Adur District Council election, 2003
Elections to Adur District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 31.7%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Results
Adur Local Election Result 2003 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
11 |
|
|
+4 |
73.3 |
46.8 |
7,167 |
-2.5% |
|
Labour |
4 |
|
|
-3 |
26.7 |
31.5 |
4,831 |
-9.1% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.2 |
1,713 |
+10.5% |
|
Independent |
0 |
|
|
-1 |
0 |
4.0 |
607 |
-0.8% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.6 |
556 |
+1.9% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
442 |
+0.8% |
Ward results
Buckingham |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Debra Kennard |
901 |
69.1 |
+0.2 |
|
Labour |
Peter Osmond |
257 |
19.7 |
-2.9 |
|
Green |
Frank Tilsley |
145 |
11.1 |
+11.1 |
Majority |
644 |
49.4 |
+3.1 |
Turnout |
1,303 |
34 |
|
Churchill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Carol Bradburn |
433 |
40.3 |
-16.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roy Gibson |
235 |
21.9 |
+21.9 |
|
Independent |
Joy Hartley |
214 |
19.9 |
+19.9 |
|
Labour |
Jeannette White |
192 |
17.9 |
-14.8 |
Majority |
198 |
18.4 |
-5.3 |
Turnout |
1,074 |
28 |
|
Cokeham |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Daniel Yate |
553 |
55.4 |
-2.5 |
|
Conservative |
Brian Boggis |
444 |
44.5 |
+2.4 |
Majority |
109 |
10.9 |
-4.9 |
Turnout |
997 |
28 |
|
Eastbrook |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Carol Eade |
562 |
46.0 |
+2.8 |
|
Labour |
Simon Thorpe |
488 |
40.0 |
-16.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jacqueline Painter |
171 |
14.0 |
+14.0 |
Majority |
74 |
6.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,221 |
35 |
|
Hillside |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Kenneth Eade |
602 |
50.4 |
+6.2 |
|
Labour |
Brian Whipp |
419 |
35.1 |
-20.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert King |
174 |
14.6 |
+14.6 |
Majority |
183 |
15.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,195 |
36 |
|
Manor |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Angela Mills |
485 |
47.1 |
-7.6 |
|
Labour |
Jean Woolgar |
239 |
23.2 |
-3.1 |
|
Independent |
Denise Ferris |
170 |
16.5 |
+16.5 |
|
UKIP |
Lionel Parsons |
136 |
13.2 |
-5.8 |
Majority |
246 |
23.9 |
-4.5 |
Turnout |
1,030 |
31 |
|
Mash Barn |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Nicola Eves |
247 |
35.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Burt |
193 |
27.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Ann Bridges |
153 |
22.0 |
|
|
Independent |
Patrick Beresford |
81 |
11.7 |
|
|
Green |
Peter Franks-Lovell |
21 |
3.0 |
|
Majority |
54 |
7.7 |
|
Turnout |
695 |
24 |
|
St. Mary's |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Geoffrey Howitt |
286 |
74.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Henry Treadwell |
99 |
25.7 |
|
Majority |
187 |
48.6 |
|
Turnout |
385 |
45 |
|
St. Nicolas |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Howard |
642 |
48.5 |
-1.3 |
|
Labour |
Alan Heselden |
360 |
27.2 |
-4.7 |
|
Green |
Moyra Martin |
203 |
15.3 |
+6.8 |
|
UKIP |
Kenneth Bishop |
119 |
9.0 |
-0.7 |
Majority |
282 |
21.3 |
+3.4 |
Turnout |
1,324 |
35 |
|
Southlands (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Peter Berry |
503 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Sue-Ellen Murrell-Ashworth |
385 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Felicity Deen |
364 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Laura Graysmark |
361 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sydney Little |
170 |
|
|
|
Green |
Louis Gibbs |
109 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Eric Faulkner-Little |
108 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Michael Henn |
79 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,079 |
36 |
|
Southwick Green |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Iris Betty |
544 |
50.6 |
-10.6 |
|
Labour |
Steven Carden |
261 |
24.3 |
-14.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Stuart |
192 |
17.9 |
+17.9 |
|
Green |
Esther Rees |
78 |
7.3 |
+7.3 |
Majority |
283 |
26.3 |
+3.9 |
Turnout |
1,075 |
29 |
|
Widewater |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Christine Turner |
662 |
44.3 |
-10.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Doris Martin |
364 |
24.3 |
+24.3 |
|
Labour |
Adrienne Lowe |
327 |
21.9 |
-23.6 |
|
Independent |
Edwina Weekes |
142 |
9.5 |
+9.5 |
Majority |
298 |
20.0 |
+11.0 |
Turnout |
1,495 |
33 |
|
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