1979 Adur District Council election

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1979, alongside the general election. The entire council was up for election, following boundary changes that reduced the number of wards by one, but all together had added two seats. Overall turnout was recorded at 74.4%.[1]

1979 Adur District Council election
3 May 1979
All 39 seats to Adur District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Residents
Seats won 20 17 2
Seat change Increase4 Steady Steady
Map showing the results of the 1979 Adur council elections
Majority party before election

No overall control

 Majority party after election

Conservative

The election resulted in the Conservatives gaining control of the council.[2][3]

Election result
Adur District Council Election Result 1979[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 20 0 0 +4 51.3 45.1 15,819 +0.3
  Liberal 17 0 0 0 43.6 35.3 12,364 -0.9
  Residents 2 0 0 0 5.1 4.0 1,408 +0.5
  Labour 0 0 0 -2 0.0 15.6 5,452 +0.1

This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2]

Party Previous council New council
Conservative 16 20
Liberal 17 17
Labour 2 0
Independent Residents 2 2
Total 37 39
Working majority  -5   1 

Ward results
Buckingham (4025)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Merrick A. 1,960 60.8 N/A
Conservative Morris H. Ms. 1,890
Conservative Smith M. 1,850
Liberal Symonds A. 891 27.6 N/A
Liberal Wright G. Ms. 861
Liberal Jewiss A. 795
Labour Bovingdon K. 372 11.5 N/A
Majority 1,069 33.2 N/A
Turnout 3,223 80.1 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Churchill (3781)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Burley Y. Ms. 1,322 46.5 N/A
Conservative Kemp C. 1,283
Conservative Stepney L. Ms. 1,226
Liberal Denyer P. 1,132 39.8 N/A
Liberal Dolding R. 1,093
Liberal Martin E. Ms. 1,046
Labour Woods J. Ms. 389 13.7 N/A
Majority 190 6.7 N/A
Turnout 2,843 75.2 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Cokeham (3596)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cheal J. 1,413 49.6 N/A
Liberal Martin D. 1,340
Liberal Spalding M. 1,277
Conservative Lodge R. 1,061 37.2 N/A
Conservative Newman H. 852
Labour Atkins B. 377 13.2 N/A
Majority 352 12.3 N/A
Turnout 2,851 79.3 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Eastbrook (3692)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Coghlan J. 1,338 55.2 N/A
Conservative Dunn R. 1,318
Conservative Parish D. Ms. 1,238
Labour Hobbis J. 1,087 44.8 N/A
Labour Barnard I. 1,059
Labour Boreham J. 666
Majority 251 10.4 N/A
Turnout 2,425 65.7 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Hillside (3891)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barber B. 1,613 50.3 N/A
Conservative Wey G. 1,495
Conservative Moore M. 1,436
Labour Colville P. 840 26.2 N/A
Liberal Hammond D. 754 23.5 N/A
Liberal Kimmings R. 684
Liberal Ongley C. 569
Majority 773 24.1 N/A
Turnout 3,207 82.4 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Manor (3336)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robinson C. 1,444 56.7 N/A
Liberal Barton J. 1,313
Liberal Cooper M. 1,195
Conservative Lewis J. 1,101 43.3 N/A
Conservative Hockett L. 1,058
Conservative Shackleton P. Ms. 1,039
Majority 343 13.5 N/A
Turnout 2,545 76.3 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Marine (2577)2[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents Warner B. Ms. 1,408 65.2 N/A
Residents James P. Ms. 1,369
Conservative Harding I. Ms. 618 28.6 N/A
Labour Kell D. 134 6.2 N/A
Majority 790 36.6 N/A
Turnout 2,160 83.8 N/A
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Mash Barn (2809)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allen C. Ms. 1,046 51.2 N/A
Liberal Hartley J. Ms. 1,017
Liberal Deedman D. 1,001
Conservative Floyd J. 755 36.9 N/A
Conservative Clothier W. 724
Conservative Grover M. 709
Labour Harwood R. 243 11.9 N/A
Labour Grafton R. 237
Labour Jacques W. 233
Majority 291 14.2 N/A
Turnout 2,044 72.8 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Peverel (3178)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Davis G. 1,213 50.9 N/A
Liberal Green W. 1,203
Liberal Hall M. Ms. 1,107
Conservative Glynn E. 829 34.8 N/A
Conservative Donegan I. Ms. 818
Conservative Martin P. Ms. 773
Labour Atkins H. Ms. 343 14.4 N/A
Majority 384 16.1 N/A
Turnout 2,385 75.0 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Southlands (3282)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Little S. 1,147 48.7 N/A
Liberal Edwards A. 1,095
Liberal Robinson J. 1,055
Conservative Osmond P. 866 36.7 N/A
Conservative Cakebread J. 776
Conservative Thomson W. 696
Labour Whipp B. 344 14.6 N/A
Labour Paling A. 327
Labour Paling M. Ms. 292
Majority 281 11.9 N/A
Turnout 2,357 71.8 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Southwick Green (3479)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Davies B. Ms. 1,298 52.0 N/A
Conservative Divers N. 1,286
Conservative Sweet I. Ms. 1,245
Liberal Hutchinson J. Ms. 686 27.5 N/A
Liberal Biggs A. 642
Liberal Isherwood P. 557
Labour Munnery D. 511 20.5 N/A
Majority 612 24.5 N/A
Turnout 2,495 71.7 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
St. Marys (1069)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richards R. 345 47.8 N/A
Liberal Bienati C. Ms. 279 38.6 N/A
Labour Whipp L. Ms. 98 13.6 N/A
Majority 66 9.1 N/A
Turnout 722 67.5 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
St. Nicolas (3687)3[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carr G. 1,404 50.3 N/A
Conservative Huber J. 1,372
Conservative Potter E. 1,332
Liberal Atrill D. Ms. 1,017 36.4 N/A
Liberal Lock M. 902
Liberal Stanley A. 867
Labour Phillips J. 373 13.4 N/A
Labour Pirie M. Ms. 310
Majority 387 13.9 N/A
Turnout 2,794 75.8 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Widewater (3968)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gasson J. 1,342 44.9 N/A
Conservative Melvey T. 1,309 43.8 N/A
Liberal Sherlock M. Ms. 1,299
Conservative Mitchell M. Ms. 1,276
Liberal Isherwood D. Ms. 1,268
Conservative Charlton S. 1,232
Labour Harwood J. Ms. 341 11.4 N/A
Majority 33 1.1 N/A
Turnout 2,992 75.4 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

References
  1. Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003
  2. "Elections Centre: Adur 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. "Vote 2012: Adur". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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