Adur District Council election, 2003
Elections to Adur District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 31.7%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Results
| Adur Local Election Result 2003 |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
| |
Conservative |
11 |
|
|
+4 |
73.3 |
46.8 |
7,167 |
-2.5% |
| |
Labour |
4 |
|
|
-3 |
26.7 |
31.5 |
4,831 |
-9.1% |
| |
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.2 |
1,713 |
+10.5% |
| |
Independent |
0 |
|
|
-1 |
0 |
4.0 |
607 |
-0.8% |
| |
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.6 |
556 |
+1.9% |
| |
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
442 |
+0.8% |
Ward results
Buckingham
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Debra Kennard |
901 |
69.1 |
+0.2 |
|
Labour |
Peter Osmond |
257 |
19.7 |
-2.9 |
|
Green |
Frank Tilsley |
145 |
11.1 |
+11.1 |
| Majority |
644 |
49.4 |
+3.1 |
| Turnout |
1,303 |
34 |
|
Cokeham
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Daniel Yate |
553 |
55.4 |
-2.5 |
|
Conservative |
Brian Boggis |
444 |
44.5 |
+2.4 |
| Majority |
109 |
10.9 |
-4.9 |
| Turnout |
997 |
28 |
|
Manor
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Angela Mills |
485 |
47.1 |
-7.6 |
|
Labour |
Jean Woolgar |
239 |
23.2 |
-3.1 |
|
Independent |
Denise Ferris |
170 |
16.5 |
+16.5 |
|
UKIP |
Lionel Parsons |
136 |
13.2 |
-5.8 |
| Majority |
246 |
23.9 |
-4.5 |
| Turnout |
1,030 |
31 |
|
St. Mary's
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Geoffrey Howitt |
286 |
74.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Henry Treadwell |
99 |
25.7 |
|
| Majority |
187 |
48.6 |
|
| Turnout |
385 |
45 |
|
St. Nicolas
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Michael Howard |
642 |
48.5 |
-1.3 |
|
Labour |
Alan Heselden |
360 |
27.2 |
-4.7 |
|
Green |
Moyra Martin |
203 |
15.3 |
+6.8 |
|
UKIP |
Kenneth Bishop |
119 |
9.0 |
-0.7 |
| Majority |
282 |
21.3 |
+3.4 |
| Turnout |
1,324 |
35 |
|
Southwick Green
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Iris Betty |
544 |
50.6 |
-10.6 |
|
Labour |
Steven Carden |
261 |
24.3 |
-14.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Stuart |
192 |
17.9 |
+17.9 |
|
Green |
Esther Rees |
78 |
7.3 |
+7.3 |
| Majority |
283 |
26.3 |
+3.9 |
| Turnout |
1,075 |
29 |
|
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