2002 Adur District Council election
Elections to Adur District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 33%.
The Conservatives won 9 of the 14 seats up for election after the Liberal Democrats did not stand any candidates.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 23
- Labour 11
- Independent 4
- Liberal Democrat 1
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 64.3 | 49.3 | 7,856 | +8.5% | |
Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 28.6 | 40.6 | 6,468 | +12.2% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 765 | -3.0% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 341 | +2.1% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 264 | +1.7% | |
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 132 | +0.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0.7 | 109 | -22.2% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Melanie Blunden | 892 | 68.9 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Peter Osmond | 293 | 22.6 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter West | 109 | 8.4 | −14.6 | |
Majority | 599 | 46.3 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,294 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Kerner | 680 | 56.4 | +18.8 | |
Labour | Joyce Bridges | 394 | 32.7 | −0.8 | |
Socialist Alliance | Jane Bromley | 132 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
Majority | 286 | 23.7 | +19.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,206 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Bashford | 590 | 57.9 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Suzanne McGregor | 429 | 42.1 | +18.2 | |
Majority | 161 | 15.8 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,019 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Munnery | 702 | 56.8 | +14.5 | |
Conservative | Paul Berseford-Hough | 534 | 43.2 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 168 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,236 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sally Willson | 756 | 55.8 | +21.2 | |
Conservative | Kathryn Lyon | 599 | 44.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 157 | 11.6 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,355 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Dollemore | 583 | 54.7 | +15.8 | |
Labour | Ronald Horne | 280 | 26.3 | +14.0 | |
UKIP | Lionel Parsons | 203 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
Majority | 303 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,066 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Maurice Pitchford | 765 | 74.7 | ||
Green | Moyra Martin | 143 | 14.0 | ||
Labour | Stephen Mear | 116 | 11.3 | ||
Majority | 622 | 60.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,024 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Alexander | 419 | |||
Conservative | Carol Bradburn | 411 | |||
Labour | Ann Bridges | 382 | |||
Labour | Jeanette White | 357 | |||
Turnout | 1,568 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mendoza | 514 | 55.5 | +14.0 | |
Labour | John Wales | 412 | 44.5 | +15.7 | |
Majority | 102 | 11.0 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 926 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Parkin | 706 | 49.8 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Phillip Jones | 452 | 31.9 | −3.6 | |
UKIP | Kenneth Bishop | 138 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Green | Vincent Tilsley | 121 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 254 | 17.9 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,417 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julia King | 601 | 51.6 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Felicity Deen | 563 | 48.4 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 38 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,164 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Searle | 692 | 61.2 | ||
Labour | Alan Mair | 438 | 38.8 | ||
Majority | 254 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,130 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Nicklen | 834 | 54.5 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Adrienne Lowe | 695 | 45.5 | +14.3 | |
Majority | 139 | 9.0 | −12.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,529 |
References
- ^ "Election: Adur turns Tory". The Argus. 3 May 2002. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2008.