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One third of seats (14 of 39) toAdur District Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1983 Adur council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to theAdurDistrict Council were held on 5 May 1983, with one third of the council up for election. There was an additional vacancy in the Peverel ward and no elections for the Marine ward. Overall turnout climbed to 47.6%.[1]
The election resulted in theAlliance losing control of the council tono overall control.[2][3]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.0 | 47.6 | 10,115 | +2.9 | |
| Alliance | 7 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 50.0 | 39.8 | 8,454 | -3.4 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 2,583 | 0.0 | |
| Residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 92 | +0.4 | |
This resulted in the following composition of the council:[2]
| Party | Previous council | New council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 20 | 19 | |||
| Conservative | 16 | 17 | |||
| Independent Residents | 2 | 2 | |||
| Labour | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 39 | 39 | |||
| Working majority | 1 | -1 | |||
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Merrick A. | 1,311 | 67.1 | +0.9 | |
| Alliance | Miller A. | 643 | 32.9 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 668 | 34.2 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,954 | 48.4 | +4.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Blunkett R. | 815 | 46.0 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Burley Y. Ms. | 791 | 44.6 | −1.1 | |
| Labour | Aldrich G. | 167 | 9.4 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 24 | 1.4 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,773 | 47.8 | +8.2 | ||
| Alliancegain fromConservative | Swing | +1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Cheal J. | 792 | 56.7 | −29.5 | |
| Conservative | Hart E. | 387 | 27.7 | +27.7 | |
| Labour | Burns F. | 219 | 15.7 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 405 | 29.0 | −43.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,398 | 39.2 | +10.8 | ||
| Alliancehold | Swing | -28.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Coghlan J. | 998 | 51.1 | +7.0 | |
| Labour | Barnard I. | 955 | 48.9 | +12.9 | |
| Majority | 43 | 2.2 | −5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,953 | 53.6 | +4.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -2.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barber R. | 1,017 | 60.6 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Woolgar J. | 359 | 21.4 | +3.2 | |
| Alliance | Watson W. | 303 | 18.0 | −3.6 | |
| Majority | 658 | 39.2 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,679 | 43.7 | +6.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Robinson C. | 884 | 47.1 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | Wooven R. | 876 | 46.7 | −4.9 | |
| Labour | Aldrich S. Ms. | 117 | 6.2 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 8 | 0.4 | −9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,877 | 53.5 | +6.4 | ||
| Alliancehold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Hartly J. | 701 | 55.2 | −32.0 | |
| Conservative | Chad R. | 416 | 32.8 | +32.8 | |
| Labour | Grafton R. | 153 | 12.0 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 285 | 22.4 | −52.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,270 | 42.5 | +15.5 | ||
| Alliancehold | Swing | -32.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Davis G. | 808 | 51.1 | −10.0 | |
| Alliance | Driscoll D. | 681 | |||
| Conservative | Bailey R. | 599 | 37.9 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | Bridgson J. | 175 | 11.1 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 209 | 13.2 | −16.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,582 | 42.5 | +5.3 | ||
| Alliancehold | Swing | ||||
| Alliancehold | Swing | -8.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Little S. | 909 | 56.4 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Bond A. | 536 | 33.2 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Taylor M. | 168 | 10.4 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 373 | 23.2 | +3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,613 | 48.5 | +12.1 | ||
| Alliancehold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Woolgar R. | 1,011 | 56.1 | −0.6 | |
| Alliance | Pellett K. | 791 | 43.9 | +11.1 | |
| Majority | 220 | 12.2 | −11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,802 | 53.7 | +11.8 | ||
| Conservativegain fromAlliance | Swing | -5.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Warnham J. | 208 | 43.2 | N/A | |
| Alliance | Biggs A. | 92 | 19.1 | N/A | |
| Residents | Morris J. Ms. | 92 | 19.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Gibson C. | 90 | 18.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 116 | 24.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 482 | 48.7 | N/A | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lucraft M. | 1,102 | 56.3 | −0.7 | |
| Alliance | Pressley N. | 856 | 43.7 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 246 | 12.6 | −9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,958 | 50.9 | +7.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Floyd J. | 863 | 45.3 | −1.6 | |
| Alliance | Stanley A. | 860 | 45.2 | −0.8 | |
| Labour | Jacques W. | 180 | 9.5 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 3 | 0.1 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,903 | 46.5 | +8.6 | ||
| Conservativegain fromAlliance | Swing | -0.4 | |||