
Majority | 432 | 29.41 | |||
Turnout | 1,469 | 42.63 | +11.13 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Mary's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeremy Marshall Alexander Gardner | 754 | 47.57 | +14.17 | |
Conservative | Mike Mendoza | 521 | 32.87 | +1.77 | |
Green | Jane Frances Mott | 205 | 12.93 | +0.13 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neville James Pressley | 105 | 6.63 | -0.77 | |
Majority | 233 | 14.70 | +12.50 | ||
Turnout | 1,585 | 40.61 | +7.81 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Nicolas
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Gabe Crisp | 823 | 46.84 | +37.64 | |
Conservative | Brian Kenneth Coomber | 624 | 35.52 | -12.48 | |
Labour Co-op | Adrienne Lowe | 310 | 17.64 | -6.06 | |
Majority | 199 | 11.32 | |||
Turnout | 1,757 | 55.78 | +16.08 | ||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Widewater
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Bridges* | 853 | 52.92 | ||
Conservative | Joe Pannell | 702 | 43.55 | ||
Labour | Pat Alden | 445 | 27.61 | ||
Labour | Stephen Robert Garrard | 357 | 22.15 | ||
Green | Russell Lewis Whiting | 243 | 15.07 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Steve Martin | 210 | 13.03 | ||
UKIP | Bob Virgo | 80 | 4.96 | ||
Turnout | 1,612 | 34.48 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |
By-elections
editHillside
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leila Williams | 414 | 56.2 | -6.6 | |
Green | Russell Whiting | 175 | 23.7 | +15.9 | |
Labour | Rebecca Allinson | 148 | 20.1 | -9.0 | |
Majority | 239 | 32.5 | |||
Turnout | 737 | 21.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 11.3 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "2021 Election results - Adur & Worthing Councils". www.adur-worthing.gov.uk.
- ^ "Notice of Casual Vacancy" (PDF). 3 December 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Notice of Casual Vacancy" (PDF). 22 March 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Notice of Casual Vacancy" (PDF). 16 March 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.