2000 Adur District Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Elections to Adur District Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 36.5%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 15
• Labour 13
• Liberal Democrat 9
• Shoreham Beach Residents Association 2

Results

Adur Local Election Result 2000

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		10	6	0	+6	66.7	40.8	7,733
		2	0	4	-4	13.3	22.9	4,343
	Shoreham Beach Residents Association	2	0	0	0	13.3	7.8	1,487
		1	0	2	-2	6.7	28.4	5,388

Ward results

Buckingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Frances Fletcher	861	63.2
		Andrew Miller	314	23.0
		Stephen Mear	188	13.8
Majority			547	40.2
Turnout			1,363	34.7
	hold		Swing

Churchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Antony Strudwick	476	37.6
		Ann Bridges	424	33.5
		Christine Allen	365	28.9
Majority			52	4.1
Turnout			1,265	33.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Cokeham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Barry Mear	510	50.7
		Tracey Clarke	256	25.4
		Andrew McGregor	241	23.9
Majority			254	25.3
Turnout			1,007	28.1
	hold		Swing

Eastbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Funnell	540	43.2
		Teana Ashley	530	42.3
		Stephen Biggs	182	14.5
Majority			10	0.9
Turnout			1,252	35.9
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Dunn	585	44.1
		Jeanette White	460	34.6
		Anne Abbott	283	21.3
Majority			125	9.5
Turnout			1,328	39.2
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Barbara Runnalls	535	48.8
		Felicity Deen	426	38.9
		Ronald Horne	135	12.3
Majority			109	9.9
Turnout			1,096	33.6
	hold		Swing

Marine (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shoreham Beach Residents Association	Elizabeth McKinney	799
	Shoreham Beach Residents Association	Maurice Pitchford	688
		Kay Haffenden	579
		Alan Mair	47
		Christopher Pescott	39
Turnout			2,152	43.7
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Mash Barn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sharon Wood	318	39.2
		Martin Horner	269	33.2
		Paul Curtis	224	27.6
Majority			49	6.0
Turnout			811	28.2
	hold		Swing

Peverel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Donald Phillips	500	41.5
		Gillian Hammond	358	29.7
		Timothy Saddler	348	28.8
Majority			142	11.8
Turnout			1,206	38.2
	hold		Swing

St. Nicolas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Coomber	668	44.1
		Eileen Jones	538	35.5
		David Steadman	310	20.4
Majority			130	8.6
Turnout			1,516	39.5
	hold		Swing

Southlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paul Graysmark	580	44.8
		Nigel Sweet	548	42.3
		Christian Dunford	167	12.9
Majority			32	2.5
Turnout			1,295	40.1
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Southwick Green (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Ashley	633
		Julie Searle	571
		Martin King	521
		John Hilditch	473
		Graham Bucknall	464
		Francis Partridge	385
Turnout			3,047	42.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Widewater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wendy Gray	849	52.6
		James Largue	503	31.2
		Shriley Rance	261	16.2
Majority			346	21.4
Turnout			1,613	36.7
	hold		Swing

References

• BBC report of 2000 Adur election result