2008 Adur District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2008 Adur council election. Conservatives in blue and Residents in white.

Elections to Adur District Council in West Sussex, England were held on 1 May 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.

Four extra seats were up for election due to councillors stepping down. No seats changed parties in the election with the Conservative party remaining the dominant party on the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 26
• Independent 2
• Liberal Democrat 1

Results

Adur Local Election Result 2008

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		16	0	0	0	88.9	50.5	10,064	+1.2%
	Shoreham Beach Residents Association	2	0	0	0	11.1	8.4	1,674	+2.5%
		0	0	0	0	0	22.9	4,571	-4.0%
		0	0	0	0	0	11.0	2,185	0.0%
		0	0	0	0	0	4.2	839	-2.7%
		0	0	0	0	0	3.0	591	+3.0%

Ward results

Buckingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Debbie Kennard	760	71.0
		Jan Kimber	127	11.9
		Julie Pearce	93	8.7
		Vincent Tilsley	91	8.5
Majority			633	59.1
Turnout			1,071	34
	hold		Swing

Churchill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Pat Beresford	506
		Ann Terry	443
		Kim Bonnett	430
		Stephen Martin	408
		Michael Thornton	117
Turnout			1,904	30
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Cokeham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Norman Wright	563	55.2
		Barry Mear	257	25.2
		Nilda Dooraree	200	19.6
Majority			306	30.0
Turnout			1,020	31
	hold		Swing

Eastbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Emma Evans	481	50.5
		Sally Campbell	193	20.3
		John Hilditch	176	18.5
		Jenny Greig	102	10.7
Majority			288	30.2
Turnout			952	29
	hold		Swing

Hillside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Angus Dunn	611	58.5
		Barry Thompson	165	15.8
		Rupert Greig	149	14.3
		Carolyn White	119	11.4
Majority			446	42.7
Turnout			1,044	31
	hold		Swing

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Dollemore	725	68.5
		Stuart Douch	223	21.1
		Jean Turner	111	10.5
Majority			502	47.4
Turnout			1,059	33
	hold		Swing

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Marine (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Shoreham Beach Residents Association	Liza McKinney	852
	Shoreham Beach Residents Association	Ben Stride	822
		Stephen Barnes	183
		Agnes Daniel	150
		Raj Dooraree	76
Turnout			2,083	34

Mash Barn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brenda Collard	485	52.9
		Moira Collins	259	28.3
		Joyce Horne	88	9.6
		John Wales	84	9.2
Majority			226	24.6
Turnout			916	28
	hold		Swing

Peverel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Carson Albury	597	59.6
		Pauline Francis	192	19.2
		Kenneth Bashford	135	13.5
		Ron Horne	78	7.8
Majority			405	40.4
Turnout			1,002	29
	hold		Swing

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rod Hotton	514	49.7
		Susan Board	212	20.5
		Nigel Sweet	136	13.2
		Jane Cottrell	99	9.6
		Michael Henn	73	7.1
Majority			302	29.2
Turnout			1,034	32
	hold		Swing

St. Nicolas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Coomber	697	62.4
		Martin Moyra	160	14.3
		Timothy Clarke	135	12.1
		Simon Crisp	125	11.2
Majority			537	48.1
Turnout			1,117	35.4
	hold		Swing

Southlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Laura Graysmark	522	56.5
		Ricky Daniel	205	22.2
		Tracey Clarke	110	11.9
		Celia Behan	87	9.4
Majority			317	34.3
Turnout			924	31
	hold		Swing

Southwick Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Metcalfe	668	56.0
		David Edey	169	14.2
		Steve Carden	149	12.5
		Alan Mair	106	8.9
		Brian Elliott	101	8.5
Majority			499	41.8
Turnout			1,193	34
	hold		Swing

Widewater (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ann Bridges	870
		Fred Lewis	826
		Tony Nicklen	796
		Doris Martin	638
		Reginald Dolding	617
		Cyril Cannings	593
		David Devoy	265
Turnout			4,605	37
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

References

• 2008 Adur election result – BBC News
• Ward results
• Results and turnouts