1988 Adur District Council election
1988 UK local government election
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Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 5 May 1988, with one third of the council up for election however no elections were held for the single-member ward St Mary's. Overall turnout dropped to 42.5%.[1]
5 May 1988
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One third of seats (13 of 39) to Adur District Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1988 Adur council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The election resulted in the new merger Social and Liberal Democrats retaining control of the council.[2][3]
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 | 39.1 | 7,650 | -5.0 | |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.5 | 47.3 | 9,244 | +0.7 | |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 810 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 1,848 | +0.2 | |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2]
| Party | Previous council | New council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social and Liberal Democrats | 22 | 22 | |||
| Conservative | 15 | 15 | |||
| Independent Residents | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 39 | |||
| Working majority | 5 | 5 | |||
Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pelling C. | 1,137 | 69.7 | +3.8 | |
| SLD | Miller A. | 369 | 22.6 | −11.5 | |
| Labour | Gibbs J. Ms. | 126 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Majority | 768 | 47.1 | +15.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,632 | 41.5 | −8.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Parkin N. | 748 | 48.5 | +1.2 | |
| SLD | Taylor S. | 455 | 29.5 | −8.4 | |
| Labour | Barnes S. | 340 | 22.0 | +7.2 | |
| Majority | 293 | 19.0 | +9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,543 | 42.7 | −13.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leeves C. | 852 | 51.2 | −6.6 | |
| SLD | Whitmore L. | 811 | 48.8 | +24.0 | |
| Majority | 41 | 2.5 | −30.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,663 | 45.8 | −1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -15.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | Bucknall G. | 715 | 50.8 | −0.5 | |
| Conservative | Muirhead J. Ms. | 471 | 33.5 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Sweet N. | 221 | 15.7 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 244 | 17.3 | −1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,407 | 41.8 | −10.2 | ||
| SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Finch B.* | 1,005 | 62.9 | −1.2 | |
| SLD | Pressley N. | 377 | 23.6 | −2.1 | |
| Labour | O'Hare J. | 215 | 13.5 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 628 | 39.3 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,597 | 42.9 | −6.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Phillips D. | 987 | 51.4 | +1.3 | |
| SLD | Hammond D.* | 752 | 39.2 | −1.5 | |
| Labour | Satchell A. Ms. | 181 | 9.4 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 235 | 12.2 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,920 | 45.1 | −3.3 | ||
| Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | +1.4 | |||