2002 Adur District Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English 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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 23
• Labour 11
• Independent 4
• Liberal Democrat 1

Results

Adur Local Election Result 2002

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		9	5	0	+5	64.3	49.3	7,856	+8.5%
		4	0	1	-1	28.6	40.6	6,468	+12.2%
		1	0	0	0	7.1	4.8	765	-3.0%
		0	0	0	0	0	2.1	341	+2.1%
		0	0	0	0	0	1.7	264	+1.7%
		0	0	0	0	0	0.8	132	+0.8%
		0	0	4	-4	0	0.7	109	-22.2%

Ward results

Buckingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Melanie Blunden	892	68.9
		Peter Osmond	293	22.6
		Peter West	109	8.4
Majority			599	46.3
Turnout			1,294

Churchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Graham Kerner	680	56.4
		Joyce Bridges	394	32.7
		Jane Bromley	132	10.9
Majority			286	23.7
Turnout			1,206

Cokeham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kenneth Bashford	590	57.9
		Suzanne McGregor	429	42.1
Majority			161	15.8
Turnout			1,019

Eastbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Munnery	702	56.8
		Paul Berseford-Hough	534	43.2
Majority			168	13.6
Turnout			1,236

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sally Willson	756	55.8
		Kathryn Lyon	599	44.2
Majority			157	11.6
Turnout			1,355

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Dollemore	583	54.7
		Ronald Horne	280	26.3
		Lionel Parsons	203	19.0
Majority			303	28.4
Turnout			1,066

Marine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maurice Pitchford	765	74.7
		Moyra Martin	143	14.0
		Stephen Mear	116	11.3
Majority			622	60.7
Turnout			1,024

Mash Barn (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Susan Alexander	419
		Carol Bradburn	411
		Ann Bridges	382
		Jeanette White	357
Turnout			1,568

Peverel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael Mendoza	514	55.5
		John Wales	412	44.5
Majority			102	11.0
Turnout			926

St. Nicolas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Neil Parkin	706	49.8
		Phillip Jones	452	31.9
		Kenneth Bishop	138	9.7
		Vincent Tilsley	121	8.5
Majority			254	17.9
Turnout			1,417

Southlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Julia King	601	51.6
		Felicity Deen	563	48.4
Majority			38	3.2
Turnout			1,164

Southwick Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Julie Searle	692	61.2
		Alan Mair	438	38.8
Majority			254	22.4
Turnout			1,130

Widewater

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anthony Nicklen	834	54.5
		Adrienne Lowe	695	45.5
Majority			139	9.0
Turnout			1,529

References

• BBC report of 2002 Adur election result